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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
7
Short, brisk ad announces drastic markdowns on furs and winter dress goods. Bargains include $12.50 to $30 suits reduced to $7.50 to $20, dress fabrics 50c per yard, silk and serge lots from 75c to $1.50, belt buckles and novelty items at 5c to 50c, and children’s wool outfits at reduced prices.
Thousands of women learn bargains in winter wear with deep cuts on coats jackets capes and Petticoats. Coats priced from five to fifteen dollars cover ranges from eight dollar to thirty dollar originals. Also dress and fashion items at reduced rates with various waists and capes offered at proportionate savings.
Cambridge department store clears space for spring stock with deep discounts across hats shirts hosiery and gloves. Camels hair underwear neckwear and outing flannels slashed to cents and dollars with many items selling by the dozen pair or set. Readily picked up bargains include 8c calico 3c yard and 50c neckwear at 19c or 8 for 50c plus glove bargains from 1.00 to 2.00 per pair.
The Price Library association hosts an evening debate on marriage as a failure with Evan G. Watkins and Oliver M. Wilhama against William Ki. Owens and Frank Decker. The contest offers a banner to the side gaining members by April 1. Electric lights contract awarded to M. W. Dell. library rooms open nightly with magazines books and exercise equipment.
The obituary notes the funeral of John Davis at his Lackawanna Street home conducted by Rev. Millia Moberca of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. Interment followed at Washburn Street Cemetery Hyde Park. Social items report Mrs. T W Watkins hosting guests for Mrs. Morgan Jenkins of New York with a program and refreshments. A Blakely housekeeping move and a St Patrick’s church fair are also mentioned along with a sudden death of Charles Carrin in Priceburg.
Mr. Carris aged 74, a Civil War veteran, died recently. He is survived by his wife and five sons. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 PM and will be buried in Priceburg cemetery.
At Tuesday meeting the Wilson Fire Company announced a fair and trades display starting March 1 for two weeks. Committees were named for officers, advertising, soliciting, contest, building and decorating, electricians, and other duties. The report notes sleet delays on the Scranton line and several local changes.
Manager Martin reports strong sales of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at Pierson drug store with five bottles sold per customer case. The cough remedy is praised for rapid relief from cough sore throat and lung irritation amid grippe season. Matthews Brothers act as wholesalers and retailers.
An adjourned borough council meeting on Wednesday, with Scanlon and Finnerty absent, exempted Crescent Electric from tax due to a reduced-rate power supply. The poll tax and license ordinance were debated and set at 1 per poll and 1 per mile of wire. The assessment will cover all poles used for electric transmission, to be levied by the borough assessor and payable before September 21 each year.
The Tuxedo Club at the Gaiety offered plodding yet commendable performances. Marie De Roeser as Cabaret heroine and the Dutch troupe provided several amusing turns while John Clark drew laughs with original songs. The show continues at the Gate with matinees this week.
London author Zangwill's controversial production I've Children of the Ghetto will be staged in New York at the Lyceum theater next Monday evening. The piece, a witty yet dramatic look at British colonial life, drew strong debate in both nations before its American debut.
The report lists a large touring company including Wilton Leckaye and others, with a new act The Gay Mulla qieraders and a satire A Day at the Hotel Wallerf. Also noted is A Female Drummer at the Lyceum on Thursday January 14, featuring Miss Johnstone Pennett and a cast of about forty, led by Oscar Figman and Harry Ladell.
SPECIAL NOTICE asks the person who moved umbrellas yesterday after a car wreck to return the striped elk umbrella to The Tribune offices and retrieve their own item.
A situation wanted notice from a young temperate man seeks hotel restaurant or boarding house work with open availability this month in city or country. A woman offers to wash and iron by day or take work at Linden street city. A middle aged man with eight years experience on locomotives and boilers seeks a job in an electrical plant at Priceburg Pennsylvania.
A classified notice promotes a popular clearing house for renters sellers and job seek ers. It offers one cent per word with six insertions for five cents and free insertions for situations wanted. The Tribune office handles the ads and mentions a $60 to $10 service to invest in legitimate ventures.
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