Day's Doings in Dunmore Borough
Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. W. F. Gibbons of the First Presbyterian Church delivering a sermon on the blessings of liberty and a God fearing nation. William Knox received a surprise birthday party at his Bloom Street home with a large gathering and refreshments.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
W. F. Gibbons
William Knox
First Presbyterian Church
Europe
New England
Ocean
Tadies Aid First Presbyterian Bazaar at Odd Fellows Hall
Under the Tadies Aid of First Presbyterian Church a grand bazaar will be held at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights December 4 and 5. Booths will sell Christmas gifts and novelties with nightly entertainment followed by cake and ice cream. Everyone is invited.
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Tadies’ Aid
First Presbyterian Church
Order of
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Monroe avenue surprise for Miss Minnie Johnston
A party of Miss Minnie Johnston’s near friends gathered at Monroe avenue Tuesday evening. They enjoyed games music and refreshments. Attendees included Misses Maud Purdy Mabel Keast Clara Button Maggie Kelley Ethel Pinckney Frances Reast Margaret Harris Barbara Eden Jennie Keller Annie Wheatcroft and Messrs John Broadhurst George Dirk Robert Gessler Nathan Broadhurst Harold Eden Ambrose Wheatcroft Harry Dexter Fred Wheaton and George Purdy.
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Minnie Johnston
Monroe Avenue
Maud Purdy
Mabel Keast
Clara Button
Maggie Kelley
Ethel Pinckney
Frances Reast
Margaret Harris
Barbara Eden
Jennie Keller
Annie Wheatcroft
John Broadhurst
George Dirk
Robert Gessler
Nathan Broadhurst
Harold Eden
Ambrose Wheatcroft
Harry Dexter
Fred Wheaton
George Purdy
Students Perform Recitals and Musical Program
Pupils of No. 4 school under Principal J. H. Gray and W. W. Jones held a morning exercise program in the school building. The event featured recitations, vocal and instrumental music. In the afternoon about fifteen members of the Young Men's Dramatic club traveled to Mawkey and presented the play The Golden Grant.
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No. 4 School
J. H. Gray
W. W. Jones
Young Men's Dramatic Club
Mawkey
Friday All Day Domestic Fabric Sale
Frday all day sale of domestics with multiple flannel lots and apron checks. Readable items include extra cotton flannel at 12 percent grade, all wool shirting flannel at 300 grade, and a Honesdale flannel lot at 26 cents. Prices and terms vary per lot.
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Nainsock
Benobeeeeure
Honesdale
Friday Bargains Offer Heavy Savings on Home Goods
Local sale advertises discounts on cottage poles with trimmings, denims, tapestries, drapery goods, cushion covers, and laundry bags. Items include oak cottage poles, figured denim, tapestry table covers, reversible drapery, and fish net, all labeled as Friday specials with reduced prices. Several entries mention high original values and sharp Friday-only reductions.
Special Friday sale on all silk ribbons
Discounted silk ribbons in satin and grosgrain offered in multiple sizes No 7 No 9 No 12 No 16 and No 50 taffeta ribbons in black and colors at marked low prices. One lot of No 40 hibben silk sold in black only. Readily available at reduced prices for one day only.
Special Friday underwear sale for children’s wool Vests
Readable prices show children’s ribbed vests with high neck and long sleeves offered at fractions of a cent. Extra good natural wool underwear in shirts, pants and drawers priced by size from 18 to 34, with listed values and special Friday reductions.
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Fraley Pri
Ois
Friday Half Price Sale On Undergarments And Fabrics
A local sale advertises reduced prices on underwear and garments. Items include 18c to 35c ladies union suits, jersey ribbed underskirts, crocheted edges, and various dress goods. Special Friday two hour window offers significant cuts on broadcloth, camel hair serge, crepon, serges, velvets, lace, and linen crash with numerous remnants and 59c to $2.50 ranges.
Special sale of nations and fancy goods one lot
A crowded list advertises a special sale of haberdashery items including silk garter elastic, pearl buttons, sewing cotton, turquoise pins, stick pins, rhinestone combs, tape, hair pins, curling irons, hooks and eyes, cabinet hair pins, kid curlers, children's school hats, golf hats, trimmed hats, ostrich feathers, and feather wings. Prices shrink to cents, with many items limited per customer and bulk lots for clearance.
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Senencieces
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Eeverescesses
Hosiery Specials Friday Sale Prices
Hosiery sale items include wool hose for women in all sizes at a special Friday price. Children’s cotton ribbed hose sizes 5 to 10 and women’s fleece lined hose with fast black color and double sole are offered at reduced Friday rates.
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Eserenetsenes Nanscnnens
Irish Point Bedding Specials Friday At Low Prices
One lot of Irish point dresser covers 54 inch and 25c grade on Friday. Twenty five dozen Irish point shams sold in pairs at regular $1.00 now 59 cents per pair. Special on Friday offers include two lots with various grades and sizes.
