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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
4
A soda fountain clerk recalls a woman at a phone paying her bill and kissing over the wire. The New York Sun notes the unusual scene as a man in San Francisco could hear the kiss clearly. The incident prompts questions if long distance kissing is new or simply newly noticed.
A 12 year old boy named Heney Foote faced Myrtle Avenue police court for a minor offense. Magistrate Naumer sentenced him to be spanked by his mother, a punishment the boy’s playmates watched with mixed glee and disbelief.
A terse adage from the Chicago Daily News notes that true strength lies in mastering personal impulses and self control, framing character as the decisive factor in enduring hardship and achieving lasting success.
Frederick Petty of Zanesville O is instantly killed while trying to fix a non burning electric lamp near his home. He held the iron frame with one hand and adjusted carbons with the other when the device energized through his body. He was 30 years old and married.
Twelve masked men visited Peter Drum's residence eleven miles east of Bucyrus Ohio. They bound and tortured him to learn the hiding place of money. The robbers took $50 before fleeing after the women's screams drew neighbors.
In Zanesville Ohio on July 30 Melvin Shelton, shot by Grant Taylor during his dying moments, died Monday. Hundreds of miners gathered at King's mines Monday night, many seeking to lynch Bisby the colored man blamed for the riot. Authorities at Cambridge are taking precautions and prepared for trouble.
Upper Sandusky Ohio July 30 The curtain falls on the Johnson murder trials. The stay of judgment motion in Marsh Lindsey’s case is overruled and he is sentenced to life in prison. Willis Miller, fifth member of the Foster gang, also overruled for a new trial and sentenced to life.
Springfield Ohio records show two deeds and mortgages filed by the Detroit Southern railroad. The first set covers 2 million dollar deed and 4.5 million mortgage as the purchase price of the first mortgage holders for the Ohio Southern. The second set includes a 56 million dollar deed and 10 million mortgage as the purchase price of the Detroit Southern Railway Co.
The London Chronicle notes Turkish women find leisure on Fridays and Sundays by riding caiques along the Sweet Waters of Europe and Asia. The article describes colorful boats, ornate costumes, parasols, and mild flirtations, with caiques fading as households grow poorer and switch to multipurpose rowers.
Historic article notes renewed interest in bowls as a timeless outdoor pastime. It recalls bowls enduring from northern England to Scotland, its wartime taint, and praises its suitability for older players. It cites Plymouth Hoe's Bowls during the Spanish Armada and Sir Francis Drake finishing a game amid conflict.
In Cleveland on July 30 Tom Jenkins defeated Charles Wittmer two falls to one in a mixed style championship bout for a $1500 purse. Jenkins took the first fall in 15 minutes 28 seconds, Wittmer the second in 21 minutes 48 seconds, and Jenkins claimed the final fall in about two and a half minutes.
In Wooster Ohio on July 30 Charles A. McDonald of Wooster was appointed receiver for the West Lebanon Coal Co upon petition by Daniel R. Hanna and Thomas Rh. Long of Cleveland. The appointment follows stockholder troubles within the company.
Norwalk Ohio July 30 Henry Ruf fing an employe of the McCrillis handle factory had his right leg torn off above the knee when his limb was caught in the grindstone belt Monday afternoon at the factory.
Nelsonville July 30 Charlie Fell 31 a bartender at J. 2 Smith's saloon died in spasms at 7 30 p m Monday evening. Fell resided in Dresden Ohio after complaining of stomach pains he died in seven minutes.
Ashtabula Ohio July 30 James Dwire who escaped Washington state penitentiary in 1895 while jailed for burglary was captured in this city after a fierce confrontation. He was wounded by three bullets from an officer’s gun but survived.
A Stockholm company worker has reportedly invented a small metal box with a glass front that attaches near the telephone. Pressing a button lights a red Maltese cross when central is on the line and a white cross when the operator taps in. The detector costs under two dollars and is being installed in many firms handling confidential business as well as in homes where lovers converse by phone.
Logan July 30 report says over 500 miners at the new Pittsburgh mine of Johnson Brothers are out, stopping operations after a track man was transferred to mining, triggering the labor stoppage.
Columbus July 30 Col Kilbourne democratic candidate for governor announced to the executive committee a desire to arrange a campaign of joint debate with Governor Nash.
Wakefield Durbin of Pioneer in Montpelier Ohio died instantly after plunging about 100 feet from a naval tower in the government yards at Kittery Maine. He was working in the yards when the accident occurred. Durbin was a member of the local Pioneer community and his death was reported from Montpelier.
An article notes onions share lemon like antiscorbutic traits due to its sulphur and potash content. It suggests limited healthful value apart from antiseptic onion juice for stings, while dismissing sleep inducing powers as mythical.
Science notes that oxygen enables ascent to great heights where thin air would endanger aviators. The gas is inhaled through a mouth tube, letting pilots endure extreme altitudes.
A compact aphorism appears attributed to the Chicago Daily News urging happiness through self-forgetfulness and attention to others. The brief note emphasizes altruistic mindset as the path to personal joy.
The Toledo jury found James White guilty of selling adulterated Arbuckles Ariosa coffee. State witnesses claimed glazing hid defects and bred bacteria, while Arbuckles’ defense cited expert chemists including Wiley and Vaughn. Verdict seen as national in scope and a boost to Ohio Pure Food enforcement.
