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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
2
Nearby counties report factory shutdowns and economic shifts. Susquehanna County court holds an adjourned session, while local groups plan repairs, new facilities, and public events. May brings church and civic happenings, trials, and community improvements across Honesdale Hawley and surrounding towns.
Spring storms overturn weak trees and test readiness. Build strength with Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with Hypophosphites to nourish the whole system and support digestion. Better endure a spring cough now than weeks of illness later. Bor sale by all druggists at 50 cents and 1 dollar, Scott & Howne, New York.
Forest City news reports Paul Zdanis selling his Main Street general merchandise store at sheriff's sale Saturday at 1 pm. Other notes include Mr. Foley visiting from Aldenville. Mrs. Hyatt and Miss Hyatt in New York. F. E. Reed moving to Carbondale with Bert Haight to run the Oswego-origin branch. Lectures on mining by Ibsen and Stock at Davis' Opera House run three evenings. Borough finances require old orders be presented before May 16 1897. Eb F Maxey, Forest City correspondent, passed pharmacy exams in New York and will stay there.
An old sale notice promotes carpet and oil cloth offers. It lists 800 yards of floor oil cloth at 80 cents and 336 saueere yards priced from 20 cents, along with 200 yards of assorted matting and half throws priced at 25 cents.
Willie Shaffer pleads guilty to sorcery and receives a $10 fine and 30 days in county jail. Trials include George Fraunkowich alias Mike Swartz, John Giloch for manslaughter, John Waverick for felonious wounding, and others from Hazleton with varied verdicts and sentences. Alfred Watson and others face larceny charges with some pleas. several await sentencing in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre proceedings.
Henry Anderson an engineer on the Lehigh Valley railroad suffered a severe facial injury when his head struck a signboard he had erected near the track at Laurel Run. His nose was severed, and he will be off work for a couple of weeks. Anderson’s Hughestown home was previously broken into by five burglars.
Peter Reese a well known Stegmaier & Sons brewer in Wilkes-Barre shot himself at his home 114 South Lincoln street after prolonged illness and his wife’s death left him despondent. He told his daughter he had no friends since his wife died.
F H Johnston of Montrose signed the contract to build Towanda's public library. Construction starts Monday. The $10000 structure is a gift from Frank H Welles of Paris to Towanda, with a maintenance fund raised.
The New York market opens with a dull noon, yet prices reveal a firmer tone and hidden strength. Total exchange transactions reach 1,05 shares with only Chicago Gas, Sugar and Marlington trading above 10,000 shares. Details list bonds such as Scranton Pass Railway mortgage issues and City of Scranton stocks among the notes and securities quoted.
In New York on April 2 trade logs show subdued activity across flour and grain futures. Wheat and corn futures moved modestly withNo. 1 northern wheat easing while spot corn and oats stayed soft on weak crop news, and butter and beef markets held steady across categories.
Philadelphia market notes firm wheat with mixed contract months and steady corn. Cotton tallow and refined sugar steady. live poultry creased but steady with fair demand. flour and grain shipments listed in bushels and barrels with multiple misread words.
Chicago April grain futures show wheat and corn bids across April May July and September maturities with soybeans and pork lard riber and other commodities listed. Cash quotes include flour oats rye barley and seeds with a summary of receipts and shipments for the period including wheat corn oats rye barley and flaxseed.
European cables quote American steers at high and low dressed weights while beef exports show weakness. Sheep and lambs remain quiet with occasional good stock. veals and calves show modest activity with few buyers. Market notes point to soft demand and varying prices across categories.
Market notes for East Buffalo show cattle steady and sheep dull with varied grades. Prices listed include roughs and choles with values around 1.15 for certain cattle and 4.00 to 4.50 for lambs, plus assorted sheep and wethers in the 3.75 to 4.00 range.
Cattle common to prime beef bringing 4.20 to 4.50 with feeders around 4.25. calves strong at 8.25. Hogs demand 4.50 to 4.30 for heavy to mixed lots and 3.70 to 5.00 for other grades. western sheep around 4.75. Texans lambs 4.0 to 4.5. Colorado lambs and westerns around 7.5. Receipts: cattle 10,500. hogs 21,000. sheep 1,000.
The Freisenbergs’ daughter is drawn into a marriage after a man claims ownership of several western farms and seeks a life partner. After moving to New York and Chicago, the couple later invites the parents, who join them in a western state, reporting luxury beyond their former mountain life.
On City Pennsylvania on April 2 certificates registered at Sige. One sale noted with May delivery at Bilge. Credit balances unchanged. Rung 112 09 barrels shipped. 0 barrels remain.
Stroudsburg reply tale ends abruptly as Miss Fredenberg of Bushkill answers a matrimonial ad placed by a well to do German. The exchange began playfully and progressed to a surprising outcome prompting local curiosity about the aftermath and notes on romantic pursuits in the era.
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