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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1898
Page
10
James D. Cook, veteran of the Battle of San Juan Hill, is visiting his aunt Miss Hannah Descon on Webster Avenue. Fifteen men in his company were killed at San Juan. He писhed fever after the siege and was sent from Cuba, with his regiment afterward mustered out.
Guernsey Brothers promote a cash only piano sales plan citing savings from $25 to $50 per instrument. They highlight Schubert pianos from Patrick Duffy offered at 250 installments and cash discount options plus a cabinet grand upright at 125 with small upfront payment. The store touts low overhead, upstairs showroom, and no long credit terms to avoid interest costs.
Scranton Business College is hailed as a credit and asset to the city, supplying trained help to local business houses and circulating wages from out-of-town students. The night school is called the finest, offering low charges and broad access to education for men and women unable to study elsewhere.
The New York Ontaurbang Western railway offers reduced round trip fares for teachers and students returning home for Christmas and New Year holidays. Valid Dec 15 to 24 with return by Jan 10, 159. Identification required at ticket offices. Further details from local agents. Guernsey Brothers' Canoe advertises service at 1 paddies own canoe.
Great mandolinist Abt will give a recital at Perry House on Wyoming Avenue Tuesday evening next week. He will be assisted by John A Foote on guitar and the Angelus orchestra. Admission 25 cents. Tickets for sale at Perry Bros.
A self sent message from KM Tewkesbury announces candidacy for one council seat. The note lists items for sale at Sweet's Market 18 Franklin Avenue including pork chops chickens and old pipes. Garney Town & Co near Court House Square referenced.
Bauer's Band and the Schubert quartet performed as Jonas Long's Sons store hosted a crowd from Wilkes-Barre and Scranton for its one year anniversary. Louis Long and partners thanked staff with a floral inscription, a silver desk service, and a gold-beaded necklace gift.
An advertisement by undersigned residents from Dunmore and Scranton promises refunds for four bottles of Greene’s Warranted Syrup of Yah, claiming full money back if it fails to cure cough or cold. The notice pledges a multiply factory excuse and retrial of the bottle.
No verdict reached when court adjourned. Judge Ne wards told the tipstaver the jury would not return a verdict before morning. Advancing reports say the jury is eight for manslaughter and four for acquittal.
A compressed air motor system demonstrates practical underground haulage at Leggett's Creek and nearby mines. The Clark vein test showed the engine can perform work equivalent to forty mules, with a high pressure system feeding from a boiler and a network of pipes supplying fresh air to mine cars.
J A Moffitt named curate of the Church of St John the Frangelic South Scranton to lead the new Catholic church in Taylor. Bishops O'Hare and Hoban approved the parish creation and church work will begin immediately. Ordained sixteen years ago, he served seven years at St John’s Fort.
Notice invites Republicans to file candidacies for mayor city treasurer city assessor school district post nine year term before February 15 1898 with signature and post office address. FR Chittenden chairman also notes Young Ladies Society will receive wake orders from now until after the holidays.
Pinkerton men pursue a quartet connected to the Lackawanna and Washington avenues cigar store theft in Duryea and nearby towns. Evidence links the group to a broader crime wave including the Corcoran murder, with watch and goods traced to Lorillard premiums. Authorities seek to identify the four while detailing their movements around Avoca and Moosic. Donation day ads interrupt the report.
An ad listing steam heating and plumbing services by P. F. M. T. Howley at 231 Wyoming Ave mentions products and partners including 500 Rabbits, W cents carh, and Sweet's market at 15 Franklin Ave. The item notes Berguing in gold and silver mounted pipes at Garney Brown and Co with distribution points including The Wilkes-Barre Record in Scranton and local newsstands at 1 Byprice, 68 Linden, Mac, Lackawanna Ave.
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