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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1900
Page
2
Louis Rubinsky a Russian Jew living on Market Street Wilkes-Barre was found injured in the Susquehanna River near the Water Street Bridge piers. He was taken to Pittston hospital with leg injuries after either falling or jumping from the bridge. Authorities suspect despondency from unemployment led to the attempt.
Special to the Scranton Tribune Montrose Aug 6 The annual Montrose fire department parade is planned for Wednesday Sept 5 Community notices include visiting relatives from Warren Center Perth Amboy and Scranton plus local church events and a medical misadventure involving Miss Anna Williams with a minor head injury.
A planned surprise birthday party for Glenn Tewksbury by about twenty friends and his wife culminates Friday evening with games ice cream and gifts including a half rack and a parlor lamp. Attendees include Maud Walte Ethel Eterling Mabel Nash Jennie Broadhead Lena Fish Hattie Miller Lou Snyder Jennie Tiffany Grace Tewksbury Louise Craver and others with family members present. The event ends with warm good wishes and a humorous note about Mr. Tewksbury discovering the plan.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports residents visiting relatives in town and nearby towns. Mrs Elizabeth Higgins hosts Edwards and Higgins family members. Miss Marcellin Beil visits Carbondale friends. Mrs William Higgins and Edna stay with Mrs Elizabeth Higgins on Delaware Street. George Young funeral held at Episcopal church with interment near Pittston. Mrs Martin Toangto from Busquehanni visits Mrs Dwyer near Williamsport. no Methodist services Sunday due to Rev Tr A Clark's absence.
Word reached Utica that Mrs. Oliver Coyle’s operation at Moses Taylor hospital in Scranton proved very successful and she was reported to be recovering well.
Special to the Scranton Tribune notes Meshotpon Schubert Male Quartette will entertain at the opera house Tuesday evening. Members include Lewis Sturdevant Mark C James J Eppe Welle and Samuel J Price with Miss Jeaste Sturdevant elocutionist and Mira Maud Praeuman as accompanist.
State treasurer reports county taxes include 50 retail licenses yielding 4000.81, eighteen wholesale taxes 1184.95, nine pool rooms 560.50, 35.40 license taxes for eating houses, and three opera houses paying 242.44. Also notes a Troy creamery formation, a stone war club found at Liberty Corners, travel mentions of YWyalusing and Athens residents, and a reunion of old comrades after 35 years.
The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, alcohol free remedy that strengthens mothers in the months before birth, reduces labor pains, and helps endow the child with a healthy body. A Kansas mother testimonial praises its effectiveness for ten children and overall health, plus a note about Pierce's Pellets curing heartburn.
Michael Lawler, about sixty, died at his home after a prolonged illness. Survived by wife and six daughters, the funeral is this afternoon at 2:00 from the family residence with interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Hillside colliery to resume operations in about two months after repairs. Ty J. Curran of Newport News visiting Grove street. Mrs. Louis Smith visits Druffner residence. Mrs. H. M. Steever’s commissioned pastel and oil works praised by a connoisseur. Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets this afternoon. Various local notices include visits, illnesses, and guests among Wilkon Theatre residents.
The Scranton Tribune reports Factoryville Sunday schools plan an excursion to Nay Aug Park, Scranton, in the near future. Florence Sweet marries Charles Evans at the home of the bride’s parents, with Rev. W. M. Hiller officiating. The couple leaves for a New York state trip. Evans works for United States Express Co. in Scranton. Nina Stark hosts a guest from Forty Fort. J K Zweizig travels to Connecticut on business. Olin Jacobs of Courtdale visits town. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Stark and children from Ithaca, Nebraska, visit. Mrs. FE W Thompson sprained her foot last Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. A H B Fitch and family visit Prof. Whitford in Tomkinville.
During the civil war and the late war with Spain diarrhoea plagued the army. David Taylor of Wind Ridge Greene County Pa uses Chamberlains Collo Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and reports rapid relief. The remedy is sold by all druggists. Matthew Brothers agents.
A vintage ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming internal use clears catarrh by acting on the blood. It mentions a reward for catarrh cases and lists businesses like Welding, Kisahe & Marvin and a family name Ville as part of the local promotion.
