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Newspaper

Columbia County Republican

Location

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1901

Page

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Attorney at Law Bloomsburg Office Notes

A Bloomsburg Pennsylvania attorney at law advertises a Post Office building office on the second floor of a lane, noting available space or address as of February.

Wirt Building Court House Bloomsburg Micnet Lockard’suilding Ofice Wirt Alexander Bros. & Co Attorney-At-Law Bloomsburg, PA Pena Columbian” Building Laskard’s Building University of Penn’a Roerick Perso Aaent Peepee van Crown Ee Rietson J. Clarks Penn's

Reading Memoir Surprises Snowbound Rail Tale in Corry

Barney Case of Espy Columbia County rails at news of a blizzard in Corry Pennsylvania. He mocks railroads for closing when feet of snow fall and bets Dave Campbell would keep trains on time in any condition and even go to Corry to hire crews. The tale contrasts urban rail leaders with rugged operators capable of running express schedules on tough lines.

Barney Case Espy Columbia Co Qorry Barney Corry Bloomsburg Columbia County Dave Campbell Dave Bloomsburg and Sullivan BR. B Bloomsburg and Sullivan Board of Directore Proctor Inn Inge

Humphreys Pile Cure Ad Claims Immediate Relief

An 19th century advertisement promotes Humphreys Medical Co cures for piles and a wide range of ailments including burns rashes and skin conditions. It lists three sizes priced 25c 50c and 1 00 with pre paid mail order from New York. It emphasizes instant relief and universal applicability.

Humphreys’ Med. CO William & Job Sts New York

Dave Campbell Defies Snow in Historic Valley Rescue

In the Fishing Creek Valley Dave Campbell saves a halted train after a 22 foot snow drift. He outfits a traction engine with runners to pull the mail car and coaches, then uses a sawdust cushion to cushion a high speed descent into Central. The feat, witnessed by locals and reported by the Wilkes-Barre Record.

Dave America Irondale Dam Central North Mountain Lumber Company Barney Association of Good Workers Wilkes-Barre

The Klondike Limited Train Boy in Alaska Profits on Prices

The piece depicts the White Pass and Youkon railroad and its Klondike Limited train. A train boy, the only one in Alaska, sells cigars, peanuts, fruit, candy, books, magazines, shirts, collars, and bright red neckties at exorbitant prices, exploiting miners' ignorance as they chase fortunes and dissipate their earnings.

Alaska White Pass Youkon Klondike Limited

Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lung Ailments

Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana states she suffered severe coughing nearly all night and spitting blood from consumption. After other medicines failed three one dollar bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery fully cured her and she gained 58 pounds. Trial bottles free at J H Mercer and C A Kleim druggists. March 6 1901.

J. H. Mercer C. A. Kleim

Warsaw the Polish capital a manufacturing hub

Warsaw, with a 675000 population, is described as a future doubled city within a decade and a key distribution point for Asia to Europe. It manufactures sugar, leather, cotton, wool, iron, gold and silverware and shoes, exporting beet sugar worth over 300000 dollars to America annually. Lodz, the Polish Manchester, nearby, drives cotton goods for global markets.

Warsaw Asia Europe America Lodz Manchester Russia Poland

Royal Baking Powder Proclaimed Indispensable for Finest Cakes

The housekeeper must use baking powder to achieve light, sweet, and flavorful cakes. Royal Baking Powder, made by Royal Baking Powder Co. of New York, is praised as essential for the best biscuit doughnuts crusts and other baked goods while alum-based alternatives are deemed harmful to health.

la Grippe Burpee Fordhook Grippe Fordhook Farms Neeney Adh Mann & Co Fanrmont All Newsdealera New York F &J Washington Royal Baking Powder CO William ST

A Nutty Night At The Party With Peanuts And Tricks

An evening party featured peanut games with two sides forming lines and sharing peanuts from leaders. The event included challenges with a knife and spoon feeding, followed by a blindfolded peanut-feeding duel. Kemp's Balsam and a hypnosis demonstration by Joseph C. Lang also appear in the readings.

