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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1898
Page
5
A found horse, described as a 1000 pound mare with slack condition, is in police custody after being left at midnight. Owners must claim within two days or the animal will be sold at auction.
Local listings show varied trades from privy vault cleaning to plumbing, motor pumps, and air systems. Notable entries include MAX DAVIS and several attorneys, doctors, and merchants along Spruce Street, Wyoming Avenue, and Main avenues, indicating a bustling commercial district with professional, medical, and manufacturing services.
An abbreviated notice for a business named The Blk Cape run by Zadeogre, featuring 1 percent rate claims and related branding. The text is garbled but implies pricing or rate terms and proprietor identification.
The notice outlines coal and passenger service by the Lehigh Valley Railroad System. It lists routes from Wilkes Barre to New York and Philadelphia, with connections to White Haven Mifflinburg and other coal regions. Freight and passenger options include the Diamond Express and related services, with timings and interim stops.
Train times and connections listed for Del Lacka and Western routes with multiple express, local, and accommodation services to New York Philadelphia Trenton Buffalo Ithaca Wilkes Barre and Kingston. Details include departure times 1.00 6.16 6.00 10.05 a m and afternoon 1.55 3.45 p m plus several westward connections via Northumberland Nanticoke and Salamanca with Pullman cars and sleeping coaches. Information and pocket timetables available from M L Smith Finance Passenger Agent depot ticket office.
Ruinous OCR timetable shows the Central Railroad of New Jersey routes from New York to Pittston Wilkes-Barre Allentown Bethlehem Philadelphia and more. Notable departures include express trains to New York Newark Elizabeth and Philadelphia with parlor cars and Sunday services. Transfers connect to elevated lines Broadway ferries and Grand Central Depot.
Train departures from Scranton and Wilkes Barre to New York Philadelphia Montreal and western points listed by times and connections. Complete information and rates obtainable at the depot ticket office Burdick G P A Albany NY and W C Koses D PA Berunton MA.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Goterto Western and BRCaPAM tickets with emphasis on saving money. It also lists per some names and places such as Anderson and Pasa. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event details or dates.
Fragmentary text reports travel and points with unclear names and times. Readable items mention Beranton, New York, Hawley, and Beorapion with total points around 7 06.
A Veraciean claims a wild man stalks the Mik mountain Crystal lake region, appearing to wood choppers and tossing debris over twenty feet into dense brush. Local residents report the sighting amid other regional notes including family visits and upcoming county events.
Miss Mary Kearney visits friends in Dunmore while John Curley M F Hoban William Mitchell and Michael Whalen are named as jurors for the coming term. Visitors include Misses K Reap Nettle Druner and Kate Cannon in Scranton. Funeral for Mrs Robing held yesterday. interment at Langcliffe Cemetery. Silk mill workers to be paid today with special music at St Marys Church tomorrow at 10:70 AM. Visitors Mrs W H Hollieter and Mrs Fr Harrie in Scranton yesterday.
Munveer Silverstone’s troupe tops Honesdale’s stage bill with the Guy Brothers Minstrels, acrobats and a cornet band at the opera house. Olyphant visit set for Saturday. Easter services announced across St John’s and Rapist church follow iced canal news and Werth Rev. Benjamin’s sermon at the Episcopal church. Orpheus quartet from Scranton booked for Tuesday with Ham and Allen as accompanists. Rev families plan revival and growth at Methodist Episcopal church as Rev Henjuridin departs.
An Indianapolis Journal quirk notes a writer apologizing to Mr. Beck for an account of his silver wedding. The dialogue reveals strain and miscommunication after decades of tension as characters react to past conduct and intended meaning.
A fragmented poem extols liberty and national glory, invoking Freedom's smile, mountains, and Columbia. It speaks of unity, heroes, and resistance to tyranny, with wartime imagery and calls to defend the country under a stern banner. The text mix resembles an old patriotic ode praising national resilience.
The New York Stock Exchange opened on Good Friday after a decisive board motion delaying response to the president's message. Traders faced a muted session with many brokers closing early, prices drifting lower then ending near the previous close as uncertainty lingered over war developments.
Philadelphia provisions market lists prices and availability for live poultry dressed poultry and meats. Firms noted include a fancy creamery and cotton-breedy fats with various items such as fowls chickens ducks turkeys and veal.
In early trading from Duluth port markets activity remained steady with overall firmness in prices. Trading showed strong export influence and selective firmness across grades with some delays and quiet periods as buyers assessed supply and demand conditions.
A brisk advance in the Spaniel crisis contrasts with mixed activity on wheat and provisions. Closing prices show little change from yesterday with steady No 2 spring wheat and No 2 red, while figures for corn and rye vary. shipments include 1000 barrels of flour and 24 thousand bushels of wheat, reflecting a volatile yet orderly day in the exchange markets.
Beef cows sold chiefly at 2.50 and fat cows active while feeders showed demand. Hogs steady with moderate supply and prices around 6.70 to 7.00. Sheep and lambs mixed with demand limited. receipts include cattle 20 head and sheep 5 000 head.
The report covers New York livestock trading with references to cattle, sheep, and lamb prices. includes mentions of slaughters and market conditions, noting varying demand and the sale of unshorn and clipped animals while noting prices per pound and washed wool quality.
East Buffalo New York markets report mixed animal prices with Birudy to strong demand from Hoge Yorkers. Cattle prices show 358 for fe choline while other livestock remain fairly active. Local notes include clipped sheep and mild activity in lambs with modest headcount and general price levels.
A damaged OCR fragment from Ost Jaberty shows garbled place names and numbers. It references local entities like Rahs Geman and heavy Yorkers with values such as 84.00 and 3.000010, plus codes like S253 and 802543,76.
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