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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1898
Page
3
A detailed tour of a large candy plant explains refined methods from steam to open flame heating, careful selecting and packing, and the skill of workers. It notes advances in machinery, strict hygiene, and how packaging design enhances sales while workers describe pride in craft and steady employment.
A reading on seeking God first over worldly wealth, stressing no double loyalty to Mammon and the futility of anxious earthly planning. Jesus uses nature’s examples to urge trust in God, then teaches daily duty and present focus as the path to true prosperity.
A fragment notes that skilled workers understand time is valuable and the need to belong, emphasizing disciplined effort and careful execution in tasks.
A humorous reminiscence from Harper's Machine about Little Johnny's loud Christmas antics. Johnny defies his Aunt Jane and recalls Christmas whipping jokes, insisting Christmas is not his whipping day as he plays with festive noise and mischief.
A colored Mrs Partington in Georgina amuses neighbors as she attempts to read a Bible aloud from a front porch. At about seven years old, she is mocked for allegedly reading upside down while insisting the Bible is plain enough to read in any way. The exchange crops up amid weather talk and quippy remarks about the wind and the earth.
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