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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1894
Page
7
Luce Bros. cash stores advertise a large assortment of candies including mixed nuts fruit drops and raisins. Locations listed are Scranton and Taylor with multiple street addresses.
A Rob ert Morris lodge committee organized a members only Ivorites social next Thursday with a library project, glee club performances, readings by Elmerton Owen and D Jeremy Davis, and refreshments to close. Alvin Beers prevented a cotton matting fire in his shop with quick actions, suffering burns to hands and clothing. David L James, aged 66 of Laf ayette and Errett, died after eight years illness. funeral at Washburn Street cemetery. Annie Williams laid to rest. services led by Rev L C Floyd at Chestnut Street home and interment at Washburn Street cemetery. Other items note visiting Miss May Evans and local plans for a comedy on Jan 15.
Mrs. John Reese of South Pottstown says Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy cured a year ago after failing with other doctors. She regained use of her arm within days and remained symptom free. The ad claims rapid relief from acute or muscular rheumatism and lists conditions cured with doses in hours. Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Co. of Philadelphia markets these cures, sold by druggists for 26 cents.
Several local residents return from visits, including Miss Vi Pond and John Vandermere of Carbondale. A Welsh society meeting on coal formation and an eisteddfod adjudication by Professor Haydn Evans are noted, alongside sermons, lectures, weddings, and a funeral. A list of local officers and a West Side business directory conclude the item.
Thomas E Shea and company perform Escaped from Sin Sing Monte Christos Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Richelieu Rip Van Winkle and more at the Academy of Music along with Willard Spenser comic opera The Princess Honnie featuring Eleanor Mayo and Frank Daniels. Cyrene leads a vaudeville bill at Davis theater with top tier variety stars.
Gautschigg Sons advertise exclusive music hoses and orchestral organs at 100 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Old music boxes repaired with new tunes offered. Etching engraving or water color gifts suggested. Stewart in the M C A building displays fine pictures at low prices.
An odd 1910s style ad promotes Pratt's Book Store with references to Hug the Weber, Guernsey Bros Picture, Grim's new studio at 2 Wyoming Avenue, Hocking Horses and Shopfiles of all sizes and styles.
A six year old boy was bitten by a dog on Birch street near Cedar avenue while returning from Sunday school. Dr. A J Kolb treated the wound and the child is not expected to fall ill from the bite.
Mr Laine announces intent to sue Republican J H LaAine who resigned Friday as manager of Frothingham theater. He will stay in the city and run Laurel Hill park next summer for Scranton Triction Co. Improvements are planned at the park this winter including a new theater and a firework spectacle area.
Mr Laine defends his exit from Frothingham era noting no ill will with Mr P Frothingham and says resignation stemmed from a stage hand dispute. He accuses a Saturday Republican article of unfair reporting and says he may sue the paper.
Eight Bells at the Academy of Music drew a large crowd on Saturday night. The Byrne brothers John F James Matthew and Andrew delivered impressive feats of statuary posing and acrobatic acting. Miss Helen Byrne as Madame Blotter impressed with fine singing and acting.
Judge Edwards presided as sentences were handed to week’s offenders. Francia Morrow, age 20, received a lenient sentence for burglary and larceny after a plea for mercy. Other defendants faced fines and terms in jail or penitentiary, with several cases awaiting further action.
A magazine excerpt argues that dying is not inherently painful or fearsome. Doctors note near death lacks terror, and most patients seek sleep and rest. The piece also includes an advertisement for Dr Potter's Rheumatic Pills claiming cures for chronic rheumatism and related conditions.
Delegates from eight Irish American societies met at the Sheridan Rifles armory in Lackawanna County to discuss St Patrick's Day observance. Opinions split between a parade and an entertainment program with speakers, with a January meeting set to decide arrangements and methods.
A museum founded in 1886 by M. Oscar Folkenbeck in Aix-la-Chapelle Germany houses about 600000 journals in all languages. Folkenbeck spent forty years building collections and subscribing globally, reading dozens of papers daily in thirty languages, after starting with 10000 full collections and inviting press cooperation worldwide.
A dying General Grant finished the second volume of his memoirs with nourishment from Bovinine and milk. Col Fred Grant notes four months of illness were fed by this food enabling completion. Dr T H Douglas endorses its benefits for debility, wasting diseases, overwork, and aging vitality.
A fragmented Detroit Tribune item notes calendars and a photographer Griffin moving to a studio at 2W Wyoming Avenue and references a mock dialogue about daughters learning to cook and marriage, without clear context or outcomes.
Mercereau and Connell announce complete holiday arrangements with the largest stock yet shown in gold, silver and gold pitched cases. They highlight low prices on top watches due to manufacturer concessions and a tariff pre raise, with stones chosen for color and cut. They offer mounts in brooches rings bangles stud earrings scarf pins and many jewelry pieces in thousands of shapes from cake baskets to toothpicks.
A vivid display of rich cut glass draws attention as low prices for Inboran perfected machinery spark confidence. The piece highlights the brilliant finish and modern production methods driving consumer interest and value.
A local retailer promotes a wide selection of stone rings banquet lamps onyx top tables porcelain marble and gilt items. New stock arrives under a new tab policy with marble clocks priced at less than half, featuring American jeweled movements and affordable quality.
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