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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
8
The piece advises cooling strategies for summer, endorsing seaside and mountain retreats as solutions while stressing proper attire. It promotes August offerings of suitable articles noted for usefulness, reasonable price, and desirable quality.
A concise note on the common challenge of maintaining a sharp wardrobe without overspending. It discusses practical strategies for choosing versatile pieces, balancing budget with personal style, and making smart clothing investments.
The text asserts success from furnishing goods that mimic high priced style and finish at a low cost, highlighting value and appearance as key factors in performance.
A New York jeweler displays a show window tray of African, Brazilian, and Paris stones. Spectators marvel at color shifts in sunlight and hear explanations of diamond cutting and the idea of sexed gems. The standout is a 3.9 carat Ablick diamond valued at 500 with color changing in light.
Fragmented dialogue shows characters debating crime and despair. An advertising insert touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a guaranteed cough and cold cure sold by dealers with satisfaction guarantee. The piece reflects era speech and small town paper tone.
Town council met Tuesday evening with President Lane and members Caffrery Blake Jones and Swift. They postponed action on a Lackawanna transit request for right of way over Church Monroe and Bridge streets. Discussion on Monroe street sanitation, street commissioner duties, and bills totaling $349 were paid. The health officer salaries and secretary pay were approved. An excursion to Lake Ariel attracted fewer attendees than organizers hoped. Mrs Dennis Blake of Boilstreat remains seriously ill.
The ad offers Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs, and colds with a money back guarantee if no benefit after a full trial. It highlights three free bottles at Matthew Bros. drug store and emphasizes reliability. The listing mentions bottle sizes and prices, with promotional language typical of the period.
Miss Amy Rawson visits Shenandoah from Church Street. John Egan leaves for Baltimore and will be away for years. A birthday party at William Thomas’s home on Miner Hill hosted by Nellie Thomas. Greenwood visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Rawson. Lizzie Thomas’s sixteenth birthday and Henry’s birthday celebrated at Church Street. Guests include John Blackam, George Dowd, Elmer Davis, Eddie Jones, Tom Welburn, Brad Rose and others.
Ernest Rawding, Harry Thomas and Edward Harris of Taylor and Sadie Knepp, Sarah Fox, Jessie and Alice Morgan, Jola Mahoney, Ellen pane, and Jesse May Jones of Tuy or appear in a residents list or notice.
Stroudsburg residents and visitors are noted in a string of brief items. R W Davis of Scranton visits family, John A Kipp registered in Stroudsburg, and Hiram Turner with Miss Woat stay with T T Turner. The M E Sunday School plans an excursion to Stauffer's on the new railroad, drawing a large crowd. Rail improvements continue as new steel rails are laid toward Scranton, while the Delaware Valley Electric Road meets Stroudsburg officials without agreement. Mortons Decker and wife return from Asbury outing. Coffmans visit Scranton. Frank Miller travels from Wilkes-Barre. other locals are cited with various visits and registrations.
Captain W D B Alveyias returned from Gettysburg to attend court as district attorney. Mrs Sara Alrish Kelly distributed pastry at Shanty Hill. Republican candidates were unanimously nominated. A Matheliss Episcopal Church lawn festival drew attendees. Community events include a wilderness gathering and county reunion. Dewitt Fordham ill at Maple Street. his brother P H Fordham of Scranton is with him.
J B Winslow and wife visit Like Aderwood Wayne County. Rev F A King and daughters Lana and Grace tour through York state. A Prica library meeting tonight. Hattie McKengie left for Atlantic City. Mrs Joseph Davis visiting in New York. Maggie Linney at Lake Winola for a few weeks. Barney McGill conductor and Alexander McTigne motorman returned to duty on Taylor line. Willie Stone starred in a football style game for the Electrics against Browns. Taylor board of health plans action against Hewitt's bone factory.
Pr i¢ ebur y Thomas McArthur, a well known resident, won the contract to sink Richmonds ale craft on the Carter county in Providence. The work is said to be performed by an experienced hand and best wishes are sent for his success. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Riea of Albert street on Monday. Richard Smith of Harriet street was slightly injured at the Richmond breaker on Tuesday. F H Hollister of Trenton NJ visited friends in town yesterday. The engineer at the Jermyn aireshaft reports the recent fire was caused by a spark from a carpenter at work, not an overheated journal. Mrs Cecilla Dougtier of Bald Mount visited Mrs Charles Gordon in Dickson during the week. A few good fishermen will find employment in Dickson. John Gilligan, long ailing, resigned as engineer at Jermyn breaker due to health.
