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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1895
Page
8
The housewife may be persuaded to try another kind but after using Cleveland's Baking Powder once she remembers light flaky biscuits and moist fresh cake. She will return to Cleveland's and stick to it. No baking powder costs so much to make as Cleveland's. No other gives such value.
Citizens alert readers that irregular deliveries are due to stolen papers. The Tribune offers a five dollar reward, rising to six, for information leading to conviction of anyone stealing the newspaper from subscriber doorsteps.
Community notes report a mule event at Delavan Park in the afternoon and evening. The journal institute in Daleville is postponed and the council adjourns until a Wellness night. A young women meeting is set for tomorrow at 4 PM at the Young Women’s Christian Association with Miss Macuniy directing. Megarkee Brothers advertise a unique souvenir in a can modeled after a fire alarm box. Amos Robinson faces charges for selling liquor without a license and will be arraigned in March in U S District Court. Professor Horace M. Bekman will lecture on church masks in Finn Park church. Wills for Theresia Burger and Katherina Zorn are entering probate, with testimony noted for the Webb will in Jefferson township. Calvary Reformed Church announces pastor substitution at the chapel on Sunday. Memorial Hall Association officers are elected and the directors list twenty-five members. Catholic Total Abstinence Union leader Rev. A F P Doyle arrives and speaks during his stay. Vesper Literary Society outlines its Monday program on Washington Irving and related topics. Wood’s Business College touts record growth in student enrollment to date, crediting Professor Wood’s leadership.
Mrs Cornelia W Scranton of Wilkes Barre died yesterday on her seventy second birthday. Daughter of Judge William Walker she aided many causes and mentored children with New England values. Her husband Joseph G Scranton and six children survived. public notices note burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Clarington.
A large turnout attended Inetnight's Washington's birthday smoker of the Scranton Bicycle Club. The evening included naval entertainment, music, refreshments, and a three round sparring bout by Harry Woods and PF McCalley. Michael O Rrlen performed dances and paper tearing beyond the dance, while DW Sclam recited verses. Committees led by Ef J. Chase and George Winans organized the event.
The article notes crowding at slides and tables in business and shorthand departments as students seek full courses. It mentions a distant bookkeeper and stenographer shortage and scholarships for short course entrants, with night school and regular studies making splendid progress.
Ex Attorney General Henry W Palmer of Wilkes Arre appeared before Register Hopkins and took the oath as executor of the late John Handley. He was delayed by funeral preparations but fulfilled the trust to administer the estate and duties in accordance with the land minister.
Three Scranton business leaders join two associates from other cities to form the Pennsylvania Heat Light and Power Company. They aim to build an underground steam system in Philadelphia, with hundreds of thousands in capital, stock sales soon, and pipe-laying to transmit heat and power within five years. The project was kept secret until a bill introducing it passed Philadelphia councils.
The Local Plumbers' Union No. 00 held its third annual ball at Turner Hall attracting over 100 couples. Grand march led by Joseph Hyane and Miss Janet Lewis with wives and sisters joining in, while a large organizing committee handled the event with numerous assistants and chairs.
The colored citizens of Beranton meet on Worthington avenue to mourn the loss of Frederick Douglass. They express sympathy to his family and commend his advocacy and welfare work. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to his family and to local newspapers.
The county sees 664 applications this year for liquor licenses across hotels restaurants bottlers wholesale and brewers. On March 11 license court will review 66 cases with Old Forge leading in count it has 42 hotel and 11 restaurant applications.
The city reports 188 hotel license applications and 87 restaurant licenses. The Twelfth ward filed none, while the Third and Twenty-first wards each submitted one, and the Nineteenth ward filed two applications.
Chief Ferber of the fire department asks the city estimates committee for extra funding to buy twenty iron key boards. Each 15 inch wide board will be mounted at alarm boxes to show key locations with four white surfaces for painting. The boards will be securely attached to posts and removable only with help.
A.W. Dickson of Weston Mill writes to The Tribune praising the Young Men Christian association work and enclosing a $10 contribution. The piece notes the fund’s progress with yesterday’s receipts totaling 16.10 and a grand total of 560.54, urging other business leaders to lend support via a subscription coupon.
A young businessman praised the Young Men's Christian Association for its broad community impact and agreed to donate five cents, marking the contribution with cash. The exchange highlights the informal plea for indirect good and local support for utilities and services.
State House appropriations subcommittee arrived in Scranton and spent the day examining institutions seeking state aid. Members led by John H. Fow visited Carbondale and the Lackawanna Hospital site while hearing from officials and noting needs, including support for an Oral School and potential West Side hospital funding.
Dennis Morrissey of Moosic was found dead on the Delaware and Hudson tracks between Mingoka June-Hon and Moosic station. The mutilated body was identified by clothing. coroner ruled accidental death after witnesses failed to show foul play. Morrissey, about 55, had recent pay and no family, was a longtime local figure.
Cambro American Concert Club made a favorable impression with its Carbondale debut on Wednesday night. The program featured a musician of high calibre and the crowd noted the revived tone and development of the group.
A lively stage performance of The Derby Winner drew large audiences at the Academy of Music yesterday with a realistic racing scene. Seven horses appeared in a stable overlook including Freeland and one Cheale, with Arthur Dunn praised for a strong comic turn.
Wilkes-Barre hosts a crucial basketball contest Monday night featuring Kingaton, Wittiton, and Scranton in a bid to decide the ownership of the contested title. Special rates to Wilkes-Barre are offered. spectators are urged to register at the Young Men's Christian association to witness the match.
The piece promotes a retailer’s honest pricing amid exaggerated claims. It argues that intelligent buyers seek real value, noting steady trade and attractive styles. The store touts “REDUCED PRICES” and lower prices than elsewhere as a seasonable, natural draw.
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