Local thefts and community notes in Pittston area
Reports from Pittston and surrounding towns detail burglaries at Peter Sehmaitz’s general store in Hamtown and William Brown’s Du Pont shop, with losses of goods. Community updates include church repairs setback at Broad Street Methodist Episcopal, Welsh Congregational delegates named, drill contest plans, and a river search for John Gruver after a boat disappearance. Legal notices cover railway condemnation, bond issues, and local caucus results with county convention details.
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Aperial
Scranton
Tristone
Pitteten
Aud
J.—Rebbere
Peter Sehmaitz
Hamtown
Sehmaitz
Popular Brothers
William Brown
Dupont Wos
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church
M. George
John Gravell
Pitteion
Fastern Pennessivania
Hyde Park
Buffalo
Plaice
Jacob Weicberger
Hughestown
Faele
Drum Corpe
Armory Hall
Nelson B. Hawley
Prohibition County Committee
Mountain Park
Heine
Wyoming Camp
John Gruver
Upper Pittston
Siovil's Island
Chaver
Gruver
Vielnits
Wilkes-Barre
Pittson Township
Laverne County
Herman Strules
Straley
Jacob Gregory
Luzerne House
West Pittston Depot
Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills Endorsement Ad
Summer heat weakens nerves says ad and touts Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills as building nerve strength and restoring sleep appetite and energy. A testimonial from Samuel Rogers of Scranton praises relief after using the pills. The ad notes the genuine package bears Chase portrait and signature and lists price and local seller Matthews Bros.
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A. W. Chase
Samuel Rogers
Hyde Park Avenue
Scranton
Pasaver
M. D
Matthews Bros
Benja min H. Brown Seriously Ill at Home
Mrs. Benjamin H. Brown is dangerously ill at her Bridge Street home in Tunkhannock Aus. The Carlin Meat Market on East Ti- is mentioned in the fragmented notice, indicating a local business context.
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Serenton
Tunkhannock
Aus
Benjamin H. Brown
Bridge Shent
Carlin
East Ti
Stores wagon rounds up provisions for starving family
A wagon from local stores moved through the area collecting any edible provisions that could be spared for a struggling family lar ders.
Honesdale News Briefs Include Local Visits and Reunion
Rey and Myre iL Percy and Melva return from Fairview Lake. Walter A. Wood of New York visits Honesdale family. A. C. Lindsay and Edward enjoy vacation at Pleasant Mount. Seven county Grand Army reunion at Lake Lodore Wednesday will draw many. Mrs George Hiller, ill with consumption, dies at her father’s home leaving husband and three children.
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Honesdale
Ang
Rey
Myre. Il
Percy
Melva
Fairview Lake
Walter A. Wood
New York
A. C. Lindsay
Edward
Pleasant Mount
Lake Lodore
Wermerday
George Hiller
Marah
Markets Rise Moderately as Small Turnover Proves Steady
New York August 18 The market showed limited activity with few stocks offered for sale yet holdings remained firm. Gains came from Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio while St Paul and Atchison and Chicago and Eastern Illinois posted solid advances. Amalgamated Copper resumed an upward trend as coal export data buoyed related stocks. overall close remained firm but dull with total sales about 270 400 shares and bond activity irregular.
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New York
Bundiy
Sta Vici
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norflix
Western
St. Paul
Atchison
Chicago
Eastern Illinois
Amalgamated Copper
U. S
Portrait Puzzle and Local Obituary Highlights
Services held at 2 40 p m Monday conducted by Rev William H Swift. Delegates Mosers Cook of Hawley and Per ham of Mt Pleasant named to Republican convention in Harrisburg Wednesday. Mrs Hersey Barret Allen aged 2 years died at her residence on Eleventh street Saturday evening. Survived by M B H Allen of the Allen house Kate Allen an auditor in law and Marcia RR Allen a granddaughter. Funeral Monday at 4 pm at deceased’s residence. interment Glendybemary cemetery. E B Wood and John Brown of the Allen house overcome by gas in vault. Brown escaped while Wool recovered.