The text presents a vintage advertising jingle referencing Castoria across generations from baby to parent. It notes Daby and Abe as figures connected to Castoria usage for infants, children, and even offerings to their own kids, highlighting the product as a trusted remedy across time.
Philadelphia evangelist Rev Ralph Gillam visits home of John B Smith and will occupy the Presbyterian church pulpit this Sunday. The report notes Gillam's wide local reputation from work with Fay Mills in Scranton and his own efforts in this area.
A series of brief items note visits by the Warappa tribe and local groups to Sankin teidw and Pric bary, a Ladins' Aid supper on Hickory street, a Sunday school excursion to Lake Ariel for 50 cents, a youth social at Griener's, and trips by John Jefferson and euthan Warren to Atlantic City. Gerald Burke dies of cholera morbus. funeral at 920 Interment at Archield Catholic cemetery. A new baby, Alias Ei. BE. Leneh, arrives in Providenes. Prospective shooting match between Abragat Liowells and Frank Davie set for Thursday at 3 p.m. with a 254 side stake. Mr. and Mrs. David Tathill visit with G A Ball in Corning.
The column lists residents and guests in the area: John Huilatone injured by falling rock on Main Street but foot spared. Mrs and Misses in town visiting relatives. Carrie Swarty Grace Finds visiting their cousin Miss Marti Hinds. Katie Gillick summering at Atlantic City. Gertie Hamlyn visiting Electnic City. Allce Howry visiting Brooklyn. Virginia Aziz visiting Keoda. births to Edward Doran. reunions at Purview. Willie Watson improving. Conrad Watson moving to Scranton. Methodist church trustees parating a large bell.
Grace Episcopal Sunday school excursion to Purview draws 400 people with Honesdale Cornet Band providing music. Miss Addie Petuick visits relatives in Carbondale while Miss Mary E. Rogers of Brooklyn also stays in town. Maple City wheelmen plan a race meet on October 4 with several 1 mile events and a Wayne county championship. Ancient Order of Hibroians lodge hosts a parade led by the band and Pioneer corps in uniform.
After parading the principal streets they walked to Bellegus park where they held a picnic.
A stream of brief social items records visits and illness among residents. Mrs Ready, 103, ill at her son Thomas Ready’s Seventh Street home. Mrs Williams from Parsons visits her mother Mrs Hughes. Mrs Charles Jones of Freeland visits Mrs Evan Jenkins. W H Brown hosts his mother. Mrs Nathaniel Cheatnut’s husband welcomed a baby boy Tuesday. Jennie and Willie Price of Carbondale visit aunt Mrs Jenkins on Seventh Street. A large Charles Riley post 670 delegation attends the veterans reunion in Carbondale. Mrs John Sharpe visits friends in Scranton. Mr and Mrs L Avery of Hazleton visit David McGinnis. Mrs Hamilton of Wilkes-Barre billed as guest of Mrs McGill. Mrs Lyman Rol of Carbondale visits her mother Mrs E Robbing. Mrs George Crosby of Carbondale visits her father-in-law. James Crosby, Mrs W Hoel, and Miss Sarah Pace return from Tunkhannock.
Mrs. B G Morgan returns to the lake from North Main avenue after a visit at home. David Owens a teacher at No 14 school comes home from a two week stay at Lake Winola. Misses Cora Jones Sarah Davies Charles House and James Powell visit the lake and travel to Paetoryville on their survey. A B Eynon buys a cottage from George Cooper and D Evans buys from Mr Eynon the twicewood cottage. Edith House returns from a stay at the lake. A B Bynon buys a canoe for his son visiting the lake. Grace Acker returns home from a week at the lake.
James Halistead and James Sheehan were arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct and jailed after failing to post bond. J H Vosburg barber shop on Franklin street was burglarized with 33 razors and 2 clippers stolen. Window glass broken at about 12 30 am, with no witnesses to identify the intruder. Mrs Dr F D Lambert and her children are visiting in Royal, Pa.
A prominent young Canadian footballer, back from England, appeared to scale the hotel façade on Twenty third Street and shouted up to windows above. He lost his grip, steadied himself on an iron rail, then entered the side door as onlookers watched in awe.
In St Paul at Me J M Sprague's drug store a spontaneous fig tree four to five feet tall grows in a tub containing an oleander. The plant seems to have arisen from fig seeds accidentally fed to a nearby cage hanging over the tub. The mystery deepens as the figs were preserved and their viability questioned.
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