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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1902

Page

6

School of the Lackawanna Offers Four Year Scholarship

The Tribune advertises a $400 four year scholarship in the School of the Lackawanna for a contest winner. It outlines upper and lower school programs in classical scientific and language studies, exam prep, quarterly reports, and admission to college preparatory work with scholarships from Lehigh University and others.

Lehigh University University of Pennsylvania Lafayette College Yale Princeton Lacka- Wana the Tribune School of the Lackawanna

School of the Lackawanna in Scranton Offers Broad Courses

The School of the Lackawanna in Scranton describes its central location, historic founding, and ongoing renovations. It outlines three main courses Classical Scientific and English and modern language with flexible options for rapid advancement and individualized instruction for both younger and mature students.

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Leaders for August Prizes in Pocket Kodak and Brownie Models

A list of winners and award numbers for Portfolios in early photography prizes. Winners include A. Recond, No 1 Pocket Kodak. Brownie Camera prizes with No 2 and No 1 awards assigned to multiple entrants such as Brownlie Camera, Kellerman, William Sherwood, Charles Burtis, Herbert Thompson, Hendrick Adama, Maxwell Shepherd, Is BE. Stanton, Miss Jane Mathewson, and Frank BH. Metreary.

A. T. Kellerman William Sherwood Charles Burtis Herbert Thompson Hendrick Adama William T Rodrigo Maxwell Shepherd BE. Stanton Vaca Jane Mathewson Frank BH. Metreary Charles W. Dorsey Scranton William Cooper Priceburg Charles Burns

Seven Contestants Score as August Contest Shifts

Seven contestants scored yesterday with no position changes. minor shifts occur in the August contest.

Seven of the first nineteen leaders in

Standing shows A J Bellerman of Scranton and Charles Burns of Wandling among top rivals with scores and affiliations. A jumble of names and partial scores follows, listing players from Scranton to Belle Vernon and beyond with varying tallies and affiliations.

Adams Drops to Fifth in Weekly Point Race

White Hendrick Adams slides from fourth to fifth in the current standings. Yesterday marked the first day this week he failed to score points. Only one week remains in the August contest with several scorers still aiming for the top thirty three. Leading contenders include Lee Culver of Springville, Harry Danvers of Providence, Louie McCusker of Park Place, J Clark of Peckville, and John Mackie of Providence.

White Hendrick Adams Mr. Adams Lee Culver Springville Harry Danvers Providence Louie McCusker Park Place J. Clark Peckville John Mackie

The Fortunes and Fates of Women in a World of Luxuries

A reflective meditation contrasts the fortunes of privileged women who enjoy ease and travel with the hard path of less fortunate women who face relentless struggle. It questions what rewards come from sacrifice and whether future promises justify present suffering.

Willer Raleigh

First Year and Second Years at Lackawanna School Courses

The article outlines the Latin and Greek studies for first and second year students, notes on English and German composition, and lists a range of science and math topics. It mentions the Tribune's Educational Contest winners and profile of headmaster Alfred C. Arnold, with several instructors named and prize leaders discussed. It also includes a long digressive passage praising machines and their “genius,” contrasting typewriters with locomotives.

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Western Women Craft Warm Homes From Plain Materials

Emma Paddock Telford portrays Western women transforming sparse desert and rural settings into comfortable homes. She celebrates adobe walls, native woods, vines, and practical furnishings while sharing simple regional recipes and care tips, including a spinach omelet and delicate timbales.

The New Century Typewriter and the Sewing Machine

A humorous contrast between capricious sewing machines and a well behaved typewriter. The essay lampoons domestic labor with personified machines, noting the sewing machine’s fits and the typewriter’s polite efficiency, even as Kipling is invoked to illustrate convenient modern tech. The writer signs Bauoy Bess.

Kipling Bauoy Bess

Scranton High Entrance and Advanced Standing Examinations

Examinations for entrance to Scranton high school and for advanced standing will be held in the high school building on Thursday August 28. Students from grammar A may take a second examination. Candidates report to room 4 at 8 80 a m. W Joslin, principal.

Scranton Scranton High School Joslin

Baseball results and local notices from Pittston area

Baseball scores show Brooklyn and Chicago exhibitions with varied innings. Obituaries note a Civil War veteran dies after pneumonia. funeral Monday at Market Street Cemetery. Local hires include Richard D. Wilder promoted to Washington DC, BE D. DeRight succeeding him in Pittston. Town council votes to pursue injunction against Canon Ball company. Dolph Glennon and wife plan a three month European tour.

Thomas Stenner Johnson Street Jersey Shore Edgar Probyn New York City Broad Street Supreme Court Wheaton Luzerne Dolph Glennon West Side

Battery lineups and umpires across multiple cities

In Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington detailed battery pairings are listed for games with multiple players and umpires. The records name pitchers catchers and fielders for each city along with the umpire crews.

Unspecified college games listed in Rochester to Toronto sequence

A string of score snippets shows multiple games across cities Rochester Newark Montreal Worcester Buffalo Jersey City Providence Toronto with outcomes including 12 innings and darkness. Details are fragmented and not enough for a cohesive report.

Rochester Newark Montreal Worcester Buffalo Jersey City Toronto Providence

Pittston News Highlights Local Construction and Labor Strife

Rev W O Thomas of the Welsh Baptist church is building a cottage at Harvey s Lake. W W Lewis of West Pittston wins the contract for steam heating at the new Pittston theater. Six New York workers at the Erie Butler washery quit and are stranded in Hametown unable to depart due to lack of funds, cared for by union men. Edward D Pitagerald, 57, died at his William Street home.

Scranton Tribune Pittston W. OD. Thomas Harvey’s W. W. Lewis West Pittston New Pittston Theater New York Erie Company Butler Hamtown Fiy Edward D. Pitagerald William

Sunday prayer and church services schedule and notes

The notice lists Sunday morning worship at Olyphant Presbyterian at 10.90 and Christian Endeavor at 7.20 p.m. Tomorrow morning Primitive Methodist services at 10.30 led by Stev James Iley on The Influence of Christianity. Congregational church prayers at 8 o'clock with Rev James Ley preaching in the evening. Drakely Baptist church hosts Rev David Spencer D D at 10.20 a.m. and 7.40 p.m. Also mentions visitor John AleDownell from Binghamton and Mrs BE BL Tipple of Dunmore. Additionally uncalled letters and a local baseball game between Zu-Zus and Father O Donnell's with 11-30 score 11-3 in favor of Zu-Zus. 30 stamps given away.

Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor Primitive Methodist Church Stev James Iley Congregational Church James Ley David Spencer D. D Philadelphia Drakely Baptist Church John AleDownell Binghamton Tipple Dunmore Stella Grimer Zach Jones David Lewis William Robinson Hanle Nichola Bridget Brennan W. D. Dawson James Kelley Alabama Ann Walsh Dunmore Street Father O' Donnell Brown's

Miss Merrill's Private School Reopens September Sixth

Misses Merrill's Private School for primary and intermediate pupils reopens Monday September 6 at 612 Jefferson Avenue.

Misses Merrill Jefferson Avenue

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