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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1894
Page
8
A planned year end publication will compile gowns for calling, shopping, weddings, receptions, balls, and parties into a bound volume of 384 pages or more with about 500 illustrations. The work aims to help every lady dress well and economically.
Miss Agnes Madigan of Pleasant Mount married John Scully at St Agnes Church last Wednesday afternoon. Rev J J Coroner performed the ceremony and the couple left for a wedding tour aboard the 8:57 train.
Out of town correspondent reports in a fragmented style with missing names and unclear details. The text appears garbled, omitting publication guidance and proper attribution, making core facts difficult to confirm.
A large audience attended Dr. Schaeffer’s lecture at the Wayne County Institute where he spoke on three great tendencies of modern education. The day featured talks by Professors Coggewell Twitmyer and Albert on pedagogy geography and music with Cass concluding the morning session on physical education. An illustrated afternoon lecture on easy experiments in natural science capped the session.
The note recalls Johannspiere program including Zach the Clod Hopper at the opera house January 8 with sights like Indiana gas fields and a movable sidewalk reproduction. Irving T. Bush appears as a leading comedian. Kaystone orchestra keeps the Maennerchor hall dances lively. Community notices cover church services, local illnesses, school heating contracts, and organizational election outcomes.
An advertisement touts a universal salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever boils and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It claims to cure piles and sells at 2 cents per box through Matthews Brothers.
Miss Lizzie White heads to New York City tomorrow morning. Honesdale loses holiday air as 200 visiting teachers depart after Dr. Warfield's lecture. Mr and Mrs B J Bardsley of Carbondale posed with Rev and Mrs George C Hall at the rectory. The funeral of Mrs Watts is set for Friday at 8. Mrs N A Ray and Miss Lizzie Ray plan to return to Pittsburgh tomorrow.
D W Fuller of Canajoharie NY says the remedy is always in his home and his family gets the best results. G A Dykeman, druggist Cattskill NY, calls Dr Kings New Discovery the best cough remedy used for eight years with proven results. Trial bottles offered at Matthews Bros drug store with regular size at 50 cents or $1.00.
J M Courtright and Mur ray Courtright returned to Toronto and Tyrone respectively while Archibald goes back to college. A Stone family joins relatives from New York as Gertrude Northup visits Factoryville friend Mary Bevan. Courtrights of Aurora host Lena Mary Flora while Henry Thomas settles on Spring street. Epworth league Chapter 1193 begins Sunday.
Social and funeral notices from Wilkes-Barre include a reception at Miss Lillian Hane’s home, a small child's party on Wyoming Street, and a marriage set for next Wednesday at St Rose church. The late William Rosser’s funeral at River Street featured Rev P B Jepson, with pallbearers from the Delaware and Hudson lines and Odd Fellows members in attendance. The column also notes Maplewood Cemetery interment, a noonday meeting in The Corner Stone, and several visits and social calls among Scranton and Wilkes-Barre residents.
Keith Price contracts scarlet fever while Mrs Crawford visits Scranton and others recover from illness. Mansfield students Gertie Vail and Genie Burrit return to school. A burglary attempt at Thomas Griffiths store ends with stolen brace and bit and a warning for night police. The death of John Pattfield's child and Mrs Jenkins’ return from Pittston are noted.
Mr McIntyre resumes his old hotel with a New Year opening described as un grand. Two local wrestlers headline Loftus hall in a publicized match. opinion is divided on their merits. An accident to Mr Jones at Connell is less serious than feared, likely enabling him to resume routine duties soon. Contractor M Joyce leads again after securing a major job.
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