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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
10
Scranton faces Carbondale at Athletic Park this afternoon in a semi pro matchup. Scranton plans to trial Frang at shortstop with Ferris in left field as Blakey rests a shoulder injury. The game starts at 3 PM with listed lineups for both teams.
Lake Lodore is touted as the season’s top excursion destination with broad appeal for families and groups. The article highlights its grove, dances, playgrounds, refreshment facilities, ball grounds, launches, and varied amusements, claiming strong profit potential for churches and societies. W I Pryor of Delaware and Hudson Railroad invites inquiries for remaining dates in Beranton.
Three men Joseph Oliver W J Thomas and Walter W Simpson seek the First district legislative nomination as polls open from 4 to 7 pm List describes Oliver as a proven public servant fearless and labor allied while Thomas and Simpson bring other strengths The outcome affects representation in Harrisburg and support for West Side hospital funding with strong expectations for an easy local victory for the nominee
The Tribune announces an earlier May start for the Educational Contest running May 6 to October 25 with 33 scholarships valued near 10 000 dollars. Last year 19 contestants shared three point rewards. this year six monthly honor rewards add extra incentives for 12 to 20 year olds.
Delegation of Twentieth ward property owners failed to meet Recorder Connell to protest the Section A Eighteenth district main sewer assessment. They delayed after rumor spread that City Solicitor Witton deemed the sewer ordinance weak, a claim not made by Witton who said the ordinance appears lawfully drawn.
Swarthmore College offers degrees in Arts, Science, Letters, and Engineering as a coeducational institution in Pennsylvania. The campus spans two hundred acres with Crum Creek gorge and Delaware views, providing outdoor recreation and a modern facility set including laboratories libraries workshops and a new gymnasium. Willam W. Birdsall serves as president and catalogues are available on request.
The article extols Atlantic City as an invigorating retreat offering diverse amusements on the boardwalk and beaches. It notes grand hotels, social life, and convenient New Jersey Central train service between New York and Atlantic City, with schedules available through C. M. Burt, general passenger agent.
The forty fourth Conservatory of Music recital under J Alfred Pennington in Guernsey hall featured first appearances by Frank Laubach and Floyd Hunter among piano students. Vocalists Mary Ryan Evi Meixsell Norma Johns and Rowena Hermann performed, with David Perkins soloing and Peter Nader Emily Wilcos Martha Richmond Grace Underwood presenting Faelien System studies. The program closed with a four piano overture Romeo and Juliet by Bellini.
The article notes expectations of little to no rise in the school tax levy for the next fiscal year. President Gibbons aims to prevent increases while the school board may grant a modest salary raise for teachers, likely 10 to 15 percent. Additional funding for No 40 school and replacements for No 8 and 11 could push appropriations above 100000 for building, unless bond issues adjust the tax burden.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and general ill health, citing Mr. R. H. Murph of Richlands as a testimonial. It urges sufferers to use the remedy, promising rapid improvement and health restoration within weeks. The piece also notes contest details for scholarships via the Scranton Tribune and related canvassing outfits.
Diary records share weekly notes on staffing changes and openings. Arthur Decker reports a new post at Master Car Builder Canfield's office while firms seek bookkeepers and stenographers in Scranton area. Annie Kuse and Mises Annile Kase appear in multiple positions with local employers.
Oriental rug lovers and connoisseurs toured Michaelsan Bros at 124 North Washington Ave to view rare imports. The centerpiece was a $1500 Kerman Shah Persian rug 1 by 1.5 feet, praised for its texture and color blending. The store invites art lovers to inspect the collection, purchase or not.
Dunmore resident John Koons employed at the Bellevue mine was instantly killed yesterday morning when a flying coal fragment struck him in the temple after he had moved sixty yards from the chamber face. The body was taken to his Dunmore boarding place. He was unmarried.
Today we feature home grown asparagus and a full seasonal variety. Rhubarb radishes onions lettuce peas beans cucumbers cabbage watercress spinach kale eggplant salisfy new potatoes squash turkeys chickens broilers squash oranges lemons limes bananas pineapples and strawberries fancy creamery butter fresh cheese fish oysters clams lobsters and more at Pierce's Market 10 Penn avenue.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers special excursion tickets from all stations to Los Angeles and return at reduced rates for the Federation of Women's Clubs convention set for May 1 to 8 in Los Angeles. Tickets on sale April 9 to 26 and valid for return until June 26 with proper validation.
A fragmentary notice lists a residence ad for Dr Avndt at a7 Wyomlig Avenue. The readable portion mentions a dwelling location and the street but lacks full context or dates. Further details are not available in the surviving text.
Dr Lindabury a surgeon specializing in diseases of women advertises office at 26 Onnell Building. Office hours run from 9 am to 4 pm with extended service until 8 90 p m.
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