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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1898
Page
7
Carbondale news items will be directed to Mr. R. Munn at Salem avenue and Church street. All complaints about regular delivery should be addressed to Roberts and Reynolds, news agents.
The mayor’s veto of the paving contract awarded by councils remains central city talk. Proposals favor sustaining the veto and readvertising for bids, though Lindsay & Coon’s attorney argues no law prevents councils from letting the contract to the lowest bidder after the veto. A joint session is planned this week to decide action in line with the law.
Carbondale Pennsylvania mayor calls a citizens meeting for August 6 1898 to answer Red Cross appeals for aid to Cuban soldiers and starving people. Local leaders Rollin A Sawyer George Kimball and others request early action.
Reverend W B F Brown longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church preached his farewell sermon yesterday morning. That evening he spoke at the Congregational Church in Carbon Dale for the Jr O U A M. The notice mentions John Maynard living on South Main Street and two children of Mr and Mrs John in the read fragment.
Forshn er sick with catarrhal fever. On August 17 the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School of this place will join others from Honesdale Carbondale and Peckville for a union excursion to Farview. Local firemen inspect water supply and mud removal for firefighting. Doctor and Mrs Davie and family return from Lake Chapman.
Anthony Edwards, 0 years old, son of Mr and Mrs David J Edwards, killed in a Saturday mine blast. Survived by widow and parents, two brothers Zephaniah and John, two sisters. Funeral at Forest Home cemetery with Rev Dr Harris officiating. Community events note Emblem division meeting and a farewell for Private Lewis Reese.
In St Paul’s tale a North City feud prompts South City to hire a “strong parson.” A young preacher arrives, earns respect, and stops a mob execution by removing the condemned man’s rope, urging mercy and change as Texas Joe admits the parson’s power.
The article discusses extreme underwater pressures at five miles deep, claiming water pressure reaches about 12 200 feet per square inch at that depth. It cites examples of bottles crushed at 300 feet and wooden weights losing buoyancy and refusing to float.
A newspaper ad lists multiple sale prices for women's footwear including Vici Kid and Oxford ties with discounts from $4.00 to under $1.00, plus additional millinery bargains such as hats and turbans. Items include varied widths and styles, all promoting today’s sale prices and low yardage nettings.
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