Patriotic Address Draws 200 At Jackson Street Church
The Jackson Street Baptist Church hosted a patriotic event as Rev. Thomas de Gruchy spoke to about 200 members of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. The evening featured a Washington birthday program, Jubilee Singers, and a later patriotic drama with music and tableaux, concluding with a social hop.
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Jackson Street Baptist Church
Thomas de Gruchy
Jackson Street
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Church Deere
Salbon Attack Sparks Fiery Oratorical Finish
A fragment reports an attack on Salbon followed by a dramatic fiery finale. Saturnine satire frames the scene as Edith Davis delivers a moving rendition of Come Home, noted for its powerful effect during the evening program.
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Edith Davis
Four Flyers and Clothing Deals in Scranton Ad
A Scranton advertisement touts Star Waists at a dollar, Dublin Twist Trousers for long wear, and other gear with a temptation price. It promotes careful fit, stripe matching, and durability, urging shoppers to buy today for best size and value.
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Scranton
Nuff
Dublin
Cellar Door brand boys' pants promise comfort and savings
An ad touts the Cellar Door brand boys pants invented by Mrs. Hopkins. Double seated and double knee design aims to reduce wear and scolding. Prices shown as $1.73 and $1.98 appeal to budget minded shoppers.
Revolver Accident Injures 12 Year Old in Idaho Town
Hawley Gould, 12, son of Mrs Gould living near Jenkins Musetave drugstore, was struck by a discharged 22 caliber revolver near Oxford breaker. The bullet damaged hand flesh and broke small bones. Halley Zintle and other boys had handled the gun after buying it from Janes Jeremiah. The weapon changed hands among No 1 school pupils before the transfer fell through. Doctors Heerman and Comegys failed to extract the bullet. The injury is not considered dangerous.
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Hawley Gould
Hawley
Mra. Gould
Jenkins & Musetave
Jackson Street
Main Avenue
Oxford
Gould
Halley Zintle
Tenth Street
Jointy
Janes Jeremiah
Lafayette Street
No. 1
Aintlh
Jordan
EK. A. Heermantn
Comegys
Willams Birthday Surprise At Academy Street Home
Select Councilman I H Willams mine foreman at Continental mings held a birthday gathering Saturday night at his Academy street residence. Attendees included John H Kelly Evan J Williams and others who elected Kelly chairman and toasted Mr Williams with gifts and songs until midnight.
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I. H. Willams
Continental Mings
Academy Street
Mr. Willaams
John H. Kelly
Evan J. Williams
Richard Hughes
John A. Thomas
William FR. Thomas
Thomas 8. Jones
Eleager Evans
Thomas J. Williams
Samuel Jones
Ierl Morris
Henry Morgan
Ben Griffithe
Dr. J. Davies
John R. Francis
Thomas Morgan
Willi J. Moran
David J. Davies
Woo Davies
David Cadwran
Willams
Williams
Kelly
Kelley’s Block Incident Attracts Large Crowds
A striking figure described as a black typed worn With tangled hair was arrested by Patrolmen Parry and Peters near Kelley’s block. While being escorted to the police station she screamed loudly and a crowd in the hundreds followed, with witnesses noting she appeared intoxicated.
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Kelley
Parry
Peters
Butter samples all but one genuine say chemist
Chemist Koemme stated that all butter samples brought by Mr. Cullen are butter except one which he believes is not harmful but not as good. Agnes Williams of Peckville visited North Sumner avenue with her parents. A graphophone drawing by W H Fuller was chosen for the lodge social rooms. Edith Lewis of Ashley visits West Side. Major Lindsay addressed a large meeting at the West Side armory. Eisteddfod in Avoca will feature local singers and the Anthracite Glee Club. William Bell now runs lunch wagon No 1 at Palmer McDonalds.
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Koemme
Huckster Welslere
Cullen
Mies Agnes Williams
Peckville
Isaae Williams
Sumner Avenue
W. H. Fuller
Hynon Street
Robert Morris Lodge
Lyorites
Edith Lewis
Ashley
West Side
Lindsay
West Side Armory
Avoca
Anthracite Glee Club
Taylor
Willian Bell
W. 5. Jones
First Welsh Baptist Church
H. H. Harris
Calvary Baptist Church
Tacylur
West Side Business Directory Advertisement
Harriet J. Davis Florist offers cut flowers and funeral designs at 14 South Main Avenue two doors from Jackson Street Morgan's Pharmacy at 101 North Main Avenue supplies prescriptions and pure drugs plus trusses stationery blank books paints and artists materials Second Hand Furniture buys items for cash from J C King at 70 to 709 West Lackawanna Avenue Stores and tools available nearby
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West Side
Harriet J. Davis
South Main Avenue
Jackson Street
Morgan's Pharmacy
N. Main Avenue
J.C. King
West Lackawanna Avenue
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Sold in Scranton Ad
Morton L. Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered widespread inflammatory rheumatism and swollen body and face after six weeks in bed eight doctors offered no help until she used the Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. She found relief in three days and could walk. Sold by Carl Lorenz Urugiest 418 Lackawanna avenue Scranton.
