Slatington Saloon Sold by Hugh Roberts
Hugh Roberts of Slatington, a former resident, buys the James O'Donnell saloon at West Stazleton and will take possession April 1. Misses Jenole Rhoda and Maggie Sfughes head to Philadelphia to reside there. Miss Lu Krommel of East Stroudsburg Normal School visits home. Miss Mary Stoker of Wanamie visits William Stoker’s family. The Mawrey sisters return to Philadelphia. Gene Methley reports back to U S artillery after furlough.
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Hugh Roberts
Slatington
Town
James O'Donnell
West Stazleton
Jenole Rhoda
Maggie Sfughes
Philadelphia
Lu Krommel
East Stroudsburg Normal School
Mary Stoker
Wanumie
William Stoker
Mawrey
New Trial Refused in Nescopeck Creek Pollution Case
Judge Newcomb denies a motion for a new trial in Joseph Stevenson versus Ebervale Coal Company et al. A second trial produced a $23,000 verdict for the plaintiff. Defense claims of excessive verdict and juror tampering were rejected. appeal to the Supreme Court expected. The suit concerns alleged pollution of Nescopeck Creek and its tributaries with mine drainage.
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Newcomb
Scranton
Joseph Stevenson
Supreme Court
Nescopeck Creek
Community events and concerts at local halls
In March local groups list events with admission mostly 15 to 25 cents. March 31 features the St Ann's band annual ball at Krell's hall. April offers a Crescent Athletic Association hop at Krell's hall and a Grand opera house lecture by Hon John G Woolley on My Own Country with minor admission details.
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Good Wills Athigule Association
St. Ann's Band
Krell’s Hall
Crescent Athletic Association
John G. Woolley
Grand Opera House
Distilled Water Declared Safest Drinking Choice
A Sanitarian argues distilled water is the safest for drinking and cooking. Boiling concentrates impurities, while distillation yields nearly pure water even after long storage, and rainwater is the nearest natural distillate in purity.
Writers and Animals in Salt Use Across Species
A compilation notes Leeke’s six years on an essay, Lamartine’s marriage aid, Dante’s exile with his wife, Wolfe’s writing pace after Coruna, Besant’s desk habit, Andersen’s storytelling method, and Dickens’ two year effort on David Copperfield. It also surveys salt’s effects on animals: small amounts aid digestion in dogs and other livestock, but salt pork broth can be poison in small doses. horses, cattle, and sheep tolerate salt, while pigs are highly sensitive to salt poison. broad statements reflect veterinary authority, with London Mail cited.
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Leeke
Lamartine
Dante
Wolfe
John Moore
Coruna
Walter Besant
Hans Christian Andersen
Dickens
David Copperfield
London Mail
Tilden's Dog At A Dog Show
The New York World recounts Samuel J. Tilden's immense Great Dane at an early dog show. When asked the dog's name, Tilden replied Ask him. The dog performed only when fed, and Tilden quipped he would make a good politician as he gave it a bone.
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Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden
Mr. Tilden
Askim
New York World
At the Parting of the Ways
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a young woman at a justice of the peace ceremony asking if she should marry. She cites money she gave for a license and doubts the suitor, saying she hates to see $2 wasted while fearing an unhappy marriage.
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Justice of the Peace
Squire
Chicago Tribune
Dog's Teeth In Daguerreotype Of Street Fight
A New York Telegram account recalls a brutal street incident in which De Style reports Gunbusta pried open a dog's mouth and yanked him off after the man pulled fifteen teeth. The exchange highlights a bizarre episode and the public mood surrounding it.
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Gunbusta
de Style
New York Telegram
Pain in the Back Warns Kidney Trouble
An ad urges checking urine health for kidney disease with a 24 hour sediment test. It features F C Wilcox of Hartford Connecticut praising Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, claimed to cure kidney liver bladder blood rheumatism and more. The remedy costs one dollar a bottle or five dollars for six, with a free trial sample by mail. It also touts Dr Kennedy's Rose Jelly for catarrh hay fever and cold.
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F. C. Wilcox
New Brittain Ave
Hartford
Gonn
David Kennedy
Indian Bhils Outwit British Troops In Clever Escape
London Express reports Bhil tribesmen as the most skilled robbers under British rule, praised for stealth and tricks. They wear minimal clothing, hide garments as stones, and mimic trees to evade pursuit, stunning a British subaltern during a night raid.
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London Express
Cheap at the Price Contempt Payment
A pompous western judge fines a young lawyer ten dollars for contempt. An older attorney then pays ten dollars to the bench, claiming it is for contempt he has long cherished, prompting the judge to note no contempt was fined.
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Chicago News
Mardi Gras Ball Tale At Hopkins Institute
A masked man asked a masked woman for a dance at a Mardi Gras ball held at the Hopkins Institute of Art. The woman replied she did not know him, and he quipped that he was taking as big a risk as she was.
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Bagnal
Hopkins Institute of Art
Interloper Defends Female Suffrage Exchange
A deep voiced woman asks what made female suffrage possible and a rude man replies that male sufferance enabled it. The Philadelphia Press quotes the exchange revealing tensions over women’s rights in a charged moment.
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Philadelphia Press
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Upper Lehigh
Gene Methley
United States Artillery
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A§ and Company
Nassau Street
Mgmenamin
South Centre Street
W.k.gresh & Sons
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
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Wilkes-Barne, Pa
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Centre Street
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Allentown
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Sandy Run
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Boston
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Hollin H
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Harwood Road
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