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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
2
Towanda reports drilling for oil and gas has started on the W F Baker farm near Troy. An engine and boiler from Bradford support the operation as crews plan to drill deeper than 114 feet, with optimism of a strike and a local boom potential.
An advertisement asserts machine made tea is the best and passes United States inspectors under government supervision. It contrasts with adulterated tea and urges buyers to choose pure tea from first class grocers. The copy emphasizes a record of compliance and superiority over competitors.
The Presbyterlan Sunday school exercises were held in Honesdale with a smiling group of girls and a doll tableau. The audience enjoyed a delightful program and a request to repeat Thursday afternoon. Separate items included a New Year wall plaque and a noted musical interlude by Freeman orchestra.
Thieves broke into the four and feed mill of James Fowler & Sons on a Sunday night. They stole a small amount of money and Havana cigars, and escaped after forcing open an unlocked safe. Papers inside were removed and scattered around the building.
Community events fill the page including a Home Mission Society gathering at the Primitive Methodist church with a supper, a New Year’s opera afternoon with admission, and a Christian Alliance meeting at Miss Morty Hissle’s residence. Residents and visitors are listed for rentals, family visits, and holiday plans across Avoca and nearby towns.
Special to the Setunton Mintane from Pittston reports Annie Migurner about two years old dies at home in Port Griffith after a long illness. A Keystone Ball entertainment by the Daughters of Erin features Scranton participants Susie Little Nellie Cook Mary Cowley Lisle Conk Jennie Lavenning and Sidney Hughes. Thainkor from West Pittston, a Pennsylvania Coal mine foreman, is transferred after injuries from a fall at the Barnum Gallery.
The cage struck an obstruction and came to a sudden stop, with Mr McMillan suffering mainly from shock.
Miss Agnes McCawley of Exeterborough and Prof. M. P. Glibrile of West Pittston married at St John’s Catholic Church Gowrlock by Rev Father Garvey. Bride Marie Gallagher of Wilkes-Barre attended as bridesmaid. Groom a public school employee from Exeter. couple to reside there after a wedding trip. Eugene Smith and Miss Anna Beele married this evening at Broad Street Methodist Episcopal parsonage. groom a member of the Eagle Hose Company. bride daughter of Lola Seibel, a meat merchant.
David Reese and Joe Hallstand of West Pittston were returning from a saloon on Christmas night when Reese, assuming the revolver empty, fired a shot that struck Hallstand in the back. Hallstand remains in serious condition. Reese surrendered to police and was released on $500 bond.
Special to the Beranton Tribune reports Henry Derlew of West Pittston was halted by three men on a lonely road near Wyoming while returning from Pincherville. Derlew struck one assailant with a heavy whip and knocked others before continuing home unharmed.
Under date of November 4, 1897 from Vryburg Bechuanaland Captain C G Dennison notes he bought Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before the campaign and used it on himself and his men with beneficial results. Sold by all druggists Matthew Groe wholesale and retail agents.
The New York securities market ended the day buoyant as widespread gains lifted prices with several issues advancing 3 to 4 points. Brooklyn Rapid Transit led losses while London Brock settlement steadied. money market showed easy conditions with large loans at 6 percent. Total sales reached 00 shares with strong investment demand and a 22.02 value in United States bonds.
A corrected listing for Scranton Wholesale Market details prices and items such as butter creamery cheese beans and potatoes. It notes per unit prices like $2.90 and $4.00 for flour and other goods with references to store numbers and addresses.
Wheat dull yet firm for December contracts with mixed demand. Corn quiet but steady for No 2 mixed December. Oats steady for No 2 white clipped. Potatoes steady with Pennsylvania choice per bushel. Cheese firm quiet. Live poultry firm with fair demand. dressed poultry unchanged. Flour, corn, and oats shipment figures listed for Wheat 8 bushels, Corn 71,000 bushels, Oats 15,000.
The report notes wheat prices firm with No. 2 red values around 72 to 74 cents, corn and oats weaker or steady, spot markets mixed. Butter remains firm at western creamery levels, cheese steady across fall production, and various dairy grades holding steady or easing slightly.
Chicago December grain prices advance as Liverpool firmness and global demand support markets. May wheat closes higher than yesterday with corn oats and provisions also up. Quotations show varied values for flour, seeds, pork, lard, ribs, and whiskey amid overall higher trading activity.
Cattle native and Texan steers and cows generally lower. Mixed stockers and feeders strong. good to choice stockers rising. Hogs uneven but closing strong. good to heavy weights higher. Sheep steady to firm with western wethers and lambs showing modest gains. Receipts: cattle 1,400. hogs 2,000. sheep 20,000.
East Buffalo and Mote Hoge markets report varied livestock receipts. Cattle steady with tops around 7.75 to 5.50. hogs mixed with active demand and higher prices. sheep and lambs stronger with better quality lambs selling, ewes and older sheep noted at varying levels.
New York market notes mixed livestock prices with oxen cows and calves showing varied demand. Prices listed include high quality cattle around five dollars per unit and many specie values fluctuating amid a broad range of weights and animal types.
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The record notes a credit balance of 1.00 with certificates and no offer or shipment details. Mentions WO barreins average 7,000 rrels bone MN barrels average 2,549 bur relu.
An advertisement touts Dr Amnen's Liver Pill to clear and purify the complexion. It claims pills regulate the system and restore a rosy, youthful cheek color. Sold by Matthews Bros and T Chirk for forty doses, with one to two pills daily.
Public sale to settle judgments will auction off several parcels in Lackawanna County at Scranton Court House. Bids start January 12, 1900, at 10 a.m. for properties including Richmondale Lot 68 in Fell Township and various city blocks in Scranton guided by court writs and mortgages.
Long list of property foreclosures and executions in Scranton and surrounding towns. Notices name buyers, defendants, and estates, with parcel sizes and street locations. Seizures reference multiple terms and judgments, reflecting numerous creditors and court actions.
Multiple properties in Scranton and nearby towns are listed for sale under writs of execution. Cases include Edward Fallon administrator of Mary Fallon debt 225, Rudolph Bloeser land on Penn and Spruce, Mary Ann Neary surface lot in Beranton, and others. Sheriff sale terms require fifty dollars cash at strike, balance due on completion, with resale if terms not met.
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