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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
4
The Flat Rate for Advertising is listed and readers are invited to submit signed pieces for publication. The notice explains editorial revision rights and the policy requiring contributors to use their real names. It notes a monthly advertising rate per inch and mentions calamity stories linked to the corn belt reflecting broader weather and market concerns.
The article argues allocating Scranton funds to Nay Aug park development and a broader park system, noting Fairmount Park in Philadelphia costs and suggesting spending could reduce waste and strikes. It cites Director Roche potential budgets and calls for long term park investment for public comfort and city growth.
The article notes substantial fire losses in the first half of the year while praising advances in building materials and fire extinguishing tech. It cites slipshod construction and wiring as key causes, argues for hiring reliable architects and builders, and questions fire insurance pricing independent of individual risk. The piece ends with a light aside about a woman forfeiting a farm in El Reno by marrying.
The article notes Swedish settlers perform remarkable farming on poor Northwest soil. It cites home education, thrifty practice, and savings for children's education. A Brockholm vice-consul report highlights government and associations promoting intelligent gardening.
The article extols garden education in Sweden with teacher training schools and compulsory parish gardens for public schools. It notes master gardeners, horticultural societies, and practical science via botany chemistry and physics, praising outdoor study and citizen involvement. It also critiques naval ceremony reasons for honoring certain widows over others.
The article notes Chile’s bid to harden its acceptance of a Pan American congress programme, blocking future modification without full unanimity and urging others to view Chile as fractious. It also describes Atlantic City spectacle including a white dress-clad mystery woman, a fasting challenge by Dr Tanner, and calls for harsher penalties for abusive husbands in Pennsylvania.
Peter F. Dailey to rehearse Champagne Charlie Aug 10 under Augustus Thom a as director. Mary Mannering set to appear in male garb in Cronatork while Viola Allen Maude Adams and Mannering dominate discussion of star salaries and recent misfortunes. The Broadway stage buzzes with news of Crystal Palace sets and Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, with industry chatter on rising stars and looming new talents.
The column surveys diverse figures and curiosities from science and society. It notes Fingland rainfall at 2,000 tons per acre annually and Belgium's census with 6,500,000 inhabitants. It mentions postal activity in Canada, a French deputy proposing juror equality, and a growing Oklahoma population with projected 160,000 voters by 1900. It covers weather science debates, detection of a novel life preserver device, and coal deposits in Indian Territory yielding 4,000 tons per acre.
The Pan American Congress in Mexico provoked a clash with Chile over its tentative programme. Chile demanded guarantees barring disagreeable topics, threatening nonparticipation. To secure Chile’s attendance, arbitration was narrowed to future matters, a concession urged mainly by the United States amid broader efforts to preserve the congress.
A July feature portrays Atlantic City as America’s typical midsummer resort with a cosmopolitan crowd, grand promenades, and a cross section of society from princes to poets. It notes the city’s beaches boardwalks and entertainment draw, contrasting it with European resorts and highlighting the diverse visitors and fashionable attire.
Fragmentary poem describes a remote shrine in the hills with pines, waterfalls, and camp life. References to deer, firelight, and solitary living evoke alpine solitude and spiritual echoes away from crowds. Published via the San Francisco Bulletin.
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