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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1894
Page
2
Classified items show multiple help wanted ads for male and female workers, housekeepers, sales, and general labor. Also listed are rental notices, farm sales, and public notices from Lackawanna county newspapers with names and locations like Carbondale Archbald Green Ridge Lackawanna avenue and 22 Franklin avenue.
An application will be made to the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas on a scheduled April date for a charter of a new corporation named The First Presbyterian Church of Taylor. The charter proposal aims to support worship per the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and seeks all rights and privileges granted to such corporations. The proposal is filed with Ames W. Garford, Solicitor, in the county clerk’s office.
Real estate listing seeking a 1,400 dollar sale for a very desirable lot at the corner of Madison Avenue and Delaware Street. Terms easy and favorable with connection to local avenues and streets. Potential buyer identified as Larry Lees or Harry Lees.
WANTED ABOUT ONE OR TWO HUNDRED healthy maple or elm shade trees ten to fifteen inches in circumference. Dry soil. Give price each tree planted and price delivered on ground in Scranton. Address Shade Trees Tribune office. NOTICE TAXPAYERS THE TAXPAYERS OF SCRANTON PA WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT THE BOARD OF APPEALS IS HOLDING DAILY MEETINGS AT THE CITY CLERK OFFICE FOR APPEALS ON CITY ASSESSMENTS. NO REVISIONS FOR ANY YEAR EXCEPT 1901. MY LAVELLE, City Clerk.
A wired list from Scranton dated April shows wholesale pricing for apples evaporated currants raisins and other dried fruits. Meats bacon hams and graham are listed with per pound and per barrel rates. Grain feeds include oats rye barley and straw with ranges for several grades.
Prices for winter wheat feed and patents show broad activity across regions. Oil- and dairy-related items move modestly while meat and beer markets display steady to dull trends with limited trading.
Philadelphia notes tallow prices dull with light demand and lists prime city hogshead and country prices. Also includes a medical ad for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a testimonial about Bardock Blood Bitters with a cure claim and a proof request.
Philadelphia consumers will pay mine prices for anthracite coal under the new spring circular. Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania lines set lower rates, Reading matches them, with detailed price shifts listed for broken egg stove chestnut and regional variations. Additional notes cover Coxe’s engineering examples, Slope opening at Winton, and related industrial items.
A garbled listing describes Lockwood Bleached and Utica Bleached items with prices and stock counts. It mentions white goods, a 36 inch width, and a sale claim, though several phrases are unclear or miswritten.
An advertisement touts King's New Discovery as a remedy for consumption coughs and colds. It claims quick relief, a money back guarantee, and offers trial bottles free at Mathews Brow drug store with large bottles priced at sections and one dollar.
The fragment mentions Castoria marketed for children, including a claim about its use from infancy and a mother’s cry for relief. It references a brand falsehood and parental reliance on a product labeled Castoria as a medical remedy.
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