Subscription Offers for Several Papers and Clubs
The notice lists advance rates for The Aerosrican Weekly Press Republican and Toledo Blade, with different prices for new and existing subscribers. It promotes a one year free Republican with a club of five subscribers and outlines combination offers including the Practical Farmer Almanac.
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Aerosrican and Weekly Press
The
Republican
Toledo Blade
Tri- Weekly
Tribune
Congress
Republic
Press
Town Lots for Sale by Bloomsburg Land Improvement Co
Easy terms offered for town lots. Inquiries directed to J. Sanderson Woods, agent of N Y Funk, secretary. Office in Ent Building.
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Bloomsburg Land Improvement Company
J. Sanderson Woods
N. Y. Funk
Sec’y
Waller Family Plans Far West Northwest Tour
Mr. L. E. Waller and family are making a tour through the far west and northwest, taking in various sites and possible stops along their travel route.
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Mr. L. E. Waller
Far West
Northwest
Harrisburg man visits brother at Rupert
Mr. E. F. Johnston of Harrisburg, an employee of the railway postal service, was last week visiting his brother at Rupert. I. F. Snyder of the clerical force in the Pennsylvania station at Hazleton, brother-in-law of R. R. John, is spending the week in Buffalo.
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E. F. Johnston
Harrisburg
The
Railway Postal Service
Rupert
I. F. Snyder
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
R. R. John
Buffalo
Catawissa and Bloomsburg Street Railway Chartered
The Catawissa and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company is chartered to build seven miles of railroad with a capital of 42000 dollars. Grant Herring serves as president.
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Catawissa
Bloomsburg
Lightning Strikes Home Injuring Rollin Barrow Family
Rollin A. Barrow and his wife near Ringtown were knocked unconscious Monday morning when a lightning bolt struck their house. The dwelling was badly wrecked.
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Rollin A. Barrow
Ringtown
Berwick Store adds three story building expansion
B. H. Dodson of Berwick secured the contract to build a large addition for the Berwick Store Company's building. The new wing will measure 464 feet in front and 182 feet in depth and rise three stories.
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B. H. Dodson
Berwick
Berwick Store Company
Borough Council Enjoys Bloomsburg Trolley Ride
The Orangeville Borough Council toured the trolley line from Bloomsburg to Lime Ridge and back on Friday as guests of Scanlan & Co. They expressed delight with the journey.
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Orangeville
Bloomsburg
Lime Ridge
Scanlan & Co
Bloomsburg School Board to Meet Monday Evening
The Bloomsburg School Board will hold a meeting on Monday evening next. Teachers are asked to attend to sign their agreements and discuss the subject of text books for the ensuing term.
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Bloomsburg
Deputy treasurer praised for mercantile tax collection
Mr A Kleim deputy treasurer of the county received a complimentary letter from the auditor general's department in Harrisburg praising his efficient collection of the county mercantile tax.
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A. Kleim
Auditor General’s Department
Harrisburg
Scientific Food Company declares 2 percent preferred dividend
The Scientific Food Company of America announces a quarterly 2 percent dividend on its preferred stock from last quarter's earnings. The Bloomsburg factory is noted as the site, and stockholders wish the firm continued success.
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Scientific Food Company of America
Cofo
Bloomsburg
Son of local man arrives in the States from the Philippines
George Fornwald son of Charlee Fornwald and member of the 4th U S artillery has returned from the Philippines after two years. He is on the sick list and in a San Francisco hospital while the unit moves into quarters at Vancouver.
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George Fornwald
Charlee
Fornwald
4Th
U.S. Artillery
Philippines
States
George
Vancouver
San Francisco
Storm Damage Delays Pennsylvanian Train Near Sunbury
A severe rain and thunder storm hit near Wolverton station by Sunbury causing damage. A landslide three miles above Sunbury blocked tracks for 45 feet from the line. The Pennsylvania train due at East Bloomsburg at 6 32 p m did not arrive until about midnight.
