Bloomsburg Items Highlight Local People and Events
M J Kline of Rohtaburg transacted business in Bloomsburg last Friday. Bishop Thomas Bowman of the M E church was eighty five on July 16. Lieutenant Boggs of the regular army visited his Bloomsburg parents. A local mine now operates a concentrating plant with satisfactory results. The county to issue 96000 in bonds at 3½ percent for Mifflinville bridge. Williamsport Grit gifts a souvenir spoon for the paper’s twentieth anniversary. Captain Alonzo M Ent secures the Democratic nomination for a third term as Prothonotary of Elk County. Frank Losey Barton son of Igalah Barton died. funeral at Rosemont Cemetery. Beaver Lake Copper Company to buy and erect a smelter near the mines after Tennessee trip reports. Schwab gift to State College to fund memorial structure. Alfred Evans finds Morris Gross drowned in Fleming Creek. funeral held. Harley Wolf injured by a bull in Mifflin township. a son’s dog helped distract the animal.
Wright Everhart Wedding Reported In Benton Borough
Mr Jackson F Wright proprietor of the Benton shirt factory wed Miss Alverta Everhart at the brides mother home Rev Doherty of the M E Church performed the ceremony The couple are on a honeymoon in Washington and Philadelphia Mrs Margaret Howell widow of Geo Howell died Sunday July 27 at her daughter Mrs Chas Moore Shepp ton Scvaylkill county aged about 80 The funeral was at St James church with interment in St James cemetery Two children survive Mrs Moore of Shepp ton and O M Howell of Northumberland Her husband ran a Van Camp general store until his death seven years ago Benton Argus
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Jackson F’. Wright
Benton Shirt Factory
Alverta Everhart
Doherty
M. E. Church
Wright
Washington
Philadelphia
Margaret Howell
Geo. Howell
Chas
Moore
Sheppton
Scvaylkill County
St. James Church
A. Houtz
St. James
O. M. Howell
Northumberland
Reverend Bristol to preach dedication sermon at Huntington Valley
The dedication of the new auditorium at Huntington Valley campground will be marked by a sermon on August 25 by Rev. Frank M. Bristol D D. He leads the Metropolitan M E Church in Washington D C and was President McKinley’s pastor.
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Frank M. Bristol
D. D
Huntington Valley
Bristol
Methodist Episcopal Church
Metropolitan M. E
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Death of Howard R. Grimes of Montour County
Howard R. Grimes, a respected farmer and merchant from the Catawissa area in Montour township, died at his sister’s home in Light Street after an illness. A lifelong county figure and M E church member, he was about 60. Funeral services were held at his home with interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Catawissa.
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Howard R. Grimes
Catawissa Bridge
Montour Township
R. Q. Johnson
Light Street
M. E. Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Catawissa
Methodist ministers stage anti drink drive in Williamsport cars
The Williamsport Methodist Ministerial Association posts Scriptural messages in street cars to counter hotel and liquor ads. One car mixed scripture with ads for three hotels and several beer brands. Other cars warn that wine seduces and drunkenness harms neighbors while five liquor agents are listed. Funds are being raised to sustain the campaign for a year.
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Methodist Ministerial Association of
Williamsport
Longtime Center Township Farmer Shaffer Dies at 81
Former County Commissioner and Columbia County Fair Executive Shaffer died after a prolonged illness at his home on Fast Street. He lived in Center township before retiring to Bloomsburg fourteen years ago. Survived by wife, three sons Alfred Wesley Winfield, sister Katharine Dalius, and brothers Rev Nathan Shaffer and Washington Shaffer of Iowa.
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Fast Street
Shaffer
Center Township
Bloomsburg
Columbia County Fair Association
Briarcreek
Winfield
Berwick
Katharine Dalius
Mainville
Nathan Shaffer
Washington
Iowa
Judge Samuel W Pennypacker retires from Philadelphia bench
Judge Samuel W Pennypacker ends his long Common Pleas tenure in Philadelphia resigning to become a private citizen. He cites duty to the Republican ticket and will campaign nationwide, meeting supporters at the Academy of Music and later touring key towns as the State Committee guides his speaking schedule. His career earns high esteem from bench and bar.
