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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1898
Page
3
The Tribune announces a public opportunity bureau offering low cost classified ads for houses to rent real estate to sell or exchange or help wanted. One cent a word with six insertions for five cents a word, except situations wanted which are free.
A dense mishmash of rental notices and sale listings appears, naming properties on HigH Ridge Street Manor Court and other avenues. Items reference furnished rooms, 4 percent rents, and licensing notices, with offerings including property at 405 Pop and 212 Commonwealth.
Classified notices seek agents and solicitors for various roles. Listings promise earnings and openings in Philadelphia Chicago and Rochester with minimal requirements. Potential applicants are urged to apply to Glen Brothers and Nat Publishing Co for details.
Fragmentary notice advertises a reward related to a lost item or person with vague references to a store and public depot. The garbled text mentions names Williams and Mantis and a garden of unclear terms, with hints of a threat and cold water.
A. Briggs, proprietor, announces a new privy cleaning service at the North Main avenue corner of Adams and Mothers Streets. The advert promises odor control and improved sanitation with prompt calls to action.
In the Court of Common Pleas Lackawanna County docket No 2 January Term 16 the defendant David Purvin is ordered to appear on Monday May 5 for the first day of the next term to answer the complaint of the libellant Coby Pryor. Sheriff EC Newowe of Lackawanna County serves the notice.
A dense jumble of labor notices from Tribune classifieds lists workers and positions. Entries include experienced insurance or munvessing related roles, sewing and housekeeping tasks, bread and cake makers, general labor, and domestic help. Multiple names and addresses appear with varying requests for trustworthy, seasoned workers.
A dense listing of lawyers, attorneys, firms, and local businesses appears in a Scranton public notices page. Names include Burr, Torrey, Jessup, Hand, Oakford, Repolouse, Killam, Hamilton, Thayer, Jeppereys, Wat res, Pitcher, Comegys, Bertholp, Barring, and Smweene y. The page also references The Tribune Publishing Co and commerce entities with addresses on Commonwealth Building, Spruce Street, and Washington Avenue. It notes a schedule for the Lackawanna Railroad with departure times from Wilkes-Barre and service to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Pittsburgh, plus a midafternoon run.
Scranton trains to Philadelphia New York and Wilkes Barre along the D&H and TD routes. Diamond Express and Black Diamond Express serve Geneva Rochester Buffalo Chicago with intermediate stops including Towanda Tunkhannock Himira Ithaca and Geneva. Pullman parlor and sleeping cars available on trains between New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
The notice lists Monday November 21 1807 train departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Washington and Buffalo with multiple express and accommodation services. It specifies times for eastbound westbound and intermediate connections including Pullman sleeping coaches and designated stations such as Easton Trenton Oswego Elmir a Corning and Buffalo. It directs passengers to contact M LL Smith? and company offices for pocket timetables and detained information.
Train departures from Scranton on February 4 include connections to Carbondale Albany Montreal and Philadelphia with several intermediate stops. The timetable lists morning and afternoon departures to New York and other points via Lehigh Valley and Western lines, along with return arrivals and contact details for tickets. Officials H Burdick and H W Cross note special attention to Western and Southern resort services.
A faded railway snippet shows daily service with Sunday exceptions. Mentions Providence Park, Feranton, and arrival at a daily rate excluding Sundays. Signals indicate train timing and platform notes.
A Berunton Pennsylvania manufa cturer of wire beverages is cited in a concise news item from Joe Everuel Bear Sit Lacka Street Avenue. The brief notes the business activity and local interest in nearby street names.
A historic notice describes an establishment named The Elk Caper with a hotel and restaurant at 18 and 11 Frank Lin Avenue near Scranton House close to the D L W depot. Victor Koch is listed as proprietor.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable details show connections to New York via ferry and elevated rail, listing departure and arrival times for steam and express trains to Allentown Philadelphia and Washington. It notes through transfers with other lines and advises passengers on station pickup at Liberty Street and related transfer points.
Fragmentary timetable notes show trains leaving Beranton for New York and intermediate points via the Erie railroad, with arrival times around 7 08 am and 22 00, and from above points arriving at Berantan at approximately 3 45 am and 9 38 pm.
