Local Legal and Professional Services Directory Ad
Hal Stroh attorney notary public and other legal professionals listed. Carr O Donnell McBrearty Maley Hayes dentist and insurance agents advertise services from Freeland and Birkbeck Brick buildings with planos from Hazelton Bros New York and Buckley judge of the peace offering prompt attention from Tribune Building and Main Street locations.
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Washington Street
Hazelton Bros
New York City
Justice OF the Peace
Tribune Building
Main Stre
Trolley wreck injures several in Luzerne Monday
A coal train collided with a Dallas and Harvey's Lake trolley car injuring several people, two seriously. The car derailed and splintered, with thirteen passengers shaken up. Dr A Spencer was seriously hurt, E J Newman bruised, and help was needed as danger persisted. Another note reports a massive coal company consolidation at Elkhill with eleven collieries and 2,000,000 tons capacity.
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Luzerne
Dallas and
Harvey's Lake
A. Spencer
E. J. Newman
Grover's City
Scranton
Ontario and Western Railroad
Scranton Coal Company
Elkhill Coal and Iron Company
Elkhill
Paul Bohan
Pittston
Wyoming Valley
Poor Board
Presents For His Wife Told In The Worms Story
A London Tit-Bits tale in which a man travels by train with parcels for his wife’s birthday and Christmas gifts that reveal his plan to “get even” for her gifts. He lists trousers, shoes, cigars, a meerschaum pipe, and tobacco, while recalling past presents such as lace handkerchiefs, a velvet hat, and rings.
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Gayly
London
Highway Robbery Ends With Unlikely Neighbor Twist
A man catches two masked robbers during an attempted home invasion after a tiptoed return from extinguished alarm. the culprits drop their loot and flee, and the victim later recovers his money and valuables with his wife and staff. A neighbor’s familiar voice hints at a prankster, prompting the surprise reunion of the thief and the victim.
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Detroit Free Press
On the Edge of Bed Fall in Idlewild Home
A young boy fell from his bed at an Idlewild home and cried when teased by relatives. His mother stopped the teasing and offered sympathy asking how he fell out of bed. He replied he slept where he ended up.
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Idlewild
Memphis Scimitar
Pocketed the Insult at Benefit Performance
During a benefit for actor and dramatist John Brougham an audience member tossed a purse of gold onto the stage Brougham retrieved it and declared he would pocket the insult but would like to meet the man who would repeat it keeping the moment framed as a sharp retort rather than a confrontation
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John Brougham
Brougham
Cupid's Poor Archery In A City Apartment Flip
An Indianapolis Sun quip contrasts two neighbors in a sharp social sketch. Mrs Flatdweller questions a red headed woman in sult 237 while her neighbor notes she is an Ibsen student whose husband reads five cent novels. The other couple in sult 807 features a Shakespearean scholar husband and a wife who sings current hits.
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Cupid
Sult
Dialogue in a Pub Between Toozer and Loozer
A playful exchange unfolds as Toozer boasts of a belief in past lives while Loozer, fresh from paying for his ninth drink, muses on what he might have been. Sponge remains a casual bystander.
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Toozer
Loozer
Census Totals Stirling Clamor in Plain Dealer Quote
A Plain Dealer quip mocks census figures, claiming a worker slept in a haystack when the census taker called, suggesting the figures are unreliable. The exchange features the slangy pair Limpy and Weary debating the count’s accuracy.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plain man makes sudden marriage offer in witty exchange
In a brief Chicago Tribune quip a plain man tells Miss Highup he has asked her to marry him and urges time to think. She replies she will consider only if he makes a kneeling offer, setting a playful courtship tone.
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Miss Highup
Mr. Welton
Chicago Tribune
The Stock Gave Out, Wife Joke
A humorous quip from New York Weekly about a wife explaining care of the home while the husband was away. She kept house for ten days then went to a hotel because the dishes were dirty.
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New York
New York Weekly
Learning to Play the Cornet Outrun by Pursuer Quip
A brief quip from a Philadelphia Press piece notes a speaker teasing a beginner about wind and speed. The exchange hinges on playing the cornet and whether the wind is sufficient to outrun a pursuer.
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Philadelphia Press
A Measure of Success and Curious Exchange
A brief exchange cites patient treatment last winter and partial payment of a bill. Dialogue touches on empathy and accountability with quotes attributed to Mrs. Winks and Mrs. Minks. The York Weekly note hints at public sentiment regarding Deacon De Goode.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Winks
Deacon de Goode
Minks
York Weekly
Declared I love you too much to marry you
A shy declaration prompts a response about loving too much to wed, echoing a social scene from a Philadelphia paper. The excerpt contrasts with a quip about rabbit stew and a humorous exchange about reading a historical novel in Life magazine.
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Philadelphia
North American
The Last Fly of Summer
A Chicago Record verse fragment depicts a narrator fretting over a fly named Tia as it lingers on a sunlit home. The speaker contemplates mercy then accidentally shatters a vase while attempting to swat the insect, ending with the fly hiding to live out its day.
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Tia
Unexpected Sister Meets Stranger in Tom Brooke’s Parisian Home
Henrietta Brooke travels to Chicago and finds her brother missing after the depot misleads her. In Tom’s palatial apartment she encounters Lovel and his mother, who arrange a breakfast and notify Tom. The meeting ends warmly when Tom arrives to greet his sister, sparking mixed reactions from Mrs. Lovel.
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Chicago
Henrietta
Paloma
Tom
Mr. Brooke
George
Miss Brooke
Lovel
Mr. Lovel
St. Louis Star
Holiday Footwear Sale Ad Encourages Browsing
All styles of Felt Slippers and Shoes for ladies and gentlemen. Jersey Loggins for ladies girls and children. Fancy colored boots for babies. Rubber goods of every description at prices to meet approval. Call and see them. You are welcome if you wish to buy or not.
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Jersey
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Price Inc
E. C. Dewitt &Co
Grover’s City
Boyle
Rochester
Shenandoah
Youngling
Centre Street
Wm. Wehrman
Hal
Orson Stroh
Birkbeck
Freeland
Ae M. Carr
Postofice
Gross McLaughlin
Brennan's Building
Centre St. Freeland
R J. O'Donnell
Campbell
White Haven
Kane Building
Postoffice
A Ietebad J
McBrearty
McMenamin
South Centre Street
Birkbeck's
Hayes
Hess
Rerowich Building
Sn Bee E Parent
Ths. A. Buckley
DeWitt
Rover's
City Drug Store
Natalie
Shamokin Coal Company
New York Journal
Gayboy
Bighead
Manchester
J. W. Maclure
Weill
McMenamin’s
Hugh Malloy
Prop
Corner Centre
Walnut Streets
Depierro - Bros. Cafrebe
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer
Rosenbluth
Mumm
Hennessy
Rte
Norma
Harare
the Clock Tobacco Co
Scranton, Pa
William Schwartz
Hazleton and Vicinity
P. F. McNulty
South Centre South Centre
Birkbeck and
Walout Streete
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