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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
7
Advertises Beecham's Pills as invaluable for all ages restoring free regular conditions and removing causes of suffering for women. Claims speedy relief and happiness of health with sparkling eye and elastic step. Advises reading pamphlet inside each box and notes price 25c at drug stores.
The miners case continues with Mitchell of the United Mine Workers under cross-examination by James Torrey as details emerge on wage comparisons and company books. Witnesses from Hazlebrook and Wilkes-Barre describe poor housing, injuries, and low pay tied to the strike era, while questions probe employer practices and union responsibilities.
The season calls prudent housewives to replenish Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims prompt relief if used at first signs of a cold and before it settles. Considered safe for children and adults, it is said to be pleasant to take and effective. available from all druggists.
Testimony in Scranton hearings alleges Reading Pennsylvania coal interests discriminated against union members after the strike. Witnesses describe lost jobs and district superintendent refusals while noting wage adjustments post 1900 strike and broader idle workforce due to flooded collieries. President Mitchell heads to Spring Valley celebration with a Chicago conference planned.
The Tribune will print in book form its daily reports on the Anthracite Strike Commission hearings. A limited edition of several hundred eight by eleven inch copies will sell for $1 each and appear after the commissioners render their decision.
A Pittston semi monthly pit day turned violent with several fights after drinking. A knife wound in a West Side clash left Sol Hayard needing twelve stitches after an Italian attacker slashed him. West Side police arrested the assailant. In East Pittston a Duryea gang sparked brawls at Kehoe saloon, leaving four men jailed.
Testimonial from Mrs. Sarah Farrell of Hyde Park credits Dean's Kidney Pills with reversing years of kidney trouble and back pain after trying various remedies. She reports relief after multiple boxes bought at Matthews Bros. drug store. poster milburn Co. Buffalo is listed as sole U.S. agents. Price five cents.
The article notes a man who had long managed the Pittston and Elmira Coal Company operations in the area and had also served the town as burgess, tax collector, among other roles.
In Tunkhannock on Saturday hunters searched for a bear whose tracks stretched eastward before snow ended the pursuit. The bear was later sighted near White's Ferry by hunters. Also noted are local club meetings and a hospital guest visiting Scranton residents.
Young man seeks hospital attendant position with wide experience in private cases at a large hospital. Wage expectation 6) per month or $12 in hospital. Address J. Reogins Tribune of the. WANTED A stenographer and type writer with general office experience and good references. Address PW. F. this office. PATENT YOUR IDEAS Book on patents and views free from Alex W. Web Relate Jr Patent Attorney. Warerington DC Stock and Wheat Traders seek market letters from M. Hibbard Co NY. Stablished Long Distance Phone 2:8 Broad.
Miss Nellie Ward of Lacyville visits Miss Ethel Stark in Nicholson for a few days. Mrs. Oscar Willams caller in Scranton Thursday. Mrs. George Snyder visits her parents in Factoryville. Ladies Afternoon Pedro club enjoyed an afternoon with Mrs. O. Decker. J G Rought on a business trip through Virginia.
Resolution authorizes a 2 mill annual tax to pay principal and interest on bonds issued by Moosic Borough following November 6 1902 council meeting. Bonds valued 1000 each maturing in five and six years, with officials Anthony Sutcliffe Gemmell Burgess signing.
Rural melodrama Sky Farm stars Francis Byrne and a strong cast at the Lyceum next Tuesday. York State Folks returns with James Lackave and Ernest Lawson in a celebrated village comedy, with matinee and evening shows. Chwneey Olcott opens Thursday and Monday at the Lyceum with Old Limerick Town, featuring new songs by Angeline Pitou. Lincoln J. Carter brings The Flaming Arrow to the Academy of Music for three days. The programs promise scenic splendor and a lineup of notable performers and productions.
Fragmentary notice indicates special muting prices for gallery seating. It mentions balcony lower floor and children involved. It states seats on sale Wednesday at 9 am.
The Academy of Music will be dark the first three days of the week due to illness in Rulligan's Masqueraders company. Box office opens Tuesday for seating to The Fhiming Arrow.
Rentz-Santley Company marks twenty five years with Abe Leavitt at the helm and promises a bright breezy program. New burlesques A Trip to the Coronation and He Hocks in Herve headline the show along with The Auctioneer. Chorus numbers include The Ving Pong Girls and The Bachelor Belles as May Ward and a lively lineup perform.
A fragmented directory listing multiple professionals and firms including Certified Public Accountants architects engineers and building services. Some entries show addresses such as Traders' Bank Building Ole Sphuneist Architects Fleur Estate Exchange and Connell Building with names like Edward C Spaulding Frederick L Brown J I Harding C C Laubach and Victor Koch.
The Lackawanna Railroad announces special round trip tickets valid on all trains December 11 through December 26 with a return limit to December 26. Children five to twelve ride at half the adult fare. Discounts also apply for New York City travel, with tickets sold for all trains and return by December 10 at one way fare plus one dollar for the round trip.
An old and well tried remedy praising Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims to ease pain cure diarrhoea griping and wind colic while giving health to the child and relief to the mother. Price is twenty five cents per bottle.
Advertisement touting up-to-date printing equipment and shared facilities for high quality work at low prices. Encourages trial orders to prove capability.
Train schedules list departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia and intermediate stops via D L W and Lehigh Valley lines. Parlor and day coach cars, Pullman service on all trains, with multiple daily departures including Black Diamond Express and connections to Buffalo Chicago and west. Ticket and Pullman reservations offered at Wilkes-Barre city office.
The notice outlines Nov 1 1902 service from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Allentown Mauch Chunk Wilkes Barre Pittston and more with trains at 7 00 am 1 00 pm 4 00 pm Sundays 7 15 am 2 10 pm. The Quaker City Express runs 7 40 am with through solid vestibule cars for Philadelphia and Baltimore Washington and best transfers. Other routes include Long Branch Ocean Grove Reading Lebanon Harrisburg Allentown and Pottsville with multiple daily times. Agents W G Hessler and Burt are named as general manager and agent respectively.
The text outlines Pennsylvania Railroad service with routes through Wilkes-Barre Scranton and Philadelphia via Pottsville. It mentions Pullman buffet parlors, vestibule connections to Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Pittsburgh plus the West. Weekday and Sunday patterns include stops at intermediate stations and connections to Sunbury Harrisburg Pittsburgh and the West.
Fragmentary OCR shows a historic Delaware and Hudson timetable with stops including Albany Wilkes Barre and Beranton, listing trains, times, and connections. The legible lines mention Sunday trains, connections to Wilkes Barre and Pontoon, and various station notes across Albany and nearby points.
Fragmentary text notes an event in Mdfect Bootenhor with Tote Prk and Bevanton bonita Y Nowburel. Mentions Hawley and Locud stations near a tunnel at dusk and travel to Honesdale and White Mills, with Palos GeTive at Bet 2 and 15 elements.
The timetable shows Sunday train departures and arrivals among Serinton Carbondale Cudosia and other towns with special Sunday northbound service and weekday schedules. It notes connections to Quaker City By and routes via CR W to Philadelphia Atlantic City Washington and Pennsylvania lines, with time-table details and ticket prints available.
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