Local Highlights and Community Notices
Local and state news recap mentions H F Hicus an insurance agent conducting business in Numidia last week. The Hebrews observe New Years on Thursday marking year 5663 in the Jewish calendar. George Ward of Bloomsburg marries Miss Mary Creasy at Bohrsburg with Rev Mosler officiating on September 23. Hon Fred Skeler, campaigning with Pattison, leaves the party to attend striker hearings with Squire Jaco where he acts for the prosecution. Pattison ends association due to his stance. Prof J H Eisenhower, ex Centralia schools head and ex Shenandoah Powder Co bookkeeper, becomes bookkeeper for New Coal Company in Harrisburg Illinois, formed by Shenandoah capitalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Bloomsburg
Mary Creasy
Mr. Mos
Bohrsburg
Fred Skeler
Pattison
Squire Jacoby
J. H. Eisenhower
Public Schools
Centralia
Shenandoah Powder Company
New Coal Company
Harrisburg
Illinois
Shenandoah
Death of Joshua Hess in Divide and funeral details
Joshua Hess, 74, of Divide, died Friday evening Sept 26 of a complication of diseases after a long illness. Survived by a wife, the funeral was held Monday at 10 A M at the house, with services at Union Church in Waller and interment in Waller cemetery. A new 50 million gallon reservoir for the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company in the Ringtown valley is complete at about 70,000 dollars, contracted by Smith and Campion of Mahanoy City. It will supply water to collieries in the St Nicholas and Ellengowan districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Hess
Divide
Union
Waller
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Ringtown
Smith & Campion
Mahanoy City
St. Nicholas
Ellengowan
Railroad Excursion Tickets To Cleveland Auctioned
For the General Missionary Convention in Cleveland Ohio from October 21 to 24 the Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets on October 20 and 21 good to return by October 27 from all stations on its lines at reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Missionary Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Rider Injured After Horse Slips At Exchange Hotel
W. O. Holmes was riding to the Poor House when his horse slipped in the alley by the Exchange Hotel. The horse fell on him and he was carried inside for examination by Dr. Reber. He suffered severe bruises but no bones were broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Holmes
Exchange Hotel
Mr. Holmes
Reber
Muncy Dam Repair Ordered by Pennsylvania Canal Company
W E Mengee reports the Pennsylvania Canal Company will repair Muncy dam damaged by last spring ice floods. Work will take months and cost thousands of dollars with fourteen men already at work. The dam’s purpose is questioned though the likely motive is to provide power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Record
W. E. Mengee
Pennsylvania Cannal Company
Muncy Dam
Berwick Merchant Seth Bowman Dies at 81
Seth B Bowman died of paralysis Wednesday evening at the home of his son in law B G Crispin in Berwick. Born October 1 1821 in Mifflin township he was 81. He ran a large general store in Berwick and later sold fruit trees. He is survived by a daughter Mrs Crispin and a brother Hiram Bowman. Funeral was held Saturday at Pine Grove Cemetery Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth B. Bowman
B. G. Crispin
Berwick
Mr. Bowman
Mifflin Township
T. Z. Bowman
Crispin
Rupert
Bowman
Hiram Bowman
Orange Township
Pine Grove
Terror in Montoursville Burglary Ends With Heroic Firefight
Alem Bly night engineer at the Montoursville trolley power house fought six burglars in the early morning. He killed the gang leader and wounded several others, taking a bullet in the hip and later escaping outside after a brutal hand to hand exchange. Bly felled one intruder with a blow and pursued a masked man who shot at him as he fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alem Bly
Montoursville
Bly
Burglar Shot After Night Break at Hellman Factory
Night Watchman Fulmer raised the alarm at Hellman’s furniture factory as gunfire roused the town. A dead burglar, about 175 pounds and five foot five, was found with a star tattoo on his right hand and a United Mine Workers button on his lapel. He wore an Altoona clothing label coat and carried a rope likely for binding guards and looting offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellman’s Furniture
