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Newspaper
The Semi Weekly Item
Location
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1901
Page
1
The column muses on race horses wearing hats for the Derby and jokes about Mrs Nation’s hatchet rule. It questions Hon Russell A Alger’s resignation over beef and notes a Pittsburgh bride shooting a serenader in a social music scene.
A West Virginia woman used forty cartwheel silver dollars to strike an opponent in a dispute over free silver. Five gashes required medical care as the doctor bills target a gold standard. The episode hints at broader implications for silver as currency.
The passage notes that silver has gained real victory as vaults accumulate funds and a shift in how dollars are gathered. It suggests stockpiles could supply currency, and removing them may not worsen finances, while emphasizing the ongoing impact on aent (agent) dollars.
A Boston contemporary notes three large Plymouth County shoe firms will cut weekly hours to fifty four during summer and two year round, paying for fifty nine. The move, voluntary and aimed at maintaining output and quality, mirrors broader New England trends toward higher skilled production and efficiency. The piece urges voluntary accords between employers and workers rather than universal mandates, citing railroad roles as overworked.
The London Mail notes a shift in social beauty standards in 1901. It claims the era of flamboyant belles ends as plain women adopt health routines, exercise, early hours, fresh air, and temperance in eating and drinking, making most women moderately beautiful.
Judge Waller presided in Sunbury on Monday naturalizations and two youth cases. Philip Gamble aged 10 and Paul Sulick aged 12 pleaded guilty to the Geiger planing mill burglary. Gamble claimed five prior burglaries and theft from boarders. Sulick’s first offense. Sentence to be handed down in Justice Reed's office likely to House of Correction.
A collection of pithy observations on men and women and marriage. Humorous, sharp lines contrast values and social foibles, from debt avoidance to domestic expectations and divorce requests in Kansas City.
The first low rate excursion to Atlantic City this season is offered by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway on Thursday July 18. Tickets at Mt. Carmel cost $4.20 and are valid on a fast train at 9:11 a.m. or a regular train at 12:22 noon with return allowed within the time limit.
The body of John Zush from North Vine Street was laid to rest Monday after ceremonies at St. Joseph's Catholic church. Funeral services were held and members of St. John's and St. Joseph's church societies attended. A Polish band played funeral marches on the way to St. Joseph's cemetery in Alaska.
Svingalli the hypnotist staged a street exhibition on Monday retracing the exact route to the spot where citizens had hidden a buried article. The committee confirms the find was on the level. Svingalli continues a creditable performance at the opera house this week.
A bridal couple in Lincoln Nebraska find fellow travelers handed cards announcing the Newtons new life together. The note reads Introducing the New The Newtons Imogene in Their Brand New Specialty and Married Life. The line ends with Married in Lincoln at 4 p m and Our destination is Newaver. Passengers appeal for good natured jokes.
Adam Kemble latest pharmacy graduate from the National College of Pharmacy Washington has been named resident pharmacist at Barnes Hospital National Soldiers Home Washington. He notes happiness with the appointment and plans to acquaint himself with the personal war records of about 2000 ex-soldiers there.
Harvey Robins and his wife left Harrisburg Monday morning for a vacation. They will travel with Epworth League members to the convention in San Francisco and stay in California about four weeks.
Arrangements completed Monday for a shooting match between George Wolfgang of this place and Odi Jones of Shamo kin. A side bet of 400 dollars stakes the August first event at the Iavelle fair grounds with each man shooting fifteen birds.
For a fine suit made to order visit P A Stief where custom tailoring meets exacting standards and personal fit.
Mt Joy and Florin residents faced a refused five cent fare as the electric railway company declined the rate. The borough council rejected an ordinance to grant street use for the proposed trolley line intended to connect Lancaster and Harrisburg over about one and a half miles.
Tan day excursion tickets on sale every day at rate $10.00 five day excursion tickets on sale Tuesdays and Saturdays only at rate $7.60 two trains each way daily except Sunday through Mt. Carmel on the P R N C route.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company plans a new large machine shop at Pottsville. Local bidders won the contract to build it, using 300000 bricks from a local plant.
