Reading and league results show tight NL standings
Pittsburgh moved three games ahead of Baltimore as seven teams battled for third place. Scranton beat Hazleton 10 to 8. National League games included New York 16 20 0 0 and Boston 0 0 0. Baltimore and Brooklyn split while Philadelphia topped Washington 8 to 6. Chicago did not play Louisville due to rain and a Chicago-Louisville game was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
Scranton
Hazleton
New York
Boston
Hite
Hoston
Wilson
Dalen
Ryan
German
Schriver
Campbell
Brooklyn
Errors
Stein
Burrell
Hoffer
Robinson
Umphres
Murray
Long
Washington
Philadelphia
McGill
Huckley
Clements
Merver
McGuire
Keefe
Betts
Pittsbuross
Cornell and Princeton to Meet in Ball Park Showdown
Cornell and Princeton college baseball teams will play this afternoon at the ball park. Cornell arrived yesterday at Hotel Terrace while Princeton stayed at the Wyoming. Umpire Gaffney will call the game at 3 40 with Princeton in orange and black and Cornell in crimson and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Princeton
Wyoming
Gaffney
Payne
Jett Fleld
Johnson
Cap Trenchard
Baseford D
Ward
Beachford Brooks
Harmon OU
Aldrich Gunster
Cee Nee Affeld Willing
Veces Cotcher
Hamlin Mitchels
Pradley
Manston
Altman
Priest
Smith
Cobb
Pennsylvania
WilRee-Barre
C. P. Johnson
C. 8. Youngs
George Diehl
J. D. Curtis
T. C Rogers
HL BR. Royce
D. M. Laughlin
Scranton Defeats Hazleton In Close Baseball Tilt
Scranton topped Hazleton 1 to 0 in a tight nine inning game at the baseball park. Clark homered, Delaney tripled, Delaney and Rogers did battery work, with Moore's catching standout for Hazleton. Hall pitched seven strong innings for Hazleton before trouble in the seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Hazleton
Clark
Delaney
Rogers
Moore
Hall
Sharsig
Sweeney
Carbondale
Short
Winklemen
Balla
Brady
Unclear health fragment on skin care language
The readable lines describe skin issues such as pimples blotches and oily skin and mention cleaning and preventive ideas though the text is garbled and lacks concrete facts or names. This appears as an incomplete health note with no identifiable persons organizations or dates.
Carver's Great Shooting at Driving Park
World champion W F Carver scored 99 hits from 100 in a pigeon shooting match with Harry Swartz before about 600 spectators. Swartz killed 70 of 74, with a large crowd and several local shooters joining after the main event. A rematch is planned at Carbondale Base Ball Park this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Carver
Plains
Harry D. Swarts
Carver
Aroud
Mr. Swartz
Ida
Dr. Houser
Taylor
E. H. Lynde
W. W. Davenport
Dr. Carver
Carbondale
National League of Basket Ball Forms in County
A county league named the National League of Basket Ball is organized with twelve top clubs including Trenton New York Bucknell Bloomsburg Bradford Germantown Nanticoke Pittston Danville and Scranton. Scranton selects Nelson Teets as manager and Harry C Coursen as captain with a new black shirt uniform and red lettered features. Scranton and Pittston to play an exhibition in the city on Thursday evening May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League of Basket Ball
Trenton
N. J
New York
Bucknell University
Bloomsburg State Normal School
Bradford
Philadelphia
Germantown
Nanticoke
Pittston
Danville
Scranton
A. K. Addinger
H. C. Allen
John P. Barger
William ‘Tebbetts
Nelson G
Scranton Mon to Box at Pittston Music Hall
A boxing tournament will be held Monday night at Music Hall in Pittston featuring bouts between Pittston and Scranton fighters. Scranton entries include Joe Allen Thomas Monahan Frank Callihan John Madigan William Mattison Thomas Williams Robert Allen J L Mitchell John O'Brien Patrick Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Music Hall
Pittston
Joe Allen
Thomas Monahan
Frank Callihan
John Madigan
William Mattison
Thomas Williams
Robert Allen
J. L. Mitchell
John O’brien
Patrick Hopkins
Piles Treated by Swayne’s Philadelphia Drug firm
Describes itching piles with painful symptoms and bleeding if untreated. Mentions Bwanye'a Ointment as a remedy to stop itching and bleeding. Credits Dr Swayne and Bon of Philadelphia as the drug firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauil
Swayne & Bon
Philadelphia
Local society notes and church events in Peckville
Mrs J A Miller of Wilkes Barre visits sister Mrs W B Blees. Col and Mrs Graham of Tunkhannock stay with Mr and Mrs M D Betts. D D Dorris returns to Larkville after visiting his brother Daniel Dorris. Rev H Brooks from Wilkes Barre will preach at the Presbyterian church with a blackboard sermon and special music. A social and supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Windsor Foster raised funds for charity. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church netted 22. Rev S C Simpkins and family receive a reception at the church parlor next Wednesday with a planned program. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Wilkes-Barre
Mra
Blees
Windsor Foster
Ladien’ Ald Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Coal Car Market and Anthracite Output Review
The Reading seeks 1 000 coal cars as George W. Johnson of Arethaea Ironworks reports improvements at New Castle. Jersey Central cancels production restraints, sparking market doubt on coal prices and future output. Last week Oliver Wire Pittsburg set a world record with 396 100 pounds in ten hours. Anthracite production fell to 698 023 tons while twenty days of April totaled 1 776 720 tons, up 90 774 from last year. The daily average ran at 85 830 tons, with doubts about sustaining gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
George W. Johnson
Arethaea Ironworks
New Castle
Jersey Central
Oliver Wire Company
Pittsburg
New England
Sloan
