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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1894
Page
7
A bustling market advertises a large selection of candies and fruits including New Mixed duls and New Raisins, Florida oranges, and assorted truffles. Prices are emphasized to attract shoppers looking for bargains.
About 200 spectators watched a six-entry pigeon shoot on Gammon's Hill on Monday afternoon. Davies led with nine straight hits, Marsh followed with eight, Fry seven, and prizes of 18 dollars were shared among the top three. The note also records funerals for Stewart Sausenbach and Daniel James, with service details and pallbearers.
An over twenty five year rheumatism sufferer from Pineville Bucks County Pa testifies Munyon's Rheumatism Cure relieved her pain quickly and claims permanent cure after short use. The ad promises rapid relief for acute muscular rheumatism lameness and back pain and notes the remedy is sold by druggists for 26 cents a bottle.
The stereoptican exhibition at Simpson Methods in the Episcopal church tomorrow promises entertainment and instruction. Local businesses list jewelry and silverware offerings from Davidow Bros. Social events and officers for Plymouth Congregational church and Hyde Park lodge dominate the notices, with ads for photography, horseshoeing, grocer ies, second hand furniture, wall paper, plumbing, and oysters scattered throughout. The items reflect a bustling small town page of community notices and ads.
Miss Margaret Jacobs returns home to Nanticoke after visiting friends here. The financial committee of the David G. Swate benefit festival plans a meeting in Caterhout's library. Delaware and Hudson upgrades walks on Dickson Avenue and yard at Green Ridge. Welsh Congregational church women prepare an old fashioned New Year’s tea. Communications for The Tribune drop spots include Lewis drug store Providence Square Jebus on Wayne Hangl’s on Dickson and Sickler’s Providence Road. Rev. Jeanette Olmstead will lecture tonight at Puritan Congregational on The Ideal in Social Life. Patrolman Reese G Jones and Mail Carrier McGeary assist a Swedish youth. he seeks Belmont Street and an uncle in Providence Penn. His bag is at the station house and trunk at Lehigh Valley Pittston.
A shop touts twenty thousand Key West and imported cigars offered at wholesale box price. The ad highlights bulk availability and names E.G. COURBEN as a point of contact or brand reference.
The ad offers a Tourist Slipping Car from Chicago to California for 86.00 with weekly routes on Tuesdays via Fort Worth and El Paso and Thursdays via Scenic Route. It invites inquiries to A. Phillips & Co Philadelphia and lists names including JOHN BEBASTIAN G.P.A. Chicago among a spread of products and services from Phillips brochures to local retailers, with assorted calendars and music boxes.
St Luke's Cedar Avenue Kindergarten School hosts a Christmas anniversary next Saturday at 1 PM with a full pupil program of vocal and instrumental music and refreshments. Rev. Rogers Israel will address attendees. guests include St Luke's Episcopal church members.
Mercereau and Connell announce their largest and most complete holiday stock with many gold silver and gold filled pieces. They offer heat watches at low prices after manufacturers concessions and a tariff reduction. They emphasize perfect stones and quality, with mounted brooches rings studs scarf pins and a vast array of jewelry items. Prices are described as surprisingly cheap and a wide variety is claimed.
A lively ad touts low prices on liquor and perfected machinery and promotes fine jewelry with hundreds of stone rings. It highlights opera glasses chains lockets charms banquet lamps and onyx top tables with new tariff influenced designs, plus porcelain clocks and marble clocks at bargain rates claiming American jeweled movement and low cost.
Frank Clickens is out after several days. Dr. Chamberlain is ill at his home on Bloom Street. Charles Nemeyer is home from Lafayette College. Miss Kate Meyers of Moscow visits Mrs Gilligan. A select social was held in Odd Fellows hall last evening. Rev. R Hiorns of Scranton will lecture for the Loyal Legion Saturday. Charles Cole is home from Princeton holidays with his parents. Charles Cole, a farmer in Irving at Mogow, was arrested Monday noon for insulting a young lady waiting.
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