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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
4
Scranton Tribune notes Mayor Mole’s remark on separating police from political influence. The short letter policy requires writers to sign with real names for publication.
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath reports rural free delivery now operates in over 200 towns with increases in mail volume. He cites cost parity with urban delivery, growing newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and substantial local road-building activity spurred by service, including Montgomery county Indiana where routes now net profit and younger farmers adopt new mail boxes and delivery methods.
The piece argues that rural route mail delivery costs the government little while alarming town merchants who fear loss of customers. It notes farmers still visit towns and read daily papers, staying informed and ready to act on opportunities. The passage ends by dismissing French ministerial scare and noting Dreyfus was not rescued.
Telegraphic dispatches indicate a turning point in pension payments after the Civil War. On June 2% last there were 1019 pensioners on the rolls, down from 100,714 the prior year, a 21 percent drop. Experts in Washington predict continued reductions unless Congress broadens pension laws.
Announcement notes Attorney General Griggs will withhold judgment until Wayne MacVeagh, Carter’s attorney, returns from Europe to present an oral argument. Carter, longtime Savannah harbor official, was convicted of nearly two million dollars in fraud after a four month court martial that recommended dismissal, a ten thousand dollar fine, and imprisonment.
The president delays final action on the Carter case after pursuing disinterested review by ex Senator Gimunds and the attorney general contemplates reopening arguments. Critics claim the process undermines the court and favors the wealthy, while supporters compare it to Dreyfus era caution. Naval news notes Hobson’s complaints about misrepresentation and Austrian reception of Admiral Dewey in Trieste.
A scrambled summary of assorted references to military drafts and colored service in the Philippines, Mormon missionaries, curfew laws in Binghamton, and political figures Reed Croker Bryan and others. It mentions July exports at 20 million dollars, Santo Domingo’s Jimenez revolution, and suspicions about a Kentucky figure.
In a column on human nature two anecdotes appear. Carrie Chapman Catt, noted suffrage advocate, is mistaken for a delegate at a Topeka convention. A Swedish couple shares a misread scene with a Swedish princess, revealing social vanity and mistaken identity.
A native county representative enters the metropolis and feels overwhelmed in the house. He asks how he got there and later astonishes peers with a debut speech. A week later he quips that others wonder how they all got here, revealing his dawning confidence.
A mischievous youngster stuck his hand in a valuable vase at home and could not withdraw it for over half an hour. The father urged him to open his fist, but the boy refused, claiming a penny was in his hand. Finally the child released the penny, and the hand slipped free.
A brief whimsical note from the Philadelphia Inquirer about springtime chatter, likening a playful brook to a Bubble and its daily gossipy murmur.
A brief quip from the Boston Courier features a husband recalling finding his wife’s temper long after marriage. He jokes he only realized it when she “lost it,” highlighting a humorous domestic exchange.
A brief exchange shows a judge remarking that his wife’s spending has not decreased since marriage. The line hints at household budget tensions and humorous marital banter.
Conversation notes reveal amusement over Cholly’s pretensions with a playful exchange. The Washington Stor appears as the source of the remark, indicating a light social vignette in the column.
A mother tells her married daughter a man is like soap kept in hot water. Short time soft, in long heat he hardens, advising caution in marriage.
A witty exchange links a famous painter and Raphael as they spar over drawing quality. The painter claims critique, Raphael retorts that the artist cannot conclude better than he can draw. The quip highlights style and skill in art discussions.
A collection of clipped phrases and misquoted lines from various newspapers. Snippets include a mock dispute over a candidate’s fairness, a housekeeper exchange about a job, light verse and a comic dialogue about a wedding gift. The tone is fragmentary, with dated journalistic flavor and quirky mishearings.
A garbled miscellany mentions London's omnibus workforce, a quote on Korea as a travel lure, desert depths, a Cork dairy transport plan, and British empire notes. It touches on maps, blue roses, left arm strength, pensions in Korea, European language numbers, a Massachusetts law on peace marriage ceremonies, gifts to U S colleges, a German Swiss barometer joke, Greenwich magnetic instruments, Indian sacred sites, Berlin Paris telephone lines, and a carp with extraordinary bones and muscles.
Lord Witchener rises to peerage while Thomas Balin becomes speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, the first farmer in that post. George B Loving profits from cattle options and vast land holdings in Texas. Cambridge elects Witheam Somerville to a new agriculture professorship. Hamilton College links to Cube Root and Squire Root, as the Root family’s academic presence endures.
An advertisement touts the Star Automatic Paper Fastener as speedy and self-feeding with ongoing improvements and low prices. It also promotes the Planitary Pencil Sharpeners as durable and on trial for 16 days, highlighting a range of office supplies including blank books and typewriter supplies.
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