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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1897
Page
8
Advertisements and job work orders left at Kannon and Co newsdealers on North Main Street will receive prompt attention. The shop is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and invites clients to submit notices and terms for publication.
The ladies' literary society met to discuss constitution by laws and hear papers on Whittier and Pearse. Mrs Spencer read Clare Barstow and Mrs Wheeler spoke on "The Barion" while Miss Butler presented on Alice Carey. Plans were made for future papers by members on Kate Field Ada Shehan and more.
Reported shifts rename Campbell to St Loothins charge and promote Sidney Dideker to Vandting colliery foreman. Carter advances to Sop Brook collier foreman, Williams Miewei rises to powder ovoulters foreman. Friends praise promotions amid sector reshuffles.
Mr and Mrs L F Snyder hosted a Monday evening gathering on Woy con Dies street with friends including Mr Candairs Miss Piers Mr and Mrs Henry Pheree and Gon Lewis Mrs Porat Pierce Mr and Mrs Charles Mattison of Asheville Ms Yu and Warren Snyder and Wallace Snyder among attendees.
John Temple Graves and Hon. John Tene Graves of Atlanta addressed a large crowd at the Masonic temple on Monday evening. Graves is esteemed as a powerful and eloquent orator and did not disappoint. His discourse was witty, logical, and delivered with polished oratorical grace.
Tev B Mhringer reports strong welcome to the newly organized Lutheran church. Several residents travel, visit and host friends from Edmira to New York and New Jersey. Local illnesses, property purchases, and wedding attendances are noted among residents and visitors in Wilkes-Barre and vicinity.
The column records visits by Mrs. PL A Carroll of South Main Street and family to Susquehanna, invitations for a dance at Burke's Hall on January 1, and greetings from Miss Lavin to Joseph Mohonan. mentions Miss Margaret McDonald hosting Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell of Scranton, Annie Dalton and James Hoban to wed at St Rose Church at 4 PM today.
The Archbald borough council met Monday with President Jones presiding and full attendance. Bills for police, street work, and a water pressure discussion were debated. a 3 year extension for Archbald Tract road was approved after opposition. Bids for railing, timber, and footbridge were read and to be reopened at Wednesday’s meeting.
Epworth league of the Methodist church names officers for the year with H BR Ferrell as president and C N Harris RC Kellum and dutta Davis as vice presidents I Lo West secretary and Mabel Hines teacher. Town notes report visitors friends from Richmondale, literary contest in January, and several residents traveling or moving. A Polish worker injured at Avoca colliery, local accidents, and local gifts and purchases are also noted along with social visits and property changes.
An extraordinary attraction titled The Midnight Charge will play at Weol era rink on Perday and Saturday January 12 and 16 under Young Men's Dramatic rule. Admission 26 cents. A board of trade meeting is planned at Library hall. Nearby notes mention crosswalk repairs and anniversary preparations by Emblem division Sons of Temperance, plus social event at Weber's rink and visits by Mr. Alex Turnbull of Scranton.
In Jermyn and Mayfield there is talk of organizing a new volunteer fire company. The present unit has done good work and is ready for emergencies, while a new body would offer additional protection for the town. Local leaders, including Dunn the insurance agent, and other prominent residents are discussed as potential officers and organizers. The piece notes church discipline issues, borough office candidates, and social events reflecting town life.
Personal letters to Mrs Pinkham praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for curing womb and ovarian troubles and related female ailments. A Mrs Marea Lyon of Pittsford Mills Rutland County Vermont shares relief after three bottles, urging other women to try it.
A 11 year old boy was injured by a kick in the Erie mines yesterday morning and treated at home by Dr. Manley and J. Graves. The Mayfield council met with members present to count votes, review pole contracts, and discuss coal, oil deliveries, and channel drainage. George Buckingham complained of property damage from winter flows and threatened suits. the council planned drainage reassessment and bill payments including Jermyn Water charges.
The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year remedy for teething pain and diarrhoea in children. It claims the product soothes, softens gums, and cures wind colic, selling at twenty five cents per bottle through druggists globally.
A brief advertisement fragment claims the merchant has never offered such remarkable values at current prices during their years in business. The text appears to be part of a sales pitch or promotional notice.
A storefront promotion proclaims wondrously low prices on trousers and suits and praised workmanship. The copy notes relocation near The Arcade and claims growing business reflects public appreciation of value and honest dealing.
A promotion notes vast discounts by cutting costs to pass savings to readers. The message claims extensive bargains and urges customers to take advantage of reduced prices through efficient selling.
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