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Oga Street
West Bros
Springville
R. KE. Frear
Buffalo
Justine Fuller
Chauncey Fuller
Putnam Street
Deceaser
Mary J. Scull
James FE. Frear
Pine Street
Everett Jd. Harding
Wilkes-Barre
Stanlow Haarding
Fred Jennings
M. A. McKown
A. P. Willome
Tunkhannock Township
Robert Stark
Howard Brungess
Court House
H. BS. Harling
N. A. McKown
F. S. Harding
F. BR. Jennings
Moses Shields, Jr
Delogate
Smith Kinner
Cea
F. L. Jayne
Eatonville
William H. Swift
Mosers
Cook
Hawley
Perham
Mt. Pleasant
Harrisburg
Hersey Barret Allen
Eleventh Street
Allen
M. BH. Allen
Allen House
Kate Allen
Misa Marcia RR. Allen
Glendyberry Cemetery
E. B. Woead
John Brown
Brown
Wool
Downpour Deluge Strains Hopbottom Streets and Schools
A heavy rainstorm drenched Hopbottom turning Main and Center streets into rapid streams and washing away bridges. Local rail lines suffered damage with repairs underway and one Lenox road likely abandoned. The town faced booming crowds, hotel kitchens overtaxed, and teaching staff changes as Miss Lillian Byram and Miss Bessie Tiffany replaced two declining appointees.
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Hopbottom
Main Street
Center Street
Lenox
Miss Jackson
Miles Waldie
Havng
Lillian Byram
Bessie Tiffany
Hepbottom
Alta Finn
Fleetville
McVic
Hollisterville Social Notes Share Visits and News
D C Brown returns to Scranton after two week visit with daughter in law Mrs Carrie Brown and relatives. Nellie M Hollister vacationing in Massachusetts. Scranton residents G G Hollister E B Hollister and H H Hollister visit family here. Various friends and kin from Scranton Moscow Dunmore Providence and Green Ridge are listed among neighbors and extended kin.
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Scranton
George Hamlin
Atlantic City
Mary Chuller
Dunmore
Albert Myers
H. H. Hollister
E. Jd. Myers
B. Fr. Kellam
A. G. Hollister
Ira Mitchell
Mire
Anderemee
John
C. E. Brown
Jones
Providence
Chapman
Harry Moore
Lavina Moore
William Smith
Green Ridge
Charles France
Duryea Funeral Honoring Mrs Taylor of Scranton
The funeral of Mrs. John Taylor formerly of Duryea and Scranton was held Sunday with interment in Marcy cemetery. Her husband was killed in Hallstead mine by a rock fall months earlier. Residents and relatives visit others in Glenwood Lawrenceville Pittston and Buffalo while several locals attend the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo.
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Scranton Tribune
Duryea
Mre
John Taylor
Scranton
Marcy
Hallatead
Glenwood
Fred Dennin
Lawrenceville
Albert Stevens
Henry Edsall
Mozette
Jennie Wildrick
Buffalo
Frank Lane
Pittston
Minnie Gerheart
Providence
Eva Brown
Gouldsboro
Classifieds fragment from The Tribune listing rentals sales and trades
Real estate and rental notices show floor space for light manufacturing on the Tribunes fourth floor including utilities. Various rentals and sales follow for cottages, farms, a cylinder press, single houses, and farm produce with dated postal references and locations in Scranton Wilkes-Barre and nearby towns.
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Tribune
THE
Missing item found near Wyoming and Lackawanna Aves
Pocketbook lost near the corner of Wyoming and Lackawanna Avenues contained small money valuable receipts and railroad tickets. A suitable reward is offered for its return to Jonam Long's Son a.
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Wyoming Fet Lackawanna Avenues
Jonam Long
Chicago Cattle Receipts Rise as Texans Move In
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts near 20 000 with 1 500 Texans and 4S westerns, steady to higher bid for cattle and hogs, Texas fed cattle up to 15 cents higher, westerns active and higher. Calves steady while stockers and feeders rise modestly. total receipts include 9 390 cows and 2 280 calves with varied demand across classes.
Market Report Shows Inactivity and Mixed Commodity Quotes
Inactivity marked today’s grain and produce markets with softer wheat prices and firmer barley futures. Cash quotations reflected mixed protein wheat and softer oats and rye while live cattle and pork cuts showed limited movement and lower vegetable and flax values were noted.
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SaTtye
Gr. Vieher
Timothy Send
Help Wanted Notices From An Antique Classified Page
A jumble of want ads seeks a reliable man for restaurant or kitchen work and various service roles. Multiple entries show individuals seeking house cleaning maid positions, a Scotch woman seeking domestic work, and a young man with office experience offering references. City addresses include Makely Olyphant Montrose Scranton and others.
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Rte
J. Bernard
Sam Roseberry
Montrose
Bean prices and dairy products listed with inconsistent spellings
A corrected listing shows prices for beans per bushel at various grades, plus dairy items like butter and cheese and a barrel price for patent flour. The text mixes farm commodity terms with garbled names and locations, offering scattered pricing data rather than a coherent market report.
