19 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1902
Page
1
Eleanor Walcomb rejects a rich match to protect her dignity and pursues drawing for a living. A mysterious violinist on the next floor aids her growth, sharing music and pale companionship. Their quiet bond deepens when he sees her art and she invites him to play, hinting at a budding romance.
A cartoonist named Walton confesses love to Eleanor Valcomb after a tense meeting. Eleanor admits the truth about her aunt Miss Eleanor Euba and their inheritance conflict, then agrees to pursue their relationship. A night of musical rejoicing follows the emotional reveal.
Mrs Nellie Harmer, the sole female cobbler in Grand Rapids, learned the trade from her husband and has worked beside him for seven years. She handles all cobbling tasks from stitching to pegging soles, built a home above the shop with piano and books, and is noted as a skilled musician as well.
A White House caller recounts President Roosevelt noting a memory of General Wheeler and the Santiago campaign. He recalls the atop the hill rice dinner in Cuba when hunger and fatigue greeted the troops, and the officers shared the Spaniards’ rice evenly.
The crypt service runs Saturdays 4 to 5 PM at the Cathedral of St John in the diocese of New York led by Bishop Potter. The cathedral will measure 520 feet long and nearly 300 feet across the transept with a 200 foot front and two giant towers. Corner stone laid on St John’s Day 1892. Finishing cost estimated at 20 000 000 to 30 000 000 dollars. a park called Cathedral Heights Park will adjoin Morningside Park along the bluff nearby.
An 1899 notice from Ely Bros promotes Dream Balm for catarrh and head cold with trial size offered at 10 cents and full size 50 cents. It includes a customer letter from Deni M Potter of the Arizona Mining Co endorsing the remedy and requesting a sent order.
An English traveler reports 16 000 islands between Madagascar and India with about 600 inhabited, presenting many small, suitable sites for Robinson Crusoe like retreats or fictional colonies far from the busy world.
The Pennsylvania Commission plans to visit the Charleston Exposition late March or early April to inspect the state building. Friction with the contractor over slow progress prompted a sharp push to finish, with completion expected within days. The new state building costs 11,326 dollars, beating the next bid of 14,000 dollars.
Two crows on a frozen pond interact with a trapped crow in snow. One crow frees his partner, calls a second crew for help, and the trio cooperates to lift the stuck crow, rubs warmth back into his limbs, and all fly away.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will conduct a special Pullman car tour to California departing February 25. Passengers ride to El Paso in Pullman cars and transfer to the Mexico and California Special for the trip back to New York. Round trip from most points is 375, from Pittsburgh 370, with hotels at extended stops and full expense coverage. For details contact ticket agents or Geo. W. Boyd in Philadelphia.
The Swedes and Germans have created grease proof papers with odor proof properties. Swedish paper is used to wrap butter for shipment to Britain, providing an odor and grease proof seal, unlike common grease proof papers used for hams and bacon. Denmark sends large butter shipments in packages wrapped in this odor proof paper.
A playful list asks why a horse eats grass backward why vines wind opposite ways and why a tethered rope unravels. It ponders tree varieties grapevine bearing age leaf behavior before rain and which wood bears the most weight.
Carnegie recalls earning his first 1.20 at twelve as a bobbin boy in Allegheny City. He later toiled as a boiler feeder and messenger in Wood Street, learning telegraph work and saving every penny for his family. His drive to advance and educate his brother defined his rise.
Sir Henry Thompson, England’s top authority on foods, argues that indigestion in the aged stems from overloading the stomach rather than poor digestion. He urges reducing total daily intake and increasing meals, cautioning against reliance on pepsin or digestible “messes.” He links aging teeth loss to diminished food use and applies the same principle to alcohol.
Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City credits Dr. King's New Discovery for saving her three week ill child. She describes a severe cough and rapid decline before using the medicine, which she says restored the boy to health. The ad touts it as a sure cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with trial bottles offered.
The Tax Trustees of Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn oldest Methodist college approve a bi centennial celebration of John Wesley birth set for June 1903.
The article emphasizes chemistry as the workshop of modern discovery, noting chemistry’s rise from experimental status to guiding metallurgy. It explains how ore composition, precise mixing ratios, and chemical principles underpin steel production and commercial metal use.
The princes s of Wales have made babies fashionable as pets in England with three children in the palace: two boys and a curly haired girl. They were left behind during a colonial tour and the royal mother's welcoming reception touched the nation, while the princess is often seen with at least one baby in attendance.
Advertised as the world’s best pain and wound remedy claiming to cure cuts burns bruises inflammations ulcers felons and skin eruptions. Sold in millions of boxes annually at O. A. Kleim’s and J. H. Mercer’s drug stores for 95 cents.
A terse proverb notes that when a man claims to know another’s character his judgment often proves weak. The remark casts doubt on personal assessments and highlights how opinion can mislead readers.
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