Millville School Board Refuses To Release J. Johnson
The Millville School board would not release J. Johnson from teaching the term so he could accept a position in Berwick Schools. To persuade him to stay they also agreed to hire a janitor for the school building. Alexander Kramer died at age 90 of apoplexy at his son Schuyler Kramer's home in Hazleton on Sunday. He was buried in Rothreburg after a funeral held Wednesday. two sons survive.
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Millville
J. Johnson
Berwick
Alexander Kramer
Schuyler Kramer
Hazleton
Rothreburg
Lackawanna Oil Fueled Locomotives Fall Short
The Lackawanna’s trial of oil as locomotive fuel failed as oil failed requirements. Experts found performance acceptable up to 40 mph with light trains, but at higher speeds, heavier loads and grades the engines stalled due to insufficient steam production.
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Lackawanna
Escape of Small Pox Suspect Alarms Schuylkill Health Officials
Health authorities in Schuylkill county recount the escape of Thomas Brennan a small pox suspect from a county almshouse outbuilding. He was recaptured but not before visiting several homes in Schuylkill Haven and obtaining a change of clothing. Officials fear a new outbreak.
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Schuylkill County
Thomas Brennan
Miner acquitted in Sunbury court for attempted murder
In Sunbury criminal court Joan Deboe a union miner was acquitted of attempted murder of W W Pascoe a mine guard after a 23 hour jury deliberation largely made up of miners. Judge McClure censured the jury saying a man’s life is not safe in the coal regions due to such verdicts.
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Sunbury
Joan Deboe
W. W. Pascoe
McClure
Inspector urges factory checks on coal breakers and 13 year age limit
Factory Inspector Campbell asks Governor Stone to require coal breakers in the anthracite region to face factory inspection and to raise the legal employment age to 13. He notes children dismissed from factories are steered to coal fields where the age limit is lower or nonexistent, arguing the law favors safer workplaces. An early bill is sought to cover coal breakers and boost the child labor age.
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Campbell
Stone
What She Took for Cancer From Stull Healer Story
Stull correspondent recalls 19th century tale of Patience Blossom who survived cancer after drinking a mix of rye whiskey blood root and burdock taken three times daily. The tract near Bowman Creek later passed to Augustus Cental, with timber cleared and rocks and blackberry brush along the railroad line.
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Dallas Post
Bowmane Creek
George Tuttton
Tunkhannock
Joseph Blossom
New York State
Patience Blossom
Augustus Censtal
Bowman Creek
Lehigh Valley RB. R
William Krickbaum Dies at 63 in Wilkes-Barre
William Krickbaum died of heart disease at his Wilkes-Barre home on Wednesday aged 63. A native of the county he is survived by a wife a son a daughter three brothers and three sisters Samuel of Benton A B of Philadelphia Dr C I of Hampton Nebraska Mrs J W Smith of Benton Mrs John Ashleman of Hamline and Mrs Jacob Belshline of Van Camp. Funeral was Saturday with remains sent by train to Shickshinny then by private conveyance to Hamline for interment.
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William Krickbaum
Wilkes-Barre
Samuel
Benton
A. B
Philadelphia
C. I
Hampton
Nebraska
J. W. Smith
John Ashleman
Hamline
Jacob Belshline
van Camp
Shickshinny
Grangers Meet in Harrisburg on Tax and Oleo Enforcement
Chairman Creasy joined the Grange legislation committee in Harrisburg to frame a report for the State Grange in Clearfield. The panel reviewed state finances and proposed higher taxes on personal and corporate property to offset real estate assessments and create a road fund of about two million dollars with one mill. They discussed enforcing the anti oleo law, planned private market checks, and hinted at possible staff changes with a new state administration.
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Grange Legislation Committee
Harrisburg
State Grange
Clearfield
Cope
Rhone
Protect Guardsmen Says Gen Go bin on Soldier Rights
Gen J P S Go bin, commander of Pennsylvania's third brigade, denounces employers who fire soldiers serving the state. He argues jurors and guard members must be protected, urging state action to shield guardsmen from job loss during service. He praises citizens who fulfill duty and warns against undermining national defense.
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Third Brigade
London
Pennsylvania
National Guard of
Irrigation Study Finds Wide Variation in Water Value
The third annual irrigation report shows an average 445 100 feet of water per irrigated acre with significant seepage losses in sandy soil. Crop value per acre foot ranged from 132 to 1 22 dollars, highest for nursery stock and lowest for alfalfa. Late season irrigation yields far higher values than early season. Elwood Mead reports large arid land areas in Central Montana can grow crops with little to no irrigation. Government collaboration planned to study these arid zones south and east of Great Falls.
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Agricultural Department Experiment Station
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Elwood Mead
Mead
Great Falls
Mont
Aceawanna Railroad Blanks Amid Blanks on Drawn Subsection
Scrambled OCR yields fragmented numbers and stray symbols from Aceawanna Railroad’s Bloomsburg division records. Readable parts show schedule-like times and monetary figures but lack coherent events or names to confirm a clear item.
