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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
3
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Susquehanna reports a mix of society notes, small-town events, and local concerns. Items include travel, church gatherings, marriages and separations, teachers associations, local industry, and odd anecdotes from Smoky Hollow.
Mrs Kerr of Fort Dodge Iowa recounted illness confusion lasting spring with chest pains and weakness after consulting several doctors. She credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for improvement and urges readers to seek expert advice rather than accept local opinions.
An advertisement claims a laxative Bromo Quinine tablet cures a cold in one day and offers a refund if it fails. The genuine product bears L B Q on each tablet.
A mixed review of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Lyceum praising Milt Barlow Helene and Stella Thompson, with audience encore for a Black stage number. Notes Cameron Clemons company at Academy of Music presenting A Russian Romance while Shore Acres draws teachers’ party attention and Harold Fe Flint’s whistle solos thrill at Academy of Music next week.
A three day engagement at the Caiety theatre features Rocher Crane Bros. Vaudeville and Athletic company with Alf Grant Crane Brown and others. The program promises distinctive vaudeville acts, dramatic and musical features, and includes Ernest Roeher and Leo Pardello in Gradco Roman wrestling bouts with a $60 prize to any man he cannot throw in fifteen minutes.
Wall Street rose fractionally amid varied sessions with some declines in select issues. After early hesitation, broad support emerged with total trading volume described as light. Furnished by William Linn Allen & Co. stock brokers from the Meare Building.
Wheat quiet and weak with December contracts cited for Tas Tee firm. Mixed grades show No 2 white and No 2 mixed steady to firm while sugar and confectionery notes appear mixed. Poultry and livestock quotes list prices for live and dressed birds with regional offerings. shipments show Wheat 137,590 bushels and corn 641 shipments.
The New York grain and produce market shows moderate flour activity and firm oil, with spring wheat futures under pressure to the downside. Spot wheat and oats show mixed movement as arrivals and options trading influence prices amid cautious demand.
A dense column lists multiple classified notices of jobs and services. It includes varied positions such as domestic help stenographers office workers and a graduate midwife with contact details and locations across Scranton Boranton and nearby avenues and streets. It also mentions a veterinary hospital a school of the Lackawanna and local merchants and an orchestra service.
A. B. Stevens announces tavwell as his candidate for mayor of Scranton subject to the Republican primary under Crawford county rules. He made promises to a citizens committee last May and cites party backing for the city race.
Fragmentary notice indicates L T Keller provides scalp treatments including massage and shampooing at a street location. Details are unreadable but imply personal care services offered locally.
Fragmented text lists several dairy and creamery brands and regional references. Mentions include western creek Mic and state Pennsylvania. The passage references creamery factories and imitation dairy products with scattered proper nouns and place hints, lacking a clear narrative.
Chicago market reports broad declines across wheat corn and oats as shipping hurdles hinder movement. Cash quotes show softer values for futures and staple grains with minor shifts in protein and seed measurements.
Steers and fat cows fall in price while fattened calves and bulls show weaker demand. Hogs and lambs are described as quiet, with cull sheep and lamb listings around the mid 20s to low 50s, and various calf and oxen quotes noted amid a broad market report.
Buffalo market notes cattle and sheep demand with varied activity. Cattle show dull to good demand. beef cows and Yorkers range around mid 80s. Lambs and mutton fair to choice with prices near 6 dollars per hundredweight. pelts and culls weakened while hogs remain uneven.
East Liberty market notes show cattle steady with primes and heavies in demand. Hogs are steady with prime heavy and extra medium classifications. Yorkshire pigs and good pigs appear with price ranges. Sheep and calves priced per standard market terms with routine rates observed as buyers and sellers moved through Balm Cours and Yorkorn listings.
Architechs Edward H. Davis Arcitetc Cornell Building Scranton B L Walter Architect Office rear of 6066 Washington avenue Lewis Tiancock Jr Architect 4% Spruce St Scranton Frederick L Brown Architect Price Building Washington avenue Scranton Lacky & Bon Architects Traders National Bank.
Rail timetable notice for Lehigh Valley Railroad in effect in November. Lists trains to Philadelphia, New York, and intermediate points with times such as 6:45 am and 7:45 am, mentions Black Diamond expresses, Pullman sleeper cars, and reserves offices in Scranton and South Bethlehem. Includes connections to Buffalo Niagara and suspension bridge routes with division agents named.
Chicago reports a strong cattle market with steady to higher bids for fat cattle and feeders. hide and wool values uneven. Sheep and lamb offerings show a mix of western and native stock with varying weights and grades. Receipts include cattle and hogs, with totals around 200000 head noted in fragmented figures.
Oil market notes show uneven activity with traders weighing supply signals and demand cues. Reports reference a 40 210 barrel tune and unnamed entities amid cautious moves in futures and spot trades.
A fragment from a local tale shows Hicke and Dineon debating a townwide mystery with odd names and a joking rhythm. The exchange hints at a playful chase through fictional locales and characters.
Sunday trains depart Scranton for Carbondale and other points with schedules to Albany Saratoga Montreal Honesdale Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia and Canada. Various times listed, including early morning and late evening trains with connections via Lehigh Valley and Black Diamond routes. Burdick and Cross publish the timetable from Scranton Pennsylvania.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable lists stations in New York and New Jersey, with connections to Philadelphia Reading Terminal and Long Island routes. It notes continuous service from Scranton to various destinations, mentions express and regular trains, and highlights transfer options at Liberty Street and South Ferry terminals with connections to elevated railways and ferries.
Erie and Wyoming Valley timetable in effect Sept Ith lists trains from Scranton to New York Newburgh and intermediate points on one railroad and to Hawley and other points. departures at 7 20 am and 2 25 pm with arrivals at Beranhten from above points at 4 00 pm and 3 15 pm 9 08 pm.
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