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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
10
Montrose records Christmas greetings and holiday departures for local students plus church services and sermons. Notables include Charles Finn from Keuka College and Bruce Titman returning from Wyoming Seminary. Local church services feature special mass odds and a Fiske Jubilee singers benefit.
Honesdale reports the New York evening train arriving four and a half hours late due to a tunnel wreck in Jersey City. Several local passengers were on board the delayed service. The town plans a New Year concert by the Christ en indeavor and a Presbyterian Sunday school social on Thursday. Refreshments will be provided. Two holiday events loom large: Freeman's orchestra concert at Christus Hight and the Exchange Club dance at the armory New Year’s Eve. A calm Christmas mood pervades with mush served.
The piece promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestive disorders, claiming it strengthens the stomach and cures related ailments. It includes a patient testimonial from T. B. audill of Mootland, Alleghany Co. N.C., and notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bowel health.
Elmhurst Kline Miller of Carbondate returns home after a week with Daniel Grimes. Burt Billings of Montrowe visits W. F. Jenkins. Miss Schinnerling vacations with parents at Thorn Tivivst. Mitchin Milley of Dunmore stays with Mrs. Byron Buckingham. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Williams visit relatives. Mrs. Frank McDonald of Philnfeld vacations with W. F. Jenkins and Langdon, plans Christmas with husband. A. Cole travels to Chirk's Green for Christmas with Rev. Parslett. Christ in entertainment planned Friday afternoon and Christus exercises at Baptist Sunday school Friday evening. Prof. and Mrs. E. J. Rogers visit Harford over holidays. Will Jenkins and Arthur Seeley secure positions in Scranton.
An old medical advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure promising relief from severe piles after four months of use. Testimonial from F Capps of Minneapolis area claims complete disappearance of symptoms with one box. promotion includes book offer and mailing address.
A mix of thrift town classifieds listing furnished rooms for rent in multiple streets, for rent front rooms with bath and gas near court house, and a for sale of a garden level property. Also notices for sale of a horse and a one acre land plot in Fleetville. Names include Mrs Olive Fish and addresses like Cedar Avenue and Vine Street.
Trading in New York markets showed cautious mood with mixed activity across sectors. Rail and industrial stocks faced uneven demand while coal and metal shares fluctuated amid broader concerns about production and supply. Total sales stood at substantial levels as investors weighed prospects for near term prices and corporate outputs.
The narrative notes that the choir performed during the service and the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered by the presiding elder of the district.
The Methodist choir performed The Prince of Peace before a full church crowd with Leon Bly and Gordon Dinmick assisting on violin and cornet. Rev. A W Hawkes spoke on The Mission of Mirth. A lecture in the opera house entertained and educated Forest City youths home for holidays. Local visitors include G W Minxey and others from Carbondale and Ann Arbor.
The Lyceum offers a diverse program at the Savoy with a new company headed by Mildred Ubaland and featuring Kate Dualne Wile and Louis Mione plus Gerda Smith and Ceara Woodward. The audience may see a mix of exotic scenery and musical vaudeville acts as the company presents a polished version of an English style farce. The production runs nightly with matinees and includes the "Phe harbor" scene and other elaborate stage settings.
Mixed notices list canvassers and solicitors, trade services, and shop notices for Mia Dona Co Op Velie Vineland S20 Depr B Jessup & Jessup attorneys Mooris A B Briggs cleans privy vaults and pumps Leave orders 1100 North Main or Bickes drugstore, Clarke Co demen and nurserymen 20 Washington Ave greenhouses 100 North Main Ave, Joseph Kuettel wire screens, dressmaking Louise Shoemaker 14 Adams Ave, Negarg ee Aros printer supplies envelopes and paper bags, Schmidt-Wilkes Barre Record ads at Reisman Bros Stantons City.
Fragmentary business notice describes mining prospects at Coulterville and nearby lodes with mentions of the Merr y Harrison Virginia Mines and a motor shaft. It notes inditement for different parties, feasibility claims, and a call for stock traders to request a market letter from SM Utbwrd & tener and S. V. Comsoliiared.
WANTED Furnished room centrally located in private home. Respond to W. Tribune Office Ely. WANTED Goods second hand finance will pay cost. Address Lock Box 10 serauton Pu.
A garbled OCR passage shows scattered words and phrases about drinks, Western themes, and numbers. Readable items include references to latte, bets, coins, and names like Gore and Dani, but no clear event or context emerges.
The readable text describes scattered remarks about weather conditions and a track event with mentions of places and people. It references wind, rain, and damp surfaces while noting some performances and observations. The fragmentary nature leaves many names and specifics unclear, but it conveys a sports day atmosphere with emphasis on track results and conditions.
A private family posts a notice seeking a tea dice new hoard exchange and invites calls after Thursday at AI conventomes MY Harehun avenue.
An assortment of ad snippets lists rooms to rent with board at 2 Addiia avenue and 509 Mulberry street, plus notices offering quick loans at various terms. Other lines reference merchants and items for sale or trade, including a watch chain and a temple-related item, with obscured names and addresses.
A garbled OCR passage references winter wheat topics and several proper nouns, including place names and possible names such as Mehmed and Northwestern. The readable content is limited, with no clear events, dates, or outcomes to summarize into a concrete news item.
Special to the Enon Tribune Hopbottom December 2 reports Christmas programs at the Methodist and Universalist churches. Rev. Lewis of the Universalist church to take a two week vacation in Providence R. I. Miss Bertha Willigne of Peckyville visits Miss Melia Brown. Other items note family visits, school closure for vacation, a traveling company at Tenant's hall, and a prize awarded for coupon sales to the son of Mr and Mrs George Tiwh.
The readable parts reference meetings and names but lack coherent details. Core items include scattered names and places with unclear actions and dates. No clear event or outcome can be established from the legible text.
A feature at the Soar theater yesterday drew favorable reception. Performers included Arine Seweles and Bing vue Hetthobh presenting a Graiery tableau. A travel segment by Mile Uhaviit and her Mian midgets offered interpretive scenes.
A fragmented notice appears to warn investors about dividend timing and related market actions. The garbled text references a wave date, market operations, and potential adjustments, with scattered mentions of entities and locations.
A garbled OCR fragment references several names and places, including Waigge, Daniel Fowon, Lin as Tem, Melia, and Staab. Context unclear. appears to be a loosely connected list of individuals and locations with no coherent event or clear action.
A public notice from PORRRY Solicitor announces an intended corporate action to be called in The Hachelor. The document lists objections from the Wind Common Pegs and details hearings, dates, and the rights and privileges involved, including appearance and submission of objections by the specified deadline.
Fragmentary OCR notes from a local page mention an event in Ohio City with unclear names and numbers. Readable items reference a death notice and organizational acronym BATASS with a figure around 2,97, but details are fragmentary and unspecified.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about individuals, places, and actions with scattered names like Saree, WIM, Boienh Daek, and Gale, forming a puzzling scene. It mentions events and a possible confrontation, but details are obscured by OCR errors.
Wanted refined private family setup for elder man with weekly stipend. Quiet home preferred with modest amenities and no public disturbance. Contact K. oH through Tribune f re with references.
Fragmentary from Tribune office notices seeking leanstor sales and other work. Includes various ad lines for maids, cooks, drivers, and positions with unclear details and multiple locations.
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