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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1894

Page

10

Bachelors Ball Promises Grand New Year Event at Frothingham

Society news highlights the upcoming Bachelors ball at Frothingham theater to ring in the new year with Bauer’s orchestra, a floor being built, and a running supper in the balcony. The committee includes J W Oakford and H P Simpson among others as tickets go on sale.

Frothingham Theater Bauer J. W. Oakford H. P. Simpson J. W. Kingsbury Alg Hunt Watson

Hogs and Hogs At Local Theaters Amidst Busy Schedule

William Collier returns to stage with A Back Number, written by Edward J. Kidder, amid praise for his film-linked comedy. Joseph Jefferson, Myrtle Ferns, Blue Jeans, and other attractions fill the Academy of Music and Frothingham, with Beau Brummel at Reedany and Virginius at the Academy.

William Collier Academy of Music

Pennsylvania Beats Scranton in Muddy Alumni Game

Five regular Pennsylvani a players and six substitutes faced Scranton at the ball park yesterday. Charles Gelbert led Pennsylvania with three touchdowns and Aiken added two goals as the visitors won 26 to 0. Bull Wagonhurst Worth and Williams starred for Penn in a muddy noon match before about five hundred spectators.

University of Pennsylvania Case Scranton Ball Park Carl Williams Pennsylvania W. C. Williams West Side Princeton Umbire C. B. Newton G. EB. Reynolds R. J. Beamish U. Ofp Allen Waxkhurt J. Wanonhurst Cleveland Stutinard Gibrite Forrat Aig Bull MuGouldrick Wililanie Derkeroup Gelbert D. Qelbert Worth F. Gelbert Ammon Thayer Scranton Aiken Wagonhurst McQwaldrick Charles Gebhert Worth Gelbert Decker Charles Gelbert Perngyl- Vanne Connery Walsh Dan Gelbert Woodruff Stoui Bull Bull, Aiken Wagonhurst, Woodruff Williams Philadelphia

Fanning Family Urged Aside by Poor Board

At a Poor Board meeting yesterday the Fanning family case was discussed again. Director Gibbons denounced father George Fanning as a drunken loafer and unworthy of aid. Director Shotten reported the family consumed twenty

Poor Board Fanning Gibbons George Fanning Shotten

Y W C A Notes on Sunday Service and Activities

Sunday at 45 p.m the YWCA will hold an interesting service for young women at 20 Washington Avenue Rome. The topic will be Gospel Hymns numbers 0% 1 2 9 and 4. On Tuesday evening Dec 1 from 8 to 9 a thimble party will be hosted by the Invitation committee. Young women are invited to bring needlework, music and recitations will accompany the event. Miskes Morria and Jenkins from Spruce Street millinery shop will teach the Thursday evening millinery class which now has twenty members.

Rome Washington Avenue Miskes Morria and Jenkins Spruce Street

Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited as Rheumatism Cure

An 19th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for rheumatism. It claims the condition stems from morbid blood with lactic acid and tissue decomposition and credits the tonic with neutralizing acids, purifying blood, and restoring body functions.

Hood

Music Boxes by Gautsch & Bons in Philadelphia

Gautsch and Bons of 10 Chestnut Street Philadelphia offer music boxes that play many tunes. They advertise wonderful orchestral organs priced at $6 and $10 with careful repairs and new tunes added.

Gautsch & Bons Chestnut Street Philadelphia

Remarkable Cures at Westminster Hotel Scranton

In Scranton the eminent Dr Andrew's physicians at the Westminster hotel report many cures at Music Hall. A crutch user walked after treatment and declared she was cured. An elderly man regained hearing after a long deafness, and others with dyspepsia and rheumatism improved. Doctors see patients daily from 9 am to 8 pm at Westminster. Griffin opens a new studio at 2 Wyoming Avenue for photography and framing.

Scranton Andrew Westminster Hotel Music Hall Henry Allen James Hendricks Henry Staples Hotel Westminster

Castoria Advertised Across Generations

An old advertising line highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. It notes usage from when Daby was sick to when she became a mother and gave Onatorts to her own children, reflecting a long marketed product lineage.

Daby Castoria Aho Miss Thera Onatorts

The Greatest Modern Physician Phelps and Paine's Celery

A portrait of Professor Edward E. Phelps M D LL D and the medical impact of Paine's Celery Compound. The piece lauds Phelps as a premier figure in medicine, cites his Dartmouth tenure, and presents testimonials from prominent figures and everyday users praising the remedy for nervous disorders and blood health.

Dartsmouth College Edward E. Phelps Paine America Dartmouth Washington Phelps Connecticut Norwich Nathan Smith New Haven Conn Yale Vermont University Dartmouth College Robby Marie Tempest Albert H. Hardy Montreal Brave 1S Lewis New England

Local News From Dunmore and Nearby Areas

Dunmore in town J P Moore and J B Swift with holiday buys while Frank Debow lies ill on Grove street. The Gypsy Grove washer started operations yesterday and John Walsh moved to Brook street. Sunday services at the Presbyterian church as usual. Mrs A D Blackington and Miss Blanch Blues in New York. Frank Bilekens ill on Chestnut street. News items for Scranton Tribune at Harvey Jones milk depot. Mrs O K Bennett visiting sister Mrs G B Maloney in Nanticoke while Myrtle Social Club plans a Christmas social in Koch's hall. Harvey Jones confined with typhoid fever on Brook street. Jennie Palmer returns from Port Richmond. A son of Superintendent Huber of Scranton Stove Works very ill on Blakely street. Funeral for Ella S Powell Saturday at 2 pm. interment Forest Hill. Episco pals hold extra meetings next week. Rev Fred Dreyer to preach farewell before leaving for China. Loyal Legion meets tonight. new cards out for marriage of Miss Mena Piglin to Peter Dueenan. Collectors warned of increased taxes after Jan 13. Mrs Mary Thompson dies at M R Bishop residence. funeral Saturday at 10 am, interment Carbondale. Rev L Severson to lecture on Gettysburg Friday night for Loyal Temperance. John Glyncross, Dunmore elder, dies at son-in-law Bryden’s home. age 78. Funeral Monday at 2 pm with service at Bryden’s and interment in Dunmore cemetery.

J. P. Moore Jefferson J.B. Swift New York City Frank Debow Grove Street John Walsh Brook Street Presbyterian Church A. D. Blackington Miss Blanch Blues Frank Bilekens Chestnut Street Scranturf Tribune Harvey Jones O. K. Bennett Nanticoke G. 8. Maloney Methodist Episcopal Church Myrtle Social Club Koch's Hall Dee Jennie Palmer Port Richmond Huber Scranton Stove Works Blakely Street Ella Powell Forest H Fred Dreyer China Dudley Street The Loyal Legion Mica Mane Piglin Drinker Street Peter Dueenan Hyde Park Swarts Cpl Savage Mary Thompson M. ER Carbondale Thompson L. Severson Plymouth Gettysburg Loyal Temperance Legion John Glyncross Dunmure James Bryden Dunfriesa Scotland Bryden Dunmore Cemetery

Funeral notice for Frank Brink in Pocono Tribe gathering

To the Members of Pocono Tribe No 290 1 0 RB M you are hereby notified to meet at wigwam No 421 Lackawanna avenue Sunday morning at 30 sharp to attend funeral of our late brother Frank Brink Jd W Kambeck Sachem

Moet Wigwam Lackawanna Avenue Frank Brink Jd. W. Kambeck Sachem

Packed Up Tonight Rugs and Carpets Bargain

Bargain price sale ends tonight as rugs and carpets are packed up. Customers urged to buy now before packing and half price offers conclude.

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