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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1898
Page
3
A fragmented Scranton directory lists doctors specialists and offices at Wyoming Avenue Mulberry Street and nearby streets with phone numbers and hours. It includes names such as Dr Kay Har Freas and Dr Lavbach along with practitioners in midwifery veterinary services and a Sears style goods section, plus Pennsylvania Railroad timetable details.
The School of the Lackawanna in Irrunton Pennsylvania offers preparatory courses for college, law, medicine. Catalogue requests may be addressed to Rev. Thomas M. Cann, Walter H. Shuell, and A. Ball.
Timetable lists trains from Scranton to New York East and to destinations including Trenton Philadelphia and the South. Expresses serve Binghamton Williamsport Buffalo Harrisburg Washington and more with frequent departures and intercity connections. Regional and intermediate stops include Northumberland Nanticoke Plymouth and Wilkes Barre with detailed schedules and a district agent contact for more info.
Dispatch notes show travelers arriving and leaving at the New York area station. The report mentions ticket purchases and a day express service route through Weehawken and nearby communities.
Timetables from the foot of Liberty Street and North River detail express and local trains to New York Newark Elizabeth Reading Lebanon Harrisburg Bethlehem Easton and Philadelphia with specific departure times. Connections available to Broadway elevated cars ferries to Brooklyn and Staten Island and transfer routes to Grand Central Depot and Long Island Railroad. Tickets to all points at lowest advance rates via station agents.
Trains depart Scranton on Monday February 2 with listed routes to Carbondale Albany Montreal and other points via Lehigh Valley routes. Schedules include times for connections to the Black Diamond Express and Western routes, with arrival times at various points and noted special rates information at the train office.
Train timetable notes from the Lehigh Valley system describe coal region routes and passenger services. It lists connections between Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia New York and other points via D and H, with parlor car service on all trains and schedules including Diamond Express and Rochester routes. Officials named include Rollin Wildpur and Chas A Bee, with Philadelphia and Lackawanna Avenue offices.
In Eiffeet Sept. 1 117 trains leave Scranton for New York and intermediate Erie points and for Towusey and local points at 7 06 am and 2 25 pm Arrive at Scranton from above points at 10 a m 3 15 and 9 88 pm
Discussion notes that states differ widely in church property taxation with general policy favoring public use. examples include Kansas New Jersey Rhode Island Nevada Washington and many others with varied acreage or value thresholds for exemption or tax. Mention lists specific state rules and caps for exemptions and taxable value.
Towanda news notes include Millinery Easter goods at local stands, factory closures, a missing boy from Towanda may be Cuba bound, Elmira visitors, church services, and a sale of the Athens Daily News plant. Local shop openings, bicycle sales, school law enforcement talk, Wanamaker and Kaufman visit planned, and a magician performance at Hale's Opera House draws large crowds.
Fragmentary OCR preserves a political scene with a Western representative in the House and a female interlocutor. The dialogue references a deputy and a forthcoming event, but key names and specifics are unreadable.
The New York stock market opened dull with minutes between quotes, and most activity centered in leading stocks sugar and grangers. Total sales reached 247,100 shares as traders waited with doubt on the Spanish question and its possible outcome.
The readable text混 fragments mention New York and Duluth, references to ships, routes to Liverpool, and various scattered proper nouns. It reads as a garbled historical snippet with many misspellings and unclear context, lacking a coherent narrative or verifiable event.
April wheat and corn prices drift with modest changes while buttercream and flour receipts remain steady. Reports list unchanged and new figures for wheat and corn shipments and bushels, reflecting a stable yet fluctuating agricultural market.
April cattle trade in Chicago shows steady prices amid tight demand. Beef cattle around 1.40 to 1.7. steers and heifers mostly firm while fat cattle and cows vary. sheep and lambs show slower movement with prices near 1.70 for common to prime lambs and lighter runs weaker. About 15,000 head reported in market.
Fragmentary text notes various entities and terms without clear narrative. The readable portions reference places names and technical keywords but lack coherent events or outcomes to summarize into a full news item.
Unclear OCR text references entities and events. summarization focuses on a corporate or organizational notice with names like Kart Botle and ADT Som. missing concrete actions, dates, or locations. The readable portion lacks a coherent report of a defined incident or outcome.
Market notes report lambs and sheep holding steady with selective culls and clipped stock continuing modest activity. Prices reflect limited demand and steady supply as buyers and sellers adjust terms in a cautious market.
April 5 market notes indicate no trad ing in beeves and no change in cables. Calves steady with limited mixed quality, veals fair to good. Sheep and lambs steady with prices around 5.60 to 6.08 per head. spring lambs firm near 4.10 to 4.90.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a local notice about certificates, regular bids, and items such as barrels. Names and specifics are unclear, but the snippet implies procurement or auction activity and public records in a regional context.
A Richmond man recounts a Civil War act aboard a James River ironclad, detailing Captain John Maxwell's mission to plant a clockwork explosive at City Point. He describes smuggling powder, approaching a vessel, and a catastrophic blast that killed and wounded many, with estimates of property loss and civilian casualties.
A spirited piece extols lemons as essential for women, claiming daily use boosts beauty and health. It asserts lemon juice lightens skin, freshens breath, aids facial care, whitens teeth, eases headaches, and helps weight concerns when paired with baking soda.
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