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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
8
The holidays bring Princeton, Cornell events and dances at Bleyele club with undergraduates invited. A New Year ball features elaborate decorations, Oriental lanterns, and a large cast of social groups hosting dinners and receptions.
A流 scrambled OCR note lists numerous names and locations. It mentions Miss Mary Mickson at Tetefain and Miss Dorothy Dimmich spending holidays in Wilmington Delaware. Professor Mo Clonee plans Christmas with parents in Salem. Miss Mune HT of Dalton Virginia is an aunt to Mrs Wasil Metts of Green Ridge. Miles Hand of Philadelphia and others plan Christmas visits with families in various cities including Cleveland and St. Louis. Deputy Attorney General Fred W. Felta travelled from Macethany to the city.
A reflective essay praises the Christmas Spirit pervading daily life from shoppers to children. It discusses kindness to strangers, acts of courtesy among crowds, and the restorative power of belief in Santa Claus while arguing against eroding old myths and animal tales that shaped children's imagination.
Numerous letters tout Peruna as the cure for la grippe and catarrh with testimonies from consumers, including Henry Distin and Mrs. Jane Gift. The campaign claims Peruna strengthens and renovates mucous membranes, claiming dramatic relief after short treatment periods and endorses the product through endorsements from various individuals and the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
Miss Spencer shows plenas and dramatic ability in a Gondoliers performance. The Lawrence orchestra at the Gaiety theater under Prof. Edgar Vinal gains wide applause from cast and visiting players. Reeve Jones, famed pianoforte virtuoso, remains less active this season but may return to concert work. Blauvelt announces a return to opera next season.
The Junger Maennerchor of the Fourth Silo rehearses for an early January minstrel show with a large cast and a ten piece Lawrence orchestra. Prof. W. C. Out directs the production, Susie Kranz headlines the Lyceum vaudeville, and Grace Spencer and other pupils shine in Italian operatic pieces.
The ad touts Krause's Cold Cure priced at 26 cents as a fast remedy with no head or hearing effects. Matthews Brosco sells it while Lewis and Reilly announce extended evening hours through the holidays to serve shoppers.
Thousands of holiday books in board cloth and leather at strong discounts. Includes Dickens, Shakespeare, Alger, Thackeray and more in various bindings plus complete portfolios and rare editions. Also offers toys, shirts, handkerchiefs, silverware, Picture frames, calendars and Christmas cards on three floors while supplies last.
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