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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1894

Page

7

Luce Bros. Offer Fresh Groceries and Candies

Luce Bros. advertise a wide assortment of fresh produce and confections. The ad highlights new dried fruits, assorted nuts, raisins, oranges, and a large candy selection at appealing prices.

Death of Heffram T. Davies in West Side Scranton

An aged resident, Heffram T. Davies, died at 5:58 AM at the home of Officer Hezekiah Peters on Price street after years with miners asthma. Born in Wales, he came to the U S about 25 years ago and worked in Capouse mines. Funeral from Peters' home tomorrow, burial at Washburn Street cemetery. Interwoven notes list local visitors, lodge events, and a home factory opening by W S Hughes and R S Dales.

Heffram T. Davies West Side Hezekiah Peters Price Street Mr. Davies Degeased Wales Scranton Davies Capouse Mines Capotise Peters Washburn Street Sarah Post Towanda Rev D. C. Hages New York Charles Mansfiell Chestnut Street Nanticoke Pauline Richards Montdale Sarah Dandow Pottsville Ars. John RR. Hughes Mary Reynolds Brooklyn N. Y Mia Helen Pawling Swetland Street Daniel J. Evans Dea PL. Evans South Hyde Bark Avenue Gibson Samuel DP Pettit Nova Scotia North Rebeccn Avenue John Edwards Charles Astor Wilkes-Barre Mughes Robert Morris Lodge Order of American Truc Ivorites South Main Avenue Odge W. G. Bortree C. P. Fisk Walleville Nora Stones Craig Frank Fisk Daniel Lee Green Ridge Mra. Smith Ninth Street B. L. Free P. Fisk Wallsville

The Irish Artist shines at Academy and Olcott enthralls

Chauncey Olcott, star of The Irish Artist at the Academy of Music, draws large crowds with Maurice Cronin’s role and his song encore. The Sans Souci hosts In the Tenderloin with Tom Gould and Cushman. Freeman Bryton leads the dramatic portion at Frothingham tonight. The Stanard Dramatic company presents Hand and aura as a St Pauls Pioneer group benefit at the Academy.

Chauncey Olcott Academy of Music Tonight New York Recorder Fourteenth Street Maurice Cronin Sans Souci Tom Gould Edmund E. Price Tenderloin Frank Cushman Migs Gugsle Hart Dick Quilter Harrigan John Page Frederick Bryton Frothingham W. H. Power Froth- Ingham Scranton Academy of Music Standard Dramatic Company St. Paul's Gorpe

Dunmore News Roundup Christmas Scenes and Moves

Miss Katie Clark visits Providence and Miss Eva Montgomery visits Plymouth as holiday gatherings fill Dunmore. Local staff changes include John Johnson resigning as foreman at Scranton Cash store. Christmas balls, parties, and a funeral mark the season with Odd Fellows and church services scheduled. Reverend Dreyer heads to China after Canada meetings and Chicago stop. a Christmas purse is raised for him.

Katie Clark Providence Eva Montgomery Plymouth Nellie Quinn Drinker Street George Curwen Olyphant Dunmore Hotel George J. Gifford C. S. Johnson New Jersey John Johnson Webster Avenue Scranton T. L. Crippen Dunmore George Schrank Collins Street Mia James Jones John Jones Miss Bradley Beckendorf Pittston Reuben Mowery Blakely Street Methodlat Episcopal Church J. ©. Leacock Dunmore Lodge of Odd Fellows Fred Dreyer China Dreyer Toronto Canada Chicago Tacoma Wash Hila

Christmas Tree Event At Park Place Methodist

Miss Margaret Reese of Plymouth visits her aunt Miss Anna Reese on William street. Park Place Methodist Episcopal Sunday school plans tonight’s Christmas tree entertainment with Keystone Local Club hosting a social. Bauer’s Orchestra will provide music. Joseph F. Hangiaclos reports a surprise at Green Ridge Presbyterian Sunday school. Martin La Baur of Hackettstown, N J attends.

Margaret Reese Plymouth Anna Reese William Street Park Place Keystone Iteimming Company Harmory Bauer Joseph F. Hangiaclos Green Ridge

Pratts Book Store Calendar Sale Promos and Music Boxes

An assorted listing highlights calendars at Pratts Book Store and music boxes from Gautschl & Sons of Philadelphia. It notes repairs and a rare bindings collection, with limited piano lessons and various street locations and specialty items in a period advertising style.