Fulmer
Rushiz Lloyds Alley
Altoona
Old Warwick furnace ten plate stove sparks family memories
William Essick of Reading recalls an old wood burning stove from the Warwick furnace Chester county made at the start of the last century. It is a ten plate piece molded by Abs Ner Jenkins with initials on the front feet. Purchased in 1814 by Abraham Bare it stayed in the Bare family through life and into widow Susannah Swinehart’s ownership for over 50 years. The relic fed countless winter fires and hundreds of hickory and oak cards as neighbors' children gathered around for warmth. James I Esseck later bought it and kept it four years before passing it to William 8 Esseck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Essick
Royersford
Warwick Furnace
Chester County
Absner Jenkins
Abraham Bare
Susannah Swinehart
Warwick
James I. Esseck
William 8. Esseck
Reading
Scranton Pair Defy Court In Secret Brooklyn Wedding
De Witte Tewksbury of Scranton and Miss Helen De Long eloped to Brooklyn to wed despite an injunction filed by her father. The ceremony was held at the bride’s aunt’s home with the mother as escort and a minister summoned in advance. The couple plan a post wedding trip before returning to Scranton for the father’s blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lochinvar
de Witte Tewksbury
Scranton
Brooklyn
Knight of
Adeling McDonough
No. 238
Bridge Street
Helen de Long
Mr. de Long
Mr. Tewksbury
de Longs
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Helen
Mrs. de Long
Trains and schedules for Philadelphia Reading railway area
The notice lists daily and weekend train times for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, detailing departures to New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Danville Milton Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City division, with express and local options and parlor cars, plus a New York and Atlantic City express from Liberty Street. Garret Weeks sign off as general superintendent and general passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Reading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street
South Street Wharf
Atlantic City Depot
Liberty Street
W. A. Garret
Edson J. Weeks
L. Pass’r
Bloomsburg Northbound Rail Timetable Jan 27 1902
The timetable shows northbound trains from Bloomsburg with stops at Orangeville Benton and Jameson. Train 1 departs at 8.50 am reaching Jameson 10.08 am. Train 3 departs 2.37 pm arriving 3.55 pm. Train 5 departs 6.25 pm arriving 7.55 pm. Train 2 departs 6.10 am arriving 9.35 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saene O. Eens
Bloomsabure
Uper Seer
Catawissa
Danville
Chulasky
Cameron
Northumberland
East
A.M. A.M. Pp
M. P
Wsenee Nee
Trutitd
Ose
Nawe Meee Cenaseaner
Bloomsburg
Aeee
Tine Ridge
Tecae T
Willow _Grove
Wane Briar Creek
Avondale
Wane
Plymouth Ee
Plymouth
Eselse
Kingston
Wilkesbarre Seeeeenee Ar
Sees
Bennett Ween Ewes Ee
Forty
Fort
Erent
Setae
Wyoling
West Piton Ee
Saeee
Susquehanna Ave
See Seas
Oree Ae
Duryea
Lackawanna
Scranton
T. W. Lee
Edwin M. Tie Gen. Pase
Oranggere
Benton
Jameson
Orangeville
Sea
Millville
Sunbury
East Bloomsburg
Wilkesbarre
Hazleton
Pottsville
J.B. Hutchinson
J.B. Wood
Use of corn shredder boosts fodder yields for feed and bedding
Farmers can save 10 to 40 percent of corn fodder by shredding and proper timing of harvest. Shredded fodder reduces waste, allows baling and long-distance shipping, and even spoiled material becomes bedding or manure absorbent. Ensilage cutters aid cured fodder, while full plant use increases milk and meat potential. losses from field exposure total about 250 million dollars annually.
Timetable of Pennsylvania Railroad and connected lines May 1902
Train schedules show Sunbury eastward departures to Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington with Parlor cars and sleepers. Westward services run to Buffalo Erie Canandaigua Rochester Niagara Falls with Vestibuled Pullman cars. Sunbury Wilkes Barre and North Branch lines list weekday and Sunday trains with rolling stock details.