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HG. Dale
Lackawanna Ave
Western
Walt
Wigaluge
Cattle and Hog Market Report From Rafal Aug
Cattle demand slow across grades with prices down about 10 cents for select beef. good to test export demand. Hogs steady with 15 to 20 cent declines for fair to choice. heavy offerings and grain-fed hogs weaker. Sheep and lambs slow with prices down 14 to 35 cents. spring lambs steady to softer. cattle and hogs show mixed daily movements.
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ATO
York
Mali
Mina
New York Live Stock Market Report Silent and Mixed
Market notes show steadiness in steers and beef cattle with some higher veal prices. Sheep remain firm while hogs and calves are mostly steady. grain and dairy prices show little change across the board.
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New York
Hutcher Steek
Etuge
Ecoiven
Fermilke
Tombs Atow Sethe
Lamha
Few
Brems Ati
Hoge
Deck Weathe
SAIN
Market report shows mixed grain and dairy price activity
New York notes mostly steady to firmer at close across grains with corn oats and wheat futures. Spot quotes vary by grade while options weaken early then rally. dairy prices hold steady on creamery and cheese markets amid regional demand shifts.
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New York
Tate
Elmaing
Astye
State Dairy
Alte
Tyler
Pennsylvania
Estate of Benjamin Tobbes deceased Scranton notice
Letters testamentary having been granted to Anna J. Hughes executee, ARP? Solde, attorney for state, all persons claiming against the estate must present their demands for payment, and those indebted must make immediate payment to the executor.
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Pete
Betate
Berjamin
Toghes
Scranton
Animy
Lackawanna
Pennalvania
Anna J. Hughes
Arp Solde
Market Report From August With Mixed Livestock Prices
A historical market summary notes steady beet erades and mixed cattle prices with some declines. Prime and heavy beef grades show varying values while sheep and pigs trade lower, with prices listed for various categories and cattle types.
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York
Renta Tower
Base Ball Results From Boston and Baltimore
Baseball results list games in Boston Milwaukee Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia Cleveland. Boston beat Milwaukee 4 2 with Hastings Majoney Winters and Schreckengest at bat and Connolly umpiring. Baltimore defeated with Yeager Shaw Bresnahan and Robinton on offense and Connolly umpiring. Washington posted a 7 2 score with Patterson Sullivan Carrick Clarke behind the plate Hankell umpire. Philadelphia–Cleveland game postponed due to rain.
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Boston
Rowe
Milwaukee
Hastings
Majoney
Winters
Schreckengest
Antilon
Maitimore
BR. HE
Terevit
Baltimore
Yeager
Shaw
Nopa
Bresnahan
Robinton
Connolly
Washington
ORO
Patterson
Sullivan
Carrick and Clarke
Hankell
Philadelphia Grain and Produce Market Report
Wheat steady to lower with contract and December options mixed. corn to lower and spring wheat down, winter wheat generally firmer. Prices quoted for city mills and various grades. rye and flour terms noted. Butter prices firm with good demand for fancy western creamery at about 21 to 24 cents per pound.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Eylvenle Coller
H.W. Weer
Kansas
Atraight
Lover’s Coin Counting Silence at the Bank
A Philadelphia Bulletin item tells of a bank teller lover who cannot help count money. The scene unfolds as a woman meets him downtown one morning and asks for help, but he says he has no hands in the dough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Omitted Match Notes From A Historic Baseball Card
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple players and umpires across venues in Cincinnati Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Mentions Batterlee Toheny Zinwner Harper Ryan Sudhel Hewson and Umpire O Day with several alternating teams and locations amid rain affected games.
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AV &T
Louie
St. Vaile
Batterlee
Toheny
Zinwner
Harper
Fortune teller’s cryptic clue sparks debate at market
Vague utterance from a fortune teller sparked curiosity among locals as residents discussed its possible meaning and its relation to a staged bet. A bystander named Stuart Bet commented on the odd phrasing and potential implications for the community.
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Stuart
Krause's Cold Cure Capsule Promises Quick Head Cold Cure
A Pocket Cold Cure Krause's Cold Cure is prepared in capsule form and will cure cold in the head throat chest or any portion of the body in 44 hours. You don't have to stop work either. Price 25. Sold by all druggists.
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Krause
Fay
Moneyieania
Said Corporation
Ciiit
Rune
Get
Weather Postpones Buffalo Brockton Game
Rain postpones the Buffalo Brockton game as Montreal 4 Worcester 6 Toronto and Providence 6 Rochester 7 Hartford 1 results appear in the day’s scores.
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Montreal
Worcester
Toronto
Providence
Rochester
Hartford
Stanley 2 Allen Secretary Scranton Pa
A historical notice dated August 4 1001 from Stanley addressing Allen in Scranton Pennsylvania. The fragment confirms a secretary role and location but lacks additional context or actions.
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Stanley
Allen
Scranton
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