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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
4
A poetic narration portrays a nation’s emblem rising from a mountain height. The lines describe the flag’s creation with stars, azure night, celestial white, and morning light. It evokes national pride through vivid imagery of color and dawn.
Announcement of a trolley line from Ephrata to Adamstown spurs calls to extend from New Holland and connect Terre Hill, Blue Ball, Weaverland, and Lancaster for cheaper travel, with New Zealand added to the broader plan. Also notes Schwab’s $265,000 gift to State College for a chapel and a Belgian-style political recap including Lord Kitchener’s £50,000 Boer War grant and a Democratic note on state campaigns.
Over a million subscribers join the investing public's faith in Lancaster county trolley system. The capital stock sale between Ephrata and Adams town shows remarkable wealth display. William B. Given, esq, announces June actions.
The president issued a circular asking for 2250000 capital stock subscriptions by Lancaster county stockholders. By noon Tuesday the total reached 31007250 with 88 people under 500, 71 between 500 and 1000, two huge 100000 each. Home investors dominate, promising cash only, no over capitalization. The system promises 100 miles of trolley service and a new power house at Kinglside within forty days.
The county issued multiple marriage licenses for the week ending Thursday with entries listing pairs and their towns of residence. Notable matches include Harry K. Denter of Denver and Bella Irvin of Ephrata township, and Cyrus W. Ulmer of West Lampeter township paired with Mary K. Jones of Lancaster, among many others.
John A. Gol of Lancaster wins contract to build subway at the west end of the Pennsylvania railroad station. Work began this week with minor specification changes from the original plan. Telegraph tower remains in place and a thinner structure will extend from the subway to the awaiting room.
Philadelphia Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker won the Republican gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot with 206 votes to John P. Elkin’s 152. Ex-State Senator William M. Drown and Major Isaac B. Brown were chosen for lieutenant governor and secretary of internal affairs by acclamation, as Senator Quay was elected state committee chairman. The convention endorsed Roosevelt’s administration, reform, and anti-trust stands. The roll call listed county by county totals for Pennypacker and Elkin, with Philadelphia yielding 86 votes for Pennypacker.
Elmer Musser seventeen died Monday evening after a runaway caused by broken shafts dragged him from a wagon near Maytown. He was trapped by lines, dragged a mile, and died minutes later with severe head injury. He leaves a single son.
The Florin Weekly Bulletin of Lancaster County celebrates completing its first year as a newly issued small newspaper. Editors express hope it will flourish and prosper in the coming years.
About one thousand mules have been received at Coatesville from the coal region. The shipment continues a steady flow of livestock into the area for industrial work.
Souter Buchanan & Young announce special Mill End sale items with reduced prices on unbleached muslin and bleached muslin sheets pillow cases and table cloths. Prices range from 5¢ to 69¢ for various widths and sizes with Mill End pricing.
A retail listing shows Mill End prices for cotton toweling and linen towelling including bleached and unbleached options. Descriptions include heavy damask, loom linen towels, and various sizes with prices ranging from 8 to 69 cents per yard and multiple items offered in small bundles.
Mill End prices for black dress fabrics listed including 59c, 60c and 70c per yard. Items shown include Black Wool Cheviots, Clay Diagonals, Silk Mohair and Pergola Cloth with Mill End pricing emphasized.
An ad notes Ely Brothers selling Liquid Cream Balin for nasal catarrh in 76 cents including spraying tabs. It claims the product, like the Cream Balm long used for catarrh, works via any nasal atomizer. A Kansas candidate uses a plowman on canvass to reach farmers while they work in the field.
An old advertisement urges cleansing the body with Dr King’s New Life Pills to improve digestion and appetite. It claims the pills aid liver and bowel function and reduce misery, noting availability at Stauffer’s drug store.
The proposal for a .2,20 story office building in London has drawn strong opposition. Critics warn tall structures could transform the city into dark tunnellike canyons, altering the ordinary streetscapes and urban character.
Letter from R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia extols Bucklen Arbion Salve for scald head burns and eruptions claiming it cures all. Ad notes 250 price at Statusfer’s drug store. Also reports heavy snowfall and frost in Hoosick Valley on Sunday night with White River area snow.
Fragmentary OCR text cites a dubious advance in medicine by a Dr W Roberts of Elizabeth suggesting use of bitters for ailments like age related complaints and digestive issues. Contains garbled phrases and unclear claims with mentions of microbes poisons and electrical bitters.
At a graduation address Charles Schwab announced plans to build a chapel at Pennsylvania State College. He said $65,000 would complete the structure, with his wife and himself named in the gift and contributions expected from Pennsylvanian authorities.
Fragmentary ad text claims local applications fail to cure catarrh and mentions a misjoined claim about mucus surfaces and ingredients. The readable portions do not present a coherent product or credible outcome.
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