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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
7
A scrambled city brief notes political, legal, and local events. Andrew Hers withdrew a charge against John Balwus in South Scranion after an Alderman’s office meeting. The report mentions several names and positions with unclear details.
The paper’s editor Gh Morwn and manager Jimmes J. Cote tan receive congratulations for the Christmas edition. A burglary case features stolen gold pieces found on a suspect arrested, while elevator trouble on a Moor building causes a jam with nine men and one woman aboard.
A garbled ad copy notes a simple pair of kid gloves is useless without the enamelled box and promises a box free with purchase from Mears and Hagen despite unclear wording. The text emphasizes product presentation over actual protection.
The Scranton Conservatory of Music piano department held a large recital at Guernsey's Hall assisted by Ralph Wilhaug and Philip Warren. Students demonstrated strong technique and ensemble work, with many solos praised and encores given. Professor Pennington spoke on the conservatory method and the value of class work.
Yesterday evening Patriot Duffy of Keyner avenue was laid to rest in the cathedral cemetery. The bereaved report his brother John Prats aged 38 breathes his last, as the family recalls difficult loss amid services at Holy Rooney church Providence and interment in the cathedral Concrery. Several old COP T A OR Hi Gere Wil will attend the burial to honor him.
The Scranton Tribune Year Book for 190 will be second to none in its field and ready for delivery on January 1, signaling a polished annual issue with extensive local coverage.
Cigars and tobacco items advertised at Landis 27 Wyoming Ave and Lane's 32 Epruce Street. Offers include Mylar pipes at Landis 207 Wyoming Ave and the Hotel Jermyn cigar priced at 109.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a decades long aid for teething pain and infant colic. It claims relief for diarrhea and teething woes, with the product sold by druggists nationwide at twenty five cents per bottle.
The Common Council and select council favor the viaduct ordinance with two readings and schedule a third in the lower branch and two in the upper branch next Thursday night. The body also advances repairs to City Hall entrances electric lights at Lincoln avenue and Pettibone Street multiple street and utility improvements and a wage dispute with the Tenth street grading contract. A fire department bid for Wiron and a police appeal in a damage case are noted, with several new measures introduced and third readings passed on several ordinances including fire alarm and pavement projects.
The Ellenteenta ward meeting of the select council approved bids for electric plant power and set an eight month completion limit after amendments. An additional permanent staff for Liberty and Niagara was passed amid opposition. A new fire wagon contract was debated with rubber tires deemed unnecessary, and a special committee was named to review the final wagon specifications.
Niagara Falls is poised to host large scale chemical production led by the Mathieson Alkali works. Electric power from the local plant enables constant caustic soda output, with 2000 horsepower contracted and a plan to expand into a second brick complex by year end. The project signals major industrial growth alongside the paper mill.
At O'Hara's cigar store 431 Spruce street customers can find meerschaum and prier pipes in all styles and prices. The "Hotel Jermyn" cigar is advertised for 10 cents.
City Solicitor Vosburg plans to raise the annual expense estimate for the law department. He seeks increasing the assistant solicitor salary from 900 to 1200 dollars due to expanded duties with a larger city. The note cites more work and need for a qualified lawyer.
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