22 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
1
Weatherby recalls his childhood friend Pauline Carroll as a gold pin found in the aisle triggers memories of Belmont and a vanished past. The train travels through a gray landscape while Weatherby contemplates fate and the missing connection to Pauline.
An 1891 notice from M Plutz and Son promotes prompt loss adjustments. It lists jurors and names associated with various towns including Benton Center Montour Greenwood and Mifflin. The document references multiple individuals such as Hendershoot Icke Bervick David Hill Kline Mensch Cantralia Strausser Boyd Cryder Hagenbuch and others.
The document lists jurors by township and borough for a second week, naming numerous individuals such as Bloomsburg Buckalow G Baker Hoffman Mendenhall Parks Richart Ring Borae Savage Terwilliger Rittenhouse Seeley Snyder Michael Hawkee Rittenhouse Kline Kelchner Kilker Furman Harris Stecker Hess Dyer Parker Smith Vetter Kline Grimes Hess Boon Troutman Spicer Hartman Randall Seer Delong etc. The long roster includes multiple localities like Benton Berwick Briarcreek Catawissa Center Conyngham Fishingereek Greenwood Hemlock Madison Main Pine Orange Sugarloaf and more.
An old advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as cleansing and beautifying. It claims to restore gray hair to its youthful color and to cure scalp diseases and hair loss. Price listed as $1.00 at druggists.
Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of F N Turner late of the Town of Bloomsburg Columbia County Pa have been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Columbia County Pa All persons Samuel to said estate will make prompt present and those having a claim against the estate must present them to the undersigned December 25 1901 6w C O EA
On a train Pauline recognizes her former lover Charlie after ten years. He plays along claiming a gold hand-shaped pin is lost and asks for ownership proof. A stilettoed man interrupts revealing Pauline is married to Mr. Robisco, turning the scene into a tense reunion.
Harper's Bazar notes in German cities park sand beds confined by borders provide small children with constant play. Toddlers and carriages crowd the heaps from morning to twilight, using tools to create their own entertainment while nurses join cautiously. The activity educates temperament and resourcefulness as observers study the children.
Wasps detach from fences or wood to make papier mache. In two states Maine and New Jersey courts have awarded $2,500 for a woman's death, while most states set $5,000 as a life value.
In a Boston Herald retelling a mother and child ride past a swamp. Little Ethel points to cat tails and declares sausages grow on sticks, a misheard joke that highlights a child’s imaginative misunderstanding during a simple drive.
Local office advertises fringe job printing services as a specialty. Offers quick turnaround for small jobs and large runs with focus on quality and reliability for business and personal needs.
A Philadelphia Record correspondent notes Gibraltar hosts Europe’s last wild apes near the signal station and hillside convoys. Expert P L Sklater counted about 150 apes in 1900 and survived a deadly stone attack by a troop near Alamedia while researching the species.
In Perthshire Scotland a wife argues with her husband over a brewer's cart in a tight lane. She refuses to back up while the driver grumbles and finally offers to reverse, joking that his own wife is similar.
Great men as boys mimic simple mischief and fear. Professor Gillespie, once a boy, notice trust and fear of thunder in a schoolmaster. Boys provoke noises to evoke storms. They stage whispers to shout thunder and rain, sending the master home.
A crafty wolf follows fox advice and dresses as a sheep to raid a farmer's poultry. Near the chicken house the dogs bark and converge before the wolf can shed his disguise, and they kill him. The tale's moral is that changing mind is harder than changing clothes.
Fast Friends. Rushville Indiana quotes Rev R M Bentley praising Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever after eight years use. The ad invites readers to try the remedy at 10 cents for trial, 50 cents full size, with mail order from Ely Bros 56 Warren St New York and druggists carrying the product.
Rev G D Watson compares self centered behavior to root knot in trees and vegetables. He notes self life magnifies itself, seeks personal gain, and evaluates actions by personal reward or happiness.
An excerpt from the Presbyterian Journal notes that sharing woes with friends burdens them as well. The piece argues the process is unpleasant but the complainer ignores others' interests to force partners in his burden.
It is conceded that Royal Baking Powder is purest and strongest of all baking powders, absolutely free from alum, ammonia and every adulterant. "Royal" makes the best and most wholesome food. Royal Baking Powder Co., 100 William St., New York.
The New York World editorial claims a medical journal linked gout with genius and suggests indulgence in wine pastry and plum pudding to unlock intellectual power. It mocks the plain living ideal and predicts a surge of genius across the century as uric acid fuels creativity.
Prominent Australian collectors sign a petition protesting heavy cancellations on recent high value stamps. The document, sent to post office officials, seeks changes to improve preservation of used issues.
Winnie Virginia resident Mrs N A Webster reports Dr King's New Life Pills cured her two year sick headaches and related symptoms. The ad notes relief from headache constipation and biliousness with the remedy priced at 25 cents at local drug stores. Jan 1 02-1m.
A comment compares a woman’s chatter to a tongue sandwich, noting she spoke rapidly between two men. The quip highlights brisk, humorous exchanges and the immediate social dynamic of the moment.
A wife recounts four pregnancies and describes long painful labors with the first three. She credits Mother's Friend, used before the last birth, with fewer pains and calls it the grandest remedy ever made.
Advertising copy claims Mother's Friend strengthens the body and clear intellect, reduces morning sickness and nervousness, relaxes muscles for easier labor, prevents breast engorgement, and speeds recovery, with druggists selling it for $1 a bottle.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt recalls “hell¢” girls on phone lines as modern Pandoras. A businessman laments eavesdropping while noting a $100 fine for employees who divulge messages. A playful plan to learn new languages aims to thwart listening in conversations.
Editor O H Downey of Chillicothe Indiana proclaims Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption as infallible for coughs colds and grip its relief is instant and cure certain druggists A Kleim J H Mercer guarantee every 50c and 1.00 bottle with free trial bottles offered. Jan 1 02-11m.
A bouquet under a bell glass lasts days longer than a plain vase. Sealing wax on ends of stalks helps buttonholes and sprays stay fresh for hours. Moist beds, moist roots for violets and primroses extend weeks. ferns need water at stem bases to avoid wilting.
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