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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
2
Severe hailstorm near Montrose and Susquehanna is described with peculiar ice shards, odd debris, and a dead water sample. The piece also covers jail prisoner transfers, political denouncements, church services, weather lore, and local anecdotes about Montrose and Olyphant, with notes on public sentiment and infrastructure.
The report shows wheat and corn futures mixed with steady to weak demand, and livestock prices sliding. It notes declines in cotton and hog markets, with cattle and sheep trading lower, while butter and dairy stay firm in steady ranges.
An OCR fragment reports listings of calves lambs sheep and hogs with names and places, noting dull prices at a New York livestock market. Entities include Frewiy Veale Jas Aerlee and Kaytis with shorthand notations for buyers.
Local notes from East Buffalo New York describe prices for cattle pigs sheep and other farm goods. The fragment mentions fair to good stock rates and various livestock categories with implied price guidance for buyers and sellers in the market area.
Mrs. S. B. Wrorex of Farmington Delaware reports that her two month old son developed scrofulous sores on the face and arm. After trying external remedies and a physician, Hood's Sarsaparilla was used and the sores disappeared. The child remains well at four years old.
Readable fragments describe sheep and cattle trading at East Liberty Pennsylvania with references to wethers, bulls and cows. Prices appear in rough figures and several names and terms indicate animals sorted by common to prime weights and veal calves.
The Novah credit balances show six certificates opened while galee and bhatt entries appear with values 7 and 67. The lowest figure is 619, and cleews offered at 7. A mailer labeled S000 lists 98798 barrels of Supmenia, Mae barrels noted in runs.
A city store announces its Third Semi Annual 6 Days Sale starting Monday with a one day price cuts on LADIES JACKETS LADIES WRAPPERS CAPES WAISTS SKIRTS and a Red Letter Day Saturday where all bargains are repeated. The sale warns prices will not be repeated across days and promises unprecedented values across the ladies department.
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