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Wolverton Station
Sunbury
Pennsylvania
East Bloomsburg
Local fishing party returns with twelve pound pike
Mr and Mrs Q H Vetter Dr and Mrs M J Hess and Mr and Mrs BR Vanderslice returned from Saranac Lake on Monday evening with a twelve pound pike they caught on a fishing expedition and froze in a wake of ice at the Ice Plant. Mr and Mrs H Kline were part of the party and went home last week.
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M. J. Hess
BR. F Vanderslice
Saranac Lake
H. Kline
Clemm sells Briarcrack tract for building lots in Keyser area
J B O Clemm of Keyser West Virginia sells the north side Briarcrack farm along Berwick road. Engineer W H Eyer lays out the tract into building lots. Two miles of farms beyond Berwick now enter market for home sites. A trolley line may run through the properties turning into Spring Garden street at Harvey Fairchilds east line.
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J. B. O. Clemm
Keyser
West Virginia
Clemm
Briarcrack Township
Berwick Road
W. H. Eyer
Berwick
Spring Garden Street
Harvey Fairchilds
Bridge evaluation delays decision on Shaffer span
Commissioners delayed a final ruling on the Shaffer bridge from Bloomsburg to Millville after experts found it too worn to repair. A more careful examination began Tuesday to determine if repairs are possible, with no firm conclusion yet.
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Bloomsburg
Millville
Presbyterian ministers to speak in Hazleton and West Virginia
Prof G H Albert notes the Normal school moves to West Virginia. Rev G H Hemingway of the Presbyterian church will occupy the pulpit at First Presbyterian Hazleton next Sunday.
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Prof
H. Albert Jotd
West Virginia
G. H. Hemingway
The
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Hazleton
Mrs Vannatta and Sister Visit Philadelphia Areas
Mrs Vannatta and her sister Mrs Loomis are visiting friends in Philadelphia Pottsville and Hazleton and will be absent for a couple of weeks.
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Thomas Vannatta
Loomis
Philadelphia
Pottsville
Hazleton
Lightning strikes dwelling near Central causes partial destruction
Stanley Stoudt’s new house near Central was struck by lightning on Saturday afternoon. The impact damaged parts of the home but no fire occurred.
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Stanley Stoudt
Central
Miss Bessie Richart Visits Relatives in Three Towns
Miss Bessie Richart is spending a couple of weeks visiting relatives in Hughesville Muncy and Williamsport. She will return home next Monday.
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Bessie Richart
Hughesville
Muncy
Williamsport
Bessie
Bloomsbury Council Attends Royal Arcanum Picnic
The Bloomsbury Council is largely represented at the Royal Arcanum picnic at Sunbury today. The larger number traveled on the morning train while several went at noon.
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Bloomsbury
Bloomsburg Normal School Excursion To Buffalo Planned
A Bloomsburg Normal School trip to Buffalo next week draws many students and supporters pledging to join the outing under school auspices.
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Buffalo
Bloomsburg Normal School
Eva Penman Visits Knoxville Kin After Six Weeks
Miss Eva Penman spent six weeks visiting her father's boyhood home and relatives of his youth and returned to her Knoxville Illinois residence on Friday last with news of the trip and local ties rekindled.
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Eva Penman
Knoxville
Illinois
Culverts Cleared After Week of Showers in Bloomsburg
Heavy showers over the past week clogged many culverts in Bloomsburg with sand. Highway Commissioner Neyhard is now actively cleaning and opening them to restore drainage.
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Bloomsburg
Neyhard
Washout Delays D L W Train Between Danville and Catawissa
A very heavy Saturday shower washed out the D L W line between Danville and Catawissa delaying the northbound train about four hours. It passed Bloomsburg around 10:30 p m.
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Danville
Catawissa
Bloomsburg
Pan American Excursion Train From Bloomeburg Aug 20
Bloomeburg Normal School announces a special Tuesday August 20 excursion by vestibule coaches and a parlor car. For full particulars inquire at the Philadelphia and Reading Railway ticket office.
