Goods Sale Seeks Select Stock This Season
A local notice promotes a goods sale featuring selected stock for the season. Shoppers are invited to browse offered items at the event.
30 Apr 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
1
A local notice promotes a goods sale featuring selected stock for the season. Shoppers are invited to browse offered items at the event.
The note catalogs price updates for various items labeled Quality with new amounts such as 55c, 9.5c, 1.12, 1.25, 1.35 and similar. It reads like a price list or advertisement fragment referencing multiple quality levels and cents or dollar figures. No clear entities beyond generic product quality mentions are identifiable.
The fragment provides two figures for stock valuation at the end range of quest. It lists Quality at 20 cents and 75 cents and Quality at 65 cents. The lines suggest pricing benchmarks for the stock or stock-related quality metrics.
The reader of them all presents Mohair Brocades a versatile cloth with many patterns and qualities. Four inch wide Mohair Brocades feature lustrous designs and value, a fabric fully worth the price.
In Allentown on April 24 the Democratic state convention endorses ex-Governor Pattison for president and adopts the unit rule. Delegates from Pennsylvania are pledged to Pattison with Harrity controlling the process and Wright elected delegate at large amidst district delegate disputes.
Luckawanna county delegates returned from the Allentown state convention unhappy with the results. The county split its delegation, with its two groups ignored and a contested seats committee awarding half votes to each side. Key figures included Joseph O'Brien, James Bailey, W. W. Baylor, John Roche, and James ONeill as delegates, with Charles Schadt named as possible national elector.
At the Springfield convention on April 24 delegates split over McKinley. Vermont’s instructing for McKinley and a loyalist banner triggered cheers as Berry became permanent chair and the anti-McKinley group conceded defeat in the afternoon. Nominations named Captain John Buer and others with Tan ner unanimous. Northcott won lieutenant governor on the second ballot. A platform criticizing the Cleveland administration favored honest money and limited silver with parity to gold.
At Montpelier a Republican state convention endorsed William McKinley as the preferred national candidate. Delegates Hedfield Proctor Henry Hilton Edward Smith and C A Prouty were chosen, with the platform backing a protective tariff, reciprocity, Monroe Doctrine, and opposition to free silver.
Fall like weather spreads across the region with increasing cloudiness. The morning notes report political endorsements for Pattison and McKinley, health and tax sale items, stock reports, a court arbitration item, a Cleveland Cuba mention, a local arrest case seeking damages, and sports results with Scranton defeating Carbondale.
The Nebraska Democrats of sound money held their state convention in Lincoln to elect four delegates-at-large for Chicago. The platform praises Cleveland's foreign policy and opposes free silver Democrats while denouncing religious belief as a test for office holding.
Detroit April 2 The Democratic gathering opened with Alfred J Murphy named temporary chairman His Cleveland reference drew only moderate applause The Detroit event signals a nation wide money issue under Michigan leadership as delegates prepare for future contests
Detroit April 2 state Democratic convention endorsed Grover Cleveland's administration and financial policy. It chose four at large delegates and sent twenty four district delegates to Chicago, including thirteen gold standard metallists and eleven silver bi metallists.
Philadelphia April 29 A strike ordered by the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes will take effect at 4 am tomorrow. Union officials cite Walsh refusal to arbitrate as end of peaceful settlement hope. Police to guard property. 6000 workers may strike. cars to run on some lines. Discharge threats issued to nonreporting workers.
Two fakirs from Rochester selling handkerchiefs were arrested at 1 AM for ransacking Jennie Smith’s boarding house trunk in the old Babcock building at Franklin Avenue and Center Street. Jewelry silks rare coins and other trinkets were found in their room. They refused to give names and planned to leave for Philadelphia in the morning.
A rich vein of silver is found by New York and Pennsylvania prospectors at South Canaan Wayne County Pa. The extent of the lead is not yet known but the discovery creates excitement throughout the county.
Arrivals include Southwark from Antwerp Majestic from Liverpool and Southampton St Paul from Southampton. Outgoing Paris to Southampton Halle to Bremerhaven Amsterdam to Boulogne Werra to Genoa Prussian to Glasgow. Bailed for New York Steamerson from Outhamotes Ren Aa from Rotterdam Misalesippi from London Moha ee sighted as a Sewee for London.
The House debated revenue and expenditures with critics warning against nonessential spending. Dockery and McCormick clashed over lighthouse funding and a total six hundred million dollars in commitments. Dingley defended current-year appropriations while acknowledging urgent revenue needs. The day also included acceptance of Marquette statue honors and naval bill discussions before adjournment.
Governor Hastings refuses Holmes’s plea for a respite to finish business before execution. Holmes claims innocence on most counts but admits five deaths linked to his medical practice. He promises to reveal matters with Chicago police chief present if spared beyond May 7. Local citizen petitions urge the governor to deny interference.
Washington April 2 The house committee on labor reports a bill to prevent government aid from competing with organized musicians and other unions. The measure stems from pressure by labor groups seeking to protect union activities and pricing from government interference.
Herrid's Forecast reports fair and warmer weather across the Middle States today with possible rain in the western and lake districts by night. Friday brings fair to partly cloudy skies with temperature changes and fresh east winds, followed by local rain in western districts, possibly reaching eastern areas overnight.
All wool dress fabrics on sale three drives with Chevists and Chevrons. 20 pieces at 25 cents a yard, formerly 37 140. 15 pieces at 48 cents a yard, formerly 48 cents. 17 pieces 40 inches wide, face guards styles, at 48 cents a yard, formerly 63 cents.
Mohair specials advertise 42 inch Siciliennes at 45 cents and 50 inch Siciliennes at 50 cents with 54 inch Siciliennes priced at 95 cents to offer exceptional value.
Weichel the jeweler promotes a line of Bicycle Belts with novel ties for cyclists and invites customers to view the selection.
An assortment of historical paint products is listed including Atlantic Lead French Zinc Enamel Paints Carriage Paints Reynolds Pure Colors Reynolds Weed Finish Crockett's Preservative Ready Mixed Tinted Glass Paints Strictly Pure Linseed Oil Guaranteed.
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