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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1894
Page
2
Practical short column offering household tips on health and beauty. It covers emergency health provisions, dental and facial care, sunburn remedies, skin whitening, hair care, wart removal, and general cleaning routines with mixtures of eggs, lemon, glycerine, vaseline, cosmolene, ammonia, and other common ingredients.
Carbondale reports a party leaving for Cryst felon Mra J and Stiepuerd among others. Syrian officials address a Trinity chore in Bauday evening. Miss Nichol and Miss Kgier plan an extended visit to Topeka. Mozart band program to be performed at Hotel Anthracite balcony. Michael Butler dies after seven weeks’ illness. funeral at St Rowe. Georgs J. Bunton to visit Afton New York. Lewis Kas funeral at Lo'elogl today.
Dalton notes several visits including Professor F E Wood and wife from Scranton with Dr Coleridge, Miss Edith Jones from Scranton, Mira Susilo Jennings from Kingston, and Lynn Stila from Cooperatown. The local baseball club plans a game against Tritona at Tunkhannock. Mrs Schoonover returns from New York. others visit or travel, with Mabel Colvin giving a concert at the Baptist church.
Vague items report visits and errands across Scranton area towns. Mentions include Foster resident Tiffany visiting Prank Son, J DeGraw in Strauton Tiara, William Walker Erie breaker foreman in Electric City Prising, Edmonds in Carbon dull, Hoyt at Cartonils concert, Riker and Wuadst visiting Pinever City, Hoyt returning from Avery Park, Jermyn resident Joie Grant, John Mochran in Scranton on business, Paine in Scranton stock logs, Mendleson family fire aftermath in Hill Street, and Sails Sullivan set to have a sidewalk work project.
The lines mock celebrate camp life turning to hardship on return. It contrasts cheerful leaving with weary arriving soldiers. It mentions hard tack and bone, with a humorous jab at facial appearance and a plug for Dr Thomas Electric Oil amid crude imagery.
Carbondale club hosted a tennis evening at Parview on Thursday with lighter attendance than usual. The event featured guitar and mandolin performances by the Touhit family and refreshments, in honor of Mrs. Jenni Dib of Pittsburg.
In Court House Square a spectral General Washington chats with a young man about recent times and light, lamenting delays and urging urgency as the moon fades and a three thirty deadline nears. The encounter blends nostalgia with civic satire as the figure recalls past presidents and current delays.
The narrator describes a fragmented morning scene with a revealed memory of a former presidency. A wanderer reflects on a past leadership and a shifting political tide as sunlit paths fade into misty memory. The tone hints at nostalgia and uncertain future events.
Dr Dwyer of Porat Ofte plans a business trip to New York with Tracy Hayden of New Milford visiting town on Thursday. Jerry Yowena of Scranton visits with Mee Fona Taylor in Aton. Rrasel Inke hosts a camp investigation with Corhoo 'ciians. W G Watkin delivers tunes at First Baptist Monday evening to benefit the church. Miss Vinnie Hyattress visits Carbondale. David Lumley of Aston guests Richarda at Darien's hotel. A baseball game features the Athletics vs the Twilights, Twilights winning 6 to 2.
A man sold a large bundle of underwear at a shockingly low price causing curiosity from Conatade Barron who investigated a possible Riverside store robbery link. Police reportedly took a suspect to the county jail. The town hails an upcoming A O H picnic in Dather Matthew grove. A gang of youths on Lincoln street creates nightly disturbances. St Pauls German church midsummer benefit ends tonight. Mrs Christ Leitner visits Pititou friends, while Mrs James Logan calls on Mrs Burcott in Peehyville.
Avoca residents James Kent and spouse visit Brook Ivy as plans unfold for a meeting with Arman. Lawrence Miratan travels Tuesday to Albany Boston Montreal and Philadelphia for athletic trials in the Osledonian games. A coroner’s inquest investigates a death near a bridge as Agnes Moranen and Bill Quinnares travel to Lake Ariel. W. H. Hollister and Dr. I. Reye attend a Seranton event with local acquaintances.
Deter BB voulte visit at Brookipo Pa. The eatrion were defeated by the Browns of Oy hat. Taylorville Indge No 669 plans to lay at Hempstead gardens on North Main. Edmond Willsma, Robert Llawellyn and David X Lewis return from Wales. Nellie Thomas hosts a lawn party at Minooka. Sirah Reeves home from AVuoA Weed Pyneming idle briefly. Mine Primer of Wilkes-Barre visits Miss Blanche Ward.
A historical platform statement condemns Democratic administration from 1403 as the greatest misfortune in peace time. It asserts damage to national credit and to commerce abroad, claiming substantial destruction of capitalized investments across industries with an aggregate impact of over 4 billion dollars.
The Delaware and Hudson Challenge Cup goesto N R Johnson Full er and Johnson capture doubles from Torrance and Moon. Serenton wins the singles final. Carbondale’s Joynson helps Scranton claim the cup for the first time. Final doubles 2-0 2-8 9-7 6-3 6-1.
The Rev J B Sweet of Ashley will speak to Sunday schools at Like Arll on the 29th. J W Smith lost a valuable horse after it fell and broke a leg in the blacksmith shop. Mra 8 J Cole of Towanda visits at the home of Mr and Mrs A V Mice. Joseph Cronp leaves for Salem camp today. Mra William Kester visited friends at Danmore yesterday. Lizzie Williams to marry Arthur M Peck on Wednesday Aug 20 at noon. Mount Jessup Blue Ridge Ontario and Johnson's breakure workers receive pay today. Mrs J P Daly improves after a week of illness.
The Schuylkill Republican platform resolves to join American veteran volunteers in condemning Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith. They denounce his highhanded disregard for citizen soldiery and accuse him of insulting them and withholding their sacred rights endowed by the republic.
Fragmentary political note discusses protectionism and foreign goods, attacking foreign producers while urging domestic revenue support. Mentions Taunt and Atarvation, with unclear attributions. Source text is garbled but centers on Republican platform themes and market impact.
The item references a call for industrial rehabilitation and orderly reform tied to government policy, then shifts to Rev. F A Dony in Scranton opposing Sunday cigar and soda sales, with broader city street sightings in Wilkes-Barre. The piece reflects period speech and local press commentary without clear sustained narrative.
New York Evening Sun quotes Senator Hoffer delivering a farmers addressed plea yesterday at Silver Lake. He notes unity is essential and argues some efforts are unnecessary as part of a broader call for cooperation and shared burdens.
Beecham's pills marketed to relieve oiliousness bilious headache dyspepsia heartburn torpid liver dizziness sick headache and bad taste in mouth caused by constipation. Pills cost 25 cents. Free trial offered. Available at drugstores or by mail from B F Allen Co 365 Canal St New York.
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