Reptile encounter and local notices in Susquehanna region
A playful but chaotic narrative from northeastern Pennsylvania recounts a young Gulf Summit girl Jennie Ben greaves encountering a large snake while fetching milk, a fat hog intervening to kill the reptile, and an outlandish tale of local editorials and civic anecdotes. The page covers broader community notes including marriages, a trainman’s wife window salute anecdote, factory plans in Hallstead, and local obituaries.
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Sisquehina
Jennie Bengreaves
Jennie
Ideal Day for the West Pittston Pair Opens Luverne County Fair
The fifth annual Luverne County Fair opened at the West Pittston grounds with perfect weather and a crowd estimated from ie to AM. Races drew interest though entries were light. a Wilkes-Barre exhibitor showcased an auto mile. Track conditions were good, though dusty, and three races led the day’s program alongside a notable evening fireworks display.
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Fittston
Ave
Luverne County Fair Association
Weert Pittston Fair Grounds
Robert Johnson
Wilkes-arre
Best
Inc
Lilian
Ter
Slattery
Serenton
Irvin Wothureh
Witheettorra
Dower
Edwards
Willhes Bare
Nellie Biel
Wilkowttiemd
Abita
Piltetonbe
Maney
Kingston
Molin Pier
Avida
Malion
Wille Flarn
Hivatey
Prince Elgin
Walter Ff
ARC Baere -Exesees
Fincheebergie
Freaks of Lightning Hit Hallstead in Thunder Storm
Special to the Times reports a severe afternoon thunderstorm in Hallstead Aug 2. Lightning damaged the Delaware Lachwanna and Western office wiring and office equipment. In Great Bend a bolt struck a large oak near the Methonidler Episcopal Church, shocking several people and knocking down a horse belonging to M B Gelowas. the horse survived.
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Hallstead
Delaware, Lachwanna and Western
Gvor Finl
Great Bend
Methonidler Episcopal Church
Bocaldex Knoickineg
M. B. Gelowas
Snake on Her Arm in Pennsylvania Wood
In Stroudsburg on Aug 28 Mrs Klein felt a snake on her arm while gathering kindling near the Kleintop family home. She kept still and did not injure the arm as a two foot pilot bit. Family members rushed to kill the reptile and rescue her.
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Stroudsburg
Kleintop
Kleinies
Kleintes
His Grip Saves Him on Parallel Train Tracks
Scott Ward a Drakeman on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western escaped serious harm after being squeezed between two trains on adjacent tracks. He held onto a car handle with his grip as the trains passed, his trousers torn and his leg bruised, narrowly avoiding being dragged between the wheels.
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Halistead
Scott Ward
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Cycler's Coat Captured in Embankment Escape
Will Mumphrey rode a railroid bicycle on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line when his coat got snagged and he escaped by tumbling down an embankment. The Scranton Tribune reports the incident dated August 2.
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Speclal
Scrantom Tribune
Halistead
Will Mumphrey
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Narrow escape as rider leaps from wheel of oncoming train
A cyclist narrowly avoids disaster when he notices a train horn too late. He jumps from his wheel just before the engine hits, rolling down an embankment. The wheel is demolished and the rider clings to the engine pilot, later found by the engineer in Binghamton.
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Brett Moore
Great Pond
Trether Whitness
Daly
Minghamton Republican
Cheynereury
Tsamuel
Min
Notr
Binehamten
Scranton Tribune Local Notices Reflect Summer Visits
A cluttered local column lists residents and relatives visiting Newark NS Miami area details. People travel from Port Jervis to Leonardville and Wilkes-Barre, with church services led by Rev Pook Tower and Rev Leonard Cole. Conditions shift from neuralgia to recovery as town improvement lingers.