Hotel and double block on the corner of Second and Market streets offered for sale on reasonable terms. Apply to Mrs Mary Harris of Mt Carmel Pennsylvania.
Dr and Mrs I Goodman depart on a Monday morning from Lehigh Valley for Buffalo to visit Pan American Exposition sights over the next week or ten days.
A dialogue from Tit-Bits notes a tenant named Smith receiving a stern note from his landlady demanding back board payments. Her daughter threatens to sue for breach of promise if the debt remains unpaid, prompting Smith to consider his options.
A Yonkers States quip riffs on the superstition of 13. A man jokes about buying a rocking chair for his wife on the 13th, paying $13, and stubbing his toe 13 times in the dark. The tone lightly mocks superstition with plain humor.
Ethel rejects a proposal telegraphed by a suitor citing wasteful telegraph tolls over spending on caramels. Maude asks if she accepted, but Ethel replies no.
A playful dialogue shows a man expressing trust that his wife will be cared for by her father if he dies, while the wife sharpens the hypothetical by asking what if the father is gone. The exchange captures family ties and humor in a brief period piece.
A physician tells a friend that none of his patients fail his method, while the friend quips that dead men tell no tales, reflecting a grim exchange on medical certainty and patient outcomes sourced to the Chicago Daily News.
The excerpt shows Ally Sloper engaging in flirtatious mockery with exchanges about a mother and acceptance. The dialogue captures the comic tone of early humor strips and highlights social banter in a serialized drawing.
A humorous exchange from Puck notes Mrs Howler-Asbury praising a sermon on vanity. Rev Howler-Well responds with modest flattery, claiming few others could have done better in the sermon on vanity.
A Chicago Times Herald quote contrasts lavish spending with frugal virtue. The witticism features Tlarret urging ten dollar splurges and economizing on a ten cent saving, paired with Harry's quip about virtuous complacency.
Fragmentary text shows a quoted phrase about fortune and poverty attributed to an unidentified person, with lingering references to a Philadelphia context and a chum named Philadel phia.
Observer notes that aging seems easier for some men than handling a baby. Yonkers Stitesmian remarks that age does not prepare a man for fatherhood. The quip contrasts maturity with new parental responsibility.
A brief Detroit Free Press snippet shows George considering a new dinner menu while a companion mentions keeping the old menu and adding some new veanie dishes.
Entomologists debate purpose of Leptus Cubensis known as death by own action bay native to a bloody island Cuba. The mite burrows into skin causing intense itching swelling and a peach stone sized lump, with formic acid production and potential erysipela or paralysis in heavy infestations.
Lodgers in a Highland cottage stocked with wines set a trap after finding an uncorked sherry bottle. Brown diluted the wine with hair wash and the bottle emptied gradually. They learn from the landlady that a previous gentleman enjoyed a glass of sherry in his soup and she had been serving them a glass in theirs.
A stone marked Forty Two Years in transit was found in a cellar at 170 Fourth Avenue Louisville and claimed by Mrs Fannie Meeks of 2016 West Walnut Street. It photographed the shipwreck journey from Philadelphia to New Orleans then Louisville, intended for Catherine wife of Darnay Blayney Leyland.
Trains depart Mt. Carmel for New York via Philadelphia at 1.45 5.09 7.08 9.11 a m and 2 02 5 50 p m with various connectors to Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Shamokin Alaska and Sunbury. Return schedules from New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Williamsport Sunbury Alaska and Mount Carmel listed with weekday and Sunday times.
Timetable items show weekday and Sunday departure times from Philadelphia and Atlantic City depots for numerous routes including Weekdays Express and Accommodations to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City and New York and Atlantic City Express. Listing includes South Street Baltic extension times and excursion fares with general agents and terminals noted.
Direct connections from Cleveland to Detroit Chicago Omaha Butte Oakland Seattle and other western points. Fast time low rates unsurpassed equipment. Consuls powers P and R agent offering full particulars and travel details.
Train times issued for May 26 1900 show Mt Carmel departures to Shamokin Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Buffalo and western cities with multiple weekday slots. Westbound trains depart Harrisburg and Starrisburg to Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburg and beyond with various exceptions and special services including Pullman vestibule cars and express routes. Contact station tel office for time cards and full details.
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