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Bloomeburg Normal School
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Mrs Frysinger Improves at Philadelphia Methodist Hospital
The latest word from Mrs. Frysinger wife of Rev Dr Fry singer says she is improving. Her condition last week caused concern among friends while she was a patient at the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Frysinger
Methodist Hospital
Philadelphia
Columbia County Sends Three Members to State Education Association
Three Columbia County teachers joined the State Education Association with J. K. Miller as County Superintendent Dr J P Welsh principal of Normal School and James C Brown as director. The teachers session was held in Philadelphia in July.
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Columbia County
State Educational Association
Philadelphia
J. K. Miller
J. P. Welsh
Normal School
James C. Brown
Bloomsburg Removes North Branch Canal Bridges
Bloomsburg is the first town along the North Branch Canal line to remove canal bridges. Authorities aim to seize any opportunity to benefit the town and promote its industries.
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Bloomsburg
Ralph Smoyer Illness Strikes D. L. W. Railroad Employee
Ralph Smoyer son of Mrs. B. F. Hicks and employee of the D. L. W. Railroad fell ill last Wednesday. He was diagnosed with appendicitis and was operated on at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton on Saturday evening. latest reports say he was doing as well as circumstances allow.
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Ralph Smoyer
B. F. Hicks
D. L. W. Railroad
Moses Taylor
Scranton
Musicians Reveal New Songs and Cake Walks From Philadelphia
Mr Otto P Skeler of Rhorsburg Pa returns from Philadelphia with several new musical pieces including two songs In the Coal Mines far Away and Evas Dream and instrumental Moon ey Coons Black Clutch. Copies already selling.
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Otto P. Skeler
Rhorsburg
Philadelphia
Eva
Mooney Coons
Black Clutch
Greene Consolidated Copper Stock Booms on Market Rise
Greene Consolidated Copper offered 50,000 shares at 40.00 to raise capital, with subscriptions totaling 70,000 shares. The company has placed 10,000 shares on the market at 50.00. Bloomsburg stockowners, especially original buyers at 5.00, express satisfaction.
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Greene Consolidated Copper
Bloomsburg
Miss Rhone Named Private Secretary to Chairman Creasy
Miss Rhone daughter of Hon. Leonard Rhone of Centre county and former Grange master is chosen as private Secretary to Chairman Creasy. She previously worked as a State Agriculture Department typewriter but was removed under the current administration amid insurgent press protests.
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Miss Rhone
Leonard Rhone
Centre County
The
Grange
Creasy
Rhone
State Agriculture Department
Near Tragedy From Revolver Incident In Bendertown
Miss Annie Erwine daughter of Alfred Erwine of Bendertown and Frank Davis of Asbury were handling a revolver thinking it empty. A discharge struck Erwine in the breast. Dr Wagner extracted the bullet and warned of the narrow escape.
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Annie Erwine
Alfred Erwine
Bendertown
Frank Davis
Asbury
Mark
Wagner
Martin V. B. Kline Dies Sudden in Catawissa
Martin V. B. Kline of Catawissa died of heart failure on Sunday after dinner while reading a newspaper in his yard. He had been ill with heart disease for over a year and was about sixty eight. Born in Franklin township, he later moved to Catawissa and partnered with George Gilbert in Gilbert & Kline. He leaves a wife and five children. The funeral will be Thursday at one o'clock.
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Martin V. B. Kline
Catawissa
Mr. Kline
Franklin Township
Catawiesa
George Gilbert
Berwick Bridge Repair Talks By Luzerne Columbia Counties
A joint meeting of Luzerne and Columbia County Commissioners at Berwick discussed necessary repairs to the Nescopeck bridge. The two counties share half the bridge and consider funding, with talk of creating a dedicated bridge department to manage eight county bridges.