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
A dramatic advertisement claims a day cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with the so called mystic cure. It asserts rapid relief after the first dose and immediate disappearance of the disease. Sold by Carl Lorenz, Druggist, 48 Lackawanna Avenue, Boranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lorenz
Lackawanna Avenue
Boranton
Granger stocks dip as market holds bullish undercurrents
New York April 26. Granger stocks show a reactionary opening with prices down percentages while coalers stay volatile. Despite unfavorable coal trade signals and a possible dividend gap for Depew’s Northwestern, overall market sentiment remains firm amid expected banking support and potential management changes in key coal firms. Sugar and Manhattan rise modestly as anthracite shares rebound and speculation remains firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Depew
Chicago and Northwest Road
Philadelphia
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Manhattan
Tribune
G. Dubh
Dimmick
William Winn
Allen & Co
Bpruce Street
Héranton
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine touted for women's health
An 19th or early 20th century medicinal advertisement promotes Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women. It claims to relieve weakness, exhaustion, nervousness, and thinness, restore flesh and plumpness, and improve digestion and blood. Matthews Bros. of Scranton sells the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Matthews Bros
Scranton
New York Produce Market Prices Report April Trading
The New York Produce Market report shows flour firm with firming options for No 2 red May at 66 1/2 to 67 cents and May July August positions. corn dull to stronger with May 62 1/2 cents and July 58 cents. oats quiet but firm with April to May at 2 cents and spot No 2 82 1/2 to 84 1/4 cents. lard quiet to easy, butter weaker in state and western dairy ranges. cheese steady with state and Pennsylvania at 13 1/2 cents and western fresh at 13 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Asaiye
Chicago
6.C
SalThe
New
Western
Elgins
Atate
Pennsylvania
Oon Nor
Pocillo
A Nor
Pacific
Phil
Rossneaets
Tex
Chicago Board OF Trade
Suny Oceanes
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Ask
Nat'l Bank
Bonta Glass Co
Blore “Association, Limited
Allegheny Lumber Co
Scranton Trac. Co
Steam Heat 100 & Power Co
Madison Avenue
Scranton Glose Co
Toledo Grain Market Grain Receipts and Prices April
Toledo Ohio market notes Wheat receipts 16 067 bushels with shipments 12 000 bushels while No 2 red and May contracts quoted. Corn receipts 86 388 bushels with No 2 mixed cash and May. Oats shipments 1 200 bushels with nothing doing. Clover receipts 600 bags shipments 723 bags market quiet cash and April at 5 85 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Buffalo Cattle Market Report Aprils Receipts and Prices
Buffalo market figures show cattle receipts around 1040 head with on sale figures for hogs near 6 000 head, sheep and lambs about 7 000 head. Prices range from 4.40 to 6.25 per unit for hogs and fat cows, veals and lambs vary by grade with prime wool lambs around 5.00 to 5.15 and common to choice sheep 3.25 to 4.39 showing a strong market overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Chicago Cattle Market Report Summary
Cattle receipts at Chicago on April 4 show overall market strength with totals around 2,604.55 dollars for steer and feeder categories and calves at 2,600.75 dollars. Cows and bulls traded near 1,650.50, with Texans and heavy packing and shipping lots noted. Sheep receipts around 2,600.46 to 2,600.76 for various grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ol Market Opens in City After April 8
The report notes the Ol Market at City opened after April 8 with quotations showing a high of 207 and a low of 205, closing around 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiehowen
Philadelphia Tallow Market and Local Notices
Market report notes dull and unchanged tallow prices in Philadelphia. A notice offers a reward for a lost pocketbook left at 818 Washington Avenue and mentions Beaman’s at 817 Penn Ave. A testimonial claims Burdock Blood Bitters cured facial cancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington Avenue
Beamans
Ponn Ave
Help Wanted and Rentals in Lackawanna Area Classifieds
Classified notices list immediate work for two energetic women to prepare us, guaranteed pay $a day, with stamp return to Mango Chemical Company New York. Numerous rental offers include eight rooms on Green Ridge Street, rooms on Lackawanna Avenue, and a large 4 story building on Franklin Avenue. Also sales ads include a Columbia bicycle and a miscellaneous assortment of trunks and fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mango Chemical Company
John Street
New York
Franklin Avenue
Forest Street
Vetween Dickson Works
Erie Depot
Bown Brown
Bull's Head
Green Ridge Street
Wyoming
Lackawanna Avenue
Boyle & Mucklow
Wenmenes Capen
N.summer Avenue
Hyde Park
Scranton
W. Lackawanna Avenue
H fOUKER Built On Credit Ad Dress At £18
Fragmentary notice seems to report a credit purchase of a dress priced at eighteen pounds. It mentions parties and court context with unclear dates and names. The readable elements suggest a legal or civil matter linked to a court proceeding or creditor debtor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Fouker
Lin
Lea
Egon
Oa. m
Ottie
H. Clem
Notice to Property Owners in Beetown Court District
Public notice announces actions affecting property owners within the Beetown Court District. The summary lists rights and deadlines for claims and responses to a proposed assessment or claim, citing local authorities and the due date in May.
