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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1896
Page
6
A man plans a night break in at the vicarage through a scullery window. He is interrupted by Rev. William Lake, overpowers him, and delivers a brutal thrashing as the intruder admits defeat. The preacher warns against further interference.
A burglar recalls knocking a parson to the floor and taking his watch and chain. He returns the items to the vicar, faces moral reckoning, and contemplates turning himself in or continuing crime, ending with a cautious start toward honesty.
T recounts his story to a cleric described as Tanbad and receives a surprising offer. The preacher invites him for supper and considers sending him to Eaton mills, hinting at a brewing chance for work if he can prove skill with machines.
A Titusville area woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her eighteen year old daughter from long standing ill health. After local doctors failed, three days of use sparked improvement and full recovery, with renewed health and regular menses. The letter also notes a husband’s kidney issues improved by the same remedy and promotes Pink Pills as a general health tonic sold by dealers or mailed for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
A narrator recalls a tense moment with vivid metaphor and then resumes travel toward Eaton Mille with a companion. The exchange centers on an uneasy perception and the need to move on despite discomfort. The passage hints at themes of restraint and perseverance in a journey.
One lot of fine Persian velvets for trimming and waists. Two pieces of new spring dress goods. Ten pieces of all wool black serge four inches wide. Leader's Price 29 cents. Forty two inch bleached pillow casing seven cents a yard. Ten pieces of heavy caisson flannel. Quality 44 Hill bleached muslin Leader's Price six cents. Best Standard Prints Leader's Price three cents per yard. Fine pearl buttons worth eleven cents a dozen Leader's Price five cents.
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