Friday sale of women's gloves and children's gloves
Friday sale lists 200 pairs of fine lambs wool gloves with patent clasps in tan brown pearl black and white and gussetted fingers priced at 1.25. Also 550 children's fur top fleece lined gloves for boys girls and misses offered at 0c 39c and 75c 0c on Friday 39c 75c on Friday.
School Furniture Order Placed for New Bloomsburg School
The local report notes a purchase order for school furniture for the new school building on Throop Property. The furniture is to be supplied by United School Furniture Company of Bloomsburg, aimed at furnishing the anticipated public needs.
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Throop
United School Furniture Company
Bloomsburg
Local Residents Visiting, Traveling and Engagement News
Vernon B. Tuthill visits his father at Prompton. Otto Dalmitch hunts at Lake Ariel. W J Howe visits C H Bloes on Dudley street. Dr W J Storm trips to Mount Pocono. Gus Mich of Ludwigs at Hawley on business. Miss Maury Harper at Firth Street home. T P Letchworth returns from Philadelphia after touring exposition buildings. Richard Foote serves as drug clerk at People's Drug on Elm street. Marriage announcement for Martin Crane and Miss Bradget Hawley of this place.
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Vernon B. Tuthill
Prompton
Otto Dalmitch
Drinker Street
Lake Ariel
W. J. Howe
Warden
C. H. Bloes
Dudley Street
W. J. Storm
Mount Pocono
Gus Mich
Ludwig's Pharmacy
Hawley
Maury Harper
Firth Street
T. P. Letchworth
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Exposition
Richard Foote
Archbald
People's Drug Store
Elm Street
Martin Crane
Bradget Hawley
St. Anthony of Padua Italian Drama Performed in Dunmore
The Italians of Dunmore presented a seven part drama titled St. Anthony of Padua in Manley's hall yesterday afternoon. Written by James Gregory the play depicts the life of the saint with earnestness and sincerity.
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Manley’s Hall
Dunmore
St. Anthony of Padua
James Gregory
St Anthony Play Draws Large Crowd For Church Benefit
The St Anthony character was acted by Joseph Mattarazzo of Ros ion with regular appearances in local Italian theater. Over twenty five other parts were filled by young Italians, showing real dramatic ability. The audience was large and enthusiastic as the performance continued. The play will be repeated tonight and tomorrow for St Anthony's Italian Catholic Church.
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St. Anthony
Joseph Mattarazzo
Rosion
Thorne Wins Golf Handicap at Country Club Links
Brink Thorne captured the handicap golf contest at the Country Club Links for a prize of two dozen balls donated by the greens committee. Thorne won after clever play. detailed scores follow.
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B. Thorne
Excursion to Washington for Bloomsburg Normal Students
The State Normal School at Bloomsburg will run an annual excursion to Washington D C. Students and graduates will travel by train leaving Bloomsburg Monday morning and returning Friday evening. The trip cost is to be announced.
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State Normal School
Bloomsburg
Washington, D. C
Germantown Yarn Sale Slashes Prices Friday
Friday specials cut prices on Germantown yarns including 124 cent grade at 8 cents and 19 cents on 23 cent Germantown Knitting Wool. Shetland and Saxony Yarn in 123 cent grade offered at 8 cents each.
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Germantown
Shetland
Saxony
Friday Special on Damask Table Linens
One lot of remnants of table damask offered at low prices with bleached or unbleached options. Fifteen pieces priced at 22c to 29c in a Friday sale. Additional lots include high class cream damask at 40c and fine quality cream damask around 39c with special Friday pricing.
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Ciceeece Sxuss
Blankets on Sale Friday at Various Prices
A local sale lists blankets priced from 2.98 to 7.00 in white red and grey with one lot specials on Friday. Comforts feature sale items at 49¢ 75¢ 98¢ and 1.45 with claimed value boost.
Colored taffeta silks sale at special Friday prices
One lot of colored taffeta silks 59¢ grade now 49c. High class colored taffeta silk previously 75c and 85c now priced as 65c to 75c. Also one lot of fancy silks with real value 7 and special price 59c. Ten pieces of plaid and fancy silks 43c after special.
School excursion to Capital public buildings announced
About $13.76 will cover all new S8ary expenses. The excursion is open to all students at the school, all graduates and all prospective or former students. Trips will be made to various public buildings at the Capital, and all points of interest will be visited. The party will be under charge of Principal J. P. Welsh and several teachers.
