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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1897
Page
10
Fragmented OCR text from The Carboninto Tribune lists names and roles and references recipients and contact paths. The readable portion mentions Carboninto Tribune contacts and several individuals, with garbled, incomplete lines suggesting local staff or subscribers.
The City Institute opens a multi day program in the new school building with Mayor delivering the opening address. Lectures cover subjects from elocution to natural history with figures like G. P. Tittle Jorie Boddy and Mrs Burke scheduled across Tuesday and Wednesday sessions.
Wallace Meaduilen's son from Verkavoume died Saturday afternoon while playing near a pit. He fell into the pit quad as bystanders tried to rescue him, and messengers were sent for medical help.
The article lists a concert on the thirtieth by Mozart orchestra at Burke Paulding hall and mentions a social meeting and fundraising issues. It notes a hot water heating project, a City Treasury dispute, and a few local personalities including Cadlahan Soranten and Mayor O'Neil.
Fragmentary text recalls people in Dunmore and Beruntan, with several unclear names such as Martha Mary Williams Nellie and Jonas Long. Mentions a store and a return from a weekend trip, but details are unresolved.
Coughs and colds can be cured quickly by Scott s Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites. The oil feeds the blood and warms the body while the hypophosphites nerve tone and the glycerine soothes throat and lungs. The combination aims to prevent serious lung troubles. Scott & Howne, Cha mbuts, New York.
A detailed society note describes a family gathering on Wyishington Street with many relatives and guests. The text lists attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins and children, and others, along with distant connections and remarks on festivities and visits. The fragmentary OCR preserves names and places like Cockwiller, Bellevue, and Main Street, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century local society celebration.
A fragmentary report describes a town event featuring the Archinht choir and a company presentation. It mentions stalls, lights, a large city street scene, decorated booths, and nightly concerts with two matrons and six assistants overseeing each booth. An elegant deer prize is promised each evening to a lucky number holder.
An advertisement touts the Pyramid Pile Cure as a universal remedy for fistula and rectal piles including bleeding and protruding conditions. It claims many lives saved and urges customers to buy from druggists at a dollar and a half per package, with a free booklet offered by the Pyramid Co. Marshall Michigan.
The text lists many ladies and gentlemen with roles at a fair, including Miss Floyd Gidennr, Miss Stella Wintetnay, Miss Nora Piehkoring, and Mrs. John yas, among others. It references booth numbers and a pageant committee with varied participants and families, detailing a public event lineup and duties.
A fragmentary notice describes a Kimball Piano business seeking capital and partnership, naming W W Kimball and related figures. The text is garbled but indicates a corporate effort to raise funds and reorganize ownership.
A corner window showcases Fancy Cream Candies Chocolates Jellies Cream Almonds and Cream Dates with fresh stock not a week old. Preparations for the rush are evident as abundant displays customers can request items from any window display and be served by extra salespeople to make buying easy.
A brief report notes Wera 2 E E achieves a trot during a Seca event. Details on participants or outcomes are sparse in the fragment.
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