Holiday Goods Sale Announcement by M Norton
M Norton promotes a sale on holiday goods with a deadline through January 1st. Prices and item variety are highlighted, inviting customers to shop early for seasonal discounts.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1894
Page
7
M Norton promotes a sale on holiday goods with a deadline through January 1st. Prices and item variety are highlighted, inviting customers to shop early for seasonal discounts.
The Scranton Turn-Verien held its annual Christmas festival on North Seventh street Sunday evening. A large audience enjoyed two well decorates trees with candles at each end of the stage. Refreshments were served as the morning school pupils performed a literary and musical program and several fine tableaux appeared. Participants included Margaret Fahrenhold, Grace Suydim, Jolie Zenke, Alma Wehlau, Margaret Houchke, Anna Bocelkamp, Jennie Noth, Mamie Fuhrman, Belle Feinberg, Rose Kugler, Entbi Bolz, Martha Kel Kurop, Helen Wormser, Albert Hoffmann, Carl Bahr, Victor Noth.
At a meeting last night Crystal Hose Company No 4 elected officers for the coming year. D J Newman was named president H R Madison vice president C R Hineline secretary A Gray financial secretary F M Aylesworth treasurer Lonig foreman William Martin first assistant foreman William Ferber second assistant foreman I Hines pipeman A Willard seaman WAN Thomas pipeman George McLivod truster H R Madison engineer D J Slows atcher M McMuneas driver J Lillie driver Tsanc Tice property clerk C C Solautz.
An old advertisement lists Reinhart's Market at 88 and 8 Lackawanna Avenue with daily hours from 6 to 10 am and a variety of meats and prices. It mentions standing rib roast at 10 cents and other cuts like cuck roast boiled meat and pork sausage, with licensing notes and names RODDA-GREEN and Willinen pit Green from Scranton.
The West Side notes greet New Year with a lively reception and church services. The Columbia hose house on Division street passed inspection by city committees as a model building. Sunday School and Stanton Street Baptist church officers are elected. A charity event by the Ancient Order of Hibernians is planned for Jan. 5. Mrs. Daniel Evans dies at 38, funeral set for Bellevue Welsh church. A shooting match at Taylor sees Clem Marsh beat David Davis by a bird in a 15-bird contest priced at 10. Interments and other local notes fill the day.
Miss Kate Gregory of Tenth Street is the guest of friends in Wyoming and is recovering from a skating incident that broke data some time ago and is improving rapidly.
Scranton financiers Peter Zeigler Conrad Schrosser Charles Robinson and Victor Koch visited Carbondale to inspect new hotel projects tied to Deputy Sheriff Craig who may become proprietor of the Hotel American. The group toured the sites and discussed funding though no final decision was reached. Koch also eyed installing his brother John Koch, a veteran hotel man, with past links to Central Park Garden New York and a Paris restaurant.
An American Economist letter reports Green Ridge Iron Works manager D B Aarerton argues the Wilson tariff bill will depress US business. He predicts a $10 per ton tariff harms iron, lowers wages, and halves purchasing power for common people while benefiting the rich.
William Kelly of Archbald was found dead by his wife on Sunday. An inquest at the family home found he had long been ill with chronic ailments and died of heart failure. A six-person jury reached the verdict. The funeral is set for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Police raided a disorderly house on Robinson Street run by the Con pore family. Kate Boylan known as Cyclone Kate was found drunk under a table. Mr and Mrs Connors and Maggie Montgomery were present. Maggie escaped through a rear window as the patrol wagon arrived.
The Crystal Hose Company displayed a cabinet portrait frame of members in B Pratt’s window on Lacks Wauna avenue. D. T. Newman and H. R. Madison traveled to Middletown, New York to present the remembrance to Methaven Hose Company, honored guests of the annual parade. Also notes A L Van Horn’s Oyster house at 120 Pekee avenue offering oysters.
A vintage coupon brochure from the Columbian Exposition era titled The Gem Coupon describes a 72 leaf, single sided pamphlet with pages on main grounds and Midway Plaisance. It notes embossed paper or full cloth covers and two coupon options with prices plus mail postage.
A letter to General Manager Archer describes the loss of ninety traction passes and a mutilated 1893 street car pass. The writer asks for renewed passes for 1894, praising the Traction officials and requesting a new certificate.
The regular Scranton Castle No. 187 meeting last Friday elected James Williamson as commander and G Fenne as vice commander for the ensuing term. A January 5 opening includes an entertainment and refreshments for visiting knights. A large attendance is expected at Park Place church for Graxo Frost reception and conundrum lunch.
Partial OCR shows a list of item names such as Capes and terms like Astrakhan Capes and Beaver Capes. The readable fragments suggest a price list or goods catalog possibly involving textiles or fur items. No clear dates or full entries are recoverable from the text provided.
A messy OCR note lists capes including Astrakhan 22 inches deep and mink capes among items in a sale. References to various cape types such as Sen Capes and Monkey Capes appear with partial vendor hints, suggesting a catalog fragment for a fur sale.
A catalog of clearance items includes cedar tubs in multiple sizes, painted tubs and pails, feather dusters in various sizes, canned peaches beans asparagus and pumpkin, preserved strawberries, fruit preserves in various containers, jelly and fruit butter. Prices range from .05 to .89 with quantities and container sizes noted for each item.
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