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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1900
Page
3
Community notices from Susquehanna county report a Baptist ministers conference at Hallehead with services and talks, social events at Hogan opera house, new appointees at Crandall House and local jobs, school and historical society appeals, and local civic planning. Also noted are farm oddities and upstate travels, with several transfers and meetings scheduled in coming weeks.
Special to the Scranton Tribune Thompson Feb 4 The Honesdale district Epworth League convention opens Tuesday evening at the M S church Thompson with Rev G H Prentice of Moscow presiding A fine programme is planned Delegates entertainment and profit from the event are anticipated Reports note community sickness travels and local events including a Grange hall oyster supper and a Wright house fire at Ararat.
If the reader knows someone afflicted by bilious colic this remedy offers prompt relief. Sold by all druggists Matthews Bros wholesale and retail agents.
Mrs. George Horton and Belle Kennedy spent Saturday in Carbondale. William Painter of Wandling was kicked by a mule and seriously injured. Dr. McGuire attended him. Eleazer Monroe visited friends in Dunmore. Mr. Cook of the Jermyn Methodist church preached Friday evening. John H. Cunningham is in New York. Leroy Perkins, the new dentist, has moved into H. Hrown's building. A birthday party for Miss Pally Evans on South Main featured songs, games and refreshments. The singing class reviews the first of 100 questions from the International Correspondence School of Music under J. L. Morgan. Mattie Hacker of White's Valley visits her sister, Mrs. Leroy Perkins. Mae Shapley has returned home from Wayne county. Mrs. Joseph Ackerman visits her father at Pleasant Mount. The Vandling and Forest City union band became a chartered organization last week.
Thomas Young aged 43 of Parsonage Street Pittston died Friday night after a lingering illness. He served three years in Battery G Fifth U S Artillery during the Civil War and held many fraternal memberships including Nugent Post G A R Falling Springs lodge Knights of Pythias Pittston Castle Knights of Golden Eagle Pittston lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows Slocum council Junior Order United American Mechanics Thalia lodge Db. off. and Barnum Colliery Key fund. He leaves five grown children. The funeral is Monday at 2 PM with services at Broad Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 3 PM.
In Avoca the milk mill strike persists a week with employees marching on grievances. Ashley of Hackettstown refuses to meet demands, while overseers are sent to handle issues. Community mourns multiple deaths as families face losses and funerals proceed amid ongoing local notices and licenses.
Speck to the Scranton Trine reports Hi Henry and a company of fifty artists will perform at Hale's opera house on Tuesday evening. Hi Henry is famed as a minstrel manager with a large organization and the program promises new refined acts with favorable press notes.
Consumers offered a refund if the laxative Bromo Quinine tablets fail to cure. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price listed as 5c.
Captain Joshua Slocum narrates solitary voyage from Boxton to Gibraltar aboard the Spray. He details drifting into loneliness during a fog and gale, talks with the moon, recalls past voices, and experiments with singing to cope, noting porpoises and sea birds reacting to his shipboard music.
Losing flesh indicates insufficient nourishment and leads to nervousness sleeplessness debility and disease risk. The Standard remedy for wasting diseases in all ages improves digestion flesh strength vigor and resistive power.
A exposé on ignorance and female health calls for reform of marriage related burdens. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as a cure for womb disorders, childbirth pain relief, and restoring vitality. Readers are urged to request the Common Sense Medical Adviser and related works from Buffalo, New York.
The Philadelphia Record urges mothers to treat a child’s fear of darkness with understanding not ridicule. It warns that frightening tales and threats fuel anxiety, while early, patient training and soothing routines can prevent lasting cowardice and sleep troubles.
A mother learns that healthy dirt and outdoors play, not overcareful cleanliness, boosts a child’s health and happiness. The piece argues that letting children romp outside, wear sturdy clothes, and get wholesome dirt improves strength, appetite, and mood more than excessive sanitation.
A reader recounts trying Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder for catarrh and reports instant relief after a single dose. The testimonial claims elimination of nasal symptoms and eye pain, noting permission to stop using medicines. The piece cites local merchants Matthews Bros and W. T. Clark as sellers.
The Kansas Farmer notes a shift as prosperity makes farmers question old practices. The piece compares new styles and critiques, citing disputes over land use and construction approaches, including references to a Queen Anne style and an alonbal design.
Speculation in the short session followed the Southern Pacific January statement and a profitable mood faded after a strong bank report. Gains in St Pauls and iron and steel issues, notably National Steel, contrasted with declines in Tennessee Coal and a general GE uptick blamed on earnings chatter. Trading was heavy for a short day, with erratic price moves and mixed advances across sectors.
Erected by H. G. Dale at 27 Lackawanna Avenue. Butter Creamery dairy tubes 2c. Eggs select western nearby state cheese full cream new beans per bushel cholee marrow 8.40 medium 2.20 pea onions per bushel 45e flour
Mixed quotes show steady to firm movement in wheat and corn futures with no sharp price shifts. Reports indicate steady oats and unchanged sugar with firm tendency for refined sugar and live poultry prices amid varied regional demand.
Trading activity was subdued in early hours with market players adjusting accounts ahead of next week. Prices for wheat and butter remained steady to firmer on improved cables and buying, while goods such as creamery butter and cheese held at firm or steady levels amid mixed bag of futures and spot quotes.
Chicago market tests show light early activity in wheat amid disappointment in supply cables. Foreign buyers offer some support but overall demand remains tepid, keeping prices steady as traders watch crop prospects and weather signals.
Commodities and grains index show modest gains amid mixed futures from May corn and No. 2 spring wheat. Reports on Argentine yields and pantry goods influence prices as traders note steady winter wheat and refined products.
Market notes show varied cattle demand with steer and cow prices around 4.26 and 2.05 per unit while western lambs and sheep sell December activity. Sharp but uneven movement described with totals around 200 head and a sheep run noted at 45,000 head in the region.
Fragmentary OCR report notes varying bids and demand for dairy cattle and veal calves. Mentions western fat cows, thin cows, dressed veal, and milk cows with generally active or unchanged bidding and moderate demand across several items.
East Liberty market notes show prices for cattle pigs and sheep. Beef cattle and hogs listed with primes mediums heavies and bids. calves steers and heifers priced by category. Prices include various grades and weights with per head or per hundred weight figures.
Fragmented OCR text lists bids and lots including fresh cows, common stock, and various weights. Entries reference prices per head or per hundredweight and mention locations like Belo and Yorkers. The jumble implies a livestock and materials sale with estimates, receipts, and mixed quality grades.
New York market notice lists beef veal and lambs for sale with firm demand. Prices shown include lambs at 245 and 70 for various grades, with farmers and buyers seeking steady trade.
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