Local notices and civic notes from Pittston and Danville
OL Workheiser of Pittston calls on friends from Mifflinville. Barton Shaffer buys the Drinker farm near Fernville and plans a new dwelling. F Murray Atkow surveys Danville sewer system with $2000 bill defeated by tie vote. Dauphin County reviewers set two Lycoming County bridge site hearings for January 27 in Williamsport. J C Brown of Bloomsburg named surveyor. Pennsylvania Copper and Mining officers listed for the year with President Dr I L Edwards and directors including Dr I E Patterson and Ira Sutliff. A L Fritz of Bloomsburg named attorney.
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F Murray Atkow
Hunfingdon Pa
Danville
Dauphin County
Lycoming County
Lycoming Creek
Fields Station
Loyalsock Creek
Barbour’s Mills
Williamsport
J.C. Brown
Bloomsburg
Pennsylvania Copper and Mining Company
I. L. Edwards
Benton
A. S. Fritz
Jameson City
B F. Fritz
Divide
J. P
Viewers Appointed for Catawissa Creek Bridge Project
Dauphin County Court appoints viewers for the Mainville Long Hollow bridge over Catawissa Creek. The panel includes Hon. W. H. Ulrich from Hummelstown surveyor I. O. Nicely of Middletown Jerry Hoover of Wilkes Barre WV. O. Holmes of Bloomsburg and R. W. Smith of Mifflinville.
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Dauphin County Court
Catawissa Creek
Mainville
Long Hollow
W. H. Ulrich Hummelstown
I. 0. Nicely
Curious Y shaped kitten with eight legs and two tails
Christopher Bachman of Pear Rock Glen reports a kitten born last Sunday with eight legs two tails and a body shaped like the letter Y. The legs cluster six beneath and two on the back, making the odd dual nature of the cat described as male and female in the same animal.
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Christopher Bachman
Pear Rock Glen
Neyhard School pupils named for January attendance 1902
The Neyhard school in Orangeville township lists pupils worthy of enrollment for prompt attendance during January 8 1902 and not absent in that period. Names include John White Elmer Smith Carl Gramps Flossie Airman Warren Kelchner Ada Fairman Millard Kelchner Bertha Welsh Robert Welsh Maud Gramps Paul Brumstetter Mary Kelchner. Those marked show special interest in school work. Mrs I E Schoonover.
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Neyhard School
Orangeville Township
John White
Elmer Smith
Carl Gramps
Flossle Airman
Warren Kelchner
Ada Fairman
Millard Kelchner
Bertha Welsh
Robert Welsh
Maud Gramps
Paul Brumstetter
Mary Kelchner
I. E. Schoonover
Editor denies Normal School principalship claim in local column
The column rebuts a Daily excerpt claiming the editor sought the Normal School principalship. The writer refutes the allegation as a falsehood and notes the accuser would rather spin sensational stories than tell the truth. No hard facts are provided beyond the dispute.
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Columbia County
Daily
Epoila
Boy Myron Rishton Brightens Christmas Helpers
A society that provided thirty two families with Christmas dinners and gifts highlights a young helper. Master Myron Rishton repaired broken toys, spent his saved pennies on new ones, and made scrapbooks to send to poor children. His thoughtful gesture is praised and acts as a model for others to spread holiday cheer.
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Myron Rishton
Myron
Court case over seized farm goods in Wilkesbarre
A. A. Church sued to recover farm property seized by his brother in law W. O. Ruggles. Testimony described a green goods scam proposal in which Church agreed to travel to Elizabeth New Jersey for an exchange. Ruggles allegedly funded a $200 note with $100 more for expenses. Church fled into the woods after a staged police alert during the exchange. The jury ordered four tons of hay and two cows returned to Church.
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Wilkesbarre
A. A. Church
W. O. Ruggles
Ruggles
Green Goods
Church
Elizabeth
N. J
Health Board correspondence from Philadelphia January 11 1902
A letter from the State Board of Health dated January 11 1902 responds to an inquiry from Dr B Amor of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. The reply notes an omission and provides clarifying remarks.
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State Board of Health
Philadelphia
B, Amor
Bloomsburg, Pa
Truant Law Clash Cited and Philadelphia Excursion Offer
A letter argues that the truant law can clash with other statutes only when enforced by courts and notes liability for teachers and school board members acting on advice. Separately, Pennsylvania Railroad announces the first Jacksonville tour leaving Feb 4 with two weeks in Florida and excursion rates from multiple cities. Tickets and itineraries are available via agents or Geo W Boyd Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Lee
Jacksonville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Florida
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Buffalo
Rochester
Elmira
Erie
Williamsport
Wilkesbarre
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
Township Squire Judged School Law Case in Unityville
Jordan Township by order of its school board filed suit in Unityville against Henry Gower and D D Gardner for violation of the compulsory school law. Gower claimed distance and tuition. the board insisted the local school within two miles. the justice sustained the board and fined Gower. Gardner faced no fine but was ordered to pay costs and admonished to send the child to school.
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School Board
Jordan Township
C.S. Fenstemaker
Henry Gower
D. D. Gardner
Squire C. B. Renn
Unityville
Gower
Cnsola
Gardner
Garner
Political views cited from a teacher in the Philippines
A letter from E. J. Albertson, a Philippine teacher, criticizes Bryan era campaign influence on natives. He explains his shift to Republican views since 1896, praises Pennsylvania Democrats, condemns insurrection manipulation, and warns of misleading campaign stories that harmed peaceful villages and families.