Multiple Job Ads Offer Sales, Canvassing And Trade Goods
General ads seek agents and salesmen for new products from aluminum ware to hair curlers and watches. Listings include Columbia Chemical Co Chicago address and Bishop Kline in Louis Mo offering commissions, samples, and sales opportunities. Some notices request active sales staff for paper, tea, and houseware roles with salaries and sample catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Chemical Co
Chicago
Aluminum Rovelt TY CO
Broadway
New York
HINDE
Patent Univer
P. O. Box
P.O. Box
Boston
Masa
Halsey Bt
Brooklyn
N.Y
Galesmen
Bishop & Kline
le Louis
Professional Cards Highlight Scranton Physicians and Lawyers
A dense, ad heavy listing shows Dr G Edgar Dean relocating to 616 Spruce Street and multiple doctors, dentists, and attorneys with offices on Washington Avenue, Spruce Street, Wyoming Avenue, and other streets. Also included are hotels, shops, and local services in Scranton, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Edgar Dean
Spruce Street
Scranton
Court House Square
A. J. Connell
Washington Avenue
Francko
Vine
C. Comag
S. R. Spruce Street
D. B. Replogle
B. F. Killam
Wyoming Ave
J. H. Hamilton
Commonwealth
G. Scranton
J. J
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Syracuse
Huse
Errora
Battersea
Rhoads
Smink
Barnett and Hens
Bethlehem
Allentown
Lehigh
Devlin and Dobbins
Bowie
Turner
Nevine and Iown
Ball Park
Ifi Ward
Ciseeresressvere
Oy Winkleman
CIAFK
Whitehead
House
Wsakerinee
Ccceceeseees
Root
Moran
Perens McVey
Donovan
Hazletons
Hrady
Winkleman
Houle
McVey
Hazlen
Ton
Deton
Janey
Basket Ball League
Peckville
Stocks and Bonds
Tobaacco Co
A. K
Kirby
Akron
Erle
Con
Connolly & Wallace
Napole
And
Capes
Stelle
Washington Ave
Court House
Brussels & Ingram Carpets
Lackava
SMAN
Siveral
Tore Chirmen
Miller Vanstine
Market St
U. S. Chemicon Works
Galesman
King M
Union States
Spencements Ellwanger & BA
Rochester, N. Y
Edward C. Fl Fis & CO
Borden Block
Addrens
Joe Cowles & Co
Chambers Street
Lackawanna Valley House
Het
Co. Ly Griffin
Naming Avenue
CHAB
Burlager
Carson & Davies
Wat Qacke Awanna Avenue
Thomas E, Evans
Soar Lise Luzerne
Ludge
John Jeaw
Wyomleg Avenue
Finley
Rehild's
Main Ave
Luserne
Sumy
Columbia
Priceburg
Estos Oscow
Derkeson
Megys
Franz
Houses On Credit
Legal
Bees Peak
Saleamen
Mercereau & Connell
Taylorville
Kyde Park
Provinenes
Dickson Oly
Peakville
Qrovai
Jormye
E. H. Tribune
City
Spa
Frank Sealle
Adams Ave
Physicians and Surgeons
W. BE Allen
North
Washington Gton Avenue
G. L. Frey
Vine Street
L. M. Gaths
Washington LS M
Penn Ave
Mbutretekcs and
All Din
Beranton
MBS
Jessups & Hand
Commonwealth Building
W Sn
Hora
Cand
H. Tesbup
Willard
Warren & Knapp
Publican Building
Washington Investue
Patterson & Wilcox
James W. Oakford
Samuel W. Edgar
Spruce St
L. A. Watres
Lackawanaave
Urie Townsend
Dime Bank
Sioner
Joan
R._ PITCHER
Poommon Resuht Building
On, Pa
William A. Taft
Crown
Dee York
Laubach
Wyoming Avenue
Stratton
THE
Republic Savings and Loan Association
Grand Union Tea Co., Jones Bros
Jos. Kuettel
Lackawann Avenue
ELK Cafe
Westminster
Union Square
Architects
Davis & Is & von Storch
Canon Wenius
He Alen
BE. L. Walter
Offich
Lewis Hancock, JR
Cor
Wash. Ave
Fee
Leeds
Tolop
Stark & CO
Geabingian Ave Avenue
BAUER
Megarger Hrothere
PRI
Frank P. Brown & CO
Kahrs
West Lackawant
Thomas Aubrey
BEX
Pontentée
Rex
Shimberg
Esata
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