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Samuel W. Pennypacker
Common Pleas
Philadelphia
Stone
Pennypacker
Cambria and Pennsylvania Steel Output Boost Penn Railroad Traffic
Cambria Steel plans 750 000 tons of output this year up from 600 000. Pennsylvania Steel aims for 650 000 tons again, totaling about 1 400 000 tons for the two plants. The Pennsylvania Railroad holds large stock positions in both firms, with Reading re selling a portion of its Pennsylvania investment. Shares totals and ownership are outlined, highlighting railroad financing and control.
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Cambria Steel
Pensylvania Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Cambria
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Reading
Sald
Riot at Tenth Pennsylvanian Reunion Over Arrested Officers
The annual reunion at Uniontown saw Captain J A Loar and Lieutenant Joseph Thompson jailed amid a clash with police while guarding colored troops. Four hundred Philippine veterans surrounding the jail threatened a riot until Burgess Rutter ordered the officers released. The event otherwise proceeded with regimental officers re-elected.
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Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment of Veterans
Uniontown
J. A. Loar
Mount Pleasant
Joseph Thompson
Thompson
Loar
A. B. Wilson
Bierer
Burgess Rutter
Ocean Grove Excursion Train Special Fare
The Philadelphia and Reading railway offers reduced excursion tickets to Ocean Grove for the annual camp meeting. A through train to Ocean Grove departs Bloomsburg at 7 37 A M, August 22, with excursion fare 4 50 and return on any regular train within ten days. Stop-offs allowed in Philadelphia returning within ticket time. The Republican and Toledo Blade subscription offered.
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Ocean Grove
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Philadelphia
New York
Bloomsburg
May 1902 Rail Timetable For Harrisburg To Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad and related lines publish May 25 1902 timetable with eastward trains from Sunbury to Philadelphia New York Baltimore and Washington and westward via Buffalo via Emporium with vestibuled Pullman cars. Includes weekly and Sunday schedules for Harrisburg Kane Tyrone Clearfield and Buffalo destinations, plus Sunbury Wilkes Barre Hazleton and Scranton connections and station agents signatures J Hutchinson and J R Wood.
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Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Pas Senger
Newark
Buffalo
Philadelpha
Maehinay Os
Pullman
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Clearfield Phils
West
Coac
Kane
Clearfield
Philipsburg
Rassenger
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Hazleton and
Wilkesbarre
North and West Branch Railway
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Timetable May 1902
Trains to New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Danville Milton Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City follow weekday and weekend departures with many 7:37 and 11:30 style times. Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City and New York express services listed with parlor cars on express trains. Officials W A Garret and Edson J Weeks noted.
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Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Reading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street Wharf
South Street Wharf
Atlantic City Depot
Cape May
Ocean City
Fox Sea Isle City
South St
Liberty Street
W. A. Garret
Edson J. Weeks
L. Pass
Farm telephone lines transform rural markets and news
A rural telephony boom grows across the United States with lines tying farmers to dealers, railroads, and news. Allegan County Michigan connects 130 fruit farmers for about $10 yearly, while Ocean County expands to dealers and ships. The system cuts middlemen, boosts earnings, and enables direct city sales, with news and weather updates via group broadcasts. Farmers urged to join, foreseeing a total farming revolution within ten years.
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Michigan
Allegan County
Ocean County
Indiana
Cleveland
Mrs Tsilka and Miss Stone Face Hard Times Abroad
Miss Stone praises relief from trouble while her companion Mrs Tsilka endures captivity and near captivity in Salonika. On returning home in Kortcha Albena the couple faces distrust heavy surveillance and letters opened by Turkish authorities. Mrs Tsilka contemplates returning to America for rest as her baby named The Little Brigand remains healthy.
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Miss Stone
Mrs. Tsilka
Mrs Tsilka
August McClure
Fertility of Soil and Green Manuring for Farms
Rural World urges farmers to protect soil fertility through green manuring and cover crops. It cites clover, cow peas, and rye as methods to add humus, prevent leaching, and maintain profitable yields with or without commercial fertilizers.
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T. B. Terry
The Plough as a Divine Instrument Through Ages
The plough is described as a nearly divine instrument with origins in ancient times. Various cultures claim invention by figures such as Osiris, Gin Hoang, Dagon, Huschenk, and Tubal Cain, yet the text suggests a single original inventor whose design evolved into its modern form through many improvements.
