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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
3
Fragmented notice notes court action on rent and property, a building firm in Glen Brook area, and addresses such as Naperville. It mentions delivery restrictions and pricing in a murky public notice with names like Clemons and Meare Building. The text also references a citizenship price issue and an agent inquiry to customer services.
A stray fragment notes a lost item tied to a Scranton business with an interview address and a reward at Wilmaams and Alansty's store 1 Wyoming Ave. The text mentions investments large profits and contact pointers but is garbled and mainly anchors the lost item to a local store reward offer.
A dense listing from Scranton showing architects lawyers doctors and services. Notable names include E L Walter and Frederick Brown as architects, Frank Boyle and Jessup & Jessup as attorneys, Dr Kay and DrTrapold as physicians, Bauer's Orchestra and The Triguna Publishing Co. The notice also lists mechanical trades, seedmen, veterinary services and a public call for stenography work, with addresses along Washington Avenue, Spruce Street and Wyoming avenues.
The Scranton Gas and Water Co and Hyite Park tina Co inform customers that starting April 1 the price will be 1.15 dollars per thousand cubic feet consumed. Discounts apply: five cents per thousand for monthly bills over two five dollars and ten cents for bills twenty five dollars or more if paid by the due date. By Order of the Board, G. B. Hand, Secretary.
Mush product prepared by the New York Prepared Music Co located at 412 Penn Avenue Scranton is described as a manufactured food item. The brief mentions the maker and location without detailing ingredients or uses.
Forest City prepares a barn erection behind the Forest House by John H. Cunningham. Baptist Young People meet Sundays at 4 80 and services at 7 80. Miss Blanche McDermott visits the Fox cousins. Rev J L Williams preaches immigration at the Baptist church. Poor directors consider buying a poor farm. Trout season eyed by local sportsmen. Prohibition county committee meets at Monro e April 11. St Agnes Pioneer Corps social at Davis opera house April 11. 4460 inhabitants of Susquehanna County face military duty per assessors. 264 Lithuanians and Polanders go to Plymouth for Rev Father Durba funeral on a special Ontario and Western train. Black Watch football ball at McCloskey's hall April 13. Clifford lodge officers to be installed April 12. Farmers Alliance convention at New Milford April 12. Burdick family of Richmondvale to move to Brooklyn. Rev William Jennings to conduct Bethany Congregational church services at 6 p m.
A narrator reflects on personal taste in women and body type, admitting his wife-to-be’s preference for a tall, stately man while he is stout and under five eight. He recounts summoning the nerve to ask for her hand, and the moment of her surprising response as printed in the Sydney Bulletin.
Robert Alexander who has conducted the York street hotel has moved into the Jackson house on McAlpine direct. Mrs John Ballard and Mrs EF Smith of Williamsport are guests of Mr and Mrs Druffner. Lislie Hollister of Painted Post was visiting his parents. Mrs A W Howser will take charge of the Duryea post office today. Arthur Thomas of Carbondale is a visitor at the Deeble residence. Miss Mary Burne will display millinery Friday and Saturday. Bri H Campbell secured a position in the Connell building. Miss Rachel Davie visiting Hyde Park. Power plant delays postpone April 4 lighting for several days. L West and grandparents depart for New York to reside. Mike Hache Shaeffer of West Pittston visiting town. John Reap will reward $24 for returning stolen civil docket. Florence Pointen of Dupont died Wednesday. funeral this afternoon. interment at Sangiffe cemetery. Rev D B O Sullivan missionary from Africa preached at St Marys. the White Man s Grave cited. Father Sullivan to depart and St Marys congregation to assist him.
A long forecast from Storms and Signe outlines chaotic celestial and earthly events for April including storms, floods, earthquakes, and epidemics. The piece promises free planting signs and claims recent predictions matched reality, with future comet sightings and a new astronomical theory to be explained later.
Miss Wilson Trieble visits her sister in Honesdale while William Hancock travels to Alexandria to handle business. April 6 the Asalph Concert company performs at the Methodist church. Household goods move to Herrick Center for Herbert Kiehpaugh. Antrim returns from Danville after a week with relatives. Several residents ill or busy with building projects. Monument Division officers elected for the quarter. Peter Slusser plans to move to the Wyoming Campground farm. Measles closures affect classrooms and Wither Rozelle suffers rheumatism. A ward division proposal is being pushed. A new waltz While Riding of My Wheel by Harry Laycock dedicated to West End Wheelmen.
New York markets opened with modest gains in some stocks but widened losses into the close. Total trades reached 454,000 shares as prices fell below opening levels late session. Commodities like corn and oats were steady to higher on some futures, while beef, butter, and petroleum showed mixed, subdued activity.
Philadelphia provision market reports varied activity across commodities. Wheat futures steady toward March and April delivery with firm tones. corn and oats show steady demand. potatoes and poultry items noted with price ranges. flour and sugar markets reflect uneven movements. shipments list sizable grain and produce volumes and wholesale figures.
Market report from New York shows mixed futures with No 2 and No 7 northern bids, arrivals expected from Duluth and Texas markets. Prices and options opened lower after early trading, amid scattered loading delays and railway transport concerns.
Trading feels holiday like on unsettled US Spain negotiations with wheat and coarse grains closing higher for July. Corn and oats end unchanged as provisions stay firm on large naval orders. prices list wide, with beef and pork futures steady to higher. Receipts of wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley show varied activity while live cattle and hog markets post mixed results.
Fragmentary text mentions lambs and weights with scattered names and prices. References to exports, trade limits, and cables quoted live suggest a market or trade note. Names like Lorie macdy and Lambie appear amid garbled lines.
East Buffalo market reports a fairly active cattle sale with prices steady to firm. Lambs show steady to firm values, with grades ranging from common to extra and sheep from fair to good quality, buyers cautious but steady.
Fragmentary text references cattle, bread, stage and cows with numbers and names. Mentions study of unchanged prices and lambs. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and missing context, preventing a clear, cohesive event or notice.
Market update reports credit balances and certificates in city sales. Mentions shipments of 1,000 barrel loads and Tyee products with barrels counted and run status noted.
Captain Willen Booker of the schooner Hedingtin at Duluth's Scott Holater mill plunged into icy waters to rescue lumber shover William Barnes after a fall from a pile. He swam twenty feet, reached the man, and pulled him to safety despite hazardous conditions.
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