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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
10
Advertisements for Mente job work and publications at Hannon & Co. newsdealers note office hours and prompt attention. Various local residents and visitors are mentioned including Mr and Mrs David Bouck and daughter, Utica, and Rev B E O Byrne. The piece records a church event, a chicken supper, and visits from multiple towns and individuals.
The Delaware and Hudson directors special car No 204 bore the remains of W A Manville to Troy NS Y They were accompanied by Superintendent C T Manville David Z Alley Walter Dickson F J Dennis NW Moon and Rev Charles Lee Pall bearers included N Moon J H Orchard H C Butler Will Dickson W B Giltman F E Dennis A Baaret Many friends from out of town attended including John Law D Gilbert Hollis Miss Clara Manville Edward J Manville Whitehall and others from Brooklyn Montclair Scranton and Lehigh Valley towns
A solemn high mass was celebrated at St. Rose church on Holy Thursday with Rev T F Coffey as celebrant Rev Bb O'Byrne of Honesdale deacon and Rev John Holmes of Blossbury sub deacon. The church was crowded as the Sacred Host was moved to the repository and procession with lighted tapers formed by acolytes and St Joseph cadets. The Host is to be returned at 7:30 this morning for the mass of the pre-cantif.
A large crowd attended the funeral of W W Bronson from his late residence. Rev C L Fitchett of Trinity church officiated with Rev B H Abbott assisting. A quartet sang hymns and pallbearers included local directors from First National Bank where Bronson was president. Out of town relatives attended from Dunmore Uniondale Canaan Philadelphia and others.
A society for Hterary Improvement has been organized by pupils of the eighth grade of the high school. An entertainment will be given Friday afternoon with readings recitations vocal and instrumental music and the reading of a Journal of weekly events. Officers elected include President Mary Gregory Vice-President Milliron Mille Secretary John Byrne Treasurer Burt Collins Curators Lulu Segar Grace Atkinson Kathe Bolomon Lucy Byrne Lacy Farrell Eddie Gilhool erttle Adolph Brunig. The editor for this week is Lola Corby.
Local social items describe Misa Agnes Milla entertaining the Young Ladies mission at her Lincoln avenue home. Various neighbors visit relatives in Paterson Silney Mt. Upton and Beranton. Carrie Morsa plans a trip to Atlantic City and Excelsior club hosts a dance in the W. W. Watt building on an April Monday.
The text argues that a child’s failure to gain flesh is not always due to rapid growth but to a general weakening of the body. Scott's Emulsion is said to provide easily absorbed fat, correct unhealthy action, and supply a superior blood-building nutrient, even when there is no pain or loss of appetite.
A wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Baker features Ida Helle and Thomas Champion Jr with music by Mendelssohn and a reception in Jermyn. Attendants include Helen Piatenders and Thomas Jopling, with guests from Archbald Scranton and beyond. The couple plan to settle in a furnished Third Street home after a brief wedding tour was canceled.
The Calvary Baptist church performance of the operetta Lalla drew good support though weather kept some away. Remaining showings prize 15 cents for adults and 19 cents for children. Also noted: David H. W. Frans seeks Republican county convention delegate, Mrs Romuel Marios ill at her Washington street home, and borough stores to close today for Goul awima valley council No. 81 observance.
A medical note explains catarrh of the stomach as a chronic digestion problem with bloating sour risings and gas. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe after meal aid containing Diastase and pepsin and cites a testimonial from N J Booker praising improved appetite and rest after use.
A series of borough and lodge gatherings are planned for this evening. Commandery groups meet at 7 o'clock in Welpentioh halt while the borough ounce discusses Main street changes from Railroad to Union. Dattiel Davie declares candidacy for delegate from the Puarth ward at the Republican county convention. A Price Library Association Bell Aio reception is hosted and Martin Luther lodge Loyal Knights of America plans a council meeting.
Nellie Logan a one year old patient at an Indianapolis hospital reports severe mistreatment by her stepfather Geo Hone and his father. Her mother admits whipping and the family describes long violent outbursts and alleged possession by devils as doctors order an investigation into the case.
In Beloit Kansas residents chased a large flock of wild geese through town after nightfall. People fired guns and wielded clubs and poles from streets and rooftops to drive the birds away. By morning more than 200 dead geese lay on the ground and the winged flock dispersed with daylight.
Community notices list a St Aloysius Society meeting for Saturday to elect officers, local residents visiting friends in New Port News and Danville, illness updates, funeral notices for Miss Kate Cannon in Olyphant, and various town events and church activities across Avoca and nearby areas.
A description of French butchery notes that animals are bled minimally and rapidly emptied, then inflated with wind to distribute air and remove moisture. Large arteries are opened and inverted points, while a beating distributes air. Veal is praised as superior, beef less so, and cooks have little to do beyond cooking.
The article highlights novelty weaves as the most striking textile styles, drawing attention with bold patterns and inventive textures. It notes designers experimenting with unusual fibers, color contrasts, and playful motifs to captivate audiences.
The leading high class silk waist novelty makes a refined impact for summer 97 with wonderfully beautiful effects that remain tasteful and not gaudy.
A playful dialogue fragment shows Modding Pete reading from a newspaper and Meandering Mike joking about money. Mike replies that any kind of money suits him as he shifts and breaks a dooley that tickles his ear.
Warren Fetherman, 13, of East Stroudeburg, was injured while removing finished hoops from a Valley Novelty works machine. A sharp blade severed the middle finger and badly cut three others, leaving his hand likely stiffened and the finger hanging by a thread.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable lists trains from Scranton to Pittston and to New York Newark Elizabeth and Philadelphia with multiple departures and express options. It notes prices around 20 dollars and various times, with Sunday schedules and connections to Reading and Philadelphia paths.
An old sourcetext notes a product named Dr Agnew's Liver Pills with claimed cures for constipation and headaches sold by Matthews Bros and Davidow Bros, now located at 27 Lackawanna Avenue. The fragment mentions market demand and top status but is incomplete.
Rail schedule lists trains from Scranton to Philadelphia New York, Wilkes Barre, Towanda Elmira Ithaca Geneva and more. It details connections to Geneva Rochester Pittsburgh and Niagara Falls with multiple daily departures and intermediate stations via Ty. Lynn and the Lehigh Valley line.
Effective January 4, 1897 trains depart Scranton for New York Newburgh and intermediate Erie points at 7 06 p m and 22 p m and for Howley and local points at 7 06 p m and 22 p m. Incoming trains from those points arrive at 4 23 a m and 8 33 p m.
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