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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
2
The ad promotes a January sale on ladies muslin and cambric underwear including drawers gowns and chemises. Items feature embroidery, tucks, and lace with prices ranging from 25 to 98 cents, highlighting various styles such as infant Hubbard and Empire cuts.
The Academy presents the first three nights of next week of a familiar play with a long life. It has enjoyed success in England for two years and is praised for its blend of comedy and pathos, clever dramatic situations, natural incidents, and well-expressed sentiments. The company is said to be uniformly excellent.
Washington officials report cable companies filing claims for damages due to suspension of business by U S forces. The exact total is unknown and each case seeks compensation for days of interruption to operations.
Wall Street closes the day stronger after a volatile session. Brooklyn Tobacco and Sugar lead advances while Reading shares slip despite a broad market upturn. Wheat gains boost western rail shares as traders chase stop orders and large purchases swirl around the American Tobacco position.
Multiple classified items list veterinary services and job seeks, with a busy contact page and an 1898 railway timetable. Listings include a mid aged woman seeking housework, a married man seeking machinist work, and references to local businesses along with a detailed Time Table in effect. The piece functions as a dense local advertisement compilation.
In Scranton the Lyceum presented The Wrong Mr. Wright with Roland Reed and Isadore Mush, drawing strong ovations after Reed’s curtain speech. At the Academy of Music the Wallie Stock Company offered The Boy from Boston and The Power of Love, with burlesque and songs by William Burke and Fred Irwin drawing attention. The Village Postmaster, acclaimed in New York, arrives at Lyonum for two performances on January 7, following contracts at Fourteenth Street.
Philadelphia notes a mixed wheat and corn outlook with firm futures for January contracts and higher prices for No 2 mixed corn. Prices for rye oats and barley show firmness, while pork and poultry markets exhibit varied demand and fresh supply. Shipments log Wheat 129000 bushels. corn 241000 bushels. oats 4000 bushels.
Chicago traders faced a sharp advance in wheat as a cold wave drove May futures higher and corn and oats moved. Pork and lard prices slipped while cash quotes showed firm flour and steady or lower offerings across several grain types and meats.
Bavers Orchestra with conductor Baier at 7 Wyoming Avenue presents music for bulls picnics parties receptions weddings and concerts. Megragha Brothers Printers supply envelopes paper bags and twine from Warehouse 190 Washington Avenue Scranton PA.
In effect November 1 1898 trains leave Buranton for Philadelphia New York via D and H R routes with Black Diamond Express to various points and Sunday service. Additional notes list connections to Pottsville coal region routes and key intermediate stations via D and H R R with times around 6 45 am and 7 48 pm. Pullman parlor and sleeping cars operate between Wilkes Barre New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge. reservations through Lackawanna Ave Beranton.
New York buyers quote mixed prices for cattle with steers and cows steady to firm while veal and yearling values show weak to steady shifts. Lambs remain steady to firm with praise for prime grades, hogs and other livestock cited but with limited demand and varying regional quotes.
Edward H. Davis architect Connell Building Scranton E L Walter architect office rear of 6 Washington Ave Lewis Hancock Jr architect 45 Bruce Bt Scranton Frederick L Brown architect Price Building 14 Washington Ave Scranton Lacey & Son Architects Traders National Bank School of the Lackawanna Scranton Poa Courses prep to college law medicine business Open Report Send for catalogue Rev Thom ng Conn Li Dy Walter MH Buell
On Moage January 4 fair activity with native cattle and steers, Linnie feeders, primo heifers at five dollars, Texas steers around two thousand seven, heavy packing lots and sheep and hogs trading. Prices shown for hogs near four thousand one hundred head, ewes and lambs listed.
Fragmentary OCR text from East Mulffalow New York on January 4 shows unclear figures and brief mentions of workers, bids, and selections. It references home bread items, Yorkers, fight mediums, and a few monetary notations with uncertain meaning.
New York reports show quiet price action in flour while wine and wheat futures show modest strength. Traders note cold weather and bearish pressure as winter markets simmer with limited volume and cautious activity.
Fragmented OCR notes reference oil market terms, credit bhinees, a F118 certificate, a bid status as none, and a listed 7.11 barrel figure with 67 63 as uncertain numbers. The readable context is limited and does not form a clear reportable event.
A vintage patent medicine claim promises single day relief for colds with L B Q on every tablet. Advertising notes money back guarantees if it fails to cure.
An old advertisement touts taking Dr Agnew’s Liver Pike after meals to aid digestion and counter effects of heavy eating. It claims a safe, prompt, painless remedy produced by Mat thewa Brom and W. T. Clark, with mentions of pil and salves and a strong promotional tone.
A fragmentary timetable lists trains from Beranten to New York Newburg and intermediate stations via the Erie and Wyoming Valley lines. It mentions Hawley and Lovay points with unclear schedules and arrival indicators such as 225 and 08 6.
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