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Newspaper
The Semi Weekly Item
Location
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
4
The scene at a Park row restaurant features friends debating a pie eating method. A patron cuts along the edge from crust to tip, discards the apex bite, and savors the crusty center before finishing. A stranger then battles a lukewarm sinker with cutlery, drawing puzzled looks from the table.
Mrs Conger, wife of the US minister to China, describes the empress dowager as bright and warm in a visit with foreign ministers wives. She notes cordial manners and shared tea, but hints recent events may have shaken belief in her sincerity and her approach to “one family, all one family.”
A Lenegen purer Jenny A. Janvier aided China’s coinage plant setup and operation. A Chinese worker imitated a US tool called a ute rol meter calipers and caused a security concern by attempting an exchange involving engraved figures and Chinese characters. The episode ends with cautious conclusions on trust and imitation.
A Lowell woman found a young robin on her doorstep and raised it to independence. She trained the bird to forage for worms, burying them in earth to teach the robin to dig for a living. The robin becomes a devoted pet to its mistress and ignores strangers.
The soft hat entered America around 1850 via Louis Kossuth. The army forage cap and Rough Rider hat trace back to a Tyrolean hat brought to the U.S. by an American traveler.
The Litt. Chronicle notes Japan's post war gains including a peacetime army of 144,000 and war strength of 640,000. It reports four first class battleships, six cruisers, and extensive torpedo craft, with a navy now larger than Russia's and Japanese officers trained in Europe and the United States.
The article argues Cleopatra, at 24 after Philippi, used makeup to sustain charm. It cites eyebrow darkening as a universal Orient practice, with archaeological finds of eyebrow pencils and paste, and notes ancient nail care and darkened brows and lashes in Paris.
A writer quotes Miss Serber on Russian women, noting most roles are traditional. Dressmakers and teachers earn only a dollar to two a week, medicine requires high status and funds, while many women study abroad in Switzerland for credentials.
A prose fragment extols relentless effort and exacting craft. It cites Stradivarius as an example, noting patient study yields enduring value, and argues that mastering detail builds character for higher work and lasting achievement.
A Niagara River tale recounts rivermen claiming a myth about clothing loss at the falls. Two bodies drifted near the lower rapids and were found stripped as they passed, suggesting dangers beyond folklore.
Chambers' Journal notes that land subdivision forced Boers into overextended holdings, creating a class of poor whites. They lost their forefathers' qualities and now lack education, hygiene, and enterprises. Isolation and intermarriage are blamed for increasing idiocy and deformity among the lowest ranks.
The Westminster of China features the Confucius temple in Chu-fou, with a sacred mound for the philosopher, a meditation hall, and a dead tree on a circular stone stand. Nearby lie Confucius son and grandson tombs, with access controlled for foreigners by temple keepers.
In Bangor Maine a boy kept a cough medicine at school then admitted he swapped it after hearing Bobby Jones liked it. He traded the bottle for a handful of peanuts, revealing he had not taken the medicine himself.
The notice lists the new timetable effective June 4 1900 for passenger trains from Mt Carmel to Bully Scranton and Wilmington routes with departures from New York Philadelphia Pottsville Wilkes Barre and Hazleton. It mentions express trains to Philadelphia and New York and stations on coal branches, with times and officials names including CHB and D. In. and R.A. Wilbur. It promotes westward movement on the Lehigh Valley Kullroua route to Mereland Chicago Detroit and others, highlighting baggage handling and same train transfers.
Trains listed for various lines including Mt Carmel Newark New York via Philadelphia and Tamaqua Easton. Schedules show weekday and Sunday departures to Pottsville Williamsport Reading and Alaska routes with multiple daily options and times.
Train timetables show the Mount Carmel line starting May 27 with multiple daily services to Philadelphia New York and Pittsburgh. Western Express and Pacific Express routes operate daily with various arrivals at Altoona and Pittsburgh. time cards available at the station ticket office.
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