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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1897
Page
6
A writer finishes notes from a doctor's dictation and ponders how the scientific theory could be proven. The narrator contemplates the implications, the meaning, and the method, as the scene moves to a salon and a lingering sense of inquiry persists.
Alexander Chance, a reclusive English physician in St Petersburg, hides wealth and a laboratory behind a stately Ligovka canal house. Madeline Rennick, hired as a governess, is drawn into Chance’s world when he seeks a secretary to transcribe notes for a radical discovery in photographing thought.
A narrator and two women sit in a Russian salon during a snowbound pause in life. An English parentage and a plan to appeal to the public prompt a dictation session. After an hour, the speaker instructs the narrator to transcribe his words and offers ten rubles for the help.
The Academy of Music screens My Friend From India a witty social satire with Smyth & Riley troupe led by Frederic Bond. Frederick Warde stars in King Lear at Frothingham with Florence Ham, while Davis' theatre hosts Henry Burbeque and the Twentieth Century minstrel company this afternoon in Scranton, Pa.
The speaker boasts of taming hills and seas to enrich a new order, shaping towns and mines, spanning telegraph lines, and drawing wealth from a global quest. A critic arrives, the Book-bearing man and the savage-naked speaker clash, as the artist follows after the world’s march of mind.
Pomona valley prospector Daniel Hill found two large nuggets, one near Dutch Flat and another in Nevada County, selling the first for 400 and the second for 12 500. The Oliver Martin chunk weighed 151 pounds 6 ounces and sold for 22 270. Many other finds across Alpine and Placer counties yielded fortunes, including a nugget found by Mrs. Hills in Alpine that brought 2 250.
Prescott Arizona proclaims itself the capital and nearest approach to the New Jerusalem as paving material contains gold. Granite in pavements carries four dollars worth of gold per ton and more is expected as ore costs rise, making street teardown feasible in time.
In a Toledo Blade excerpt a nervous exchange unfolds between a kind-hearted surgeon and Walter about a hand injury or loss. The dialogue centers on injury consequences and care for a mother, with a wry nod to Wilcox’s critique of intolerance.
A small lot of all wool front jackets in green brown navy and black with matching skirts is offered. The suits, lined with quality material, were marked 12.08 but will be closed out Monday at a reduced price to prove the value.
An ad notes $8.98 ladies jackets in navy and black with velvet collars in sizes 42 to 42, on sale for $4.08 as a special bargain. Limited stock remains after the sale. brief trailing text mentions a theft on Monday.
The notice offers items at $1.98 each and urges interested parties to call early to take advantage of the extraordinary offer. Sale begins at a.m. with a suggested prompt action.
A fragmented note indicates a price point of 3.48 with uncertainty about proceeding or exiting the lot. The language suggests a negotiation context and potential price drop. No clear entities or dates identifiable.
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