Local notes on mills closures and a town’s progress
Mr and Mrs George Robbins of New York visited town last week. The Pennsylvania Paper Mill at Catawisca shut down due to coal shortages. Br J Clarks new building nears completion with all rooms rented. The Foundry of the School Furnishing Company closed for lack of iron and coke after months of orders. Miss Ella R Yoder daughter of Mr and Mrs Aaron Yoder Numidia died of pneumonia aged 17. funeral conducted by Rev I M Bachman. Mrs Walter Franklin of New Columbus burned by lightning while hanging clothes. The Susquehanna Bloomsburg and Berwick railroad extension to Bloomsburg will bring added rail facilities benefiting local industries. A Centennial planning note: few are openly disgruntled and most see it as a success.
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Ella R. Yoder
Aaron Yoder
Numidia
I. M. Bachman
Walter Franklin
New Columbus
Addison J. Brown
Parryville Placed Under Quarantine For Smallpox
Parryville with 1000 residents was quarantined on Monday due to smallpox. Trains avoid the town and no one may enter or leave. The State Board of Health ordered immediate vaccination for all inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parryville
State Board of Health
Patterson Grove campmeeting Postponed Two Weeks
The Patterson Grove campmeeting is moved to Tuesday August 26 from August 12 due to wet weather. Farmers form most attendees and harvest and haying delays left families unprepared to leave homes for cottages. The board of trustees approved the delay after widespread urging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson Grove
Board of Trustees
Reduced excursion fares to Denver Springs and Pueblo
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced round trip fares from all lines to Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo for the National Fraternal Congress in Denver from August 26 to 30. Tickets valid August 22 and 23 and expiring September 30, with 25 cent return validation fee at joint agent points. Contact ticket agents for rates and conditions.
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Denver
Col
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Ines
Good Location for Factories in Miffflinville
A local advisory note urges landowners and businessmen to promote Miffflinville as a factory site. It recommends offering inducements such as free sites to attract foundries, cites cheap building lots, moderate rents, and superior shipping access after the river bridge has raised town prominence.
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Miffflinville
May Mine Plan Sparks Coal Industry Speculation
Reported plan to hire contractors to run each colliery could bypass laws requiring two years as a laborer and a passing exam. Operators may cut the number of miners by about one third when mining resumes, amid threats of workers leaving the anthracite fields for the bituminous region.
Carlisle Indian School seeks domestic science teacher in Harrisburg
The Civil Service Commission announces exams on September 9 and 10 in Harrisburg for the Carlisle Indian School domestic science teacher post with a pay of 600 dollars per year. Applicants must have cooking school training and knowledge of foods chemistry and household management and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Harrisburg
Carlisle
Examination Announced for Computer in Office of Supervising Architect
The commission announces that an October 21 examination will test ordinary teacher qualifications and computer work in the Office of the Supervising Architect. It offers a salary of 1400 dollars per year. Washington DC will mail application forms 304 and 375 to eligible applicants who file by September 1 and October 11.
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Washington,dc
Nanticoke Woman Sues Over Offending Effigies
Mrs Ellen MacIntyre of Nanticoke sues John Rosseter Joseph Beveridge and burgess H M Williams for 2000 dollars alleging on June 5 they hung effigies of her and her husband on Union and Market streets. The figures were allowed to hang until June 15 when they fell were dragged and tied to a post near the MacIntyre home. The suit seeks damages and protection for the family.
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Ellen MacIntyre
Nanticoke
Luzerne County
John Rosseter
Joseph Beveridge
MacIntyre
Mil to Hall figure Frederick A Godeharles
Frederick A Godeharles of Milton born June 3 1872 in Northumberland moved with family to Milton in 1875. A Milton High School and Lafayette College graduate he became a key local business figure and in 1900 won a seat in the Pennsylvania House. He served in the Spanish American War enlisting May 12 1898 rising to lieutenant and inspector of rifle practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Godeharles
Northumberland
Milton
Lafayette Collge
Milton High School
Lafayette
Milton Hall Works
Frederick A. Godcharles
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Twelfth Regiment
Charles M. Clement
Sunbury
Godcharles
Pension Plan Boost Marked On Pennsy Railways Future
President Cassatt reports the pension system on the Pennsylvania Railroad has thrived, with increased disbursements to retirees. Directors may raise the fund from 230000 to 300000 as demand grows, while profit sharing plans and employee ownership are discussed for future adoption.
