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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1895
Page
10
Crowded Mears hall hosted a patriotic program with living pictures led by the True Americans and Sons of America orders. Later Salvation Army meetings on Price street feature prayers, drills, and recruit receptions with various speakers and music.
Vintage classified fragment lists photo services and parlors at Starner's and 101 South Martin arena, practical horseshoeing by Bush, groceries by F. Manon on Main Street, secondhand furniture cash sale, wallpaper and window shades by Fred Reynolds, and plumbing gas fitting by URIS Willers D. Griffiths.
The Thirteenth Regiment Company Ht held a military ball at Music Hall last night attracting a large crowd. Soldiers wore full uniform with Sergeant George Malott as floor chief aided by Corporals Mallott Walsh Trueging Kelper and Privates Farenholt Rboftley plus a reception committee including Cutler Hughes Zang Babcock Berry Lack Colwell Block and others.
Washington's birthday celebrations featured a masquerade ball by the Scranton Athletic Club at Germania hall with a large crowd and vivid costumes. William H. Walters organized the event. a committee led by George Wirth and others handled arrangements.
Mary Snyder aged about 20 was arrested in Wilkes-Barre by Officer Stephen Dyer on charges of stealing silk dress skirt wrap hat shores and fish from the Florence mission. She had been housed as a ward of Mrs Saxton but fled with the goods and was found in a Wilkes-Barre saloon showing signs of her former life.
A large audience attended a joint entertainment by the Ladies Relief Corps No. 50 and Ezra Griffin Post No. 1% in Lackawanna avenue post rooms. The program included a phinoforte solo by Bertha Confer, recitations by Mme Irene Walters, a Mag drill by sixteen young ladies, vocal and literary pieces, and patriotic addresses. A Venice lecture series by W Hudson Shaw will start at the Young Men's Christian Association hall on Monday. Tickets for six lectures are 2.4, with reserved-diagram spots at Powell's available Thursday.
The article chronicles Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds celebrating fifty years of marriage with over 200 guests at their Quincey avenue home. It notes attendance from out of town, a dance by Miss Williams, and a large reception. Other society events include weddings, teas, and entertainments across Wilkes-Barre with many local families and clubs hosting parties and dances.
Mrs J B McLeod of 204 Hodge Avenue Buffalo endorses Munyon's Rheumatism Cure claiming ten years of rheumatism relief after using the remedy. The advertisement touts rapid, sometimes instantaneous effects across the body and notes the Philadelphia company sells homeopathic remedies for about 26 cents a bottle.
Mrs S A Adams of North Park is ill at home with grip while William Bruning plans a Sunday visit to a Lake Winola friend. Services are set for Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Nellie Sanders of Cherry street to spend Sunday with Pittston friends. Young Men's Institute held an entertainment at Manley’s new hall. Loyal Legion meets at 7 40 pm. Rev William Edgar expected to speak on temperance. Mrs Carpenter’s funeral held yesterday at 9 am conducted by Rev Hogers Israel. Interment at Scott. Rev William Edgar to preach tomorrow in Carbondale. Dunmore residents welcome former pastor’s return. Local trainmen organize a Ladies Auxiliary naming the lodge Martha Washington. Mrs Bogert to present charter at next meeting. Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup marketed as cure for coughs and colds. Asbury Methodist Episcopal church to host an oyster supper this evening. Plumbing inquiries to 242 Lackawanna Ave from W Doud & Co.
Historic ad slogan for Castoria appears from infancy to parenthood, highlighting the product as a trusted remedy and gift across generations. The refrain reflects a long running marketing line that connects early childhood care with family needs.
John Connors of the South Side dies after a 200 foot fall in the West Ridge Coal Company shaft at the corner of North Main Avenue and Perdinand Street. He toppled when a beam being dislodged during platform removal caused the carriage to jerk, striking his head and leaving his body to be recovered from the water-filled sump. Mine Inspector Blewitt and Coroner Kelley will likely investigate.
An advertisement claims the medicine Mystic Cure can radically cure rheumatism and neuralgia within one day. It asserts immediate disease relief by removing the cause and promises rapid benefits. Sold by Carl Lorenz, druggist, Scranton.
The article extols Paine's celery compound as a remedy for the nervous strain of theatrical life. It cites Mary Anderson Helen Barry Della Fox Marie Tempest and others praising the tonic helps restore energy sleep appetite and overall health for performers under pressure.
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