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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
9
An advertisement praises Silver Kettle Currant Jelly as the best among several brands. It notes the jelly is prepared in a silver kettle and packed in 5 pound glass jars sold at 15 cents a dozen by glass handlers. It appeals for use with game and desserts and promises reader appreciation for the recommendation.
Snow followed by rain and sleet cripples streets and transit in New York City and Jersey City. Electric service, telephones, and fire alarms fail as ice coats trees and wires. cross town horse car lines stop, and traffic halts across Broadway and Fifth Avenue amid widespread outages and delays.
A severe snowstorm hits Washington on February 21 cutting telegraphic lines north of Baltimore and forcing reliance on uncertain wires from Richmond and Atlanta. Wires suffer damage but no serious injuries reported as sleet spreads into snow northward, with worse weather expected to continue.
Lee Hares, superintendent of the Sun day school at First Baptist Church, delivered the second in a seven lecture culture series. He argued man gains his estate by faith not bodily penance, opposing old ecclesiastical codes and urging adherence to biblical birth of spirit.
Arrangements completed for the funeral of John H. Connors who died Wednesday night at St James hospital after a weeklong pneumonia illness. The service will be at Sacred Heart Church after a 2 PM procession from the Fraternal Order of Hayles hall led by delegations from the Bartenders Union and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Interment at the Catholic cemetery.
Malvern was shot to death at her Snohomish home and a coroner jury has not decided if the wound was self inflicted or murder. Her husband Joe Malvern, a piano player, returned intoxicated and quarreled with her before a shot was fired. Malvern says his wife shot herself. The report also recalls General Miles discussing abdominal wounds and a Civil War—era recovery in an Army office.
British Custerms announces wide changes to military uniforms with drab coloring, aiming for practical, uniformed appearance across ranks. The plan mirrors the London Scottish volunteers and seeks to reduce unnecessary details while adopting a centralized Centonte model.
A quaint custom in Guildford saw two domestic servants dice for the Maid's Money left by John How two and a half centuries ago. Florence Ansell and Char a How ard competed for the reward by longest service and highest roll. How ard won with seven to Ansell's five and received a 12 guinea check.
A newspaper notice promotes a carpet sale starting Monday with last season stock priced at $9 a yard, replacing earlier sale prices. It highlights a cleared inventory approach and refreshed spring stock as part of the promotion.
An old time grocery ad touts Ratava Goods and a full breakfast cereal selection. It highlights electric light flour, liquor department, sherry, and a complete oatmeal and wheat flakes assortment as fresh high quality items.
A colorful narrator recounts a poker game in Arkansas City where Sim Jenkins outplays four opponents. Jenkins aggressively explains plays while others let him win early, then he loses big and is shunned. The tale ends with Jenkins advised to relocate to avoid public humiliation.
A satirical profile traces a vain man who pauses to give his seat to an old woman or a pretty girl, yet prioritizes a penny ante over a thousand dollar business win. He frets over mirror time, argues politics with a wife, and rants about public life while missing practical matters.
A New York Times reader recounts a bemused encounter in a bookseller shop. A customer asks about a title Thad and the clerk admits unfamiliarity, the man departs disappointed, then returns with a written title to confirm a correctISBN or name, revealing quirks of book lore and misprints.
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