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Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Road
Delaware
Lackawanna & Westerd
France
Cassett
Special excursion to Ocean Grove via Philadelphia and New York
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 on Friday August 22 with excursion fare 4.50. Tickets are valid only on this train and may be used returning on any regular train within ten days. stop-offs allowed in Philadelphia returning within the limit.
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Ocean Grove
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Philadelphia
New York
Bloomsburg
Ackawanna Railroad West Ly 7 10 721
Readable OCR fragment lists the Ackawanna Railroad and Bloomsbury Division West with numbers Ly 7 10 721. This card-like item appears as a brief transportation or timetable note without full context.
Engines burn hard coal on Philadelphia & Reading trains
A 1902 notice from the Philadelphia and Reading Railway announces use of hard coal with no smoke starting May 16. It lists daily train departures to New York, Philadelphia, Reading, Pottsville, Tamaqua, Williamsport, Danville, Milton, Catawissa, Rupert, and Atlantic City lines, with specific weekly and daily times and parlor service on express trains.
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Reading Railway
Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Reading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Athe Yor Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street Wharf
South Street Wharf
Atlantic City Depot
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Ssouth St
Timetable of Northward and Southward Trains Effective Jan 27 1902
The timetable lists northbound trains from Bloomsburg to Jameson with departure times at 8 50 a m 2 37 p m and 6 25 p m and corresponding stops at Orangeville Benton. Southbound trains depart Jameson at 5 40 a m 10 48 a m 4 35 p m and 11 30 a m with Bloomsburg arrivals. Connections are noted at Orangeville for Millville.
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Scranton Ly
Bellevue
Aeeer ‘Aylor
Oon
Uryea
Bennett
Wilkesbarre
Aeeee
Kingston
Plymouth
Plymou Peneee
Avondale
Penees
Nanticoke
Hunlock’s Eee
Hicks Ferry Aeeee A
Berwick
Briar Creek
Willow Grove
Danville
Hulasky
Eeee Cameron
Tees Northumberland
East
Pom Er Saeivoria O: Ey
Ameron Aeee
Chulasky Eee Danville
Atawissa
Apert
Pacomesscians
Bloomsburg
Fists Wees
Ee Ry
Re, Ridge
Sees Briar Creek
Edwin M. Rine
T. Wi
Orangeville
Benton
Jameson
Millville
Eee
Sunbury
East Bloomsbury
Hazleton
Pottsville
East Bloomsburg
Wilkeshbarre
Major Rail Schedule Changes From Sunbury to Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad and affiliated lines publish May 25 1902 timetable. Trains depart Sunbury for Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington with parlor cars and various stops. Westward routes include Buffalo Canandaigua Rochester Erie and Pittsburgh with vestibuled Pullman cars and sleepers. Sunday services listed with multiple through connections. J B Hutchinson and J R Wood sign as general manager and passenger agent.
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Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Ashington
Buffalo
Pullman
Janehee
Washngton
Emporium
Barnts
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Clearfield Philisburg
West
Cone
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Hazleton and Wilkesbarre
North and West Branch Railway
Tuberculosis Spread in Cattle Warns Pennsylvania Veterinarians
Dr. Leonard Pearson state veterinarian of Pennsylvania warns TB is rapidly spreading among cattle. He cites testimony from veterinarians butchers and stockmen and notes a single source infected seven herds across districts. He argues action by state officials is essential to curb rising losses and European parallels.
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Leonard Pearson
Pennsylvania
Europe
France
Holland
Germany
Denmark
Bang
Grasses and Clover on the Farm
The article explains why grass is the key crop for hay and stock feeding, and distinguishes true grasses from sedges and rushes. It details grass structure, such as joints or nodes, hollow or solid stems, distinctive leaves, the sheath at the blade junction, and the spikelet flower clusters that form grains or seeds.
