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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
10
A 65 foot boiler weighing five tons blocked West Lackawanna avenue for about forty five minutes when its rear wheel struck the curb while crossing Seventh street. Workmen diverted traffic and cars were rerouted as wagons lined the street.
The South Side Young Women's Christian Association held a social arranged by secretary Miss Root with Highland figure numbers on display. The Pontello Social club计划 a ball at Germania hall Monday night. George Levert of Willow Street is seriously but not dangerously ill. Miss Winifred Melvin has recovered from illness. Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal church quarterly stew ards conference is tomorrow. The Grape meeting Sunday afternoon will be led by Miss Lena Hartman on Sacrifice, with the association choir to sing. South Washington Flats saw little damage after the storm as the river rose and Roaring Brook overflowed.
The Providence United choir will practice tomorrow evening in Archbald hall on Wayne avenue. A social at Company Harmony on Thursday evening becomes an event this evening under Professor J. B. Daltry. Several church notices and local events follow, including revival progress with at least forty converts and a 20 to 16 indoor baseball win by Osterhout clerks over Mulley’s.
The Misses Moore of Glenburn visited Mrs Fedward Osterhout on Grove Street. Rev Gibbons will officiate at tomorrow’s Presbyterian church services. Belle Armes of Blakely Street visits parents at Yoatville.
Baseball fever grows in Venezuela with Caracas crowds and a private car for Cincinnati players and reporters on a southern tour. A Rochester exchange piece praises the touring roster led by Shannon, predicting a pitching heavy season as Rochester eyes a possible banner, despite ambivalent prospects.
The Plumbers Local No. 9 held its fourth annual ball at Music Hall last night with The Star Orchestra providing music. J F Evans served as master of ceremonies and T F Moran and Meen F McDonough as masters of dances amid committees led by J T Burns and J P Donahoe. The event was praised as the season’s top social affair.
An ad copy urges readers to ask their druggist for Swayne's Ointment as the only medicine needed and to avoid other remedies in treatments.
A city special committee proposes acquiring part of the Abington turnpike within the city to enable a four mile road to be shortened by seven eighths of a mile. The plan envisages city and turnpike company improvements with grading paving and sewer work, with a meeting planned for next week to present the proposal to the company representatives.
In Scranton ward races several nominees contest seats with party lines blurred. Jacob Schaffer seeks school controller in the Tenth ward as Republican no opposition. Seventh ward constable Patrick Roach seeks re election. Seventeenth ward alderman Post prepares retirement as John T Howe aims to succeed. Twentieth ward hosts a high stakes showdown described as a battle royal.
Attorney Smith sought to use District Attorney Jones deposition before Commissioner Donovan to trap testimony on whether Jennings lied about Kasson. Jones refused to answer or avoided questions seen as trying to reveal opinions before trial. The session concluded with the exchange deemed improper, while unrelated notes discuss Noah, grapes, and early wine practices.
A middle aged speaker links rheumatism and colds to uric acid in the blood, caused by weak kidneys. He touts Warner's Safe Cure as the solution, claiming doctors endorse it and it restores health even in severe cases, cautioning to use a reliable preparation for serious troubles.
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