This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
5
Fragmentary obituary style item notes a person easing their burden in Manteee and travelling to a city for winter. It mentions a junior resident, a hospital stay, and a late life performance tied to a local theater. The text features garbled names and unclear events with no clear dates or outcomes.
The music committee of the Scranton Symphony Orchestra has hired Dr Carl Dutt, America’s greatest bass soloist, for the concert on Monday evening December 10. Dutt is a renowned performer in Scranton, a city familiar with his concert presence, and his current U S tour adds anticipation for this appearance.
A demonstrator will visit to display the most perfect carpet sweeper produced by Mosses Williams & McAnulty, inviting customers to call for a live demonstration.
A fragment notes that periods pass and schools change while the group called stavers persists. It mentions Ne as a longtime participant and acknowledges others arriving and leaving over time, emphasizing continuity amid change.
Go to J. W. Guensey's music store Guernsey Hall at 44-316 Washington Avenue Beranton Pa for select piano or organ bargains. The ad invites customers to explore tempting bay gains and time offers in a neatly arranged display.
Young men and women employed during the day are urged to qualify for larger salaries by spending evenings at the Scranton Business College night school.
The Scavanton Lodge of Elks schedules a regular meeting tonight at 8 sharp with several candidates to be initiated. A full attendance is requested. Also announced is a chicken dinner Friday at MacQuhae's restaurant in Wyoming and Linden featuring turkey and goose and regular meals.
A detailed comparison shows Allegheny's year budget running far higher than Scranton's after adjustments for water, debt, and specific departments. The analysis notes valuation differences, tax structures, and potential revenue shifts under a new city charter, including liquor licenses, property taxes, and delinquent tax collection.
Dick Mitchell of Nowby Main Street Peckville awoke Tuesday to a twenty foot deep hole where his former garden spot lay. A cave-in in the creek bed swollen by Monday rains released a torrent into the shaft as Lackawanna Com pany men rushed to stop the flood. Workers pumped 1,000 gallons per minute until noon when they redirected the stream to pass the damaged area.
Willink Nisbet announces the reopening of a fashion goods store on Lackawanna avenue in Scranton. The entire stock will be sold at low prices, with every dollar's worth offered at the lowest prices ever known in the history of Serantin.
An old newspaper snippet advertises a course at Sermaton Business College inviting women to train as book keepers. The fragment mentions a session and location likely targeting female applicants in a clerical program.
An article urges young men to join Scranton Business College night school arguing it costs less time and money than street life and promotes rapid recovery from obstinate habits using a capsule remedy referenced as Krauge s Cold Cure and Pree Wied for speedy cure.
Steam heating and plumbing services offered by P. F. and M. T. Howley at 231 Wyoming Avenue.
Advertisement notes fresh vegetables including Maine Corn under private labels along with Asparagus Points Fancy Stringless Beans and Whole Tomatoes. Claims of superior sweetness and freshness and prices stated as lowest consistent with top quality.
Foreman John Gibbons led thirty-two miners in Nay Aug colliery Dunmore through an airway after a cave-in in veins 1 2 and 6. The men emerged after about two hours of entombment to cheers from thousands as repairs and investigations began.
The article reports on bids for three new buildings tied to the Nidan Pills Power Co and a leaning tower resemblance near the site. Contractors question whether the structures are for current or future use, with A T Van Cleve of the Tower company reviewing preliminary bids.
An advertisement announces special excursion tickets to Washington DC for the centennial celebration of the district government. Tickets are valid on regular trains with round trip fare of seven dollars eighty one cents. Guernsey Hall building Beranton Pa advertises piano and organ stock for holiday trade.
After the strike, Scranton Business College reports students securing jobs at a rapid pace. Principals Buck and Whitmore strive to place graduates quickly as demand exceeds supply.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.