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Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Buffalo
Philaselene
New
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Bellefonte Tyrone
Clearfield Philipsburg
West
Coac
Kane
DuBois Bellefonte
Clearfield
Philipsburg
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Hazleton and
Wilkesbarre
North and West Branch Railway
Coal ashes in the garden urge soil enrichment and mulch
A letter urges using coal ashes and charcoal to improve soil porosity and moisture retention. The writer notes benefits from forking ashes into clay soil and around young trees, plus mulching annually, as it protects roots and aids fertilizing elements. Charcoal and wood ash are also described as valuable fertilizer and insect deterrent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowing
E. P. Powe
New York
Trikupe
Donts for Farmers Stat
An old Tennessee Farmer column warns against unnecessary purchases and debt. It urges cash payments, steady work in dry seasons, careful cow maintenance, and avoiding debt while stressing prudent farming practices and self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Farmer
How 10 Save Trees with Sulphur Injections
A fragmented note claims drilling a quarter inch hole into an infected fruit tree and filling it with dry sulphur cures blight. The method allegedly makes the tree strong and healthy as the sulphur travels through the tree.
Three Kansas Heroes in Philippine Battle Award Deathless Valor
Civilian scout James P. Otterman reports from Malabang Mindanao that on May 2 at Bay three Kansas soldiers braved a Moros siege. Quartermaster Sgt James L. Greene from Chetopa, musician Robert F. Wood of Cherryvale, and Sgt Peter Walker from Oswego now Kingman showed bold acts under fire and are recommended for medals of honor by Gen Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Otterman
Philippines
Malabang
Mindanao
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Remington
Davis
James L. Greene
Chetopa
Robert F. Wood
Cherryvale
Islands
Peter Walker
Oswego
Kingman
Life in peril to vigor after electric bitters cure
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes illness and back pain that left him unable to eat or sleep. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring health, appetite, and energy. Advert says the remedy strengthens weak people and lists A Kleins and J H Mercer drug stores as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bee
Tex
CO. A. Kleims
J. H. Mercer
The Lucifer Match Inventor John Wilker of Durham
An old book records John Wilker a Durham chemist as the first inventor of the lucifer match. In 1827 he sold the first box for 18 pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wiulker
Durham
England
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted for skin cures
An advertisement proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve removes eruptions blotches sores and pimples and claims to beautify the face. It also promises relief for eczema salt rheum sore lips chapped hands and piles with a price of 5 cents at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
A. Kielms
J. H. Mercer
Women Remain a Constant Topic in Society
A terse reflection notes that discussions about women persist as long as women exist, underscoring enduring social attention without specifying events or individuals.
Scott's Emulsion Reawakens a Thin Body's Hunger
An old advertisement asserts Scott's Emulsion can stimulate a malnourished person to use food. It claims the product awakens the body so hunger returns and eating becomes effective, urging readers to request a free sample by mail to Beal Street, Noe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Beal St
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Numidia
United Mine Workers
Ayer
iMrs
A‘ McVay
Alexandria, O
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maga
First National Bank
Bloomsburg, Penn
United States
E. W. M. Low
J. M. Staver
E. B. Tustin
E. F. Carpenter
Asjares
Singer
Jerry Saltzer
Main Street
Seteh
What Is
Castoria
Lehi
Murray Street
New York City
Toe Railroad
Bloomsburg Division
Bellevue Taylor
Lackawann
Pittston
Susquehanna
West Pittston
Pace
Eerens
Wyoming
Bennett
Ated
Fante
Neeee
Alexander Bros
Fep
Bloomsburg. PA
Wen Ee
Cstore
Viggr
Peal Medicine CO
Moyer Brothers
Lyr
Cai
Ieee
New-York Tribune Farmer
Farmer's
New-York Weekly Tribune
Illustrated Agricultural Weekly
The
Republican
NEW York Tribune Farmer
W. H. Brower
W. H. Riddell
Main St
Reading Railway
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
tSouth St
South St
Ssouth St
NEW York and
Atlantic City Express
Oe & Sullivan Rail
MW. Platz & Son
Freas Brown
Insurance and Real Estate, Agents. & Brokers
Main
Center Street
Bloomsburg, Paris
Belle Hettrick
Ny Putnam Co
W. Va
R. V. Pierce
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia & Erie
Division
Northern Central Railway
Parker
Dru
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Watson McKelvy
Lucifer
America
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