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J. P. Welsh
Personal tours to Old Point Comfort via Pennsylvania Railroad
The 1899 1900 series of personally conducted tours to Old Point Comfort via the Pennsylvania Railroad will depart New York and Philadelphia on Thursday December 28. Tickets including luncheon and 1 3 4 days board at Old Point Comfort are priced 5.00 from New York 13.50 from Trenton 12.00 from Philadelphia with return by regular trains within six days. Inquiries and itineraries available from Ticket Agents Tourist Office and Geo W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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Old Point Comfort
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Trenton
Broadway
Court Street
Brooklyn
Broad Street
Newark
N. J
Geo. W. Boyd
Penn Elects Hare Captain After Season Ends
The University of Pennsylvania football team re elected Thomas Truxton Hare as captain after 16 days rest from play with Cornell. Hare, regarded by experts as a top guard, has led the squad for two years before the team disbanded for the season.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Thomas Truxton Hare
Pennsylvania
Revenue cashier arrested for $7000 government bond embezzlement
St Louis, Nov 9. Arnold Tuchsellmidt, cashier at the U S Internal Revenue Office, was arrested at his home on a warrant charging him with embezzling 7000 in government bonds.
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St. Louie
Arnold Tuchsellmidt
United States Internal Revenue Office
Chamberlain Sees Anglo-Saxon Alliance for World Peace
London reports Joseph Chamberlain at a Leicester luncheon praising Anglo-Saxon ties with the United States and Germany as a path to global peace. He argues sentiment outweighs self interest, warns against hostile foreign press, and envisions a new triple alliance underpinning future harmony.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Leicester
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
United States
Revolution spreads amid censored cables in Jamaica
Kingston reports growing revolt as the steamer Loulalana arrives. Cable dispatches about liberal forces are censored and discredited. Small recruit bands form, with some setbacks at sea, but the insurrection has not fully launched and awaits further outside action.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Loulalana Ray
Liberala
Inspector Campbell's Report Highlights Labor Shortage
The annual report by Factory Inspector James Campbell for the year ended October 1 shows a shortage in skilled labor with 162,270 more persons employed in Hazelsburg area. The advance sheets indicate demand for skilled workers could not be supplied as the economy added workers overall.
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Hazelsburg
James Campbell
Sweat shop crackdown and factory inspections in 1890 era
The report notes more manufacturing establishments under factory inspector scrutiny in 1890 than in 194 percent of prior figures. Mr Campbell warns skilled labor shortages could raise the gap. During the year 127 illiterate children were dismissed and 2,225 accidents recorded, most from carelessness. Since July 1 1884 sixty locations were found making clothing with contagious diseases. goods seized under the sweat shop act. Campbell cites bake shop orders as proof of owner compliance and customer demand.
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Campbell Aeys
Campbell
Girl's Leap to Death in Bristol Tragedy
Miss Pauline Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs James Jones dies after leaping from a third story window at her home on Radcliffe Street Bristol. She had been ill for days and died early this morning after a fall that injured her roof and shed below. Her wedding date had been planned for Christmas.
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Bristol
Pauling Jones
Mia
Jaanés Jones
Radcliffe Street
Peak Jones
Steamship Arrivals
Steamship arrivals reported for New York on November 9 include Germani from Liverpool, Gailed, Werkendam, Amsterdam, La Normendie, Havre, Jaby, Majestic, Oceanic, La Bretagne sailing for Havre. Lin ard passed.
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New York
Germani
Liverpool
Gailed
Werkendam
Amsterdam
la Normendie
Havre
Jaby
Majestic
Salled
Oceanic
Linard
la Bretagne
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Dunmore Borough
Union
Bloom Street
Misses Fileen Ginley
Sarah Hughes
Nannie Knnox
Mimnie Ginley
Kath Payton
Mamie Gaithey
Minnie Davitt
Mamie Payton
Addie Brown
Annie Payton
Fail Miver
Miuss
Gertie
Bertha Fahey
Ella McDonald
Nellie Cunningham
Kathe O’ Donnell
Mabel Doud
Annie Sheals
Mary O'Donnell
Bridget Carroll
Sarah Kenney
Maggie Hegan
Katie Knox
Magie Miles
Annie Hennigan
Bridget McHale
Katie Walsh
Annie Jovre
Mamie Walsh
Bridget Carr
Bettie Monaghan
Annie (Ilbride
Elia McGreevey
Sarah Mulrane
Messrs
Edward Kelly
William Banks
Miles Walsh
M. Flannigan
Richard Payton
M. Jornan
Ueidloe
Frank Vosburg
Patrick McClimer
J. P. Knox
Patrick Walker
Thomas Golden
J. Conway
Frank Doud
M. Doud
PD. Barry
Thomas Mc
Presbyterian Bazaar
Miss Johnston
Olle Atlantic Refining CO
Scranton
Wyoming Avenue
Jersey
Ecru
Kathy
Brink Thorne
B. Thomas
Jamen Hlal
Puller
J. WH. Brooke
B. Puller
H. Watkins
H. Kingsbury
iTheo, & Fuller
Brooks
Belin
G. W
Fuller
H. J, Anderson
Taylor
Washington
Blankets and Comforts Sale
Old Point Comforr
Hare
Tuchschmidt
Joe Chamberlain
Inspector Campbell
Pauline Jones
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