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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1897
Page
8
Neighboring counties discuss electric lighting for Tunkhannock. A Sayre rock company led by Th. A. Pe Meads plans to build an opera house. Wilkes-Barre shows tax totals and local projects while various county incidents and business moves unfold across Luzerne and surrounding areas.
An old advertisement touts Humphreys No 10 as a cure for digestion and related ailments. It claims to cure dyspepsia strengthen the weak stomach stimulate the liver kidneys and nerves and promote sleep and cheer. The copy invites purchase from druggists or by mail with a small payment and notes the publishers in New York.
The Sons of St George and the Juvenile order meet at 10 o clock tomorrow for services at Primitive Methodist church. Daughters of St George meet in the church basement at the same hour. Edward McDonnell, formerly of this town, is critically ill in Jersey City after a collapse while visiting his brother. Enos, Professor J F McConnon of Wilkes Barre entertained pupils and teachers with gas and chemical experiments at the high school last evening. W J Berniman returns from a brief angling trip in Compton Wayne county. Joseph Athey of Miners Mills visited town yesterday evening. Joseph Miller of Wilkes-Barre visited town Thursday evening. John Loughery, injured in the eye at Old Forge, leaves for Wells Eye hospital. Ladles’ aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church elects officers: President Mrs A P Hollister, Vice President Mrs William Welter, Recording Secretary Mrs Wheeler, Financial Secretary Mrs F F Commermouth. Constable Murphy and Squire Reap attended county seat on Thursday. Forty hours devotion to the Blessed Sacrament starts Sunday at 10 30 in St Marys church. Mrs Brown of this place visits daughter Mrs Patrick Healey of Dunmore. Funeral of Joseph Slattery held yesterday at his parents West Side. pallbearers Edward Reap Frank Clifford James Mead.
A local sale offers 500 yards of floor oil cloth at 15 20 25 30 33 cents per square yard and 200 yards of assorted matting priced 81 to 25 cents. All items advertised at just half their stated value.
The will of John McHale from the North End was probated on Wednesday. He bequeathed Oak street house and lot to his brother Patrick McHale and sister Mrs Patrick Boland with household furniture. Boland receives 400 and niece Ann McHale 400. An insurance policy of 280 goes to executor Thomas Malloy for funeral costs and grave care. Estate valued at 1700.
Mr and Mrs M Parke of Meehoppen visit their daughter Mrs Jarvis. A K Slawson spent part of the week in New York. Miss Marie Williamson in Kingston with cousin Will Billings. John B E B Jennings buys property on Putnam street extension and plans houses. On May 1 the Summertie table of the Lehigh Valley takes effect. Frank Kram named station agent at Wraluging. No vacancy filled yet here. Mrs Joseph Welsh moved to Philadelphia hospital. The Hunsinger suit against the Lehigh Valley Railroad for killed mules is postponed due to witness illness.
The grated school will close on Tuesday and the graduation class will hold commencements in the opera house Wednesday evening. Miss Clara Wilcox’s kindergarten delays rego work due to illness. Miy & Liggle Hughes of Scranton visit locally early in the week. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plans a Tuesday meeting. Dr EB Wheeler, troubled with throat and head issues, consults Dr Frey of Scranton. Attorney O Smith Kinner of Tunkhannock visits his mother. Jacob Stephens of Royal, Pa., was in town Thursday.
Reverend Minch officiated Wednesday afternoon as Harry Pethie of Bethany wed Bertie Hagen at her father's home, Horace Howen. The couple departed on the Erie and Wyoming for Scranton, later relocating to settle nearby. Neighbors and relatives noted other local visits as residents moved through town this week.
Prof John R Commons of Syracuse University gave an instructive lecture on sociology at Wyoming Seminary chapel last Thursday. He argued the subject is essential for all students and urged studying economics languages and sciences to understand social remedies amid idle labor and stagnant business.
The Scranton Tribune installs a new Hoe press capable of printing newspapers at 2,000 to 24,000 copies per hour. The paper aims to be the representative newspaper of northeastern Pennsylvania and to succeed admirably.
TheMarkets notes quiet live poultry trade with steady to soft demand for fowls ducks and turkeys while dressed poultry quality varies. Wheat and corn shipments appear large with oats and other grains listed in bushels and sacks alongside official prices and nearby receipts.
Philadelphia market notes show wheat and corn holding steady across near term contracts with April to July positions. Flour and butter prices display firmness against slight regional shifts while refined sugar and cotton remain stable. market tone cautious with mixed demand signals.
New York reports firmer wheat and corn markets with steady to higher closes on export demand and weather factors. No. 2 red and No. 1 northern grains show varied shifts as bears and bulls influence prices, with butter and cheese markets steady and hogs firm on packer demand.
Chicago and New York price quotations show mixed movements in futures and cash markets. Wheat and corn futures list multi month contracts with varied bids while pork, lard, and short ribs futures display notable values. receipts and shipments figures accompany grain and livestock listings for the period ending April 23. Bids for live cattle and sheep reflect softer trend in certain items, with selective firmness in others.
East Buffalo reports mixed livestock receipts on April 22. Calves sold 400 head slow and lower, common to fair. cattle and hog receipts moderately active with mixed quality and prices. sheep and lambs dull and lower with varying grades from culls to choice.
T J Blackmore of Haller & Blackmore praises Mystic Cure claiming it cured his rheumatism in twenty four hours after failing with five city physicians. He says the medicine, held by Carl Loren, druggist at 8 Luckawinna Ave Scranton, is effective and recommends it to others.
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