Gautschl & Sons, Manufacturers Chestnut Street Philadelphia Tam Addrone Wichard Lindway Mulberry Street Powell's Munro Store

Christmas program and funeral notices dot South Side

Happy children filled Hickory Street Presbyterian Church with a Christmas tree program led by Rev. August Lange. The service ended with toy gifts for each child. George Stangline had a large funeral at St. Marys Catholic Church with a high mass and a preacher praising his character. Charlies Stone announces candidacy for common council in the Eleventh Ward.

Hickory Street Presbyterian Church George Stangline Crown Avenue Charlies Stone Vickory Street Presbyterian Church August Lange Mr. Lange Twentieth Ward Charles Graf Max Werly Charles Altman John Schneider John Baker John Scharf Comine Chars Stone Wyoming Avenue Maple Street Common Council Robert Robligon Stone South Side

Letter to The Tribune from Samuel S Cobb

Samuel S Cobb writes to correct an article about dismissed pupils. He asserts his daughter Catherine Cobb left school four weeks earlier and denies misreporting by Miss Holce and others. Cobb claims the retirement resulted from perceived pupil impartiality and seeks to set the record straight.

Cobb Hdstor the Tribune Puplia Misa Boleo Samuel

Tourist Sleeper Cars From Chicago to Island Excursions

A brief note advertises double berth sleeper prices on Phillips lock Island Tourist Excursions from Chicago. Fast trains depart Tuesday via Fort Worth and El Paso and Thursday via Scenic Rate. Inquiries go to A Phillips & Co Philadelphia, John Sebastian, GPA Chicago.

Chicago Phillips-lock Island Fort Worth Fl Paso A. Phillips & Co South Ninth Street Philadelphia John Sebastian G.P.A

Dr Potter Rheumatic Pills Tells Of Remarkable Cure

Mrs Elia Re Nolan of Auburn New York describes years of rheumatism and rheumatic gout with swollen joints and bedridden days. After trying Dr Potters Rheumatic Pills she reports rapid improvement within days and full recovery after six boxes, endorsing the remedy and inviting verification at 200 State Street Scranton Pa. Price listed as one dollar per box.

Elia Re Nolan Auburn N. Y Dr. Potter Howde State Street Matthews Broy Scranton

Massachusetts Honors Fifty Three Sons by House Dome Inscription

The State House Commission selected fifty three Massachusetts worthies for inscription around the dome base of the new House chamber. Notables include Morse Morton Hell Bancroft Prescott Motley Parkman Emerson Hawthorne Holmes Bryant Longfellow Lowell and more with remarks on Morton Knox Lincoln Dane Quincy Allen Howe Putnam and Bulfinch among others.

Massachusetts Sons of State House Commission Chamber House of Representatives Morse Morton Hell Bancroft Prescott Motley Parkman Emerson Hawthorne Holmes Bryant Longfellow Lowell Whittler Copley Hunt Edwards Channing Brooks Carver Bradford Endicott Winthrop Vane Pickering Knox Lincoln John Adams Dane Quincy J. Q. Adams Webster Sumner Wilson Andrew Choate Parsons Shaw Story Everett Phillips Garrison Mann Howe Allen Devens Bartlett Putnam Franklin Bowditch Pierce Agassiz Bulfinch Bell Harvard Laura Bridgman Northwest Territory

The Poet of the South Frank L Stanton’s rise from farm labor to famed Southern poet

A profile of Frank L Stanton, his rural upbringing and hard work as a youth, then years as a printer reporter and editor on the Savannah Morning News and Constitution. His poetry attracted praise in Paris and London, with many works set to music in England and America.

Philadelphia Times Frank Slanton Inp Savanah Morning News Joel Chandler Harris Remus Har Stanton South Carolina Georgia Smithville Constitution Myr. Harris Savanah Henry W. Grady Grady Harris Paris Mnland Jerome London Mr. Stanton Muner Dobson Forty Club Chicago Hta England America

Deafness Costs a Quarter in a Govs Race and Laughs

A Philadelphia provocateur recalls a Maryland governor bid where a heckler hid his question under a joke about hearing. The tale shows how deafness can shape political misreadings and social exchanges, including a Delaware Bay fishing trip and a chorus of taunts about loans.