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Scrantan Tribune
Thoripenn
B. Telaney
Newark
Pining
Samuel Cornell
Milford
AL Thelor
Kouha Lake
Marne
Port Jervia
N.V
Benkin
Denwon
Thempson
Wlon
Barrett
Jermyn
M. Chwena
New York
Jefferson Hall
Grace Notherentt
Mee
Thorae Walker
Edwin Walker
Suvveeant
Mira Mile Kenven
Leonardaville
N. Y
Pivrenta
Mee Thorne Walker
Jackson Street
Irene
Mildred Bartes
Binghamints
Mise Jentle Cooper
Wilkes Thuire
Mra
Leonard Cole
Lo PL Bowerlia
Tue Tern Cone
Jong
Dirmuth Wegina
Thompson
M. Garvey
Pook Tower
Hines’ Corners
A. C. Mist
Dotn Distie
Siequehanna
Lopo
Local Events Mixed With Tragic News From Hallstead and Scranton
Residents gathered for a Ladies Aid Society supper at the home of Mrs AL BK Watson on Stuin street while in the countryside a fatal rail accident claimed the life of brakeman Huy Capwell. Visitors from Binghamton Elmira and Nicholson join local families for social and church activities including a Christian Endeavor reception for new residents at Page's pond and a Junto Young People's gathering.
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Sprolat
Scranton Tribune
Hallsteadil
Avi
Beulah Benjamining
W. Manes
Moe Jane Beools
Binghamton
Lord Barber
Hases
Ladiea Air Society
Mottenlliet Epin Epichusteh
Mre AL BK. Watson
Stuin Aireet Thureday
Fred Vanioan
Arthur Pujols
Page's Pond
Maney
Elmira
BO Chotete
Mere Greere Hafield
Nicholson
Huy Capwell
William Street
Silas Hibbard
Varnun Shaw
Fred Lamenans
Clawle Simmons
Ott Ward
Woo Pixon Ie
Kile
York Street
Tones
Andl
Hyah
West Side
Erle Works
Doin McTague
Dupont
Mieg Mary Geprity
Buffalo
Isan Ira
Jennie Complell
Scranton
J. Campbell
Michael Calvey
P. J. Ryan
Atlantic City
William Mitterie
Moosle
Margaret Pryor
North End
Timmittee Roth
Patrick Careall
PY Mo
Robert Harrison
Alina Looner
Holt
Thie Town
Mische Updale Brown
Elizabeth Decker
Mary
New York
Kate Diemyney
Robert Golden
Lanquet
Hotel Sterling
Frank Pluk
Wilkow Digere
Fredidence Og
Mab Tran
Avoca football taps coach T J Deeble for coming season
Tie Avoca. football team has organized for the coming season with T J Deeble, who has done cowl work on the Dickineun team, as coach assisted by McGaffey. They will meet Thursday evening on Suckeon fold for practice. The following compose the team Mansy Melaimeh Curley Dewiner McAndrew Cranson Golden Dowd Malla Chester Mallen and Mal Toomey.
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Avoca
T. J. Deeble
Dickineun
McGaffey
Suckeon
Prattion
Mansy
Melaimehlin
Curley
Dewiner
McAndrew
Cranson
Golden
Dowd
Malla
Chester
Mallen
Mal. Too
Wilkes Harce
Samlay
Pittsburg
St Mary's
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Vertises Cure All
An aged advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for children. It claims to soothe pain relieve wind colic and diarrhea while promoting perfect health and gums. The text urges buyers to ask for the product from traders worldwide and warns against other brands.
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Mrs. Winslow
Coli
Mr Winslow
Grand Jury Has Merit Opposes Abolition Stance
York, Aug 25 Judge John W Bit tenger urged the grand jury against abolition proposed by Judge Hregg of Philadelphia. He defended secrecy as protecting the innocent and warned against partisan calls to end the body. He emphasized the need to shield citizens’ liberty amid public rancor and violence.
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York
John W. Bittenger
Grand Jury
Hregg
Philadelphia
Bittenger
Atlantic City Votes for Reform Tightens City Rules
Atlantic City moves toward reform with two first reading ordinances require bus drivers to charge ten cents fare and bar bathing in public, plus a broad morality act closing saloons from midnight to 6 a.m. and fining violators. Three Whitechapel district houses were razed. proprietors fined $150.
