30 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
1
Bishop Bradley forwards complete copies of Jubilee documents to New Hampshire parish priests as the Holy Year begins. The letters explain indulgence suspensions, plenary indulgence rights, and guidance for Catholic observances, noting the Jubilee’s extension from Rome to the world and its historical ties to Levitical law.
Mr John Caswell a veteran fish dealer with an extensive milk business will retire from business on January 1 after an honorable career of over twenty five years. He has always been located on Water street.
Lieut R L Russell and Medical Inspector X B Simons ordered to Cleveland Ohio for recruiting rendezvous Paymaster Clerk W D Bollard appointed on admiration of Assistant Paymaster P W Dalane for temporary duty on Scinia then to Youemite
Probate court in Rockingham County reports wills proved for Ebenezer Leavitt Aubaro Emma J Nichole executors. administrations granted for Mary Murphy Stratham Margaret J A Murphy Mather F Rattle Elward G Tuttle Martin V B Gile Raymond Fannie L Gile adminstratrix Ephraim Downs Portsmouth Mary 3 Downs administratron. accounts settled for Arthur C Gray et als Newfields ward Genoetta A Kutrick Auburn Barnard C Robie Chester George W Fairbanks Windham Angeline Smith Derry Alexander McMurnby Derry. inventories filed for Lewis Lamprey Exeter Fred A Jourg Londonderry Ross A Shert Londonderry Abbie A Clark Northwood Mary 5 Bailey Salem Fred B Harden Portsmouth Alexander McMurphy Decry Mary Murphy Stratham. license granted for sale of real property estates of Charles E Young Londonderry Christiana Scott Pelham. guardians appointed for David WW Ellover Edward C Mildred Anna B dla Londonderry Cora E Chase over Etta and J Chase Derry Bathsheba Dison over John I Dison Derry Enzi M Scote over Harriett Sweatt Moandham.
Mr Winslow Peirce hosted a pleasant dancing party at Peirce Hall on Friday evening for his young friends from the city and surrounding towns. About eighty invitations were issued. Conservatory orchestra played. Ralph Green catered light refreshments. The guests enjoyed a merry evening and the host is congratulated for the entertainment.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request free circulars from F. S. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
A whist party at Miss Lizze Bilbruck’s Pine Street home on Thursday evening concluded with Miss Alma Staples winning the ladies prize, a gold pin, and Harry Titus taking the gentleman’s prize, a toilet set. Consolation prizes went to Miss Louise Fitts and Frank Hersey.
About thirty of Miss Ethel Loczhart's young friends gathered at 56 Congress Street for a farewell party before she returns to school in Titton, this state. The evening featured games music and refreshments, and the time passed pleasantly.
Rev and Mrs Appleton W Reed of Benton Maine formerly of Kittery and Hampton Falls observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Benton home. The event drew relatives friends and former parishioners who received a general invitation.
An old Philadelphia Record excerpt describes brewery workers consuming large amounts of beer daily. A grading system assigns daily glass limits per worker, from 25 to 200, based on capacity. Demotion for illness is seen as a disgrace. officials admit health risks and cite two fatalities from broken limbs to illustrate dangers.
Observation notes that wearing a heavy veil in cold weather causes red, congested facial skin. Mechanical friction and trapped moisture drive blood from the nose tip to nearby vessels, with cheeks sometimes affected. Persistence, lack of airing, and sudden warmth worsen the condition. avoid veils covering nasal openings and adjust weight.
Two Englishmen describe producing a disappearing water mark on paper by electrolysis. They use a platinum positive sheet and a moistened absorbent layer, place a moistened paper on top, press a platinum design as the negative electrode for five to ten seconds, and reveal a translucent image that fades as the paper dries but can be revived by moisture. The process yields a reusable watermark.
It was a quiet day in shipping with no arrivals or departures. A stubborn boy faced the city marshal for a lecture. One drunk and one lodger remained at the police station. no court this day. Purity Rebekah lodge No. 7 of Dover planned a visit to Union lodge of Portsmouth Tuesday evening. January Special train leaves Dover at 7 20. Eldredge Brewing calendars praised for beauty and coloring. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a tonic for digestion and strength.
A collage of brief verses and jests from Boston and Philadelphia papers. Wry lines about love, aging, and changing fortunes mix with rustic scenes and topical stanzas. Snippets include a marriage lament, boyhood reminiscences, and satirical takes on fashion and war.
Readers learn how cork from Catalonia is harvested and processed for bottling stoppers and industrial uses. The piece covers cork harvesting, machine cutting, finish quality by age and soil, major factories in Lancaster and Pittsburgh, and offcuts repurposed for hotels, artificial limbs, bicycle handles, boots, life preservers, and asphalt.
A past Lake Shore policy charged extra for limited express trains and forbade passes. John Newell ordered passes not honored on these trains, but an oversight sent a yearly Nickel Plate pass to D W Caldwell. Caldwell then received a Lake Shore pass with a general “Not good on passenger trains” endorsement. The two men remained rivals until Newell’s death and Caldwell’s rise as Lake Shore president. Chicago Times-Herald notes keep him busy.
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