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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1899
Page
12
Services for the late Mrs John P Griffiths were held at her daughter’s Hyde Park home and later at the Welsh Congregational Church. Large attendance noted. interment in Forest Home Cemetery. Out-of-town mourners listed. campus and union speakers referenced. local clergy and community events mentioned.
The Ladies' Aid society of the P M church announces a dime sprint event to raise funds. Members invite neighbors to support the sale, with proceeds aiding church activities and community outreach.
Special arrangement with the manufacturers allows readers to obtain a free trial bottle and pamphlet of kidney remedy guidance by sending name and address to the Kennedy Corporation in Rondout New York and noting The Tribune. The notice touts high cure rates and urges readers to send no money, promising benefit regardless of prior medical failure.
Tonight a church school room hosts a free admission event with cake and lemonade. Proceeds go toward reducing the parsonage debt. Captain C O Bronson, evangelist, brings closing revival services held for weeks at the P M church. Morning sermon Stand Fast directed to young converts. Sabbath school praises to be conducted at 2:30 PM and the evening will feature a farewell service as the general public is invited.
The funeral of Oliver T. Morgan was held at St. James Church with the rector Mev. Pescenden delivering a sermon. Masons attended, floral tributes were displayed, and pallbearers included Benjamin Morgan and J. C. Pritehall. Numerous out of town mourners from Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Carbondale attended.
The Forest City spring session of the architewean ry of Scranton diocese will be held at Well In Christ church on Monday and Tuesday with Rev Moyers Israel and Jon Ballentine and other clergy attending. A burglary on Main Street netted goods valued around 3500, with two jetsweet of Booth Main Street planned for sale and a new one story building to be erected near Delaware Street. The departure of Rev Barto Stone and family from Forest City is noted with friends lamenting the move to Dunmore.
Thomas Miles of Scranton, former leader of the Thirteenth regiment band, visited Hallstead to attend a rehearsal and expects to reorganize the regimental band. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets May 11 at Mrs Annie Mall’s home. Ms Baches and daughters relocate to open a home on Manotona. several residents attend funerals, fires, and church events. The Silk Island opera project hints at a fall opera restoration.
The funeral of Mrs. 1, 6 Mhranod Wier was held in Moscow with a service by Rev GL Snowden. The service followed by a short procession to the Methodist Episcopal church, where she had been a devoted member for 20 years. Also noted are updates on Mr. John Yeager visiting Towanda, Mrs. G. S. Brows’s recovery, and other local town news. A separate entry records the funeral of William Rodney at the Methodist Episcopal church, with interment in Moscow cemetery, and mentions the attending out of town friends. A quotation on wisdom and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by W. M. Terry are included, with sale notes for Matthews Bros.
Miss Jenile Drake spent Wednesday with friends in West Pitteton. Mrs. Panny Millard returned home from Avyocu where she spent the winter with her daughter. The Brick church box social Tuesday night was a success financially and socially. Elizabeth Seaton and daughter of Ohio and J W Shilver of West Pittston visited Mr Heen Poote’s home last week. Mary Cassidy and John McGinnis were married at Lawrence Church by Rev Father Jordan on Wednesday morning. The newlyweds will reside in the Housekeeping in his place.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup as a popular remedy used for over fifty ailments in children. It claims to soothe, ease gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and stop diarrhea, marketed worldwide by a pharmacist and priced at twenty five cents.
Local lines of communication expand as Lineman Jr. Potter connects various sites around town with new telephone exchanges at I J Jennings store. Many visitors and professionals, including Reeser of Lehigh Valley Railroad, horse and brick builders, and pension board members, gather for meetings and estate matters.
A. W. Bryden joins her husband in Peckville after residing in Buffalo. The couple plans to live there and continue their life in the Peckville area. Local roadwork updates mention widening and securing the crossing near Sulphur brook. Church notices announce services at Presbyterian and Peckville Baptist churches with sermon topics for the weekend.
A blaze swept through the roof of a dwelling at the corner of Delaware and Hudson streets yesterday at noon. Fire department crews from nearby Olyphant fought the flames after an alarm from Box 22. No injuries are reported.
Miss Helety Trobridge Susie Coleman and Megara attend events in New Milford while Harry Simmons and Charles Lines visit from Great Bend. Charles Benjamin visits Brooklyn. R J Walles dies at home. Mralles ill. Mr Brown and Nettie Capp wed in April. School ends May 4 with no graduation. Cesellamith wed Parker Payne in Kingston April 15. Mrs McCollum visits Binghamton. social at Mrs Summers home next Tuesday. Mrs Gillett visits Mrs Spencer. Mrs Wall buys millinery in Binghamton.
The Clark's Summit Baptist church opens with a Wednesday dedication for public worship. Rev. T. Ty Matlery of New Milford conducts the morning service at 10:30. Rev. Dr. Pierce of Pen Avenue preaches the dedicatory sermon at 9 o'clock. Rev. W. G. Watkins of North End preaches in the evening at 7:30. Clergymen from Scranton and area expect to attend and aid in the service. A collection will fund the church debt clearance. Donations welcomed.
The article lauds Miss Flora Shaw of Montreal and London Times as a bold colonial editor who traveled solo from London to Dawson City in thirty one days and back without companions or aid. It highlights her independence, resilience, and role as a leading imperial affairs authority despite critics.
Letter from William A. Collier praises Pe-ru-na as a reliable first-class tonic for ailments. Buck Taylor of New York Rough Riders endorses Pe-ru-na as the best cure, while Major Mabson and others report success treating catarrh. Winter delays cures, with revised guidance urging spring treatment and offering a free book from Dr Hartman.
Shaw stands out as one of the remarkable women of the war era, noted for her courage and contribution amid the conflict. Her actions and public presence highlight the evolving role of women in wartime society.
A historical narrative reviews Creasy’s The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World and the ensuing debate. It lists battles such as Marathon, Arginusae, Hastings, Tours, Blenheim, Pultowa, Valmy, and Austerlitz with mentions of supplementary picks like Sevastopol and Sedan, noting contested opinions on what truly counts as decisive.
Fragmentary notes compare royal and noble incomes including the emperor of Musa and Queen Victoria, mention public libraries with volumes and libraries in America and Britain, and reference a power war era. the text blends historical salaries with discussions of libraries and governance.
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