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Newspaper

The Semi Weekly Item

Location

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1901

Page

4

Northumberland Sunbury parcels sold at Sunbury courthouse

At 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Court House Sunbury, Pa, the following described real estate in Sunbury Northumberland and Northumberland County is to be sold: numerous Lots and out-lots in Northumberland and Sunbury with framed houses and outbuildings, bounded by King Second and Queen streets, alleys Wheatley and Church, and other property lines. includes former grants to Sarah M. Cake and Julietta B. Cake and successors, with several lot numbers and dimensions.

Court House Sunbury P. Wolverton Lev Northumberland County of Pennsylvania State of King Street Second Gepeph Sarah M. Cake Julietta B. Cake Taecetta B. Cake Borough of Prince Street Second Street Hanover Street Third Street Church Alley North Alley Joseph Wertz I, M Koons Borough of Northumberland Wm. Nesbit Wm.t. Fine Zachariah Taylor Joseph Wallace Borough Churcheney Wm. T. Hine James and Tomer Phillips Saidorough I. Bk. Weaver John W. Stewart D. M. Evans F. E. Weaver Inidth David M. Evans Samuel McCreary Prince Reet Washington Street Rnce James Johnson Joseph Priestly Winn Nesbit Jah M. Cake Lucetta Bo Cake Selmhou James A. Freeman Iiroad Avenue Sarah Mc Cike Lucetta

Pork Featured As Seasonal Favorite At Market

This season promotion highlights pork as the best meat for your table. Emphasis on clean grain-fed pork, specially favored for its fattened quality and taste.

John Christ and Sons Butchers Market Mt Carmel Ad

John Christ and Sons advertise as the only butchers in Mt Carmel handling home dressed meat exclusively.

John Christ & Sons Mt. Carmel

Seaboard Air Line promotes Capital City Line routes and through service

The Seaboard Air Line Railway markets its Capital City Line service entering six state capitals, offering through trains New York to Florida with Florida and Metropolitan Limited and Florida and Atlantic Phase Mail. It highlights connections at major stations, Pullman equipment, dining cars, and special routes to Pinehurst and Atlanta, with extensive through trains to Charleston, Montgomery, Norfolk, and beyond, plus 1000 mile books for $25 valid across 2600 miles.

Seaboard Air Line National Capital New York Jacksonville Tampa Florida Richmond Va Raleigh N. C Columbia S. C Atlanta Montgomery Ala Tallahassee Fla Seaboard Air Line Railway Pennsylvania Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Pullman Pinehurst Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth Southern Pines Columbian Savannah Athens Augusta Macon Union Station Chattanooga Nashville Memphis New Orleans All Paints Texas California Mexico Old Dominion Steamship Company M.&m. T Company Boston Providence Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company Baltimore Steam Packet Company N. Y. P. & N. Railway St. Louis Monticello Washington, D. C

Home crafts and kitchen tips from a Brooklyn Eagle piece

A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt shares household hints from a housewife including preserving beeswax with whites, grape juice flavoring for ice cream, decorative sewing box interiors, and repurposing bonbon boxes as organizers. It also notes breakfast muffins with boiled rice, new dessert daisies, and sponge care tips with ammonia cleaning steps.

Brooklyn Eagle

The Family Library Expands Access to Books for All

The article extols libraries and cheap books as a social good. It quotes Har yot Holt Cahoon praising how publishers and authors have democratized reading. It argues books enrich the poor and that households gradually accumulate a library.

Haryot Holt Cahoon Woman's Home Companion

Advertising Across Chicago Shows Trade in Everyday Goods

The Chicago Tribune notes dogs, pianos, typewriters top second hand ads with cameras, bicycles, and lamps rising in winter and spring. Horses, carriages, rooms, and furniture peak in respective seasons, while watches, sewing machines, and books maintain year round demand. exchanges average about 45 daily.

Chicago The Tribune Inc

Red Beans and Pork Brown Gravy From Mexican Style Cooking

The column extols red or pink beans common in Mexico and Spanish California cuisine. It gives instructions to boil three cups of beans without discarding water, add dried chili, then fold in hot pork or bacon fat to create a rich brown gravy. Optional fried onion, plus other dish ideas from Washington Star and Good Housekeeping are noted, with some playful quotes about birds and stories.

United States Mexico Washington Star

Great auk cited as near extinction by seabird society

The Society for the Protection of Birds accuses Dieppe Boulogne and Gravelines fishermen of catching the great auk for bait. The species is near extinction with Foula as its only known nesting site in Seotland after months of concern.

Dieppe Boulogne Gravelines Society For Foula Ishet Seothind Wis N. Y. Sun

Odd numbers as luck and superstition traced through history

A writer in Notes and Quietyth recounts belief in unlucky odd numbers traced from Arab and Turkish sources to Europe. He notes Arabic ideas that even numbers are lucky and cites anecdotes from Turkey, France, Spain, and Prague about nine and seven, including a Prague tale of a synagogue minyan miscount.

Turkey Nrabia Charles Knight Caita J. Od. Burckhardt Hite France Switzerland Minvon Tie Ealbib Boaw Ton Detoe Prague

Airy Muslins and Summer Fabrics Trend in Fashion

The article outlines upcoming summer fabrics including nis lin, Swiss muslins, organdies, embroidered lawns, and light cottons with poetic names like Lalla Rookhs. It describes trends such as scroll patterns on organdies, floral prints, net trimmings on gowns, and easy to craft embroidery for flounces, panels, and sleeves. It notes two piques: broad stripes and openwork white patterns as standout styles.

First Night of The Pegears Operie Marks Fosteament Era

A cryptic note recalls the first performer of the fosteament at the 1707 premiere. It mentions Pom Rowling Dibdin as the earliest pianist and hints the piato was not then favored, with the tarypsichord still dominant in public music.

Noath Impediment Rumor Rumors About Washington

Philadelphia Bulletin notes a curious remark about George Washington and a supposed speech impediment. The quip questions whether Washington would tell a lie, reflecting old anecdotes in a joking tone.

Noath George Washington Lev Philadelsphia Bulletin

Snake hunting in Texas nets many rattlers for factory use

Reported efforts by about 100 men in southwest Texas led by Capt. Mack Arnold to capture rattlesnakes for a factory. In three months near Blanco River and Austin they captured 1,540 snakes, including a den of 87, all captured alive. Snakes sold for meat and skin processed into items such as neckties.

Texas Ventigo Mack Arnold Spidom New York Sun Austin Arnold Planco County Blanco River Arnald Jangdowest Texas

A Pretty Legend of the Goldenrod's Transformation

A folk tale explains how white wildflowers were crowned with gold by rainbow fairies from a pot of magic dust. The flowers awaken to brilliant hues, causing envy in some neighbors, while others celebrate their jeweled bloom before winter bids them rest.

Sean

Delphos Dig Finds Ancient Bookkeeping Inscriptions

Archaeological work at Delphos reveals inscriptions on white and gray blue stones indicating receipts and expenses. The texts likely relate to marble costs for the Temple of Delphos, showing a simple yet precise ancient accounting method. Further study of the inscriptions is ongoing.

Delphos

Pasteboard armor proves impenetrable to bullets at Copenhagen

Experiments in Copenhagen show millboard three inches thick stopping carbine bullets while the same attackers pierced nearby wooden planks. The results suggest pasteboard armor could offer strong defense against small arms in early trials.

Copenhagen

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