A Bermuda school scene reveals Bermuda children know little of United States history while a New York visitor notes Bermuda blacks’ perceived racial superiority and admires Indian ancestry. Students answer questions about United States president and maps show few U S references.
The Caladonte, a French prison transport anchored at Port Tamper, carries around 2,000 prisoners to Safety Islands off French Guiana. The ship houses male and female quarries in separate holds, with steam defense measures and eighty guards daily to maintain order. women receive better berthing and rations.
An editorial from Northfield Massachusetts rejects a widespread belief that winters were colder and snows deeper in the past. It argues that climate has remained essentially unchanged meteorologically since Columbus and that personal memory and uneven records skew popular notions.
A London cashier deciphers a Banks of England note bearing a hidden message about a kidnapped brother in peril. The note hints that Dean of Lenghmar’s sibling is held prisoner in Alalers and eventually aids his release after government intervention.
Fragmentary text appears to refer to a legal matter in Whathon with mention of an heir and an attorney. The readable portions are insufficient to identify names, dates, or a clear outcome.
Fragmentary text appears to name a poetic figure and a guiding light. The legible fragments mention The Lady and possible personal names or titles in an archaic or corrupted form. Overall details are unclear and attribution remains uncertain.
New York April 12 stocks moved slowly with widespread uncertainty in Wall Street and between the United States and Spain. Only tobacco and Northeastern rail plays showed notable activity as volume reached 210,700 shares. Rock Island touched a shade above prior close.
New York trading notes show Wheat futures firm with strong demand and keeping steady gains through the day while Corn remains steady to firm with tight supply signals. Prices quoted for No 2 contracts and white oats show modest strength in a market influenced by export prospects and regional price movements.
The text catalogues wheat and corn grading, potatoes, flour, livestock and poultry quality, and farm shipments. It notes factory and market terms, steady prices for several staple goods, and specific throughput like 4000 barrels of flour and 3000 bushels of wheat in shipments, with regional references to Miladelphia and New York.
April 2 closing shows wheat prices advancing on strong California report and continental demand. Corn and oats also rose on supportive sentiment while provisions stayed dull amid a cautious cash market.
The text lists No 9 spring wheat No 2 red Fal No 2 corn and other grain grades along with seed stocks and prices. It notes flour shipments of 11 000 barrels and crop totals for wheat corn oats rye barley and rye bushels, with assorted figures and partial product terms.
The April Chicago market shows weak demand across cattle and hogs with prices drifting lower. Cattle ranged mostly lower with Texan feed and western stock around $1.00 to $1.50, hogs weak at feed values, and sheep and lambs trading unevenly with shorn and woolled lots varying in price. Feeder and stock numbers cited include around 2000 cattle, 4000 hogs, and 900 head of sheep.
East Buffalo New York April 12 markets report scarce wet goods with prices for hogs cattle and sheep showing dull activity. Crops and feed items listed with limited demand and steady to lower bids amid quiet trading conditions.
New York April 12 Reeves-Steady live cattle and veal show mixed results with steady to slow price movement. Notable entries include 4 240 sh Vtg Steen and Lumbe and Weshoreheep with varied bidding. prime clipped lambs and spring lambs selling around 446 dollars. Prices for hogs, veal, and dressed beef appear steady with several entries mentioning quality grades and market demand.
Market report from East Liberte Pa on April 12 lists steady and unchanged prices for hogs and sheep. Slaughter and sale values include $2304.00 for some lots, with calf and veal prices around $404.7 and $04.7 respectively.
Odd OCR text describes certificates opened and bids for coal or oil barrels, mentioning quantities like 6400 barrels and 4,287 barrels with unclear context and several garbled terms. No clear names, dates, or locations emerge from the fragment.
A historical discussion notes windmill and aerometer use to drive dynamos for lighting. It cites Freidhot Nansen and Pa place rooftops, comparing wind power to conventional electric generation and arguing high costs and reliability concerns delay adoption.
A Sicilian deputy was wounded in a duel in Rome at a secluded camp near a clump of trees. As seconds aided the fallen fighter, it emerged a dry twig pierced his back through his shirt, a novel omen in the history of duelling.
A judge notes the dear girl can defy aging with a resilient wow that remains untarnished by time, as lines of life mark her face yet fail to dull her spirit.
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