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E. J. Albertson
Philippines
Benton Argus
Republican Party
Democracy of
Pennsylvania
Bryan Party
McKinley
Bryan
Timetable for Nov 24 1901 Harrisburg Sunbury trains
Railway timetable lists eastward and westward trains from Sunbury to Philadelphia New York Baltimore and Washington with multiple departures daily including Pullman services. It details arrival times at Philadelphia and connections, plus Sunday schedules and West Branch line stops through Wilkesbarre Hazleton and Sunbury.
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Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
M. Coi
Harrisb
New York
Iedelphia
Washington
Nice
Buffalo
Harrisbie
Wason
Philhorn
Philadelphs
Marrssburg
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Esos Falls
Canon- Gaigne
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Tisburg
Lock Haven
Peers Perouse
Clearfield
Panere
Pittsburg
West
Tain
Kane
Philipsburg
Canandigua
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Hazleton and Wilkesbarre
North and West Branch Railway
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Timetables
The schedule lists trains to and from Bloomsburg and connections to New York Philadelphia Tamaqua Williamsport Danville Milton Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City. Atlantic City division express and accommodation departures from Philadelphia and Atlantic City with parlor cars on express trains and station details.
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Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street
South Street Wharf
Cape May
Ocean City
Chestnut St
South St
Liberty Street
W. G. Besler
Edson J. Weeks
L. Supt
L. Pass
R. Agt
Life Sized Photographs in Columbia County Portraits
New camera and lens enable studio to offer the largest direct portrait and group photographs in Columbia County. They invite calls to examine the work and experience the refined photography on offer.
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Columbia County
Farm and Hog Raising for Profit with Duroc Jersey Advice
A farmer recounts starting with a mortgaged home place and building wealth through hog breeding. He favors large prolific sows, Duroc Jersey crosses, uniform color and age, careful record keeping, and feeding strategies to grow pigs quickly. Emphasizes spring piglets, balanced housing, milk supply, and pasture land for efficient fattening.
Handling Feeding Pigs For Profit In hog breeding methods
The article outlines selecting brood sows from well bred, vigorous stock to improve profitability. It describes breeding cycles aligned to spring and fall pigs, pasture and shed housing, corn and supplementary feeds, molasses ashes and salt, and timing marketing from February through December to optimize pork weights and prevent robbing of late pigs. The plan emphasizes roomy fields, seasonal separation, and strategic feeding to sustain health and growth.
Cows Should Move From Frostbitten Pasture Into Stables
After October nights grow cold cows and young stock fare better in the stable than in yards. Once frost destroys hillside grass they do better out of the pasture. Frostbitten grass provides little nourishment and reduces flesh and milk fat.
Fine Job Printing Ad Calls at REPUBLICAN Office
For fine job printing call at the Republican Office. Prompt service and quality work for all printing needs at the party headquarters.
Golden Medical Discovery Said to Cure Bronchitis and Weak Lungs
A testimonial from Leechburg, Pennsylvania claims Golden Medical Discovery cured a man with weak lungs after other aids failed. Additional notes praise relief from coughing and hemorrhages, with a Volga Indiana customer stating renewed strength after six bottles and a later relapse cured after more doses. The ad urges readers to accept no substitute and offers a copy of Dr. Pierce's Caution Sense Adviser for postage.
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McCauley
Leechburg, Armstrong Co
Dr. Pierce
Mental Treasures and the Embarrassment of Riches
The text compares memory to a library or storehouse where some minds retain cluttered, jumbled knowledge while others access a tidy, searchable set of facts. It notes there is value in a rich mental treasury but warns against overloading it with unusable material.
The Secret of Long Life Remedies
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a health tonic to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify blood and aid appetite. It claims cures for kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria with improved vigor and strength. Sold by J H Mercer and O A Kleim druggists for 50e with guarantee, Jan 1, 1902.
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J. H. Mercer
A. Kleim
Verne Said to Have Lost Sight as Emperor Reigns Longest
The article notes Jules Verne may be blind. The Austrian emperor marks seventy one years and fifty two years on the throne, longer than any living sovereign. Russia’s czar is a costly visitor with France’s state trip costing nearly 3,000,000 francs.
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Jules Verne
Austria
Russia
France
New Century Comfort Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief
Millions daily seek relief from burns cuts bruises ulcers fevers and boils with Bicklen Arnica Salve. Cures eruptions rheum fevers piles corns and warts claims makers J H Mercer A A Klein drug stores Seattle delivery.
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Bicklen
Seattle
J. H. Mercer
A. A. Kieim
Oldest Residents List Highlights Long Life in Kentucky Region
In the Paut's Settlement area of Kentucky a local physician cataloged 825 people aged 0 or over. The group total reached 63 443 years with an average age of 77. The eldest was 105, another 100, and many above 90, marking one of the longest living populations on record.
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Paut
Kentucky
Scott's Emulsion Health Repair Claim Ad
An advertisement credits Scott's Emulsion with rebuilding bodies worn from worry overwork and disease. It claims to strengthen bones blood and lungs, uses high quality ingredients, promises quick relief and offers a free sample from Scott & Bon, 40 Pearl Street.
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Scott
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Duane Street
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U. S
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