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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1897
Page
4
Community notices report Avoca Conclave Improved Order of sleptosophs meeting plans for the year. The Soe of St George holds regular session. Avoca Enworth League elects officers and Daughters of St George install leaders at a Wednesday gathering.
Ten years service at the Ransom Poor house ends as Mr. Jacob Place resigns on March 1 and plans to move with his wife to a new home. Augustus Merrill of Scranton visits. he once lived near here. The third child of Patrick Doyle’s at Nicholson died from diphtheria. Services tomorrow at Six Principle Baptist church at o o clock. all welcome. Remains of David Osterhount buried in Jackson cemetery. father of Mrs. James Brillth of the area. Maud Waldie and Lavarie Ainey of Brooklyn test for homes after staying here. Intermediate session of Lackawanna and Musical Alliance in Waverly on Dec 28. Professor Hayden Soone of Scranton to conduct. Baptist church members gathered for poll call. Rev S J Arthur preached a forceful sermon. Church dinner and winter relief contributed to church fund and benevolence. Mrs Vie an, Mr Davie, Miss Benjamin, and Miss Storing attended enc ension at Lake Carey. Miss Ploud Wrigles visiting from there. Mr John K Zeuzig expected home from southern trip next week.
Charles Capwell attends Nicholson events while Friendly Hand lodge hosts First degree. News from Orange County Minnesota notes Mrs Shores family. Benjamin Brooks promoted to silk mill engineer. Railway Brotherhood halts New Year’s Eve at Kistlers Opera House Great Bend. Scranton visitor Joseph Gallagher. Bar Ives injured left hand. Century Debating Club argues city life vs country life with negative win. Coal yard notice warns of arrests for coal theft. Rev McCleft to speak at Methodist church December 20. Miss Theodesia Hooll visiting Hornetiaville. George Adame to return from Binghamton for spring residence. Conductor J D Lindsley to Elmira crew transfer. Moon’s meeting in Bellrond Y M C A hall to join Montrose conversion delegates. A railroad man claims speed limit can be exceeded at 45 mph with grace. Annawan tribe to mark second anniversary on December 18.
A public school plans an Friday evening enter tainment to aid the organ fund. Local residents and visitors, including Mrs Arthur Foster and late daughter Gertrude of Stagucea, have been speaking at Hirah Carpenter’s home. Various clergy exchanges and illnesses are noted, along with small town transit and job changes.
Fragmentary text lists livestock terms and prices with mixed spellings. It mentions sheep, lambs, wethers, and various unclear names, plus numeric values such as 4.75 and 1003.75, but most details are unreadable or garbled.
Wall Street faces renewed conflict between bullish interests and opposing forces as equities swing with inconsistent London cues. Norther Pacific leads declines amid dividend uncertainty while transit stocks show mixed recoveries after postponement rumors.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists various goods and measurements including live poultry dairy products and grain. It references hogs, butter, cheese, flour barrels and sacks, wheat and corn shipments with rough counts and prices, but many terms are garbled and unclear.
Commodities traders in New York and Chicago reported mixed activity across grain and meat futures. Wheat showed weakness in some contracts while others spiked on short-covering before closing lower or steady, with options opening and then retreating as sellers dominated. Corn and oats followed a similar pattern with modest gains fading into steady to lower closes. Beef and pork futures posted standard attributions, while dairy and butter markets remained largely unchanged. Overall receipts and shipments showed harvest-related movements, reflecting ongoing market uncertainty and regional price fluctuations.
Chicago market notes show slow cattle trading with stockers and feeders listed. Veal calves and hogs appear with varied receipts and weights, while sheep totals edge toward 84 000 with prices and lots noted for prime and inferior grades.
Fragmentary OCR text lists itemlike entries with prices and item types such as wood, cows, slugs, and various generic goods. No clear event or coherent narrative emerges beyond a jumble of common trade terms and numbers.
The readable text fragment references New York and various garbled terms. No coherent event, person, or organization can be identified to form a valid summary with distinct facts.
William Barr of South Bend Indiana describes a five year old boy with scrofula on the face hands and arms improving after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. He notes the sores vanished and never returned and urges buyers to insist on Hood's Sarsaparilla from druggists.
A fragmented reminiscence notes a stylish man once well dressed in moderate means. He faced roidy made apparel pressures, and the piece hints at upgrades from basic salts to fabric dyes and color quality, with an implied shift in appearance and social perception.
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