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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1901
Page
4
Following a Columbia County excursion to Buffalo last week, participants include C. BE. Catawless, GE. Elwell, Wm. Im, J. Rutter Jr., and J. C. Brown of Bloomburg.
Reports from Binghampton and Danville note recognitions and a third prize in an inter-collegiate contest at Gettysburg. Wicker firm on Court Street welcomes Prosperity. VanderSlice bail set after assault charge. Alex Billmeyer plans farm improvements and a veranda expansion. Ashland Advocate cites Methodist conference expectations. A state bill seeks 200000 for Nature Study and 140000 for an agricultural building at Pennsylvania State College. The funeral of Reuben Zarr is announced with details. Krickbaum proceedings move toward Supreme Court appeal with potential term outcomes.
A man named Abraham Strausser from Catawiesa phoned claiming a Philadelphia surgery found and removed a rebel brain bullet from the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. He describes a large head photograph and long recovery with ongoing pain and impaired smell and taste.
An injured man was found in a collapsed state after a rail incident. He suffered ankle and chest injuries and was taken to Lewistown Junction where Dr. Harehbarger, a railroad surgeon, attended him. He was placed under Mifflin County authorities.
Mr and Mrs B F Kester celebrate their twaritysatesy anniversary with a party on a Wednesday street in town. About fifty guests enjoyed vocal music and instrumental tunes followed by refreshments and gifts. Out of town attendees included H J Kester Walter Kester Elliot Maguire Philadelphia J A Kester and wife Mrs Oscar Rich Ashland Mrs S B Coleman and Frank L Coleman Thomas Knapp and wife widowed Knapp Parsons Ross Kester Rata sons Fred and Paul Buckharthownes Barre Hedord.
Two suspects, Henry Weston Kelter and an ally named Ey, robbed the Halifax Bank at noon after entering with a horse and satchel. Cashier Ryan and a bookkeeper were ordered to surrender then Ryan died from a stomach wound after a struggle. Kelter was shot in the neck and both robbers were captured and held for trial in Harrisburg.
The College of Music at Freeburg in Snyder county Pennsylvania invites young people to study vocal and instrumental music in a cheerful, commodious home with full student life. Six weeks of instruction and board cost $33. Spring term begins May 7. Catalogue available from St. Henry B. MOYER.
Mrs. Howard Eves and Clarence Farmad of Harrieburg summoned due to the illness of Hugh Fairman. New school house furniture to be moved from old buildings during vacation. Miss Margaret Bogenrief visited Miss Myra Eves. Heavy rain and snow observed this month. Ida Eves died at East Millville on March 10 1901 aged 43 years 11 months 10 days. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 pm. Survived by brother Vernon P Eves and sister Alcester Sands. Greenwood March 11 1901.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores 250 sample mailed free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y March 13 0l-4w
Excitement rises in Orangeville as moving time nears and the shoe factory hires more staff. Mr Jones returns from Boston with three workers. Dr Jolly is home healing from grippers. Mrs Louis Edgar and Mrs H Low show improvement after illness. Rev Grimes leaves on the 25th for the annual Conference. Bridge repairs and railway damages noted along with local injuries and repairs at Eyersgrove and Bohreburg areas.
Timetable note effective November 25 1900 lists Sunbury departures to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore with multiple daily trains. Parlor car and coach service, various through connections to Harrisburg Williamsport and Rochester including Pullman sleeping cars and through coaches to Philadelphia and Washington.
Timetables show weekday and weekend departures from Densburg Philadelphia Atlantic City Sea Isle City Cape May Ocean City and New York with express and accommodation trains. Includes leave times from Catawissa Tamaqua Williamsport Rayport and Philadelphia main depots and notes parlor cars on all express trains.
A Texas Farm and Ranch note extols alfalfa as a highly economical forage crop that endures for decades in suitable soils. It advises testing across sites, noting elevated bottom lands often succeed while hardpan or subsoil challenges require deep plowing, and links ample alfalfa to healthier livestock and profits.
The Agricultural Department identifies a new garden pest named the lima bean bore. The grub enters the lima bean plant stem forming a large gall and damages crops in some areas. Prevention includes harrowing after harvest and deep spring plowing. for small patches trim infected terminal vines and remove larvae by longitudinal cuts. Exudation of excrement signals presence.
A London Standard summary reviews John Simpson’s book Quick Fruit Culture advocating the extension system for training fruit trees. It contrasts natural standard orchard trees with artificial dwarf forms and argues for limited pruning after initial shaping to avoid forest-like sprays and balance root growth, boosting profit through fewer, well-spaced trees and dwarf varieties.
Guidance on vineyard spacing and pruning. Grapevines planted eight feet apart both ways and ten inches deep, pruned to two or three buds. Between-row crops like potatoes or strawberries allowed first two years. Two canes may grow first year, then three buds each year. After five to six years leave three to five canes. cut old wood to about a foot for stocky vines. Young wood bears fruit.
A discussion notes tens of millions in yearly farmer losses due to smuts. It explains that smutted heads stay below others or never emerge. The piece urges universal adoption of the dipping process to control smut.
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana describes near nightly coughing and blood in sputum from consumption. After trying other remedies she used Dr King s New Discovery and regained 58 pounds. The medicine promises to cure coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles priced 50 cents a bottle and one dollar. Trial bottles available at J H Mercer C A Kielmex 1-Birh 6 ae
A testimonial extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for restoring health during illness, claiming it cures stomach related diseases, liver and kidney issues, and boosts blood production. It states the remedy contains no alcohol or narcotics and notes free or low cost access to Dr. Pierce’s medical adviser via mail order.
A mother muses that Adele nears marriage age while a father wonders if they can afford a son-in-law, reflecting household worry over dowry and expenses.
A Morgantown Tennessee mother, C D Isbill, reports large sores on her daughter's head developed into scald head. Bucklen's Arnica Salve allegedly completely cured her. The ad claims guaranteed relief for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers and piles costing 25 cents at local druggists J H Mercer and C A Kleim dated March 6 1901.
The note recalls that umbrellas were not familiar here until shortly before the American Revolution and only became common more than a century later.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co and cites endorsements from Toledo wholesalers. It describes internal use of the remedy priced at 75 cents per bottle and notes testimonials are free. A second item states thirty five prominent American sculptors will contribute 125 original statuary groups for the Pan-American Exposition grounds in Buffalo.
A Lancaster New Hampshire man credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic indigestion and nervous debility after years of failure with other remedies. His wife, also benefiting, praises them as a tonic for female troubles and overall health. Marketed locally by A. Kleim and J. H. Mercer, March 6, 1901.
A terse dialogue prompts the speaker to ask if a wife boils drinking water. The reply notes boiling is habitual and tied to a practical joke ending with water splashed on a neighbor’s dog. The exchange blends humor with domestic quip in a local voice.
An old advertisement asserts that rheumatism is best treated by Cod Liver Oil emulsion. It claims doctors recommend it for digestion related causes and that cooling liver oil helps the body restore its habit. It states the remedy cures when effective and never harms.
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