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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1894
Page
8
Our business marks progress with vast quantities of spring and early summer goods. We offer easy sales at value prices driven by always lower costs. Early purchases include latest novelties and staple dry goods from American manufacturers and foreign competitors. Prices guide purchases and money buys more here than ever before.
Fashion updates show new ladies suits arriving constantly with modern designs. French styles reach the market quickly, followed by American offerings, as prices remain low to attract buyers.
The display features Pretty Flowers Bright Ribbons Gay Feathers and Dainty Ornaments creating an irresistible millinery showcase. Exclusive stylish new merchandise invites customers to visit the store for fashionable trimmings and headwear.
Iverru fe the Scranten Tritone reports rise in new student numbers and spring term attendance above average. The article lists expected entrants from Keystone area and names Bocknell University rector visits, plus upcoming prize readings at Baptistohuren and a student prayer meeting. It notes Fbi Mo society officers and a forthcoming Young Men's Christian association convention report. A banquet planned for May 25 dominates discussion.
A clipped ad notes four remedies with proven merit including Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds Electric Bitters for Liver Stomach and Kidneys Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Dr. King's New Life Pills all guaranteed to do what claims promise Matthews Bros drug store offers details and a local testimonial from Blackett Robinson about Burdock Blood Bitters curing recurring bilious headaches.
E. E Gresser and Son invite residents of Peskville and nearby areas to call in and inspect their homemade baking and ice cream plus a fine line of meats. Meals available at all hours at live and let live prices. Girana a call opposite post office.
Four coupons presented at The Tribune Office entitle the holder to the offers for distributing popular books. The Columbus Series costs 18 cents plus four coupons. The Rugby Series offers 20 cents per book with four coupons. The Oxford Series price is 85 cents with four coupons.
Miss Jennie Finnerty wed Thomas Burns at St. Thomas church Archbold with Rev T J Comerford officiating. The couple hosted a reception at the Finnerty home and received many presents. Jurors and local notices follow including rail line work delays and fence line disputes on the plank road.
A vintage patent remedy advertisement touts P P P and Prickly Ash Poke as cures for indigestion weakness and loss of appetite. It claims to restore strength and vigor and describes PLP Potassiar as a king of medicines, available through all druggists.
John J. Evans of the West Side died after being squeezed between an engine and a pile of lumber at a Lackawanna Coal Co breaker on Monday. He was about 40, survived by a wife and two children, and interment is set for Union Cemetery tomorrow.
Side Con and Troncombo report new orders totaling 2000 more tons of cowl for this month. The announcement highlights sustained demand and forward shipments to customers, with no change to previously scheduled deliveries.
In Carbondale on Arbor Day several schools planned programs with each grade planting a tree during intervals. Funeral services for Mrs. A W Daley were held at her home with Rev Charles Lee delivering a biblical text. Notables attended the Scranton gathering of missionary workers from the middle states. Other local notes include incidents of trout fishing, arbutus gathering, a freight train dismount accident injuring Edward Flood, and Philip Felte moving his family to Laurel Street.
In Dunmore yesterday at St. Mares Church two weddings united popular local youths. Katherine Parrell wed Michael Joyce in a cream albatross gown, with Ella Barry and James Mac Donald in attendance. Cassie Flannagan and Patrick Kennedy also exchanged vows with Lizzie Callan as bridesmaid. The Kennedy couple hosted guests at their newly furnished Cheetant Street home. Reverend Pather McMaurray officiated both ceremonies. A child injured by a boiling water tub incident is reported to be recovering as funeral plans are set for Friday afternoon. Palmers advertise milk at 9 cents per quart.
The report highlights a charity social for St James Episcopal Church and a well attended St Ambrose Society event with music and readings. Notables, including GM Patterson and CW Stone, attended. Jermyn friends were visited. A merchants’ closing plan for 6 pm during warm weather was proposed. Lt. Lou Graves was called to Carbondale. George Griffith will open a barber shop in Waymarton in May.
Miss Ella Collingsworth, a resident of Clarenceville, sued after a savage dog bit her leg near Henry Watson's store on Atlantic Avenue. Justice Lort refused to issue a removal order to shoot the dog without substantial proof of danger. The injured woman refused to show her leg in court, delaying the civil action aimed at Watson's dog owner.
New Yon says Port au Prince reports that President Hippolyte has forgiven his old foe Legitime and invites his return to Haiti. He urges the chamber to grant Legitime a pension, arguing Legitime is a president of the Black Republic. Legitime’s support shifts regional power as reconciliation aims to stabilize Hippolyte’s rule and signals a potential 1807 presidency.
A London anarchist asked Herbert Gladstone for permission to erect a platform in Hyde Park for the International Solidarity of Labor May Day event. Gladstone, as first commissioner of works, refused the request without explanation, signaling a curt denial.
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church gather in Albany for a national conference with several days of sessions. They plan to finalize arrangements for fall conferences and designate bishops to preside at each location. Only one public meeting is scheduled during the gathering.
The piece mocks Pennsylvanians for poor knowledge of county locations and town names. It cites Congressman Hines and other figures as examples of gimmicks used by the press and politicians, noting a lack of clear answer to political questions and a general tone of public confusion.
A special Forest City report notes visitors including Mrs Benjamin Maxey Carbondale and Harry Jones Scranton Insurance, with Dr H C Wheeler Carbondale and J C Macready Forest City business plans. Park’s fair sale at sheriff’s ante tomorrow at 10. Forest House proprietor J H Canningham visits. coal strike affects Hill collieries.
The speaker argues that substituting hand work for power and machinery in industry and railroads would require a population of 17 million. With existing and hand powered methods, total population would rise to 7.5 billion, imposing enormous economic costs. Rail operation costs using manpower would vastly exceed current atom power expenses.
A solemn, somewhat pictorial moment shows Jeremiah M Wilson receiving a fiery epistle labeled Kentuckyiam from Lawyer Stoll. He calmly labels it and studies it, recalling past episodes as Editor Niven references steer the discourse with satirical edge and local rivals teased in verse.
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