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Vermont Experiment Station
Amateur horticulture and garden size guidance from S B Exgaou
A letter from S B Exgaou of East Hartford Conn urges aspiring gardeners to start with a small plot rather than chase a farm. He argues amateurs overplant and undercare, notes kitchen and fruit gardens prosper on compact land, and stresses that careful, limited cultivation yields profit and satisfaction.
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S. B. Exgaou
East Hartford
Conn
Cucumber Bed Preparation Instructions
The land for raising cucumbers should be well manured and ordinarily rich. It must be ploughed well in the spring and the ground pulverized before planting.
Golden Medical Discovery Promised to Cure Stomach Trouble
Patient letters praise Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for curing dyspepsia and stomach trouble after failing to improve on a specialist's regimen. A Minneapolis man recounts severe decline, then recovery after five bottles and pellets and following hygienic instructions.
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Girton
Cingmars
Minneapolis
Minn
Dr. Pierce
Fourth Century Shorthand in Armenian Acts of Callistratus
In the Armenian Acts of Callistratus a fourth century reference notes stenography. A translation appears in F. C. Conybeare's Armenian Apology and Acts of Appolonius. Callistratus spoke to soldiers about Christian mysteries. a scribe near the prison wrote it down in shorthand and the record was orderly.
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Callistratus
F. C. Conybeare
Appolonius
Calistratus
Photographer C Harlan Finds Relief From Indigestion
Eaton Ohio photographer C Harlan suffered chronic indigestion until Electric Bitters. He credits the medicine with curing his stomach trouble and recommends them for stomach liver and kidney issues. Sold by local druggists for 65 cents with a guarantee.
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OC. C. Harlan
Eaton O
C. A. Kleim
J. H. Mercert
Landis Brothers Tie Farming to Family Roots
Frederick K. Landis of Indiana, a journalist and former congressional nominee, notes five Landis brothers all making marks. One serves in Congress, one is a Cincinnati physician, one posts in San Juan Porto Rico, and one is a Chicago lawyer. He recalls farm life on the Indiana home farm with five boys and their father racing from daylight to dark to raise feed for worn horses.
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Frederick K. Landis
Indiana
Congress
Steele
Landis
Cincinnati
San Juan
Porto Rico
Chicago
Fred Landis
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Severe Piles Case
F A Gulledge of Verben a Ala paid doctors in vain for piles that produced 24 tumors. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him by reducing inflammation and relieving pain. Billed as best salve in the world at 25 cents, sold by C A Kleim and J H Mercer drug store, Aug 6 1902.
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F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
C.A Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Picking Out a Profession Early in Life
The article argues boys should choose a profession by age fifteen to maximize learning, urging them to anticipate their life work, immerse in the field, and begin preliminary steps while young and eager. It emphasizes early preparation as the most valuable period for acquiring skills and sustaining motivation.
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Tey
Harper's
A Pretty Sure Sign
A Chicago Post note questions Henry Brown’s prosperity based on his actions. It suggests Brown helps friends facing hardship by advising them not to be discouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrg Brown
Chicago Post
Newspaper Subscription Offer: Republican and Blade Combined
The notice promotes a combined subscription offer for the Republican and Toledo Blade at a price of 1.50 dollars per year, strictly in advance. The terms emphasize prepayment for this bundled daily newspaper deal.
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The
Republican
Toledo Blade
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BR. J. Clarks
Susquehanna, Bloomsburg & Berwick
Carlisle School
Pennsy's Pension System
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Bloomsburg, Penn
United States
E. W. M. Low
J. M. Staver
E. B. Tustin
E. F. Carpenter
Singer
Jerry Saltzer
Alexander Bros. & CO
Bloomsburg. PA
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Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
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New-York Tribune Farmer
Farmer’s
New-York Weekly Tribune
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Illustrated Agricultural Weekly
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New York City
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
W. H. Brower
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W. A. Garret
Edson J. Weeks
L. Pass
Pee & Sullivan Rail
M. P Lutz & Son
Freas Brown
Insurance and Real Estate, Agents & Brokers
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Sensor & Center Streets
Oomsburg, Pa
Renee
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
Northern Central Railway
Lane Bloomsburg
J. B. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Parker
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Watson McKelvy
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Shatters Alu Records
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
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