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Atlantic City
Cornell
Whitechapel
Reform Society
State notes on various ills and incidents in 19th century county
A jumble of dramatic items from the era includes a proposed whipping for wife beaters, a Gettysburg statue planned by New York, a 93 year old laundress named Frances Beller missing in Harrishire, and a fatal accident from a wagon collapse at Mount Carmel colliery. Also reported are river voyage plans, a rescue after a child trespassed on tracks, a vast Westmoreland Fayette coal seam, and fears of typhoid like conditions in Trevorten.
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Brand
Hallstead
Carbondale
Hepborton
Ftnelchhor
Oping
Reallee
Perks
General Sloeam
Gettysburg
State of
New York
Frances Beller
Kautheld
Cowden Street
Harrishire
John Meyer
Anetrian
Fullerton
Mount Carmel
John Daubert
George Ruske
Henry Ro Clowes
New Kensington
Alegheny
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Vayarr
Samuel Schrohecker
Wilk Nameport
Westmoreland County
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Trevorten
Cess Poole
Wilter
Reading
Philadelphia and Rowling Company
Mack the Peeper
Mee Kimira Pedrick
Clithan
Shamrock
Peter Herbert
Willie Rice
Grantdan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered For Deafness
A historical advertisement claims catarrh causes deafness through mucous membrane inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It promises a cure and offers one hundred dollars for an incurable case, with free literature from the seller Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Bey Hall
Tribune Educational Contest Participants Named
The list names contestants Charles Rodriguez David V Birtley Oliver Callahan David C Spencer Eugene Boland Arthur Kemmerer Harry Reese Miss Fannie E Williams Miss Grace Simrell Sidney W Hayes Edward Murray John P Smith Richard Roberts Robert Campbell and others across several streets and towns.
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Oliver Callahan
Vine Street
David C. Spencer
Bloomsburg
Eugene Boland
Walnut Street
Arthur Kemmerer
Factoryville
Harry Reese
Evans Court
Fannie E. Williams
Peckville
Grace Simrell
Carbondale
Sidney W. Hayes
Olive Street
Edward Murray
Hamm Court
John P. Smith
Boulevard Avenue
Contest standings show Reese nears upper ranks in Tribune contest
Yesterday marked day forty six in The Tribune Educational Contest with Harry Reese gaining enough points to surpass Miss Fannie Williams of Peckville and advance toward a higher position. Charles Rodriguez remains a top competitor as the daily returns highlight continued effort and focus. Full details and daily leader list appear on page four.
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the Tribune
Harry Reese
Fannie Fb, Williams
Peckville
Charles Rodriguez
The
Tribune
Markets show late recovery after short interest rise
Wall Street closes with a narrow, uneven session as short covering offsets prior declines. Sugar certificates see buying amid short covering while Sugar profits and materials hold, Anthracite coal fears weigh on energy stocks, American Sugar and iron and steel shares act steadier, total volume 118,100. Bonds weak with U S debt values down.
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New York, Auge
Shorts
Brooklyn
United States
Dairy trade listing fragment from Maine and nearby states
A damaged OCR fragment lists dairy product references and regional mentions. It mentions Maine and nearby states with terms like cream and marrow, followed by unclear numeric items and product descriptors. The text is fragmentary and lacks a clear incident or event.
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H. G. Dale
Lackawanna Ave
Eerie Cramer
Western
State
Mie
Wheat and dairy markets steady with varied shipments
The report shows wheat prices steady with higher corn and oats values, notes on refined sugar and cotton, and activity in poultry and butter markets. Shipments include 1 000 wheat and 76 000 corn bushels, plus 5 000 oats and 2 000 barrels of miscellaneous goods.
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Philadelphia
Dryeendd
Echulew
Llalze
Alour
Flour Market and Wheat Prices in New York Markets
The New York market notes a steady to fairly active flour scene with No 2 red wheat quoted and elevators showing firm to dull but overall firm sentiment. Various futures and spot prices appear for different months and grades with broad market activity and mixed near term movements.
