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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1898
Page
3
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Locust Street based agency seeks men or women of good address to travel and appoint cuetia with monthly compensation, offering experienced farm work and steady income. Address 21 Locust St Philadelphia.
Fragmented OCR reads as a local notice or item note referencing Boranton House Nar D L W Pumwenger Depot and a European plas ICTOR BOCK FF. Details unclear but suggests a venue or project listing with names.
A fragmented regional advertisement page lists multiple businesses and services including attorneys at law in Tan Burr Walhbine and Heranton MA, traders on Sprucch Street, a Bertholf attorney, Clark & Co vendors, Nurserymen store on Duet giedn, wire screens manufacturer, ladies hand turned shoes, Husset and Dongola shoes, Nettleton’s Washington Ave shop, Balers Orchestra for events led by H. J. Over conductor at Wyoming Ave location near Hulbert's music store.
Time table effective February 20 1655 lists inbound and outbound trains from New York to Pittston Lakewood Atlantic City and Reading via Allentown Bethlehem and Philadelphia with express and parlor car services. Returning trains depart New York from South Ferry Whitehall Street to various points including Philadelphia and New York connections. Station agents Baldwin and Oltlause n are listed as general passenger agents.
Trains depart Scranton for New York and intermediate points on Averailroad at 7 06 am and 10 22 pm. Connections toward Howley and local points. Return to Scranton from those points at 1 29 pm and 3 45 pm. Fare listed as 48 cents per mile. Effective September 1 1897.
Fragmentary note states trains run daily except Sunday and mentions signals, fares, and officials including a general, purser, and division agents. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates timetable and rate references for Ontario and Western lines.
Trains depart Wilkes Barres at 7 30 p m weekdays for Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and for Pittsburg and the West. 10 15 a m weekdays for Hazleton Pottsville Reading Norristown and Philadelphia and for Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Pittsburg and the West. 3 12 p m daily for Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Pittsburg and the West. 6 00 p m weekdays for Hazleton and Pottsville. Wood Gone Pass Agent J G Hutchinson General Manager.
Describes multiple daily train departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Washington and other destinations with times for expresses and local accommodations. Includes connections at Buffalo and Northumberland, intermediate stops, and details on Pullman cars and agent contact for timetable information.
Lehigh Valley Railroad routes list anthracite coal usage details and names key trains such as the Black Diamond Express and Diamond Express. It notes connections to Wilkes-Barre, New York, Philadelphia, Geneva and Niagara Falls with Pullman parlor cars on all trains and identifies railroad officials in Philadelphia and Scranton offices.
Train times from Beranton to Albany Montreal Philadelphia and beyond listed for Monday Feb Si with connections via Lehigh Valley and Diamond Express. Arrivals at Scranton and Carbondale area stations shown with multiple departure and arrival timestamps. Complete fare and route details available at the depot.
A Washington report compares civil service size and salaries in Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Austria Hungary. It notes Britain with about 60 000 post and telegraph workers excluded from civil service, US with 178 717 officeholders, and France around 30 000 civil servants, while Germany and Austria Hungary lack clear counts.
The text critiques the term capitalia as unsuitable in the United States, arguing it would be too elastic without taxes and too small when taxes exist. It notes subdivisions of population would be awkward and compares Spain Italy and public roles, suggesting no clear class line between majority, affluence, and vagrants.
A Louisville Courier Journal report rebuts the idea that railroad men live only seven years in service. Over three busy years, two were killed and 158 injured, mostly brakemen, with injuries rising after six years and falling after ten. The piece notes dangers from old drawbars, automatic systems, and coupling practices, and cites new laws to standardize drawbar height and car equipment.
Fragmented verse lines mention welter and longing as a night wind is urged to steal through a casement. The text hints at marital strain and distant kin, with faint references to a Detroit setting and rheumatia. The piece reads as literary miscellany in a periodical excerpt.
Wall Street opens with hopes of peace fading as Spanish–American tensions push U S stocks lower in early hours while London and Berlin renew American demand. Traders report thin liquidity, wide price moves, and no heavy liquidations amid mixed totals with 134 500 shares changing hands. In Chicago grain pits exports push wheat and corn higher with firm pork and lard cues in the board of trade.
The April market notes show firm wheat and mixed soybeans with higher quotes for certain wheat grades and corn, oats and miscellaneous grains listed. Prices include per bushel figures for prime red wheat and mixed grains, with notes on refined sugar and poultry items. totals indicate large shipments and abundant corn and wheat quantities with various brands and categories mentioned.
The New York produce market shows steady to firm tones with some items like flour and dairy holding gains while others exhibit varied demand. Traders note general price stability in creamery products and oils, with northern regions showing cautious activity and fluctuating futures as the day progresses.
Chicago auction reports show cattle and hogs trading with mixed results. Calves active but lower. hogs strong with heavy weights selling high. sheep steady. Total: 22100 hogs, 700 head cattle and sheep totals noted with varied prices across classes.
At Buffalo New York April 1 market slow and weak for prime to extra beef cattle finished export steers H00515 good to choose fat choice veals and calves receipts show mixed activity with hogs Yorkers and cattle dull and slow for all kinds of sheep and lambs receipts light lambs choice to extra priced around 4.00 to 4.05 with culls to common 3.40 to 4.05 and sheep 4.15 to 4.25 with culls to common 3.40
New York market notes show calves steady with no movement in sales and prices. veals at 5.75 per 100 pounds. sheep and lambs dull though prices steady with prime woolly ewes at 4.25 and clipped lambs at 3.75. Overall market volume listed as 4,604,710 with figures attributed to Howe and Brewily at 1000415.
Fragmentary price list and commodity terms from Liberty Pennsylvania dated April 10. The readable items mention prime rates, common prices, a few dairy and meat terms, and scattered numeric entries. No coherent events or complete entities emerge.
Credit balances and certificates are noted with tiered bids and adjustments. Market activity highlights changes in balances and rates amid regional trading dynamics in Pennsylvania during April.
Residents and visitors frequent the area with moves and calls. Henry Smith moved into a recently vacated house. Edward Gilchrist relocated to the Merradle farm. Mrs. George Dennin of Susquehanna visited her mother Mrs. Thomas Gannon. Others attend meetings, visits, or concerts, including a well attended Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association hall program by Helletead Concert orchestra.
Henry Oriling as relator elect in the second ward is revealed. Two petitions will be sent to court one in favor of the appointment of Frank Cunningham and the other alleging that A. L. Mergen should fill the vacancy refused. Mr Morcond was the Republican candidate for the office and was defeated by two votes. This evening in the cellar of the Presbyterian church the Young Peoples Society Christian Endeavor held a meeting. Rev. Mr Weston, of McClure, Pa., was visiting borough friends. Funeral services for Benjamin Lowd, who died Monday, will be conducted by Mr Jones Davies at Ebeneger Price’s home this afternoon at 8. Interment in Hillside Cemetery.
A fragment from the Denver Miner recounts a diminutive man’s interrogation about obtaining and selling papers in the Times alley. The exchange reveals a makeshift system where lighter trades revolve around cheap pivots and a terse line about selling “for the holler” in a rough, streetwise market.
A Richmond Dispatch humorous excerpt features a child asking about what defines a grown man and a perfect prairie traveler. The exchange shows the mother's puzzled response and the son's joking, clipped questions about travel directions and roles.
The report describes a tense waiting room scene where a patient, Walter, grows fed up with delays. An impatient exchange hints at underlying issues and the staff’s slow progress. The mood shifts as the line shortens and speed improves.
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