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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1894
Page
7
Luce Bros announces a new cash store at 122 North Main Avenue offering Best Patent Flour at 3.65 per bag, 100 lb feed meal corn at 1.12, sugar cured hams at per lb, light bacon, citron, lemon peel, and California raisins. The firm pledges price matching against competitors.
On the West Side, Camp 178 Sons of America celebrated its anniversary with a program at St David's Hall. Miss Adele Breakstone and the Walter Dickson Banjo Mandolin Guitar club performed, plus recitations and an eloquent address by A J Colborn. The Ladies' Aid fair at Washburn Street church opened with booths and varied crafts, while Patagonia Lodge Knights of Pythias marked their fourth anniversary with a drawing event in Mears' hall.
An advertisement touts Munyon's Rheumatism Cure from Philadelphia, claiming 30 years of rheumatic suffering cured quickly. It promises rapid relief for muscular rheumatism, lameness, and back pain, with cures stated in hours to days, sold by druggists for 26 cents a bottle.
The South Side select council carries two final readings, approving a purchase for the William Combe Hoge company and a permanent foreman salary set at five dollars monthly. Foreman Andrew White is favored for the appointment, with Beech Street grade adjustments proposed to align with current work. A race challenge between Michael Joyce and Edward Mulligan is proposed with a $100 purse.
County officials met in Montrose to discuss a boundary line between Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties. The session focused on endorsing the position of Surveyor A B Dunning as reports from the commission were before the courts.
Hanson Carpenter died last night at his Sanderson avenue home from diphtheria aged 21. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 3 PM with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. No services will be held at the house.
A Fine Entertainment by St. Pauls Literary Society of Green Ridge featured a program of vocal and instrumental music, essays, and recitations in the parish hall on Penn Avenue. The society, recently formed, reported a thriving condition with Rev. P. J. McManus as president, James Burnett as vice president, Miss Brainard as secretary, and James Kearney as treasurer. meetings are held each Thursday night.
The funeral of John Malloy was held yesterday from the parents home on Penn Avenue Green Ridge. A solemn high Mass was celebrated at St Pauls Church at 10 o clock.
Old music boxes repaired and improved with new tunes offered by Gautach and Sons at 100 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Orchestral organs advertised to play any desired number of tones priced at five and ten dollars.
Griffin, photographer, moves to a new studio on Wyoming avenue. Pratt's Book Store advertises Beautiful Juvenile Books and Hollitie Horses and Shooflies of all sizes and styles.
A nostalgic ad snippet recalls a mother giving Castoria to her child from infancy through motherhood. The jingle emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy for children and family.
Comedian Joe Ott headlines at the Academy of Music in a star turn titled The Star Gazer. The bill includes The Engineer at Frothingham and Myrtle Ferns at Davis with Daly’s acclaimed company to follow. The program promises lively musical numbers and strong performers.
Rev. M H O'Donnell of Providence delivered an eloquent sermon at St Peters Cathedral Woman's Mission last night. He spoke on eternal salvation and damnation, urging women to support the mission as he warned of judgment and the need for righteous living. A sermon by Rev M H Dunn of Great Bend is announced for this evening.
North End notes report Mrs George W Van Scholes recovery and Agnes Stevens returning from Lenoxville. Mrs Giles Decker and daughter plan a two month New Mexico visit. St Pauls Lutheran church fall program continues with a final evening. Henry Smultz and Anne Stanton wed at the bride's home with a reception in Pittston. Out of town guests include Mrs Avery Ferris Mrs George Clarke Mrs D M Rosengrant and others.
Arbitrators hearing Davies and Grifin against Insurance companies adjourned with all plaintiffs’ testimony not yet heard. YT Ellsworth Davies and Lewis Jones testified yesterday about the night of the store fire, while Jones could not explain the explosion. Davies detailed firm books and business procedures.
The advertisement claims Dr Potter Rheumatic Pills cure chronic rheumatism gout and related ailments by acting on blood and kidneys to remove uric acid. It asserts long-standing cases have been cured, priced 14 per box, available wholesale and retail from Matthew Bros in Scranton Pennsylvania.
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