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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1897
Page
8
Retail notice promotes street wear with leading tonics bleaches rouges and powders. Highlights ideal hair brush and cushioned Kiborian brittle air brushes. Mentions children's hair cutting receives special attention.
Mrs. Anna Blanchar of Wilkes-Barre visits Miss Jennie Newlin. Fire parade honors by Avota Hose company in Wilkes-Barre. James Burns of the North End suffers serious injuries at Law & Robinson colliery from a fall of tap con. multiple stitches. A child of Mr. and Mrs. James McDonnell dies. another boy injures leg at Law's shaft. Infants and guests visit. church Ladies' Aid meets. A near-immigration scare avoided when Featherstone brothers saloon fire is contained. McCarrick stock destroyed. Children hold a Sunday school, Daughters of St George meet evening.
Rev J Aspinwall Hodge visits his son Rev 8 C Hodge in Oxford Pa while Charles Kiefer attends Mansfield Normal school this year. Y C Frutchey of Meshoppen visits. Orlando Osterhout and wife visit Hazleton. Dimork camp meeting runs to Sept 2. Louis Hilkowich travels to Baltimore. Mrs Asa Keeler visits Philadelphia. Mrs Fred B Jennings and Agnes Stark attend Stark reunion at East Lemon. Reynolds Hartman Eastman attend National encampment in Buffalo. Large crowd attends ball game in Nichola.
Susquehanna August 24 report details a string of local items including a hen baked by heat in an oven, cattle deaths from a mysterious illness in North Jackson, geese with silver in their crops found by Patrick Casey, and various railroad and community notes. The column mixes humorous anecdotes with brief notices on reunions, meetings, and local happenings.
A local advertisement promotes a Scranton sale offering a wide carpet selection in all grades and prices. The shop also lists draperies, window shades, chairs in upholstery, willow and rattan items at about half the prices of competitors. It notes closing out wallpaper stock at less than half price.
Market notes from Philadelphia dated Aug 4 report weak wheat and corn futures across August contracts with letters noting lower prices for No 2 mixed and No 2 white corn for August September October and November. Lard cured hams pork and flour prices also show declines amid broad commodity weakness and mixed regional quotes.
Trading opened muted with large broker orders sustaining activity. Stocks in Southwestern roads and reorganized company preferred shares showed strength while heavy selling restrained grangers and wheat’s decline followed crop damage doubts and London losses.
Fragmentary OCR lists dairy items and product notes across firms and states. Mentions butter creamery skim milks tallow and petroleum related terms, with scattered place names like Eb emall and Pennsyl vania. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Cattle prices in Waet Liberty and York fairs show steady demand for cattle and sheep. Heavy beef cattle at 26 at 4 Wad, veal calves and lambs noted with price ranges. overall market moderate with beef and lamb categories trading firm.
Cattle trade active with good demand at former prices in Texas and western stock. Feeder cattle and lambs see steady values. total runs include 3,500 cattle and 15,000 sheep with complete market totals and price ranges noted.
East Buffalo New York August cattle market slow hogs active Yorkers goods to choice prices around 40 to 60 despite rough trade. Mead sheep and market steady with good to excellent quality priced up to 7.50 per head. Culls fall to 3.75. Wethers and other sheep traded between 3.00 and 4.00. New York petroleum market notes Pennsylvania crude and crude oil prices listed as nominal.
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