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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes a December 2 1899 issue with letters from friends on current topics and editorial revisions. It mentions no candidate for vice president and lists publication details for Scranton, New York offices, and postal classifications.
A feature on the International Correspondence Schools in Scranton on Wyoming Avenue, a large granite building serving 140,000 pupils since eight years, offering 74 courses via 5000 daily new pupils, with instructors, branch offices, and a focus on practical trade instruction through correspondence education for miners and engineers.
The article mourns soldiers who died for freedom and frames their sacrifice as a blood offering to clear the way for human progress. It argues the fallen men acted from true motives toward liberty and justice, lifting millions toward development above prior dreams. It hints at debate within Philadelphia paper circles over the convention's decision.
The army and religious groups fed the poor in New York Philadelphia and Chicago and smaller towns on Christmas Day 1899. Tens of thousands received dinners and the generosity of many organizations surpassed prior years. The era’s prosperity aided broad distribution, signaling a hopeful future if the spirit continues daily.
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