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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1895
Page
2
Forrester asks Angela to marry as a fortune dispute looms. A legal adviser warns that a tale of inheritance shifts odds as Angela faces a possible removal from the fortune tied to Miss Selwyn, whose legitimacy now threatens their plans.
A historical note outlines the annual cost and scale of the Government Printing Office. It details expensive bindings, large format congressional books, and the elaborate bill to law process requiring multiple printings at each stage from committee to final presidential signature. It emphasizes lavish materials and the immense volume of printed government literature.
The Chicago Herald argues American astronomy leads the world as European funding lags. It notes private and college endowments support observatories like Lick Kenwood and Potsdam lacks public support, while a new Astro-Physical Journal begins with editors Hale Keeler Ames Crew Campbell and Trenth. future issues will feature Hungarian Austrian and Dutch contributors.
An advertisement warns readers that Carlsbad health benefits come only from genuine Carlsbad Water and Salt. It cautions against imitations sold as improved or artificial salts, urging consumers to buy bottles bearing the Eisner & Mendelson Co. signature and to request their pamphlet.
Four years of painful leg ulcers disappear after Mrs. Markham uses Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Affected by a persistent lesion, she found relief following endorsements from friends and doctors, with the remedy credited for healing when other treatments failed.
The Welsh Jottings report Rev J J G Jones accepting a pastorate at Pengene and a workers’ oil mine venture in Merioneth amid local industry. It notes Tarian y Chwelthiwr’s new year reforms and praise for Welsh language publications, plus a tale of a Welsh traveler’s dream of meeting Carnarvonshire sailors abroad. Brewers press Sunday closing, opposition to open pubs, and Sabbath improvements are discussed alongside lingering social issues in Wales.
Practical tips cover washing marble with ammonia, using clam shells for cleaning kettles, brushing dust from walls, purifying cistern water with charcoal, removing stains with plaster of Paris, wax and salt. restoring rusty irons with beeswax and galoshes. cleaning brass with soap kerosene. reviving stale crackers in the oven. storing silver with enameled cloth pockets lined with Canton flannel. renovating black cloth with a lye amber solution and logwood decoction, then drying and brushing nap.
A Washington Post inspired vignette shows a well dressed woman in a fur cape entering the senate gallery and testing rules by reading a magazine and resting her elbows on the railing. Doorkeepers repeatedly admonish her, prompting a whispered exchange about yawning and reading. Nearby notes on Japanese hospitals and drunkenness penalties follow in a miscellany of items.
An advertisement urges those suffering from nerve strain and related symptoms to consult DR. W. H. Hacker, a nervous diseases specialist at 62 Spruce Street between Buffalo and New York, with hours from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. for examinations and treatment. The notice lists symptoms including headaches, eye pressure, anxiety, dizziness, poor appetite, constipation, and weakness, claiming brain softening and chronic nerve exhaustion can be treated by a specialist.
A 1691 notice outlines numerous train routes from Scranton to cities including Philadelphia New York Wilkes Barre and Buffalo. It details running times intermediate points via D H R and W R lines with Pullman cars and sleeping arrangements and lists general agent names for passenger services.
The notice lists express routes and fare details for Del Del Lack. and Western lines to New York and intermediate points. It cites connections at Buffalo to western, north, and south destinations, with various times and car accommodations. Details require pocket timetables and MM. Smith city and depot ticket offices.
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