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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1899
Page
8
In Scranton society notes describe how visiting young women and men from New York and other cities savor a carefree holiday season. Hosts on Jefferson avenue and nearby streets entertained guests with sleighing, musicales, and dancing parties, while residents and visitors praised the informal yet proper spirit of gatherings.
A Baltimore resident Miss Mary Illilette suffers from the grip while Mr G Lo Ptat locates in Rochester. Mr and Mrs Henry Belin Jr are in New York. Edna Willette returns to Wells College. Augusta Archbald spent Thursday in Wilkes Barre. Whittemore repeats Thursday. Edna Bhewr of Monroe avenue in Skeneation New York. A T Bearle of Montrose was in the city this week. Mule returned from Shamokin. Colwell spent days in Harrisburg. Judge and Mrs Jessup recovering. Timlines returned from Harrisburg. Mrs N Bleo visited Wilkes-Barre. Louis Newton of Green Ridge visited Harrisburg. Homer Greene of Honendale in Beranton. Godfrey and Margaret Torry returned from New York. J W Conant and J B Watson in Wilkes-Barre. Mary Brennan of Carbondale visiting Miss Burnett in Medmont Park. Bedule Dean of Wilkes-Barre with town yesterday after visit in New Mine. MacNutt of Beranlon Conservatory has returned from New York. Katharine Hert of New York.
A reflective column examines domestic honesty amid theft risks in homes. It praises trustworthy maids and cooks who resist taking money or jewels, notes common hiding places from under mattresses to laundry bags, and warns of mislaid valuables after burglaries. The piece also recalls a Christmas windfall tucked in a kettle and other homebound dramas.
A fragmenting meditation on civility, politics, and society. The piece scoffs at moral posturing, cites Scranton and Pennsylvania figures, and observes public figures and legal matters with ironic distance. It alludes to journalism, religion, and governance in a dense, idiosyncratic stream of remarks.
A reflective piece praises James Whitcomb Riley as a modest word craftsman whose poetry channels rivers and nature. It contrasts Orpheus and classical myth with Riley’s human songs that promise sunshine and youth, urging readers to cheer his art and remember the truth in simple verse.
An explainer on Bach's Well-Tempered Clavichord, detailing how equal temperament let Bach write forty-eight preludes and fugues in all keys. It contrasts pure tuning limits, explains the shift from baroque tuning to tempered scale, and touches on later instrument temperaments and their impact.
Miss Black and Miss Garagan of Second Presbyterian have studio space in the Guernsey building and will offer vocal instruction. Other notable mentions include Mollie Darling’s publishing sale, Jer vis Hardenbergh school ties, Clavier method inventor A I Virgil, Blanche Marchesi's concert plans, and the Liederkranz election of Theodore Homberger as leader.
A Russian physician recounts memory disorders in eccentric patients. A literary man, before treatment, remembered every action from over a year ago but forgot recent events. While writing a novel he faced a seizure of memory, illustrating the disease's impact on creativity and recall.
Local retailer proclaims drastic discounts on overcoats. Storm coats in blue, beaver, or brown drop from 8.50 to 5.69 with lined interiors and deep storm collars. Short length coats, double breasted and flannel lined, priced similarly low, suited for riding or driving.
H R Westcott auctioneer will hold a public sale on Wednesday in Locina ML. The inventory includes mahogany and walnut furniture, chamber suite, chairs, tables, mirrors, draperies, carpets, books, marble clock, silverware, china, kitchen utensils, and more. Peremptory sale, deposit required from all buyers. house open at one o clock morning of sale.
A fragmented account describes a patient who cannot recall prior events, including whether he dined, and struggles to remember intentions. In other scenes he repeats tales, claims not to have played for weeks, and asks about a ring mortise while the doctor records the day’s questions before departing.
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The fragmentary text questions a pink and purple tomb as it referencesviolet tips greenish hate and fading gazes. It mentions a poster and buried imagery, evoking a surreal Gothic mood from the Chicago Record.
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