Social Calendar Reflects Busy Scranton Season
This week features numerous dances, receptions, and teas across Scranton social circles. Mrs. N Y Leet hosts informal tea. Col onel and Mrs Boies host elegant receptions for their guests. the Scranton Bicycle Club dances draw large crowds with out of town attendees. Notable events include Miss Annie Hand's debut party and the Spinster dance at the Bicycle club with about 125 attendees from near and far.
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Scranton
H. M. Boies
Ethel
Boles
Thomas Dickson
Miss Boles
Movements of People in Scranton Neighborhoods
A list of visitors and locals with connections to Scranton shows D A Greer of Boston registered at the Jermyn. Miss Dickerson of New York guests of Mrs N Leet. Mr and Mrs A H Shopland spending holidays in New York. William Clarke of Lemon Pa visiting West Scranton relatives. John Miles Jr returning from Harford Pa. Mrs C H and daughter spending week at Fleetville. Mrs F M Hui visiting Mrs J Elliot Ross. Miss Annie Nallin visiting Penn Avenue. Misses Della and Margaret Coyne visiting the city. M P Aberee entertaining his brother BK Aberee of New York City. Nicholas Brahl of Princeton spent week with George Jackson. Frank Swayze of New Jersey back from West Scranton visit. James Sanderson of Chicago visiting his uncle Col George Sanderson. Mr and Mrs Moses Staples entertaining Walter Behoonover of Fushkill. Mrs William Shutter and family inviting friends in Wilkes-Barre. Mr and Mrs H W Dusinberre attending his father's funeral in Honesdale at Christmas. Mr and Mrs M Holley hosting guests Mr and Mrs J Carter of England. Edward Hughes, Lafayette College student and former resident, visiting a West Scranton friend. Willem Warner and Mrs Warner listed among attendees.
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D. A. Greer
Boston
Jermyn
Dickerson
New York
Mra
Fleetville
F. M. Hui
Montrove
J. Elliot Ross
Adama Avenue
Annie Nallin
Hawley
Ruddy
Penn Avenue
Della and
Margaret Coyne
Archbold
M. P. Aberee
North Lincoln Avenue
BK. Aicree
New York City
Nicholas Brahl
Princeton
N. J
George Jackson
North End
Frank Swayze
New Jersey
Weat Scranton
James Sanderson
Chicago
George Sanderson
Mowesa Staples
Walter Behoonover
Fushkill
William Shutter
North Rebecca Avenue
Wilkes-Barre
H. W. Dusinberre
Green Ridge
Honesdale
M. Holley
South Garfield Avenue
J. Carter
England
Edward Hughes
Lafayette College
West Scranton
Willem HH
Warner
Americanized Bridegroom Celebrates Chinese-Mame Banquet in Boston
Wong Ling Ah, recently married in Montreal, hosted a lively Boston feast starting at 6 pm with 100 guests in a big Oriental restaurant. The groom wore red coats with blue skirts, a courtly bowing ceremony preceded by a street procession, and a second reception at 21 Oxford Street. Wong Yick guided the ceremony, placing the hat on the groom to symbolize leadership.
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Wong Ling Ah
Montreal
China
Boston
Oxford Street
Wong Yick
The Bicycle Nose
A letter in the British Medical Journal notes many patients report nasal obstruction after taking up cycling. It suggests air flow and dust exposure on country and city roads may irritate the nasal mucous membrane, questioning cycling as a healthy lifestyle choice.
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London
Her Advice in a Fragmented Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows a narrator advising against trusting a doctor who prescribes cigars and poker chips, urging the listener to seek another physician. The garbled text hints at a satirical critique of medical practice and judgment.
Ambiguous Quotation Sparks Incomplete Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue quotes Yeu and Puck discussing marriage and beauty in a cryptic exchange. The brief note hints at a playful or satirical mood without clear context or identifiable entities.
Religious Services and Choir Concerts Across Churches
A long list of church services and programs is announced for the coming Sunday and week. Plymouth Congregational hosts a Christmas and New Year concert program. multiple congregations including Jackson Street Baptist, People's Prohibition Church, Calvary Reformed, First Church of Christ Scientist, Grace Lutheran, Second Presbyterian, and more outline sermons, cantatas, and special music.
Religious Notes Preview Week's Services in Scranton Churches
The Tree Methodista holds a Sabbath preach at Co operative hall 126 North Main Ave at 8 p m. Miles Marie Evans leads the prayer meeting Sunday at 245 o'clock at the YWCA. A union service of West Scranton churches is set for Monday at Sumner Avenue Presbyterian with Rev F Matthews preaching. The oratorio The Prince of Peace, performed Sunday at Scranton Street Baptist, will be repeated tomorrow at 7 10 p m with Charister Thomas G Evans directing and Mrs B G Beddoe as organist. The choir and soloists include Mrs Randolph Jones Mrs Thomas D James Miss Vin Jones D A Evans D Smith EF Lord and others.
