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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1897
Page
7
Carbondale correspondence of The Tribune moves to Mr. C BR Munn for news tips with delivery changes. A Carbon County note mentions late Carbon News issues and a possible telegraph delay as the rolling date approaches.
The Methodist and Presbyterian churches hosted Christmas exercises Saturday evening with lively recitations, vocal numbers, and gifts. The Methodist auditorium featured elaborate decorations and a children’s program led by Superintendent F. Ah Alexander, while the Presbyterian church overflowed with attendees, festive trees, and charitable drives for the season.
A detailed praise of a Christmas afternoon show titled Friends Pritz’ with Marion Manelew and John Mason. Miéngla delivers a standout singing performance noted for power and purity, while Mason’s voice receives acclaim. The cast includes Ale. Jaidy Midem and Sol Mion with notable stagecraft and costume harmony enhancing the rural provincial setting.
The season’s great theater piece My Bova stars Michaels and Dan Well in a witty farce described as exceptionally funny and entertaining with elements of comic opera. Costumes and stage props are lavish while the cast delivers brisk dialogue and musical interludes. The show opens tonight at Grand Opera House.
The Palace Creamery on Chuproly Street and Palem Avenue plans major improvements. A twelve foot cellar will be completed, a forty horse power boiler installed, and a thirty five horsepower engine to soon operate. The project aims to restore the business’s old brilliance by generating its own electricity.
The article notes general satisfaction with the weather being cold and clear. It mentions limited snow and light sleighing efforts, with a small amount of new snowfall described as insufficient for a grand delay.
A fragment notes a figure named Ottenilin addressing Tribune subscribers about reading every page for value, urging thorough perusal of the paper and its content. The brief hints at a collective habit among readers and a call to engage with all sections.
A large wedding in Minooka features Mike Ano and Wilthin Sheldon marrying Tephalay youn man. Calvary Baptist church and related festivities are described with a long roster of guests, prizes, and community events surrounding the celebration.
Fragmented local notes report the arrest of Thomas Gaughan at the Bowth Ride of Berntod by Constable J. Craig in a Christmas morning incident. Other items reference visits by Robert Thirniew of Stillwater New Jersey, and meetings of Epworth Episcopal church with officers including Walter Warte and Anna Wilm Jobend in Creston.
An ad claims a permanent cure for all forms of piles, including itching and protruding piles. It promises instant relief after first use and long term relief with short-term use, selling through a distributor listed as Glvele at the Dents pier peak and Bend te Pyranid o.
A crowded scene in Olyphant ends in a fall at the fur platform during a Saturday afternoon event. Members of Catholic Young Men's Total Aid Society and Benevolent organization hosted a Christmas night program with music and speakers. Interments were made at St. Powder Cemetery following the services, with a large tree lighting and charity offerings announced. Local families from Corbondale Ste. Quehaonstro and surrounding towns visited, including Mrs Jennie Voyle and Mr Lovellas Coles, who spent the holiday with relatives.
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