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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1898
Page
6
The narrator, a trusted official, discovers a hidden propensity for theft and narrates a tale of temptation and duty. He recounts meeting Esther Venner, a refined American woman living abroad who, through wealth and virtue, reshapes his view of morality and destiny.
A narrator recalls a London party where he courts Miss Venner guided by a hostess. He wins permission to pluck a rose whose inner petals may reveal his fortune. He dreams of romance, endures neighborly music, and contemplates love as he visits Venner’s family in hopes of a destined union.
A fragment from a 1808 Scranton newspaper column presents a flirtatious dialogue between a narrator and a woman named Mise Venner. The couple discuss past travels, a teacher position to Austrian royalty, and a bank cashier linked to a family’s fortunes while a lamp shade shadows the scene.
A narrator details Esther Venner’s pursuit of a fairy tale image while her fiancé negotiates love, family, and a tricky plan to guard a supposed betrothed. A room swap and a mountain retreat await as a mysterious romance unfolds amid social expectations. Ends with an odd sales insertion about wire springs.
Readable sale ad lists 75 pieces of White Nainsook in checks and plaids at 10c value, 5c AVID BONG WG fabrics, 3 cases full width English Percale with designs, 500 pieces Ginghams in checks and colors, 500 pieces Fine Calicoes in dark shades, and women's fine cotton hose at 7c, all offered at clearance prices.
A hosiery promotion touts the lowest prices with Lisle thread hose at 45 cents and 4 cents for a sale item, Misses fine cotton ribbed hose 10c, boys black cotton ribbed hose 14c, and men's seamless half hose at 26c. The ad promises value across plain, Richelieu ribbed, and heavy ribbed styles.
Local retailers advertise a major clearance in Scranton claiming every garment sold was made to order in the last four weeks. They tout latest styles and best materials and expect a large crowd for rare bargains.
A playful reminiscence on printers and editors shaping texts. Compositors misread lines producing puns from Shakespeare to cricket and salmon. The piece notes spelling slips and the editor’s influence during an election, ending with a pun on a historic figure.
The column cites misprints turning phrases like battle-seared veteran into battle-wearied veteran and A sailor going to... into A sailor going to see his wife. It notes several advertising errors and misrendered lines in the London express coverage.
Fragmentary notes recount Bishop Downe, or William of Albans, traveling in Engle and America. At Major Ginter’s home Ephraim, a servant, was schooled in courtesy and masked by the bishop’s sudden greeting. The tale ends with Ephraim offering water as the bishop, surprised by the attire, asks for anything he may need.
The fragment notes a convention plan with Delamater as candidate and mentions the Record, Lame In calling, and programme Chairman Faikin Andrews guiding the next phase. It hints at state date timing and venue details but is incomplete.
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