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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1896
Page
5
The city notes cover resumed serials, liquor license deadlines, and various meetings. Items include auctions under new ordinances, a concert at Frothingham, a bond for a tax collector, masquerade plans, polling place changes, and election ballot distribution.
The South Works of Lackawanna Iron and Steel restart on double shift today and run to month end. The North Rolling Mill begins single shift and may end this week depending on new orders. General Wehrum says current workload could cover two weeks with hopes for brighter trade. Reynolds Bron Newark? Hotel Jermyn Wy oming avenue.
A large crowd packed the Armory as Hon. T. V. Powderly, John B R Jones, and A. J. Colborn urged support for Ripple and Republican ticket. Powderly attacked Democratic tactics and praised Col Ripples leadership, while Major Warren and Colborn called for unity and a decisive victory for Republican candidates.
Members of Durham lodge No 299 and sister lodges are urged to attend the funeral of deceased brother Joseph Twiss. Meeting at Archbald hall on Monday Feb 17 at 1.20 pm by order of secretary Robert Fidiam Scranton Pa Feb 16 Reynolds Bros Hotel Jermyn Wyoming avenue
A public introduction of Emanuel Swedenborg's New Church ideas opened in Scranton with a Sunday service led by Rev. Theodore Chihner, followed by a lecture on Swedenborg and the New Jerusalem. The movement emphasizes one God in a single divine person, heaven as moral community, and rejection of predestined hell.
Clergy from Green Ridge Baptist Owere Methodist and other churches delivered sermons in Wilkes Barre and nearby, with themes including The Satisfied Soul Shoes of Gold and Brass and The Downwards Road. The Weare District Ministerial Association meets next week at Parish Street church.
The Commonwealth building Scranton offices announce a mutual benefit society offering 1600 weekly sickness and accident pay, 259 death payout, and a 2 monthly dues. It emphasizes cooperation, safety, and no assessments with eligibility ages 1 to 6 years and recruitment of agents.
A Victorian era notice promotes ten dollars weekly for sickness and accident coverage. It argues illness and injury are common and unavoidable, stressing the need for financial protection against time lost due to sickness or accident and the inevitability of death.
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