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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
10
Warne county levy details and council notes mix with rail and bridge updates from Wayne and Hawley. Local clergy events, theatrical plans, weather impacts on trains, and social visits fill the page amid postal and hotel notices and community gatherings.
Obituaries report the death of a local resident at Moree Taylor hospital in Beranton with funeral services planned at the Baptist church in Holllisterville. Survivors include a son and a daughter and other relatives. the piece notes illnesses in the community and local residents recovering from illnesses.
A melodramatic appeal extols Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as essential for women and infants. It cites testimonials from mothers, claiming the remedy strengthens female systems, aids childbirth, and restores vitality after difficult pregnancies.
January term closes in Montrose with a not guilty verdict in the commonwealth against John Cleary for larceny and receiving. Anna Le Waterman v Delaware Lackawanna and Western company continues, while local interest grows in new factories and industrial prospects for Montrose. The Christian Endeavor movement marked its twentieth anniversary with a large Baptist church gathering.
The Beranton Tritone Forest Chia event drew few attendees last night due to inclement weather though those present enjoyed it. Miss Maxwell of Carbondale was piloniet. The Anthracite Social club holds its first monthly meeting tomorrow in their new rooms. The eleventh annual Honesdale district Epworth League convention met despite the storm with officers elected: President Hey G Prentice, Vice Presidents Mrs Rh Clairk and LL Van Kinesen, recording secretary Miss Sudiee Miller, corresponding secretary Miss Shatter, and other officers. Rev Mr dies of Bovanton gave a talk on the Open Bible with chalk sketches. Street car workers face recent disturbances from the storm, snow hampers service.
Feb 1 visits and social items include Mr and Mire bd Tynor of New Milford at J M Farrars home. K S Katabrooks and wife return from Harrisburg. Prof KE PF Mine of Brooklyn spent weekend with brother Frank. Various name checks and a recent Agricultural Society election listing officers and an upcoming Ladies Aid Society meeting with Mrs Fisher and Miss MacConnell.
The young people gave Prof A A Stearns a very pleasant eurprice Friday evening. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed.
From February six reports race from Tunkhannock area with Rev. M H Wilbur improving while others discuss a proposed state hospital site for several counties. Borough council meets. tax valuation and rate decisions noted. Movements include staff changes at Reynolds & Kesiter and Keystone Lumber firm severance.
Special to the Tribune reports sick list details for Mrs J P Leden and Leon Potter plus Robbe Harper delivering Piper duties. Layton family illness ongoing and Burgess J C Layton preached at Methodist church. Towner returns home from Factoryville and misses funeral. snow limited. James Fuller and Clarence Lewis travel to Montrose on a charge of unlawfully taking hay. Vic winds abate. milk haulers and mail carriers proceed. Track workers cleared, and Grand Army of the Republic gathering noted.
Friendly union Noe 8 Pittston and Avoca lodges Sons of St George will host an evening of entertainment at O’Malley’s ball. The program includes a farce A Case of Suspension and various vocal and instrumental acts with refreshments after. Admission is 20 cents.
A brief note claims Krause Headache Capsules quickly relieve severe headaches. It warns that head pain often arises from poor ventilation, overindulgence, or stress and malaria, recommending the product as a swift remedy.
An advertisement touts a “treatment” for hydrocele and related symptoms promising complete relief from pain and swelling. It claims rapid improvement, painless cures, and a return to health through unspecified methods. The hollow claims urge readers to inquire for details and promise success in thousands of cases.
New York trading showed extraordinary volume with all stocks trading around high levels. Railroad bonds drew strong demand from investment funds, while readings on Reading first preferred spurred active buying and a sharp cover of short positions.
A garbled OCR text from a historical newspaper page mixes names, places, and disjointed phrases. Readable elements include references to New York, southern meetups, and various authors or subjects, but most of the content is fragmentary and unconnected.
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