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Jackson Street
Richard Nicholin
Thomas de Gruchy
Chetistinas
Piense
People’s Prohibition Church
Dr. Bird
Adams Avenue
Calvary Reformed Church
Cor, Munroe Avenue
Gibson Streech
G. W. Walsh
First Church of Christ (Scientist
Adtre Avenue
Seelack
Selta
Grace Lutheran Church
Mailteen Avenue
Mulberry Street
Hev
Foster U
Gift
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clark's Summit
Frank W. Young
F. W. Penatsall
Scranton Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Howard Pines
African Methodist Episcopal Church
BH. A. Grant
Scranton Street
PF. Mathews
Owens
Young People's Prayer Meeting
Medder
Providence Methodist Episcopal Church
William Edgar
Green Ridge Baptist Church
W. J. Ford
First Welsh Congregational Church
South Main Avenue
D. Jones
Providence Presbyterian Church
George BE. Guild
Evangelical Alliance
Klusee
First Welsh Baptist Church
The
Tree Methodista
Co-operative Hall
North Main Avenue
Miles Marie Evans
Young Women's Christian Association
West Scranton
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian Church
F. Matthews
Scranton Street Baptist Church
Prince of Peace
Charister Thomas G. Evans
B. G. Beddoe
Randolph Jones
Thomas D. James
Vin Jones
D. A. Evans
D. Smith
EF. E. Lord
Arthur Panning
Minnie Jones
Via Jones
A. J. Holmes
Nellie Perkins
Miss James
T. M. Senderling
D. Ft. Evans
William Reese
Mr. Jones
Th. C
Beddoe
Bass
Lord
Thorns
DPD
James
William HW. Evans
Hugh Williams
T. Luke's
Horers Israel
Edward J. Hauphiton
Christimanstide
St. Luke's Church
Bonday School
St. Mark's
Dunmore
St. Georges
Olyphant
South Side Mission
Fig Street
East End
Prescott Avenue
St. David's
Bromley Avenue
FE. J. McYleary
McHenry
Elm Park
Bunday School
Epworth League
C. M. Gitlin
D Court Street
George ‘T. Price
First Presbyterian Church
McLeod
Sunsday
Young People's Society
Christian Endea
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Dr. Dixon
Christ Our Peace
Watkins
DePugh Evans
Green Ridge Presbyterian Church
Isaac J. Tane- Ing
Young Mit
Bible School
Endeavor Society
Washburn Street
Christian and Missionary Alliance
South Decker Court
Hyde Park
William F. MacArthur
Wyoming Villey
All Boys’ Universalist Church
F. W. Whippen
Grace Reformed Episcopal Church
Wyoming
Avonue
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
Union Bible Clase
J. B. Sweet
George Li Peek
L. R. Foster
M. A
Tople
Senor Christian
Tomorrow's Services at St Luke's and Nearby Churches
A list of morning and evening worship services for St Luke's Parish and neighboring churches on the Second Sunday after Christmas. Details include Holy Communion at St Luke's, morning prayers and sermons at multiple churches, Sunday schools, Epworth leagues, and evening services with topics and itinerant preachers.
Safe shelter in a thunderstorm suggested by London Chronicle
Campbell Swinton warns that lightning favors exposed targets like trees and chimneys. He advises lying flat or taking shelter in a hole, and recommends cellar shelter during storms. He notes England’s lightning risk is small and recounts a chimney strike near Grosvenor Crescent.
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London Chronicle
Campbell Swinton
England
Wellington Club
Grosvenor Crescent
Dovey Family Laments Tight Money For Quiet Outing
The New York World reports Mrs Dovey asking for eight dollars for a calm afternoon with Bkthel while Mr Dovey says funds are very tight. The scene reflects common household financial strains of the period.
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Mra. Dovey
Bkthel
Mr. Dovey
Mra
New York
The Cardiff Giant Inventor Recalls a Noted Hoax Tale
George Hull of Iowa recounts creating the famed Cardiff giant the big stone man he carved in 1890s. He details the plan the burial near Cardiff New York and the subsequent sales of viewing rights and his modest share of profits.
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George Hull
Ste« Hull
P. T. Barnum
Hull
Cardiff
Binghamton
Barnum
Mule
Independent Citizen Riles on Policeman in Paris
In Paris a year ago a writer recalls dropping eight bits of handbill paper. A police officer gestures and speaks French, indicating the litter must be collected. The narrator hands over a card, but the officer declines it and directs removal of the papers. The scene ends with the officer returning the litter to the narrator's pocket.
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Fort Dodge
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paris
Saya & Contributor
Inter & Mann
Monsieur
Curious Pocket Piece Turns Nickel Into Orb on UP Engine
A Union Pacific engineer crafts a pocket piece by placing a five cent coin in the oil cup of a passenger engine. The coin is polished into a perfect round sphere through repeated horizontal travel, sometimes leaving the nickel in place for 60 miles before forming a polished bullet shaped sphere. The origin of the turning method remains unknown.
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Union Pacific
Liberty
Wighers Succeeded Binkers and Inker Talk
A perplexing exchange from an item in York PA hints at a hospital stay for a person named Inker. The fragment references teaching a daughter to ride and a possible appearance for Minkers, with unclear context.
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Binkers
Minkers
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Country Club
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Mrs. Warren
George BR. Hand
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P. F. Zizelmann
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
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Religious News Notes
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