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Morton L. Hill
Lebanon
Ind
Carl Lorenz
Urugeist
Scranton
Lackawanna Avenue
Reduced Excursion Fares to Washington for Inauguration
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers discounted excursion tickets to Washington for March 1 2 4 and 4 returnable March 4 to 8 for the inauguration of President elect McKinley. Rates vary by station with many cities listed and others on the system offered at reduced prices. The note highlights the railroad’s facilities and equipment as reasons the line is favored for this event.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
McKinley
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wunstolo
Rochester
Wallington
Newark
Cundadaigua
Penn Yan
National Capital
Suburban Socials and Local Notices Highlights
The Ladies and St Agnew Guild host events at Rev Gibbons home and St Mark's parish house with free admission. The Loyal Temperance Legion and Red Men plan gatherings at local halls. Notable entries include community visits, school fund fundraising totals, a medical incident with children, and a shooting match at the Dunmore rifle range. Rev James Scoville moves to Kimira NJ and Rev W T Kapp leads Gospel Tabernacle.
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Ladies All Society of the Prosbyterian Church
Mra
W. FF. Gibbons
Bio Street
St. Agnew Guild
Martha Washington Scouht
St. Mark's Pariah House
Guild
Ligion
Boyle's Hall
God Pellows
Brook Street
M. B
Dontin
Dunmore
Trow
J. Z. Curran O
Wilkes-Barre
Wis
Manley
Father Pontan
Father Curran
Bt. Mary's Fair
Rev
M. B. Donlan
Nellie Harrington
Misa Kite Brennan
Milas Margaret McNulty
Nisbeanca
Frank Tatterfield
Clay Avenue
Edward
Thomas
Frank
M. D. Snvider
Cherry Street
William Stuart
Cherry Atrent
Mike Margaret Warfel
John Luton
Hyacinth Altimarl
Charles Wil
Flew Gillespie
William Snyder
John Davis
Howard Derby
Elmer Thivia
All Peecent
Dunmore Rifle Range
Priges
Jone
M. J Walsh
Bloom Street
PF. Wiltse
Philadelphia
M. J. Hennigan
Milletreat
Funeral notices from the Cayuga mine obituary record
Floral tributes mark a funeral for workers of Mr Jones at the Cayuga mine. Interment was not at Waebburh Street cemetery. The pallbearers were chosen from the mine fund. John B B Gilléeple of Oaksettee is among the mourners.
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Matthews
Waebburh Street
Giory
Jones
Cayuga
John BB. Gilléeple
Oaksettee
Imong
Social notes and guests from Green Ridge and beyond
Green Ridge residents host Mr and Mrs Charles Arthur of Dwyer Wyte County as guests of W F Wihardt and Miss Claire Bilas recovers from aremoue Hiners. A Herprize party honors Mae ter Lyell Grower at her home with music and dancing. Numerous locals attend with many names listed.
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Charles Arthur
Dyberry
Wyte
W. F. Wihardt Widh
Cupouge Avenue
Claire Bilas
Sanderson
Maeter Lyell
Wie
Creen Hides Street
Wyoming Avenue
Gatien
Migsew Jokale Ruthie
Maude Potter
Carrie Monla
May Harvey
Pable Treverton
Eva Doraig
Anne and
Movsie Grower
Ada Ipttook
Anna Hislop
Amanda Tamblyn
Cerile Lay Hove
Lydia Inerick
Nettle Vain Garden
Glendorin Thomas
Livia Newberry
Mugene
Troy
Charles Parker
Sandopson Avenue
Mase
Edith Price
Larch Street
Maggie Conner
Harry and
Frances van Bergen
Pearl Qeenh
Matel Syleen Nellie Weasel
Obituary notices from Olyphant area deaths
The obituary column lists multiple local deaths including Ambrose O'Mara of Olyphant who died Saturday after a brief illness and will be interred at Hyde Park. Martin Mink and infant children of Mr. and Mrs. Hrister. Charles T. Deyo family funeral rites. Michael Murphy Wlod. Mrs. Ryder of Cedar Avenue with services at St. Mary’s Church. Selih Rosenkrans of Newton. Mrs. Hianagh Dougherty of Port Griffith. and Mrs. Peter Belger with funeral at German Presbyterian Church and interment at Washburn Street Cemetery.