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Luzerne
Columbia Counties
Berwick
Hay
Jones
Finn
Columbia County
Nescopeck
Board of Commissioners
Department of Bridges
Commissioners
Electric railroads eyed for Bloomsburg area growth
Local capitalists charter the Bloomsburg & Benton Company with $120000 capital amid plans to make the town an electric railroad hub. The Columbia & Montour Company moves to extend to Orangeville, securing right of way and street grants, creating a potential clash of control but a shared aim for electric service.
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Columbia & Montour
Bloomsburg & Benton Company
Columbia & Montour Company
Orangeville
Bloomsburg
Isaac Roadarmel Dies at 60 in Bloomsburg Home
Isaac Roadarmel, born 1841 in Franklin township, died at his West Third street home Tuesday after twelve thirty. A Civil War veteran, he worked as a blacksmith and partner in local firms with Purser and Welliver. Survived by wife and four children, funeral Friday at 1 30 PM from his residence, Rosemont Cemetery interment.
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Isaac Roadarmel
West Third Street
Mr. Roadarmel
Franklin Township
Bloomsburg
Stephen Knorr
N. S. Purser
J. E. Welliver
Co. E. 132d
Whitmeyer
Co. A. Thomas
Wilkes-Barre
William Sarley
Berwick
Jennie
Frank
Rosemont Cemetery
Bloomsburg Defeats Montgomery In Eight Run Rally
Bloomsburg surprised Montgomery with an eleven to eight win on Normal Field last Friday. Montgomery led five to nothing before Bloomsburg’s offense surged in the fifth inning as Bell’s delivery faltered and six runs crossed. Frank Shaffer pitched for Bloomsburg while Kilmer of Normal and Pop Watts of Bloomsburg played for Montgomery.
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Bloomsburg
Montgomery
Bell
Frank Shaffer
Kilmer
Pop” Watts
Death of Senator Vaughan Ends Seven Year Senate Career
Hon J C Vaughan state senator from the Lackawanna Luzerne district died Thursday night at Maplewood Wayne county after taking ill en route. Born in Scranton July 18, 1860 he taught in Scranton public schools and studied law before being admitted to the Lackawanna county bar and elected to the senate in 1894 reelected in 1898.
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J. C. Vaughan
Lackawanna-Luzerne
Maplewood
Wayne County
Senator Vaughan
Scranton
Waters
Lackawanna County
Senate
Third Lycoming County Fair exhibition at Williamsport
The third annual Lycoming County Fair opens Tuesday September 3 1901 and runs to Friday September 6. Railroads offer special excursion trains and Williamsport Passenger Railway cars provide direct service to the grounds. Four stake races offer purses of 1000 dollars each and four other races offer 400 dollars each.
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Lycoming County
Williamsport
Williamsport Passenger Railway Company
Towanda Susquehanna Collegiate Institute to Close
After over fifty years the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda will close. Trustees cite lack of funds for needed improvements as the reason, noting the school produced many distinguished northeastern Pennsylvania public figures.
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Susquehanna Collegiate Institute
Towanda
Pennsylvania
Minersville Pastor to Speak at Bloomsburg Y M C A
Rev. W. P. Hill of Minersville Pa will address a Bloomsburg Y M C A meeting next Sunday afternoon. The talk titled A Great Man aims to inspire young men. Service starts at 2 30 with song service and all men are invited.
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Minersville
Bloomsburg
Gerhardt Husband Faces Fallout After Wife Plans Refuge
A Shamokin dispatch reports Jacob B. Gerhardt dealing with marital strain as his wife intends to depart the home and seek shelter at her mother's house, signaling a brewing domestic disturbance.
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Shamokin
Instates
Jacob B. Gerhardt
Tragedy at Milton as Gerhardt Kills Wife Then Autoints
A prominent builder, Gerhardt, shot and killed his wife after she indicated she would desert him, then attempted suicide. Coroner Drehr ordered his detention on murder charges after four envelopes with looming payments for family expenses were found in his trunk. Neighbors and officers responded as his two sons escaped to safety. a large funeral party later celebrated the couple’s anniversaries.
