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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
4
Reports a 32 feet 5 inch trolley car for Wyoming Valley Traction Company. Mentions builder strike status and lists D L W board schedule and various operators, engines, and stations with times across multiple crews and locations.
The Black Diamond Express No 3, engine 670 driven by Engineer Parley, made a remarkable run from this station to Manchester covering 88.7 miles in 85 minutes, beating the running time by 12 minutes. The Alpine to Geneva Junction leg of 45.9 miles completed in 32 minutes at 74.5 mph.
The Pennsylvania Coal Co plans automatic mine doors at several Patteton collieries. Erie Railroad seeks a new Paterson depot merging its local terminal with the NYS&W. Lehich Valley Coal awards two tunnels at No 3 colliery Hazleton. David Roderick to start this week. A 32 foot five inch, 10 seat trolley car is under construction in Northampton Street barns, touted as among the longest and prettiest with air brake and large wheels.
Prof F H Green attended his sister Mrs Evins funeral in Dalton this week with burial at Clifford cemetery. Mrs Andrew Singer and daughter Mrs Walters visited Factoryville this week. Mr and Mrs Gilbert B Jackson of Pittston are visiting here. Miss Hattle M Meadie is confined by illness. Miss Dora Robinson is convalescent. Mr Charles will occupy Mrs A F Rhodey’s house soon. The Ladies Aid met at the Robinson home. Rev F H Parsons of Milford NY visited. WW Rogers encampment entertainment during installation was a social success.
Mr and Mrs Cale Stark occupy the Vosburg house once home to George Nicholas while Mr Cole takes the Stark residence. Miller of Nicholson moves to the Oakley Boomer house after selling his saw mill in Knap woods. A surprise party honored Mrs Emery Brown with guests Colvin Gregory Kimble Staples and others. Funds for the novelty factory are fully subscribed and construction starts next week.
In New York on February 10 Mattie Matthews defeated id McPartland by decision in the seventeenth round at a Broadway Athletic Club bout. The referee halted the match as McPartland showed unable to continue.
City budgets show requests for the Police Department, Fire Department, Public Library, and Public Works. Highlights include more detectives and patrolmen, a North End station, steel cages, a fifty police signal box system, and extensive road repairs across wards. Fire department requests cover equipment, hoses, hydrants, and firehouse maintenance, while library wants salaries, incidentals, books, and stations.
An old advertisement touts CUTICURA and Cerrevaa products for skin relief. It claims Cerrevaa Scar and Resouverr00 soothe itching, irritation, and heal the skin, offering a thickened cuticle remedy and a cooling cleanse. The text reads like a period ad with product claims and a price of $1.25.
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