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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1898
Page
3
The Tribune announces its Opportunity Bureau offering a popular clearing house for rent listings sales exchanges and help wanted ads. Rates include one cent per word six insertions for five cents per word with free insertions for situations wanted.
Classified list of housing options with furnished rooms at 110 Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street, plus various ads for hotel rooms and other rental opportunities. Includes agent notices, job requests, and miscellaneous business announcements from local listings.
Reported tensions rise as Mars exploration programs race for funding and collaboration. Officials from NPG Lak, Freiceloe, and SMR warn about budget cuts and shifting priorities. The article notes ongoing talks with private partners and potential impacts on lunar and deep space initiatives.
An earnest ad seeks a skilled chef in Wisconsin to handle on site duties, fair compensation, and completion of reference text. Applicants should understand camp work, tent setup, and full camp responsibilities, with contact details provided for formal inquiries.
Sealed proposals will be received at the department building for the supply and installation of equipment. Bidders must submit complete specifications and bid guarantees by 2 o clock pm. The contracts involve construction and services for a government project with dates and location specified in the notice. Authorities caution bidders about eligibility and submission procedures.
Directory style listing showing architects lawyers physicians and a restaurant in Scranton and nearby areas. Includes Lewis Hancock Frederick L Brown Lackawanna Bank building firms Traders National Bank building and Spruce Street addresses with multiple professionals and services.
Lehigh Valley timetable notes service from Scranton to Philadelphia and New York via D&. trains include Black Diamond routes to Wilkes-Barre Bethlehem Easton Reading Harrisburg and intermediate stations. Geneva Buffalo Niagara Falls Chicago via Tunkhannock Towanda Elmira Ithaca and Geneva connections. Pullman cars on all trains between Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo Suspension Bridge. officers listed as H Wilmar and C S Lee with Scranton office at 9 Lackawanna Avenue.
Train schedule details for Berantha to Pittston Wilkes Barre and for Long Branch Atlantic City to New York Newark Elizabeth with express and parlor car options. Connections to elevated railways Broadway cars ferries, and Grand Central and Long Island Railroad mentioned. Tickets and advance clerk contact at Cleket umont.
Trains leave Scranton for New York and intermediate points on the Erie railroad also for Hawley and other points at 7:05 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. Arrive at Scranton from above points at 2:05 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The notice lists several trains departing Scranton and surrounding stations on Monday November 2, 1897. It details express routes to New York and Buffalo with intermediate stops including Buxton, Frenton, Whitartel, Mount Morris, and Richfield Springs. Connections extend to Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore and Washington with pocket time tables and Pullman sleeping coaches.
Train departures from Scranton on Monday February 21 include services to Carbondale Wilkes Barre New York Philadelphia and Albany with connections to Montreal Boston and Canada routes. Information desk at the depot offers rates and special service for Western and Southern resort traffic. Burdick G P A Albany H W Cross D P A Scranton handle inquiries.
Forest City reports Rev G B Stone visiting in New York state Misa Vinnie Hyatt away on a New York City business trip The Presbyterian church interior repainting is complete The Vandiing Congregational pulpit will be occupied by Rev F G Harned of Uniondale next Sunday Services are canceled next Sunday for carpet installation at the Methodist church H Dunn has closed his business and moved to Herrick Center A cottage prayer meeting will be held at Samuel Seeley’s home at 2 30 pm Sunday Enterprise Hose Company invited to the Pennsylvania State Firemen's Association annual convention in Lebanon Oct 9 to 11 They plan to charter a car The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will hold its next convention at Susquehanna December 8 and 29 A regular meeting of Enterprise Hose Company will be held this evening The Embridge prospect looks good Wayne county commissioners agree to drop the dispute over the line and cover half the cost if the grand jury and viewers report favorably Milne B Edwards will move to Wilkes-Barre to engage in Lue Lees
Mr Cyphers an aged man living with his daughter Mrs Engle was found dead in his bed last Friday He was in good health Saturday working in the garden Funeral plans are set for the late Wright Broadbent of West Borinion a respected longtime resident of the town Rev HW Ho Wilbur the popular Methodist pastor for four years leaves for Tunkhannock and is praised as a tireless worker among the youth Rev WM Hiller takes over as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The New York stock market weakened under liquidations of long holdings led by major names such as Burlington, St. Paul, Louisville, and New York Central, ending at session lows. Early foreign selling was heavy with about 1,000 shares offered. overall turnover remained light as prices fell across leading issues and failed to rally.
Wheat prices steady for April contracts with firm demand for No 2 mined and mixed grades. Butter and lard markets weak, cheese steady, cotton firm, flour receipts at moderate levels as shipments of wheat and corn noted.
The report outlines price movements across grains meats and fats with spring wheat, No 2 red, No 2 yellow corn, and white flour quoted alongside pork and short ribs. Prices are higher than yesterday as makers adjust to weather and demand signals.
Prices steady for cattle and hogs with strong demand noted. Beef steers sold largely in the 4.0 to 5.0 range, hogs bringing solid bids, sheep and lambs also reported with good demand and higher bids observed. Market activity centered around steady to higher prices amid strong buying interest.
Fragmentary OCR yields names and stray phrases lacking coherent events. Readable elements include scattered personal names and city markers but no identifiable action, date, or outcome to summarize clearly.
Fragmentary text from a Nov or April newspaper notes choices and numbers. Mentions Boers and Lambs and a sum of 7000 with references to selection and common pools, but details are garbled and unclear.
Fragmentary lines mention credit, shipments, barrels, and regular sales terms. The readable content lists quantities like barrels and shipments with vague timing. No clear events, names, or dates beyond April 21 in a city context.
A muddled passage recounts an Admiral at Porky Royal dealing with a password mishap and mistaken authority. Characters argue about who should command and who is allowed access, ending with confusion over rank and permission. The fragment hints at a shipboard prank or security scene with humorous misnaming.
A fractured text fragment mentions a person named Solurhanie and a question about whether Abel will stay after an event at a place called Paek. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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