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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1895
Page
2
The Tribune touts a twelve page Saturday edition offering grave, gay, diverting and instructive reading. It claims Scranton residents receive the best paper in Northeastern Pennsylvania at two cents, with the edition delivering value far beyond its price. The paper emphasizes growing quality and urges reader support.
The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association meets in Harrisburg to back a time commission and stricter hunting rules. The report covers deer and game protections, a bill by Senator Grady, and urging legislative action. Also updates on hospital patients, a physician’s declining condition, funerals, and local business notes in Pittston.
Stroudsburg sees the famed baseball pitcher Frank Southard in town for a brief visit to old friends, sharing time with local residents and fans during his stay.
The note lists a former Stroudsburg Base Ball club link to the Toronto club now paused for the season. Ralph Deal, a civil engineer, visits Delaware Water Gap. David Lantz, shipping clerk at Standard Manufacturing East Stroudsburg, visits his parents in Lafayette New Jersey. Hexekiah Slutter suffers a severe lathe accident in a fast Stroudsburg planing mill. his sleeve fouled machinery, nearly losing a hand, with cuts to the wrist and hand splashed by debris.
The report covers WetMindrs Steel profits and a 50 million capital, Lehigh Valley traffic, Pennsylvania tax rulings on coal royalties, slipless wheel patents by Leonard Roll, Grand Trunk fuel contracts, and rate disputes among Beech Creek, Portland, and other rail lines. It notes milk transport during harsh weather and potential receiverships amid soft coal contracts.
From Buffalo and Philadelphia market notes: cattle receipts around 1 700 head with a steady market, fat cows around set price, veals firm. hog receipts 12 000 heads with heavy grades off, good medium, fair to good yields. Sheep and lambs 7 000 head, market steady with prices cited for various grades. Tallow in Philadelphia weak. prime and country tallow prices listed.
New York’s stock exchange shows firm opens with rises then dullness returns as bears strike at Sugar and Northwest. Sugar falls from 0 to 89% before closing 94. Northwest drops from 2% to 90% and nears the low. Western Union and General Electric stay steady. Total transactions reach 129000 shares with broad weakness in speculative tone.
The Chicago market shows strong cattle demand with varying prices for cows and bulls and receipts around 1 head. Sheep receipts total 100 with market described as weak to inferior compared with higher quality grades. Oil market in Pittsburg opened at 107 with highs near 107.4 and closing near 17.
Classified clipping shows multiple fragments for help wanted and household work. Mentions a grocer or clerical role, a German girl of 16, and a bakery or shop position. Contains vague addresses and limited contact hints amid garbled OCR text.
Notice advertises a six room house for rent near 1102 Luserne Hyde Park Forti nicely furnished hall for large rooms. Listings include Thomas K. Evans and John JE Myn at 119 Wyoming Avenue offering spacious accommodations.
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