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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1897
Page
8
Largest apartment owest prices to Hair Goods. We make WIGS SWITCHES BANGS PUFFS WAVES. Ask to see the Ideal Mair Brash genuine Biberian brivtie cushioned. Children's Hair Cutting receives our Special attention.
The graded school opens next Monday week, a new flag ordered to replace a worn banner, and church renovations planned with new carpets and cushions. Local figures attend camp meetings, outings, and visiting relatives while other residents visit Lake Winola and attend a musical recital at the Opera House honoring John T. Watkins of Scranton.
Our public schools reopen today. Mrs T R Parker of Binghamton Mrs D N Lamb of Anoka NY and John L Richmond of Royal visited Mrs M M Lamb on Thursday and Friday. Ferdinand Schi veren evangelist and D L Moody co worker arrived to lead ten days of tent meetings on Chase avenue with J M Smith of Himira directing singing. Miss Hattie Herring has returned home to Carbon dale. Ward Ives visited Binghamton Wednesday.
The Montrose railroad ran a special train to the Dimock Camp meeting yesterday. A five county firemen convention will be held at Athens on Thursday and Friday this week. Mrs. Lockwood returns to Stamford Conn after visiting Mrs. H. Co. Prevost. Public schools open this morning. Miss Effie Reynolds leaves for Manefield State Normal School. Shakespeare girls hosted a surprise party Saturday evening. Frank Carey of Weatherly is in town a few days. Sheriff James Martin of Wilkes-Barre visited Friday. Col D C Graham and wife and X M Phillips and wife returned from a two week trip to Atlantic City. Mrs Frank Kram of Wyalusing has been here for a week due to her mother's illness.
Patent medicine claims a pill directly treats the liver kidneys stomach and bowels while regulating female organs. It lists relief for constipation dizziness indigestion torpid liver biliousness faintness irregularities and bad complexion. One pill per dose. 25 cents. Sold by Carl Loreng 418 Lackawanna Ave Beranton.
From the St. Louis Clinique this piece links chin shape to personality and fate. It describes forward thrusting heavy chins as signs of fighting ability and success, retreating chins as weak, and round dimpled chins as pleasure loving, with various traits assigned to square, slender, or circular jaw lines.
Washington Chemical Co announces a free book on curing nervous troubles with AlmaI extracts. Distribution through Matthews Bros of Washington DC includes a sales offer and claim of medical guidance in the free pamphlet.
Local store advertises a wide carpet selection with all grades and prices, plus draperies window shades chairs upholstery willow and rattan at about half the prices of competitors. It promotes cheap stands tables and a closing out sale of wallpaper stock at less than half price.
The article discusses how mouth angles and chin shapes may suggest personality traits such as generosity or selfishness. It cautions that no single feature defines character and urges evaluating the totality of indications alongside other mental faculties.
On a Chicago Tribune page a young man Wesley Higgintop sits with Viola Jarvis in a train car as robbers loot the express car for 25 000. He declares devotion while the guard announces the danger is passed and the couple share a lingering moment.
Wall Street ends the short session firmly higher as buying resumes after brief profit taking. Wheat declines ease fears of crop damage while grain markets shift with weaker wheat and stable corn and oats.
Market notes show Wheat and Flour futures steady to weak with spot prices and futures for No 2 red and No 2 western rye. corn futures mixed with Friday settlement near unchanged. Reports cite lighter local selling and large weekly shipments from coasts amid higher cables, closing near previous levels.
Chicago futures show Wheat with September at 24. c, December at 24.50, May at 24.91. Corn for August at 3.02, September at 3.28, December at 3.40, May at 3.50. Park and related items list prices for lard, rib roast, flour, and seed. receipts and shipments for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley reported.
Philadelphia August rail stock markets show cattle demand steady with good and extra grades in beef cattle, lambs and sheep active though ewes and lambs softer. Hogs higher for best western and Georgia grades, veal calves steady, dressed beef and veal shipments noted.
East Buffalo N Y Aug 25 cattle receipts all consigned through with little activity in yards hogs market excited and higher york era good to choice 490 roughe common to good 376a4 plus good to choice 155 a4 sheep and lambs market fairly steady lambs good to extra choice 525 to 565 cullet to fair 7 5 sheep choice to selected wethers 415 to 424 sheep culls and common 2603 50
Chicago dealers reported scant cattle activity with receipts too light to form a market. Prices ranged from 1.4 to 4.5 for cattle and sheep sold from 2.25 to 3.75 for Mideastern and western weights. Lambs and veal saw limited sales with mixed vendor quotes amid slack demand.
Market notes from New York and OM City report calves active and firm with sales at 7.25 dollars, grassers and buttermilks, 8,004 with sheep and lambs steady to slow, hogs higher at the oil market with credit balances and September option bids noted.
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