The illustration shows an apple fryer adapted for ordinary grove or range use. It emphasizes cleanliness and efficiency, with a tin box roughly 10 by 12 by 20 inches and a hinged door. Four sieves are placed inside the box at intervals to support fruit drying over a suitable heating surface.
An article describes two designs for an improvised apple dryer using heavy tin strips as side frames, riveted boxes, and movable sieve panels. The third arrangement uses three supports per side with wire netting sieves that slide on supports and can be rearranged during drying. A bottom option allows heat from a stove or hot air if a removable tin bottom is added.
A citizen may vote in New Jersey only if male, 21 or older, with legislators empowered to revoke suffrage for bribery on conviction but not for other reasons.
The piece catalogs leisure habits of famous figures and writers. Gibbon loved idle hours. Chatterton studied manuscripts obsessively. Luther played nine pins. Calvin enjoyed dice. Richter tended a menagerie. the author of Elegy in a Country Church Yard preferred sofa reading. Rossini macaroni crafts. Razzi kept animals. Cromwell played blind-man's buff with his children. Richelieu frolicked with cats. Mme de Maintenon aided the needy. Poe wandered graveyards. Holmes shared that inclination.
A Farm Journal idea describes a milking barn platform 5 to 6 inches high with the crib front angled to hold the cow’s hind feet on the edge. The design prevents forward ranging and backward movement so manure drops below the platform. Cows can lie down, but self-soiling is avoided.
A South Carolina tea venture, boosted by New York investors, plans to expand rapidly with 6,000 acres after two tons grown in Summerville impressed financiers. Government and industry push plant imports from China Ceylon and Japan as machinery converts leaves to green tea, signaling impending domestic production and available labor.
Dr. H. J. Waters of Missouri Agricultural College tests street oil in Columbia and Boone county. The technique keeps dust down and reportedly makes roads dry in wet weather by guiding rain to the gutter. Oil is injected two inches deep and rolled to seal.
An eminent scientist argues that even a Martian with a powerful telescope could not detect a large Earth flame or flooded petroleum on Mars. He notes Mars appears too small for such signals. a flame the size of Lake Superior would yield only a tiny light. The discussion ends with a joke about a doctor and candy.
A French investigator concludes military and naval men fatigue brain quickly. He estimates 199 of every 100000 in army or navy are hopeless lunatics. Among liberal professions artists are most affected, then lawyers, doctors, clergy, writers, and civil servants.
In Baltimore the exchange hints at a somber funeral scene where Rigg cries over the elder Mudge while Tigg notes the eulogy seems incongruent with the man who lived. The remark captures a mood of loss and memory amid ceremonial speech.
A quip from the Atchison Globe notes how a man may smile and pretend understanding when a joke lands shy of wit, illustrating the gap between humor and perception in social banter.
A brief aphorism from the Atchison Globe urging personal accountability, noting that individuals often harm themselves more than others do, reflecting a moral stance on self-reliance and responsibility.
A fragment from historic papers recounts a polite imperial moment at dinner where a high society woman defies the emperor over salad and a separate tale from the Boston Herald portrays a cruel doctor taunting a young woman gasping for air, prompting her flight.
Do your feet ache and burn? Allen's Foot-Ease powder makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It cures corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet. All druggists and shoe stores sell it for 25c. Sample sent to Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A humorous interchange contrasts Minerva and Bacchus with a misidentified owl. Puck clarifies the joke noting a boiled owl as the source of the confusion.
A witty exchange from the Somerville Journal features Mrs Wicks joking that she must take her husband’s remarks with a grain of salt while Mr Hicks quips he endures his wife’s words with many grains of pepper.
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press has JT stopping by to offer sharpened tools while the editor retorts that their own files suffice. The brief vignette highlights a clash between outside help and in-house methods in a newsroom setting.
A humorous exchange from Baltimore America column shows Mrs Widder recalling ice bills from her first husband and Mr Widder hoping he rests free of such burdens now in a lighthearted quip about financial worries and legacy.
Advertisement invites every man and woman in the United States interested in opium and whisky diseases to request a free book by addressing B. M. Woolley in Atlanta Georgia Box 887. It promises delivery at no cost.
Tapper questions if you dislike the new pastor’s sermons. The reply says they are too profound and require too much headwork. Tapper notes you nodded through the entire discourse yesterday. Fun exchange reflects local church scene.
A dialogue between Maria and John from the Boston Traveller notes Johnny’s traits. John predicts Johnny will grow up with strong staying qualities, while Maria says he already shows a tendency to sleep late, staying in bed until noon if allowed.
A terse anecdote from Ohio State Searodl recounts a courteous exchange about a small dog. The speaker, addressing a boy, notes the creature’s charm and questions whether the dog is as pleasant as claimed.
An Irishman tells of an acquaintance condemned to hang who narrowly escaped death when a delay in the sentence occurred the day before his scheduled execution, as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
A testimonial from William O Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 1900 praises Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments. The short note reflects a common era advertisement style with named person and place.
A concise Town Topics quote urges that self-respect must entail a deeper moral stance rather than merely avoiding exposure. It frames integrity as active virtue, not passive concealment, stressing that character is defined by principled behavior, not by evasion.
An odd classified style item advertises a remedy labeled Noopium offered for 50 cents. The notice references a couch and a brand like Hoxsies, implying a product sale or humorous caution. The readable fragment gives no clear maker or location.
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