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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
8
The Lackawanna railroad marks the retirement of Special Agent P O Keefe with a farewell at the Lackawanna Valley house. He is presented with a diamond scarf pin and cuff buttons as colleagues and friends in Scranton express regret at severing ties and wish him future success.
Th. Adamson of Hoboken arrived in the city and will tour the Lackawanna line with Mr O Keefe. He is described as an able railroad man with warlike appearance similarities to General Powers. Adamson will assume duties January 1 when O Keefe departs for Chicago.
The Erie, St Paul, Northern Pacific and Great Northern are cited as forming a potential transcontinental line. Analysts warn that such a move would reshape future investment, reducing the number of railroad stocks for speculation and prompting other major lines to seek integration.
The page lists a jumble of names and abbreviations such as AL Clarion and McCarthy junto with scattered notes like Proontelker and SUMMITS, LTO. It reads as a chaotic schedule board with numerous unreadable items and partial names.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for backache, female weakness, and other womanly ailments. It claims to restore function, banish drains, and heal inflammation without alcohol or narcotics. Testimonial letters praise its benefits, noting relief from various symptoms.
A Scranton resident reports a severe grip and kidney troubles, noting scanty dark secretions with brick dust and nocturnal pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills recommended by a friend, symptoms disappeared and back pain and numbness subsided. Sold by Matthews Bros.. Fortier-Milburn Co. sole US agents in Buffalo. Remember the name and avoid substitutes.
The notice outlines schedule details for passenger engines including replacements and crew changes. It lists names such as Conductor Cavanaugh and crew, shifts on January 9 and 10, and various train assignments in East and other areas with associated times and personnel.
Minneapolis man S Hasterbrook among callers at the Lackawanna railroad office. Bids will be received for a proposed spike mill. Conductors must stop caboose detachment and enginemen guard injectors to avoid water on the station platform. Caboose cars now have journal bearings and tools for replacements. Trainmen to replace brasses to prevent freight delays when possible.
At regular communication of King Solomon lodge No 684 in Dunmore Pa on January 1001 the lodge unanimously adopted a preamble and resolutions praising the late brother Monard Potter and Howat B Polter. The body expresses sympathy to their families and commits to recording the resolutions and notifying the city newspapers. Committees include Josiah Fear Charles Shady David Barton and Howley of Bream Heating and Plumbing.
George Brown, about 27, in custody on desertion charges after being found in uniform on Lackawanna avenue. He had a ten day furlough from Fort Schuyler in September to visit Kimlin New York but remained away for three and a half months before surrendering. Authorities at Fort Schuyler were notified.
A Scranton communication discusses the Langstaff Kelly contest. It notes readers seeking pay from subpoenas, suggests suing the party who issued the subpoena, and outlines the forthcoming court steps including commissioners' findings, exceptions, and final decision on election and costs.
An offer for a 400 foot frontage on Spruce Street between Breck and Forest courts, owned by the Stewart estate, may land Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank the site. A decision is due Saturday with the price stated near $1000 per foot front. Plans call for a large handsome building though construction details are unsettled.
A health advertisement describes nerve force as the body's engine and links its loss to fatigue insomnia and despondency. It claims Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Wills build up nerves, supply nerve force, and restore strength and mental clarity.
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