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Gerhardt
Drehr
Marriage of Shelly and Wintersteen in Paterson
Richard W. Shelly of Patterson New Jersey and Elizabeth T Wintersteen of Plains wed Thursday at noon in a family ceremony. The couple, praised by friends, received blessings from Rev H E Spayd and will reside in Paterson with two country homes to return to. gifts included silver and china as well as clocks and lace items.
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Richard W. Shelly
Patterson
N. J
Elizabeth T. Wintersteen
Plains
H. E. Spayd
Shelly
Mansfield State Normal School
West Wyoming
Bloomsburg
Luzerne County
Bloomsbury State Normal School
Paterson
New Jersey
Wilkes-Barre
Author Robert Packer Shortz Found Dead in Wilkes-Barre
The body of civil engineer and novelist Robert Packer Shortz, 34, was found Tuesday morning in a room at the Hart Hotel in Wilkes-Barre. The gas was on and doors and windows closed, leading to a suspected self-inflicted death. Shortz, a West Point non-graduate, worked for Lehigh Valley Coal Co and authored The Passing Emperor The Gift of Bonaparte and The Girdle of the Gods. He was writing another book and collaborating with Daniel L. Hart on a play. Shortz claimed The Song of the Sword, staged in New York, copied his Gift of Bonaparte, with a damages suit pending.
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Wilkes-Barre
Robert Packer Shortz
Shortz
West Point
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Bonaparte
Hazleton capitalists push Sugarloaf mountain resort plan
A group from Hazleton seeks to build a large summer resort hotel on Sugarloaf mountain near Conyngham. Proposals include railway access and a spiraled ascent to the summit, offering distant views including Wilkes-Barre on clear days. A stock company is to be formed with decisions within two weeks amid local support.
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Hazleton
Sugarloaf Mountain
Conyngham
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Hazleton Sentinel
Fifth Wedding Anniversary at Jerseytown Home
Howard Greenly and Minnie celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary at their Jerseytown home on Saturday August 10. Fifty guests attended despite a severe valley thunder shower causing some to miss the event. The hostess hosted a large dinner with long tables loaded with food, and the gathering included mostly close relatives with a few neighbors.
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Jerseytown
Howard Greenly
Minnie
Bi-Summer Sale Cuts Prices On Surplus Merchandise
The note proclaims a bi-summer sale aimed at clearing surplus seasonable merchandise. Prices are sharply reduced to clear shelves for autumn stock and provide a direct saving to shoppers, noting the sale is limited in duration and expected to set records for money saved.
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Schuyler’s
Berwick Bridge
Lycoming County Fair
Fred
Herman
Joseph Payne
Barber
Rebecca R. Shears
Ella D. Deitzer
Benton L. Marsh
William A. Tobias
Milton
Sarah Raup
W. C. Thomas
J. E. Cotner
Harrison Cotner
Charles Girton
Walter Girton
Grace Cotner
P. F. Rudy
Martha Girton
Richard Greenly
Walter Greenly
David Eves
Rebecca Thomas
Iola
Edwin Hogland
Jamison City
D. Y. Brouse
Eyers Grove
Greenly
Shelly-Wintersteen
Wilkes- Barre
St. Mary’s Convent
South Washington Street
Kehoe and Mowery
Blooms
Tee
Brobst
Mabel _ Hicks
D. Wimmel
Annie
Carda
O. B. Melick
P. M
Leader Meat Market
Center St
Bloomsburg, Pa
D. Lowenberg Clothing Store
Dimities, Lawns
Batistes, &c
Shetland
Madras
BEST
W. C. McKinney
East Main Street
Farmers National Bank
Penn
A. Ent
Court House
Wm. S. Moyer, Pres
A. H. Bloom
Cash
New Summer Resort
Geo. W. Hess
the Jeweler and Optician
First National Bank
Bloomsburg, Penn
E. W. M. Low
E. B. Tustin
J. M. Staver
E. F. Carpenter
Asst. Cashier
E.B. Tustin
J. H. Vastine
Louis Gross
Myron I. Low
Geo
Robbins
Axford
F P. Pursel
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