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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
1
Balance sheet snippet shows capital stock 60000.00 surplus and profits 41017.73 circulation 58700.00 individual deposits 300084.06 and ym bank line 4312.11. Indicates financial position figures from an historic bank record.
George Hardy plots a midnight burglary at Girlingham Bank to seize £30,000 in notes and bearer bonds. He plans an explosion timed to erase evidence, escape to Australia, and return claiming a fortune to marry Netta, while the watchman Watson sleeps unaware.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Constitution and citizens learning about its principles. The readable text hints at civic education and public engagement without detailing events, dates, or speakers.
A joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution in accordance with Article XVIII. The Senate and House of Representatives declare the amendment to be submitted for consideration by the voters.
George Hardy fights a stuck key and a ticking machine in a bank vault. He fails to escape as the door holds firm, the clockwork timer ticks to silence, and dawn reveals a broken safe and a ruin of bonds and notes.
A western official and his eight year old son visited the White House. The boy, expecting to meet the biggest man, asked if Roosevelt was the president. The President explained that the office, not the man, is big, and the moment ended with laughter.
The hill forces us back yet lifts us as we rise by using circumstances to our advantage. Energy alone on a flat path does not ascend. difficulties and sorrows press us downward but become chances to rise. We must act. the hill does nothing.
A Southern correspondent recounts a minor dispute where a younger boy throws a rotten apple at a Black peer, striking his lip and splattering his face. The boy, offended, walks away declaring to his master that he will present the matter to his father.
Copra, dried coconut meat, remains pricey despite vast tropical plantings. Africa and the West Indies boost export, while South Sea copra withstands sea transit costs. In Australia a soap and candle works raises demand, yet naval use as fuel is costly but efficient due to heat, storage, and ash absence.
War department reports a new army instrument capable of detecting armored ships at about 50 miles offshore. The device, called magnetic balance, uses a magnetized apparatus immersed in seawater connected to a float to indicate large iron or steel bodies, with stronger signals from larger vessels.
Chief Officer Scotts recounts a Martineque harbor disaster on the Roraima from Leslie's Monthly. A reed deck chair hung in the air braced by the flag, as a man in flames sat to escape the lava-like furnace and vanished overboard. The chair remained intact the next day, untouched by the blaze.
All who use atomizers for nasal catarrh will get the best results from Ely s Liquid Cream Balm. Price 75 cents including spraying tube. Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely Bros. 56 Warren st New York. New Orleans Sept 1 1900. McDuffe reports two bottles sold to Wm Lamberton 1415 Delaware St New Orleans with wonderful results.
The remains of Colonel Edwin Lau rentine Drake, discoverer of petroleum, laid to rest in 1880 at Milky Hill cemetery, are moved to Titusville. There, on August 25, 1859, he drilled the first well and locals have erected a monumental memorial. Reinterment will occur at the base of the monument with public officials and residents present.
An article explains using a three foot walking stick planted at a distance to triangulate the height of objects. By aligning top points from eye level, the ratio of distances yields height. sun position and shadows also offer simple measurement substitutes for hikers and farmers.
W A Greer of Mc Connellsville Ohio credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing his piles and fistula in two weeks after three years of medical treatment. It also heals burns bruises cuts sores eruptions salt rheum and piles. Available for 25 cents at J H Mercer and OC A Kleim drug stores.
Isaac Wintermute of Millrift dreamt his well held petroleum and conducted a test. A lamp filled with the substance gave bright light comparable to refined kerosene. An expert from the Pennsylvania oil region says the oil is genuine.
A company is to be established in England to utilize Thomas Edison's patent for iron ore extraction and to profitably develop deposits on Norway's west coast. The plan aims at advancing mining operations and patent-backed technology for ore processing.
A discussion on whether beauty and intelligence coexist in women, contrasting past stereotypes of Recamiers and De Staels with modern views. The piece surveys opinions of artists and scholars, noting varied beliefs from beauty enhancing intellect to beauty fading when women enter production and creative fields.
The article explains the large annual dairy farming reliance on feeding mill products for plant and animal nutrition. It notes that not all digested food returns as plant food, yet manurial value often exceeds food value, with bran and meal products benefiting land and stock, and describes nitrogen and mineral losses via milk.
A Leesville Indiana boy and family faced death as 18 miles were traveled for Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption. The letter reports instant relief from asthma and later cures for throat and lung troubles, with guaranteed bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar and free trials at local druggists.
A man named John declares his lifelong love under a spreading tree. The woman replies with a playful compliment about the chestnut tree as a shared moment of affection unfolds.
The life insurance company in Hartford nears completion of what is said to be the largest steel safe in the world. The project costs 185000 dollars and the structure weighs 42009 pounds.
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