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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune outlines advertising rules and submission notes including signed letters, editorial review, and display rates. It lists staff roles and office locations and details the types of notices and acknowledgments accepted with pricing and deadlines.
The Republican quotes the mayor admitting a Monday rebuke in the council chamber. He says the intent was not to defeat the ordinance but to reorganize the fire department and recommit it for amendment. Critics urge him to lobby elsewhere and question propriety of his actions.
The piece discusses the need for a new city charter and the governor’s role in enforcing charter provisions. It argues the legislature must set enforcement machinery, with the governor exercising appointive power, and critiques delaying the first popular election. It cites Justice Brewer on obedience and notes concerns about charity funding and legislative pork barrel dynamics. It ends with a brief mention of ongoing conflict in China and its impact on international troops.
The piece notes ongoing factional tensions as Quay's election weakens insurgent efforts. It says organized syndicates resume activity, localities offer commissions, and the political elite face renewed temptations from financiers. Wanamaker exits while new victims of intrigue surface.
A commission of American Army surgeons, reporting to the Pan American Medical Congress, details Cuba experiments on yellow fever. Tests at Quemadas show mosquito bites fail to transmit before twelve days, but after this period the insect becomes highly dangerous. Blood from a patient can infect healthy individuals while contaminated clothing does not transmit the disease. Non immune volunteers in a screened room remained unaffected, while those bitten by infected mosquitoes contracted the fever, challenging the need for clothing disinfection.
A compilation of diverse opinions touching yellow fever comparisons between Havana and New Orleans, Russia's import duties and U.S. exports, street sign campaigns in New York and Scranton, Cuban liberty questions, a Wisconsin doctor's controversial stance on contagion, naval glory debates, Fourth of July sentiments, and British DeWet comments. The piece weaves together editorials on public health, policy, and national headlines.
A distorted narrative describes Falkland and rival figures in a tense alter scene. References to Cape Absolute Fol Acree and a violent outburst mark the dramatic moment as characters debate religious influence and satire.
A dense early 20th century classifieds fragment lists jobs and sales notices. It includes positions for a salesman in coal regions, an active man to sell elevating gear, a girl or light housework helper, and various sale items such as cottages, houses, a farm, a driving horse, and factory or business opportunities. Names and addresses such as Scranton Tribune, Shickshinny Pa, Ham, Hicks, Price Building are present along with references to local banks and streets.
A disjointed report recalls a dog encounter and a German vendor over a dog’s tail in Toursville. It also describes a young girl rehearsing a song for a Royal Bore of the Sons entertainment and a motherly moment amid public performance nerves.
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple Scranton area entities including Patterson & Wilcox traders, Physicians and Surgeons offices, the School of the Lackawanna offering preparatory courses, and local printers Gargle Bros. It notes various addresses in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region and references catalogues, dressmaking, and cleaning services with contact points at North Main Avenue, Mulberry, Adames Avenue, and Washington Avenue.
A fragmented schedule lists trains from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Stroudsburg and other towns with varied departure times from early morning to late evening. Notes include connections from Hoboken Onwigo Syracuse Montrose Nicholson Nicholson and Binghamton plus Sunday departures and arriving times at multiple hubs.
In Efleet Sow 23 passenger routes include Has wt Gtoh and White Maven connections. The Diamond Express lists origin and destination points with timetable references to 827, 427 and 2.00 p, and mentions parlor cars between Wilkes-Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo and western points. Contacts for ticketing are Charles Ger, Gen. Den Met, at 2 Leckawanning Ave, Front Street New York.
Victorian era rail timetable lists departures and connections from Carbondale to New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Wilkes Barre with through tickets to various destinations. It notes service changes and updated schedules from the Central Railroad of New Jersey and mentions low rates to United States and Canada.
Partial OCR reads a transit note about trains linking Hawley to New York with a connection in Mawley. It mentions a timetable for September 17 and local service to nearby Pola and Suranion areas, with意 unclear spellings.
Finley’s offers final price cut on odd pieces and short lengths from regular lines. Silks and dress goods of high quality, including plaids stripes mixtures and plains, with dress waist and skirt lengths plus children's sizes available.
An advertisement describes regular fifty cent to quality woolen textiles in plaids checks stripes and mixtures. It promotes finest quality all wool plaids camel hair plaids and heavy wool mixtures for buyers seeking premium fabrics.
One week sale features 45 taffeta and 45c silks, with 6c for fancy silks that QC priced at $1, and Lange assortments in various colors. Premium silks offered at 88c, down from $1.50 to $1.75, touted as best quality on the market.
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