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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
4
A Shamokin wedding is noted as Jobo E Feidler marrying Gertrude Lake after paying in advance. Bloomsburg silk mills face high demand and possible new mill expansion as prosperity grows. Local civic life includes jurors in Williamsport and a critique of the coroner’s inquest process while a train station robbery is reported. Rev Hewitt visits Sunbury with his son.
A failed arson attempt at the Teufel residence in Duboistown left the first floor gutted and furniture ruined after four fires were started under bedrooms. The family escaped to the kitchen roof aided by neighbors, while investigators found kerosene pours and no clue to the perpetrator. Elsewhere, Picture Rocks celebrated the corner stone laying of a new Methodist Episcopal Church with sermons by Dr. B. B. Hamlin and Rev. I. N. Moorhead, greetings from regional ministers, and substantial cash subscriptions.
The attorney general sent an opinion to Governor Stone stating that the May 11 1901 act on commutation for good behavior is general but does not apply to Federal prisoners. The opinion addresses whether the law covers all prisoners or only those imprisoned after passage and those convicted in U S courts.
A large warehouse and store room on Market Street is being expanded into a bigger store building. The frame was erected by the late William McKelvy. The Pursel building contract was awarded to B. W. Jury who plans a speedy completion for the fall trade.
Jersey Shore residents campaign to block a proposed trolley route that would pass through their town on the way to Williamsport and Lock Haven. Supporters say the line benefits the larger cities, while opponents fear loss of local trade, though past experience suggests suburban lines often proceed without widespread harm.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Department will publish the 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book on June 1. It describes principal summer resorts in the East with 1700 routes and fare rates, includes maps and illustrations, and is available at ticket offices for ten cents or by mail for twenty cents. June 19, 2t.
A Boston man who recently married a sickly rich young woman claims happiness after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad touts cures for jaundice, biliousness, malaria, fever, ague, liver and stomach troubles. Sold at C A Kleim and J H Mercer’s drug store. June 5, 01-4w.
Trains depart Sunbury for Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore and Washington with multiple daily departures including parlor car and sleeper options. Evening services run to Buffalo and Erie with vestibuled Pullman cars and through coaches to Kane Rochester and Tyrone on select days. Sunday schedules listed for Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington and Williamsport routes.
Effective May 18 1901 trains depart Bloomsburg for New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City division with multiple weekday and weekend departures. Separate inbound trains from New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Catawissa Rupert to Bloomsburg and extended services to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City and seaside stops with parlor cars on express trains.
The article argues permanent cattle success comes from steady, intelligent, persistent effort rather than chasing market booms. It warns of booms and depressions, advising breeders to manage stock through cycles, reinvest in breeding stock, and focus on legitimate gains. Endorses long term planning and disciplined practices.
In a survey of agricultural tools, the evolution from wooden mould boards to cast iron, steel, polished and chilled surface ploughs is traced. The disk plough emerges as the era’s major advance, with disks replacing mould boards. steam and power ploughs are speculated, while horses and mules remain the primary motive power for farmers.
M. E. King argues early kindness and careful handling from birth through first calf develop a cow’s innate potential. He cites trust and maternity as core to a cow’s usefulness, noting his herd of twelve heifers with seven to eight expected to become high performing cows.
A moth miller seen in a closet suggests burning camphor gum promptly. Early spring use of this simple precaution can rid the closet of moths for the season.
Mrs. C N Fisher of New York describes years of nervousness and frequent doctor visits. After using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Bayorite Prescription she reports improved mood, better color, weight gain, and a renewed sense of well being.
British naturalists report stingless bees on Montserrat produce honey and are being bred to replace stinging bees. The aim is to improve honey production by developing a stingless variety.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and build up the patient. A $100 reward promises any failure to cure.
The Bishop of Norwich recalls a charming tale in which a young girl asks him to open a gate. He lets her pass, and when she thanks him he asks if she can open it herself. She says she can, but the paint is wet and she would dirty her hands.
Secretary Wilson notes stark contrast between Puerto Rican and US farm life. Puerto Rican workers toil 6 PM to 6 PM with minimal meals, a mid day break for breakfast if affordable, and rice and beans or sweet potatoes as staples. On sugar and coffee estates the ration is rice beans sweet potatoes dried fish bread cheese. meat is rare except Sundays.
Mrs H. Pease of Lawrence, Kansas, unable to leave bed seven years due to kidney and liver trouble and debility, reports that three bottles of Electric Bitters restored mobility in three months. The ad lists headaches, nervousness, sleeplessness, and related ailments as treatable and offers the remedy at 50 cents.
In a Washington crypt beneath the capitol a subterranean tomb was planned for Washington but his family opposed moving Mount Vernon remains. A crypt keeper earned 600 dollars annually to keep a light burning. the practice lasted until 1863 when funding ended and the light went out after 50 years.
The United States now has 53 Florence Crittenton homes. In the last year four large homes opened, each owning its property at opening. New locations include Seattle Spokane Helena and Topeka.
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