The Tribune reports the educational contest standings with John P Smith leading Grace Simrell by one point after a day of near-record participation. Bloomsburg's David Spencer and out-of-town contestants continue to perform, while Callahan and Rodrigues vie for top positions as subscribers and points shift.
Early stock dealings held last week's strength but later faded with price declines. Pacific Coast and Union Pacific stayed firm while Reading preferred surged on dividend hopes before easing after the payout news. Sugar slumped on surplus sugar signals, iron and steel rallied briefly with Colorado Fuel as a standout before faltering. bonds remained quiet with U S old issues down in price.
Do You Realize The Splendid Shoe Bargains We Are Offering These high-grade shoes, sold at $2.50 to $3.50 in first-class stores, are offered for half price. We bought the entire overplus at below market value and pass the saving to you.
An advertisement promotes high grade shoes available in men and women sizes with a guarantee. Shoppers are urged to call this morning to inspect pairs and test them, promising a new pair for every unsatisfactory one. The ad directs to the shoe department at the rear of the elevators.
Digest lists interest rates for Dickson Manufacturing Co Lackawanna Township School five percent City of Scranton Street Improvements six percent Scranton Traction at a percentage noted, indicating municipal financial terms and borrowings.
Corrected by H. G. Dale listings show Butter Creamery dairy tubs western feet He state Myo and Cheese Pleull creata bow Malte Beans fer bu choice marrow 245 medium price 2.00 Fe 0 potatoes Bermuda Gulens 1.75 Flour Best patent 4.5 and related prices at Beranton Wholesale Market.
Market briefs show Awirust, TanTipe wheat contracts up and down. flour steady with winter super and patent values. corn, oats, and rye listed with varied bids. Live poultry dull, creamery butter firm, sugars steady, cotton unchanged as receipts of wheat and corn totals are reported.
New York August 4 market dull with buyers sparse. Wheat prices steady to fir m with No 2 malt and No 1 northern Duluth options. corn oats and soy steady with varied elevator bids. Butter and eggs show cautious firmness while milk products note mixed tones across regions.
Weather conditions influence Chicago Ave O grain quotes with mixed results across corn wheat and barley. Cash prices show varied bids for white and feed varieties while soybeans and hogs receive modest support amid unsettled trading.
Market opened steady with fair demand and closed weak on cattle and calves. Prices showed limited activity for sheep and hogs while milk and butter markets remained unsettled with mixed reports from Balti, western, and eastern trading centers.
Auction notes show mixed cattle trades with steadier to lower prices on steer lots and varied quality categories. Prices range around several hundred dollars per head with entries described as poor to medium and prime offerings, reflecting a fluctuating cattle market in Chicago.
The notice details a teacher training school on the D L W B railroad line in a resort region with six departments and courses. It touts a fine model school, English meeting community, state aid paid to pupils, career prospects, and requests catalogs from Principal Geo P Biddle in Stroudsburg, Pa.
Bucknell University announces a comprehensive expansion under President Jonn Howard Harris. The catalog lists the Academy for Young Men and Boys, Ladies Institute, refined boarding school, School of Music with graduating courses, West College, and a new men’s dormitory to be ready for occupancy September 20, 1900. Catalog requests may be sent to registrar Wm. C. Gretzinger in Lewisburg, Pa.
Rev. Elkanah Hulley A M principal at Keystone Academy Factoryville Pa promotes preparation for leading colleges and technical schools across the United States. The school offers a one year commercial course and a three year twine course with graduates in music. The campus features a mountain spring water supply and college trained teachers. Catalogues available from Rev. Hulley.
Fragmentary export style notes list cows and heifers with prices, calves, steers, and sheep. Mentions Texan livestock and regional names, with figures like 4 4 0 and 6 705 90, indicating varied prices and denominations in a rural market.
East Pluffalo Ang 6 cattle prices show prompt sales and firm bids. Export cattle and bulls reach 15.0 with strong demand for fat steers and heifers. calves and stockers sold steady to good. Market notes include declines in hogs and mixed cattle, with overall weaker prices for some categories.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize into a factual news item.
Fragmentary figures show 4 credit balances and certificates at OW City Avenue with no bid noted. Mentions bail and barrels with averages around 162 and 47 barrels, plus references to three days and possible dates or identifiers.
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