Neat job printing at liberal prices offered here

Neat job printing at liberal prices can be had by leaving your order at this office.

Earth Succeeds in Soaring: Colt-like Ground Contractions Across Italian District

Count Almerico reports a striking natural event in Cervarese near Padua Vicenza last August. Clods of earth rose six to ten feet in parabolic arcs, landing three to four yards away. The phenomenon occurred daily from nine to four during hottest hours, roughly every ten minutes, ending with cold rain. One four pound clod, nearly circular, was collected for examination.

Almerico Pavia Cervarese Padua Vicenza

Chinese Literature and Customs Noted in Colonial Observations

The report cites a 5020 volume dictionary and a 22937 volume encyclopedia as Chinese literary feats. It quotes Consul General Williams on Hong Kong banning motor carriages. It notes grave robbing as a capital offense and cold cotton clothing habits year round. It also describes Japanese cemetery tombstones and sitting posture burials with square coffins for space efficiency.

Williams Hong Kong Japan

Wonderful British Vets and Clever Dogs

A charming tale from a sportsman boasting of his dog's intelligence. The dog refused to move when a man at a bookstall was named Partridge, and the other story recalls a gent who feeds his dog daily, only for the dog to pull him to a garden bed where forget me nots bloom.

Partridge

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Relief for Catarrh

Drying preparations worsen catarrh by drying secretions and irritating the membrane. Use a cleansing soothing balm like Ely's Cream Balm, which allegedly cures catarrh or cold in the head. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or mailed from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., NY.

Ely Ely Brothers Warren St

Austrian Divorcee Support Clan Formed in Vienna

A group of divorced women organized in Vienna to provide comfort and aid to those who have left their husbands. The society will also offer legal assistance and pursue reforms to current marriage laws.

Tome

A Widow’s Love Affair Receives Setback

An old newspaper advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for consumption offensive breath biliousness and stomach trouble claiming to clean the system sweeten breath and banish headaches with dramatic credibility.

Dr. King

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the Republican M. Lyn Vere Petrie Ane J. C. Brown C. Vetter M. Clark First National Bank L. Fritz U. Funk Wuh Arch BE. Waller Joan G. Freeze Awe & Harman John G. Harman Attorneys and Counsellors LAW Offica Opera H. Magill W. Day J J. Brown, M. D Eyea Market Street C. E. Geyer Attorney-At Law & Notary Public Catawissa W. Willits, E Dentler’s Building H. Welliver Exchange W. Miller D. WM. Reber Market Streets Ee J. Flynn Centralia Locust Avenue S B. Arment, M. D. E Fifth Street Penna Clark’s 2Nd and Center Streets A. Evert H A. M’ Killip S H. Maize John, M.D West Main Street D. F. W. Redeker Phineta Kines Howtat Harles W. Rabb D. D D. M. J. Hess E. W. M. Low J. M. Staver E. B. Tustin Oye W. M. Low Myron I. Low Staver E. B. ‘Tustin Bros H. Vaskins Louis Gross Gro Roparns Watson McKelvy Postoffice Papril Capwell Louire Leyver Market Relstons Texas M. P. Lutz & Son Dieffenbach Bros Chas. Pettis & CO GOSH Soso Gouny Duane Street Daniels & CO M. P Lutz & Son Freas Brown Insurance and Real Estate, Agents & Brokers N. W. Corner Main & Center Streets Aprilia Kathrine Hoover Eureka Standard Oil CO Mood Hood Humphreys Gold Properties Rio Grande Taos Co New Mexico Ok Ie United States Pry Nachin Sulman Howe Bow Bio Grande SSR NSA Australia Ran Rio Grande Placer Gold Mining Co Exchange Place Boston, Mass Jan Sean Pe Nee Fishing Creek Valley Bloom Nature Fishingcreek Valley North Mountain Trondale Dam Light Street Orangeville Stillwater Benton Schedul Liondale Dam Campbell Ayer WuiIk Cologne Corby Kettering England Royal Baker and Joseph C. Lang Macon Lamberton Ark Earth China
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