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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
1
In 1864 on a reopened rail line a company train shields a wounded guerrilla informant. A prepared trap at a gravel pit siding is thwarted when a lightning bolt fuses the open switch closed, miraculously steering the locomotive to safety and away from the ambush.
Advertisement testimonial from E. B. Hickman of W Chester Pa praising Hood s Sarsaparilla for stomach troubles and weak digestion. Claims relief from uneasiness after eating nervous headaches belching and summer nausea. Recommends keeping product in family.
A fragment mentions Dr Humphreys and a bed with a .25 price and receipt details. The readable items point to a price entry and medical or pharmaceutical context from the era.
Notice of a dental office located in the H. J. Slarks building at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania dated January 21, 1897.
The British Post Office Savings Banks hold about 715 million dollars in deposits, a sum rivaled by Massachusetts and Connecticut plus remains 200 million less than New York. Depositors total 8.5 million, about one fifth of the population, with private savings banks holding around 50 million dollars.
A department store supervisor explains selecting youths by first impressions and conduct. He values neat appearance, avoids cigarette smoking, and uses teachers as references. Promotions follow merit and tenure, with pay rising from 2.50 to 3.50 dollars weekly after milestones.
Prince Bismarck advised the masters and boys of Hamburg’s Wilhelm gymnasium to cultivate music as a lifelong companion and warned against excessive worry. He urged trusting God and oneself to overcome obstacles and to advance fearlessly.
A tale claims bobbin lace began with a Venetian pair, a fisherman's betrothal, a net woven from petrified wrack grass and beads. A grieving girl twisted the sea treasure into delicate patterns, giving rise to the art, though historians note no proof of pre fifteenth century origins.
James Barnes recounts a Civil War incident illustrating West Point discipline. A young officer, ordered from division headquarters to seize a hostile battery, declares he can despite the cavalry method. He advances from cover, charges across open ground, captures the guns in the flank, and returns with them, underscoring bold adherence to orders.
An apt measure of a man’s character is to ride with him in a crowded street car. The behavior under pressure reveals integrity, patience, and respect for others.
A brief line from the Tadianopolis News hints at a romantic plot device where the central couple is set to wed in the opening chapter, signaling a melodramatic start with lasting implications.
The article argues vice stems from thoughtlessness not ignorance, with immediate appetites overpowering long term consequences. It cites physiological psychology showing bold present cravings clash with faint distant reminders from past experiences, explaining why impulse often wins.
The Advance notes that genuine hospitality comes from inner generosity not wages or flowers. It recounts Hawthorne and his wife in Rome being hosted by a young art student who offered crackers and tea, praising the sincere American girl for her warmth and welcome.
A St James Gazette report depicts General Botha’s Swazi frontier estate near Vryheid as an English style farm with tree avenues, substantial modern buildings, ample books, a fine piano, a well stocked greenhouse and fernery. The correspondent notes the home’s comfort and contrasts it with his potential retreat from Natal over the annexation of Vryheid.
A traveler in Japan observes English signs across Tokyo with poor spelling and reversed letters. He notes dust boxes labeled Dust Box and stalls labeled Restaurant Meal Very Cheafee, and cites a bazaar sign Looking Free to mean free viewing of goods.
The piece argues that impulse causes most mistakes by well-meaning people. It urges a few minutes of reflection before speech or action to avoid blunders, noting quickness to feel or respond leads to sorrow, hurt feelings, and mistakes.
Notice describes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm as a spray remedy for nasal catarrh. It notes form differs from the traditional Cream Balm but medicinally the same and usable with any nasal atomizer. Price 75 cents includes spraying tube. sold by druggists and Ely Brothers in New York.
The text notes the puzzle of defining life in philosophy, saying any definition tends to include excess or omit essential elements, making a strict, adequate definition elusive. It highlights the tension between inclusivity and precision in the concept.
The article reviews famed thinkers and artists who remained active past eighty, noting Kant Goethe Newton Fontenelle and others over eighty and describing continued work by Michaelangelo Titian Fontenelle and Newton. It highlights records of exceptionally aged figures including Han over Du Boisy and William Reynolds Salmon, the oldest known man of authenticated age at 108.
A quoted passage extols the rise of presidents and leaders from humble origins, contrasting them with pampered youths lacking incentive. It argues that adversity fosters mental and physical development, while luxury without challenge risks degeneration and dependency.
In Lucerne shops near Lake Lucerne beads made from Eucalyptus resin are sold as wards against malaria. The article notes beads resemble cherries in size and shape and claims planting Eucalyptus trees along swampy Italian ground improved health.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches liver and bowel troubles. Claims they are gentle yet thorough and priced at 25c at OC A Kleim’s and J H Mercer’s drug stores. Dec 3 4-w.
A French investigator concludes brains of military men give out fastest. He cites 199 per 100,000 army or naval men as hopeless lunatics. Among liberal professions artists fail first, then lawyers doctors clergy writers and civil servants with 177 per 100,000 going mad on average.
An old Plainsman recalls a February misadventure in Montana when he tracked buffalo, lost his horse, and became trapped inside two green hides. He slept as the hides froze, then cried out for help until companions found him and freed him with grass, fire, and effort.
Beall Mississippi resident T. R. Beall reports his wife suffered consumption last fall. After trying other remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery and improved at once, with four bottles curing her. Priced 50c and 1.00 with trial bottles free. December 3-4.
An essay notes how methodical development reshapes people, beasts, birds, and flowers. It celebrates how breeding and training enhance beauty and usefulness while preserving flowers native charm, invoking memories tied to American Beauty fragrance, carnations, pinks, and autumn chrysanthemums.
A pair of contrasting souls are described. One spent life in weeping and longing for laughter in heaven, while the other bore burdens with a smile and wished for a place to weep. The tale contrasts desires in heaven between joy and sorrow.
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