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Ambrose
Mr. and
Altra
William O'Mara
Olyphant
Martin, Mink
Wiliam Hurkhouse
Webster Avenue
Hyide Park Cemetery
Hrister
North Bromisy
Washburn Street Cemetery
Michael Murphy
Thomas Loftus Tig
Selih Rosenkrans
Newton
Baptist
Peter Bélger
North Hyie Park Avenue
Chestnut Street
Washburn Street
Obituaries from Old Forge and nearby towns report multiple deaths
The notice lists Mrs. William Millett of Old Forge aged 37 dying at home after illness with funeral held yesterday at 2 pm at Moot Premy terian church and burial in Marcy cemetery. Also reported is Mig i Agneta McDermott of Los Angeles age years who died December 12 while traveling with her father J C McDermott. her funeral plans were not yet set. Ambrose O Hara aged 8 of Olyphant died after a paralytic stroke Friday night. funeral today at 2 40 pm with burial at St Tetrick's cemetery. Mrs William Pemtridge of Spring Brook died Friday at her brother Thomas Lewis’s home after a brief illness. survivors include husband and children. burial planned for Spring Brook.
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William Millett
Old Forge
Detett
Premyterian
Oelock
Marcy
Wis
Migi Agneta McDermott
Los Angeles
Cal
J. C McDermontt
Mra Willam Pemtridge
Spring Brook
Thomas BE. Lewis
Plainaville
Lewis
Ste Wied
Hueband
Six killed in Missouri River farmstead atrocity
In Winona area near Bismarck North Dakota six members of the Spicer and Waldrn families were murdered at the Thomas Spicer farm. Officials suspect Native Americans may be involved though no evidence confirms the claim. John Spicer discovered the scene and led investigators to recover more bodies. Two Spicer daughters were away and survived.
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Tinian
Charles Bennett Tionwers
Veiseeeeee
Ann Bennett Sohn
Bulls
T. Biddlemian
William Cadwin
Thomas Sweet
Massachusetts
C.eedosele
Wicks
Muprtmw
Ion Mabel Brown
Washington eoeCharles Smith
Marians
Charles Moredock
Cer May Dorsey
Pearl Dreuge
A. Street
Jonathan
John Bull
Young Jalee
Muggachusetts
Wirwin
Valley Morge
Wid Cuard
Philadelphia
Teenter Counukers
Scone
Marion
Hnter Jacques Bonhomme
Rosin
Hesgro Servient
General Washington
Marlon
Marion Howe
Hesters
Solo
Mary Hoston- Williams
Charles Cadweaviuel
Randolph Jones
Mary Boston-Willums
Trother Jonathan
Bismarck
Pebb
Herville
Winona
Missouri River
Thomis Spiver
William Rowse
Inhonx
John Spicer
Missing Cape May Wife Found in Lake Near Ocean View
The body of Mrs. Rolin Hewitt, wife of Coast Guard Hewitt, was recovered this morning from Macnella lake near her Ocean View home after she disappeared last Tuesday night. Authorities attribute her death to religious frenzy as the cause.
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Cape May
N. J
Rolin Hewitt
Macnella Lake
Océan View
Mrs Hewitt Attends Revival and Vanishes in Exalted State
A revival service left Mrs. Hewitt deeply moved and in an ecstatic state. She then disappeared, leaving a note for her husband stating that the kingdom of heaven was at hand.
Britannia Wins Yacht Race Over Ailsa in Britain
On a rainy day at Marseilles a light westerly wind set a choppy course for three yachts. Britannia led from the start at 1 o clock and finished four minutes ahead of Ailsa after circling an eight mile triangular course three times.
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Marseilles
Tony
Ailsa
Britannia
Gardner to Fight Solly Smith in New York Bout
Omaha lightweight Ogent Gardner has accepted Broadway Athletic Club’s offer to face Solly Smith on March 18 for a $100 purse. Gardner plans a trip to New York this week to train, with both boxers weighed for 118 pounds at the fight’s start.
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Kansas City
Ogent Gardner
Broadway Athletic Club
New York
Solly Smith
Gardner
Switch Works to Resume at Johnstown Johnson Plant
Notices posted at the Johnson works announce the Switch works will resume operations next Wednesday morning after a shutdown since February 13. Over 1,000 men will be affected and ordered to report for duty.
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Johnstown
Johnson Works
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year trusted teething remedy. It claims to soothe the child ease gum pain and wind colic and diarrhoea with a bottle priced at twenty five cents.
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Mra. Winslow
Mrs. Winslow
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Samter Brothers
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Market Street
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St. Mary's Ball
J.J. Sullivan
Robert Jones
Oak Street
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Green Ridge
Charles Tt. Deyo
Prescott Avenue
New York State
Hianagh Dougherty
Thomas Dowehirty
Port GrimMth
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Youre
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Delmont Ave
Brooklyn, N.Y
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