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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
2
A vintage ad lists Hawk Eye Jr cameras compatible with Eastman or Blair films. 4 by 5 and 3 by 3 size models, lens sets for various formats, self toning linen, and a range of photo accessories with discounted prices. Also mentions Cycles Paco items and assorted glassware pricing.
Col A Loudon Snowden plans a full sized Blaine portrait for presentation to Washington and Jefferson College where Blaine studied. The work by Mile Constantin is praised as lifelike with high fidelity. Friends note Snowden’s loyalty and celebrate the gesture to the alma mater.
The steamer Republic, rebuilt and under new management, begins daily Delaware River excursions to Cape May. The 100 mile trip takes under six hours, with two to three hours ashore. Passengers view the Delaware Breakwater Forts Delaware and historic sites, with a new full orchestra providing daytime concerts.
An editorial praise highlights Hunter Baltimore Rye as a premier rye whisky. It is described as the purest rye type, mellowed to a high standard, living up to its reputation and widely welcomed by the American public. The passage emphasizes intrinsic merit as the basis for lasting popularity.
Victoria B C June 15 News from Japan says naval authorities plan a new programme to expand forces with limited funds. With five million yen yearly for the navy and destroyers costing about 500,000 yen each, thirty destroyers could be built for the price of one battleship.
Former Senator Quay returns to Philadelphia after a Cam eron farm conference with Ex-Senator Cameron Henry W Oliver and Senator Grady. Oliver met Magee then left for New York while Quay planned convention strategy and weighed Vice Presidential options.
The national committee ruled that John L. Hill Jr. of Gettysburg Adams County earned the seat in the Nineteenth District contest. York Adams Cumberland delegates disputes centered on three votes per county, with Dale Mullin backing York moves rejected under House nominating rules. State leaders, including Frank Reeder and T Larry Eyre, greeted delegates as discussions covered possible nominees and anti-Quay strategies.
Dr Charles E Bronson, recently elected pastor of West Hope Presbyterian Church, will lead a communion service tomorrow morning and children's day exercises in the evening. At 40 he is noted as a promising addition to Philadelphia church work. Born in Geneva New York he studied at Amherst College and Union Theological Seminary before beginning ministry in Marboro Hudson then Saginaw Michigan.
A coroner censured the parents of 2-year-old Cornelius Mc Hugh for letting a child roam Broad Street where he was killed at Bread and Ellaworth streets. The coroner, Dugen, said busy thoroughfares are to blame when children are allowed to roam.
Annie Thompson of South Hot Springs Ark testifies after ten years of female weakness, leucorrhoea, and womb inflammation. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, noting improved health, weight gain, restored sleep, appetite, and ability to work, and urges others to follow directions for cure.
The Walnut Street Theatre begins a summer vaudeville season with liquid air cooling and a remarkable bill. Notable acts include Robert Hilliard, Minnie Seligman, Pauline Hall, John W. Neome, Maggie Cline, Edgar Atchison Ely, The Review Comedy Four, Rackett Brothers, Escamillos Stembler Bennett, Evans and Vidocq, O K Sato, Talbot and Davison, Edith Craske, and Edwards and Kernell. The same program runs next week.
The article argues linen is not cooler than wool and explains perspiration behavior. It endorses Dr Jaeger’s cooling clothing system claiming comfort in hot days and readiness for cooler weather without changing garments. The Dr Jaeger Company promotes a Health Culture publication detailing the growing system.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad placed in service two additional Sunday trains between Philadelphia and Baltimore. For timetable details, contact ticket agents or visit station desks at Chestnut Streets and nearby depots.
Forty six University of Pennsylvania law graduates were sworn in as lawyers yesterday. President Peek er and a Subiconce Deert presided at Common Pieas, No. 2, as the new lawyers took the oath and entered the bar.
A brief note advertises $1 trips to Atlantic City and Cape May by train, with mentions of Avalon and related ports. The fragment indicates a promotional rate valid for a limited selection of destinations and dates, urging readers to take the affordable excursion.
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