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New York
Spliona
Her
Uecerber
Witte
Saat
Lutter
Yates
Walder
Texas cattle auction report with prices and consignors
Cattle from west Texas and nearby ranches sold in large consignments. Bulls calves and steers commanded strong prices with overall favorable demand. Buyers from many western towns attended, and top lots drew attention for weight and quality.
Haat Liberty Cattle Market Report
Readable fragments indicate cattle movement and prices at Haat Liberty with references to sheep, lambs, calves, and tampered figures. The text mentions Welders and a possible market tally, but lacks clear dates or full context. Further legible material needed for precise summary.
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Haat Liberty
Eatra
Ray Heey
Chujee
Corman
Trade chatter and price notes in New York market
Market snippets show mixed sentiment with buyers slow and prices stable for dairy and produce. Traders report unsold lots, limited movement, and a cautious tone as sellers hold lines while some items show slight price firmness.
Fragmented Rural Notice on Sheep Trade Listed
Fragmentary OCR text references cattle or sheep terms and dated phrases. It mentions prices or trade notes with unclear details but implies livestock movement or market activity without clear names or places. No coherent event or entities are readable to identify a concrete news item.
Pottieville Election Inquiry Shocks Local Voters
Aug 1 Potteville reports a pivotal election dispute dating to 1890 involving Schoy, Lyon, and Man, with contention over the rightful winner. The dispute centers on contesting votes and the legitimacy of the seat held by the Democrat Man, FP, son of Senet.
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Potteville
Mwet
Conte Vaso
Schoy
Hallate
Ball Fm
Mow
Lyon
Mahanoy City
Man
Senet
Democrat
Indians to Emigrate to Mexican Lands Planned
Wichlis Kansas residents announce a mass migration to Mexico within a year to sell lands in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. They report a plan with President Diaz to buy 9,000,000 acres in Chihuahua, signaling a major resettlement and land acquisition scheme.
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Wichlis
Kan
Menico
Oklahoma
Dias
Chihuahua
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Northeastern
Whitney Verities
Susquehanna
Feferman
Sis
Lackawanna
Hullatend
the News Record
Lyman Fritz
Betts
Oakland
Charles McKay
Oakland Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
M. Spearbeck
Harpersville
Stinson Awellmg
John Paker
Freeman
Erie
Port Jervis
Floira
Whitney
Beecham’s
West Pittston
Beranton Tribune
Anton Tritinne
Cycler
Citizens’ Committee
Cheney
Toledo
Arite
Willy
Tribune's
Webster Avenue
David V. Birtley
West Market Street
Richard Roberts
Hampton Street
Robert Campbell
Monsey
Wall Street Review
Hy Co
Brooklyn Traction
Teliacro
Lantia
Manhattan
Norfolk & Western Hss
Vie i' Nts
Enn, & Iron
Iu Teather
Rilitier
Rt Anu
Colon Maclfie
Union Marine
Union
York PaoDice Exchange
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
First National Bank
Beranton Avin Bank Na
Beranton Packin Ng Aeneseeseeren
Ime Deposit
Bincount Hanks
Keonom
Io Deposit Co
Lark & Snover Co
Garbondale
New Mexico
Prave Traders
Basteee Fener Beranton
Bolt
Romer
Penn Nivea Railway
Giret Mort
Penn
Penn Eeane Freee Eens 5 One Pmorieug
Kannend Peecanne
Cossenane
Sas
Donas Long
Jonas Long's
Jonas Long
Philadelphia Grain and Produce
New York Grain and Produce
Chicago
Wea
Tigher
S.da Iethiul
Cme
Tenia
Biletta
Wales
Sialal
East Liberty Cattle Market
Jim Portagioe
Euds
Pplissers
Huttermilke
Grala
Huttermilks
Shelp
Nore Frery
Mheiy
Ital
Onlie
Stylates
Priges
Mit
Buffalo Live Stock Market
Gsenea
Ae. Wore
Henry Belin, JR
Wyoming Pistojet
Duponts
Repauno Chemical Company
Cornwell Tuilding
Thos
FORD
Smith & Son W. FB
Mulligan
Putton
Wilken Barta
Allentown
Daniel Ward
Miceburg
George Carly
Curtisle
Mia
John Kerns
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