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Timetable Changes 1902
Engines burn hard coal with no smoke in effect May 16 1902. Trains depart from Bloomsburg for New York Philadelphia Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Danville Milton Catawissa Rupert on weekdays with multiple daily slots. Bloomsburg arrivals from New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Catawissa Rupert listed. Atlantic City and Ocean City service details included with express and local options. Parlor cars on all express trains. Officials W A Garret and Edson J Welks sign as general superintendent and general passenger agent.
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Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Ieading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street
South Street Wharf
Atlantic City Depot
Ex Press
Rail timetable for eReed and Sullivan January 27 1902
Northward trains depart Bloomsburg at 8.50 am 2.37 pm and 6.25 pm with stops at Orangeville Benton and Jameson. Additional trains 6.10 am and 11.30 am from Bloomsburg connect to Jameson. Southward service runs via Jameson with stops at Benton Orangeville and Bloomsburg. Connection at Orangeville for Millville.
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Apert
Catawissa
Anville
Chulasky
Cameron
Northumberlar
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A.M A.M
Northumberland
Amelfon
Coon Eereeee
Chulasky Wane
Tine Ridge
Willow Grove
Briar Creek
Erwick
Ai Beach
St Haven
Ieks Erry
Shickshinny
Unlock
Sit
Avondale
Plymouth
Penne
Kingston
Wilkesbarre
Ennett
Fort
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Pass
Bloomsburg
Orangeville
Benton
Jameson
Picomsbar
Jamaeedas
Millville
Sunbury
East Bloomsburg
Wilkesbarg
Hazleton
Pottsville
Wilkeshbarre
Pennsylvania Rail Timetable May 25 1902
Trains depart Sunbury eastward to Harrisburg Philadelphia New York and Baltimore with parlor cars to Philadelphia and sleeper options. Westward routes to Buffalo Erie Rochester and Niagara Falls feature vestibuled Pullman cars and through coaches. Sunbury Wilkes Barre Hazleton and Pottsville connections also shown with Sunday services listed.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Senger
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Pullman
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
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Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Bellefonte Tyrone
Clearfield
Phillipsburg
Pitsburg
West
Coacho Tyrone
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Hazleton and
Wilkes Barre
North and Whst
Fortifying fields to capture rain water through soil care
Farmers can improve rainfall absorption by loosening surface soil with a disk barrow to reduce evaporation and allow water to enter the ground. After rain, tilling helps retain moisture and protect the soil, focusing first on water entry and then on keeping it there.
Improve Your Dairy Herd By Sharing Blooded Bulls
Advice to dairymen discouraged by average cows. Use blooded bulls or lease one for part of the herd this season. Select your best milk animals to be future mothers and you can raise a herd of high quality grades.
Hand separators multiplying on farms around world
The article notes rising use of hand separators in the United States and Europe. It discusses support bases for both hand separators and whole milk delivery to central creameries, highlighting investment needs and the skilled care required. It predicts coexistence of both systems, with sanitary advantages for hand separators except where large creameries sterilize skim milk.
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Europe
Breeding Young Sows Advice from B P Wacner
Guidance on breeding sows for first litters from eight months to a year old, emphasizing thrifty condition, full blood boar mating, and timing with grass and clover. Stresses uniform litter size, ample milk, and winter feeding of corn middlings oats barley bran and oil meat to support bone and muscle growth and digestion.
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B. P. Wacner
Hereford Bull Sells for 4995 as Herd Improvement Debate Rises
A Hereford bull calf priced at 4995 sparks talk among cattlemen about upgrading herds while many buyers balk at sires priced above 40. The mention reflects ongoing tension between quality and cost in livestock selection with buyers weighing value and expense.
Corn Fodder Favored by Stock in Cold Weather
The past winter shows stock relish corn fodder in its various forms more in cold weather, eating it eagerly and consuming it more fully than in warmer times.
The Growing Feebleness of Love and Friendship
The quotation by Robert Louis Stevenson reflects on how a man's character and the power to inspire love fade with age and illness. It notes that only rare natures deepen affection as life nears its end, likening a person to a bank that grows richer by giving and receiving more before death.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Nervous Troubles
A bold ad claims Electric Bitters quickly relax nerves and stomach upset, tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood. Priced at 50 cents, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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A. Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Wishful thoughts spill from the blouse and gray
A brief Chicago Post quotation shows two women debating a past proposal. The girl in blouse wishes she had accepted him, while the girl in gray ponders the consequences and the happiness he might lack or gain.
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Chicago Post
Bucklen salve advertise for burns and sores
A local drugstore advertises Bucklen's Archa Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. The copy urges readers to keep a reliable salve handy amid everyday accidents and street incidents.
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Bucklen
C. A. Kleim
J. H. Mercer
How to Keep Young and Active as We Age
The article urges maintaining youth's activities and mental vigor to stay vigorous into old age. It cites Peter Cooper and William E. Gladstone as examples who kept up vital exercises into their eighties and warns that giving in to aging thoughts could waste life effort.
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Peter Cooper
William E. Gladstone
Scott's Emulsion Touted For Consumption Cure
An old promotional piece argues that consumption thrives like a weed in weak lungs and can be destroyed in youth. It recommends Scott's Emulsion as the best lung fertilizer along with salt pork for digestion, urging early treatment, fresh air, and vigorous eating for recovery.
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Scott
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