Pitsburg Dispatch L.T. Salignac Philadelphia Maryland Delaware Bay Hallo Guyner Guvner

Impertinent Request Met With Quiet Dignity

A man shouted at a friend asking for 60 cents. The friend turned calmly, tossed a half-dollar, and said, Confound your impertinence, I should have heard you the first time.

Guvner

Burglars Force Entry At Green Ridge Store

Two men forced entry into the Green Ridge Store on Dickson Avenue and Green Ridge Street last evening at 4 20 pm. They pried a bar from the cellar door but fled before taking any valuables.

Dickson Avenue Green Ridge Street Green

Ancient grains and myths mixed in a global grain survey

A scattered digest cites barley, wheat, rye, oats, millet, spelt and maize with notes on origins, uses, and historic mentions. It touches on Pliny, Egypt, China, and Europe, alongside snippets of quotations and playful anecdotes about wisdom and games.

Europe Egypt Asia Onte China A.D Metonotamia Germany Switerland Switzerland Pliny Armenia

Beecham’s Pills Advertised For Digestive Ailments

Beecham's pills are claimed to relieve biliousness bilious headache dyspepsia heartburn torpid liver dizziness sick headache foul taste and coated tongue caused by constipation with constipation listed as the most frequent cause. Book free pills 25c at drugstores or write B F Allen Co 365 Canal St New York.

Beecham B. F. Allen Co Canal St New York

Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Tonic for Women Sold locally

An advertisement promotes Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women's weakness and exhaustion. It claims to restore flesh and color, aid digestion, and enrich the blood, urging mothers to use it for daughters. Matthews Bros. in Scranton sells the product.

Gilmore Matthews Bros Scranton

Mercereau and Connell Offer Largest Holiday Watch Stock

Mercereau and Connell announce their holiday arrangements with a vast assortment of watches in gold, silver, and gold filled cases. They secured many manufacturer concessions to pass savings to customers, offering top quality watches at prices close to inferior goods elsewhere.

Jewelry bargains promise fine stones and low silver prices

Dealers boast low silver prices after tariff changes and robee of 1 per cent. They claim to offer perfect color and cut stones in brooches rings earrings and studs. A wide variety of silver items from cake baskets to toothpicks is presented, with astonishment at the quoted prices.

Robee Judes Ws

Rich cut glass and labor cuts transform prices

A vivid notice touts brilliant glasswork and a doxeling display. It claims low labor costs and perfected machinery have driven prices downward, highlighting remarkable improvements in value.

Banquet Lamps and Onyx Top Tables Featured

New and elegant designs in banquet lamps and onyx top tables headline a display. Art porcelains are included among items brought in since the tariff took effect.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Luce Bros Main Avenue Main Street Taylor, PA Mie Heffram T, Davies Robert Morris Lodge of Ivorites Bartree Joseph A. Mears West Side Business Directory Starner N. Push North Main Avenue Revere F. W. Mason & Co Sooth Main Avenue J. C. King Fred Reynolia William Dd, Griffiths Oyaters-R. BF. Davis Northam Avenue Clarke's Griffin Beautiful Juvenile Books Pratt's Book Store Tribune Joe Ott Tate Academy Matt Phil Colonel and I Davis’ Theater North End Pratts Book Store Hocking Pratts News OF the Charles Stone Joseph P. Kelley Minooka St. Michael's College Alisa Mary Philbin New York City Conducor P. J. Kelley Locust Street Harry C. Haak Cedar Avenue L. D. Power Pine Grove Behayleur County Frederick Roos Green Ridge, Dec California Castoria Mis Castoris Frank L. Stanton Platte India Louis Globe-Democrat Washington Star Rafferty Dolan Harry Meny Milegende Adama Freeman How Haven Fifth Avenue E.C. Ricker & CO Adams Ave New Telephone Big Conrad Our Line of D.d. Williams & Bro Lackawahna Avenue W. WV k_ DougLas E.J. Leonard THE Hunt & Colnell Agenta von Trenton Iron van Alen & CO Oxford Iron BAR Revere Rubber CO Fayerweather & Ladew Bonneville STAR Portland American Boiler Aiffing Iron Lagkawanna Ave Win Linn Allen ST Met Spruce Street G. du B. Dimmick Mercereau & Connell Lackawanna Avenue D Joensen Arone Sue E. M. Hetzel Pilsener Hank Ise Cranton
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