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Osiris
Gin Hoang
Dagon
Huschenk
Tubal Cain
New Strawberries Promise September Ripeness in 1902
Gardeners aim to plant strawberries in March for ripe fruit in September. The St Joseph and St Antony of Padua varieties reportedly met all conditions last year and are now widely planted this year after small beginnings.
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St. Joseph
St Antony of Padua
Improved seed selection boosts corn varieties over years
Seeds in any locality may be greatly improved by careful selection and propagation. Corn especially benefits from selecting from year to year to maintain or enhance earliness, uniformity, and productivity. Valuable varieties arise from this deliberate breeding process and carry a thorough pedigree.
Photographer in Eaton Finds Cure for Indigestion
Harlan of Eaton, once plagued by severe indigestion, found relief after trying Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy with stopping his stomach troubles and aiding his stomach, liver, and kidneys. Sold for 65 cents with a guarantee by local druggists C. A. Kleim and J. H. Mercer in 1902.
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Harlan
Eaton O
C. A. Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Sunday the assassin day and royal peril
A London Chronicle note observes a curious pattern in the murders of rulers, noting six assassinations in twenty years with four on Sunday and two on Saturday. It lists Alexander II Carnot Herbert Nasreddin Canovas Faure Garfield Empress Maria Theresa McKinley Alfonso as examples and remarks on monarchs facing danger on weekends.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures severe piles case
F A Gulledge of Verben a Ala paid doctors to cure a severe piles with 24 tumors. After hospital treatment failed Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured the inflammation and pain. Advertises 25c at local drug stores August 6 1902.
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F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
C.A Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Relics of the Stone Age Found in Prince William Sound Cavern
Professor Leeds and a native party unearthed a cavern along Prince William Sound Washington containing 14 canoes each with a body and stone implements. The bodies appear Stone Age era and were left undisturbed as an expedition led by Captain Storey of the Alaska Packers association plans thorough exploration.
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Prince William Sound
Washington
Leeds
Storey
Alaska Packers’ Association
Queen Alex and Strange News About Five Children
A garbled record notes Queen Alex and Strange related to the heads of her five children taken at ages two and twenty. The exact source details are unclear, but it references child custody or anatomy in a historical context.
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Alex Ed Strange
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Captain Ent
A. H. Ent
Frank Losey Barton
Igalah Barton
W. M. Frysinger
Rosemont Cemetery
Beaver Lake Copper Company
Josiah Ralston
I. A. Snyder
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0. M. Schwab
State College
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Morris Gross
Fleming Creek
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Mifflin Township
Mr. Wolf
H. &. Grimes
William Shaffer
Republican
Toledo Blade
Ayer
Chas. E. Hartman
Gibbstown, N. Y
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maas
First National Bank
Bloomsburg, Penn
United States
E. W. M. Low
J. M. Staver
de B. Tustin
EU Bes Carpenter
Phu
Steeipe
Samuel Pitcher
Fac Simile Signature of
Bears
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Asj
Singer
Jerry Saltzer
Aone Aa Railroad
Bloomsburg Division
A.M. A. M. P. M. P. Scranton
Bellevue
Reee
Taylor
Ery Cones
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Lackawanna
Urgeane
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Scranton
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Edwin M. Rine
T. W. Lee
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
Northern Central Railway
East Bloomsburg
Hazleton
East Boomsburg
Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Slanager
Alexander Bros. & CO
Feo
Bloomsburg, PA
Peal Medicine Co
Ohio
Moyer Brothers
New-York Tribune Farmer
Farmer's
New-York Weekly Tribune
Union
I New-York Tribune Farmer
Illustrated Agricultural Weekly
NEW York Tribune Farmer
W. H. Brower
W.H. Riddell
E. Main St
Merchant Tailor
P.S
Reading Railway
Oo & Sullivan Rail
Orangeville
Benton
Jameson
Millville
Renee
M. P Lutz & Son
Freas Brown
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N. W. Corner
Main & Center Streets
Parker
Druggista
EALY
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Watson McKelvy
Postoffice
Edwin M. Gardner
Egypt
Plymouth Co
Mass
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Shatters Alu Records
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New Ori
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