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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces advertising space and accepts short signed letters on current topics. It notes letters must bear the writer's real name and be subject to editorial revision before publication.
The passage notes that timely and thoughtful advertising activates shoppers. When trade is brisk, Hoople need little urging to browse. even outside hunting bargains, well-prepared ads draw attention and stimulate commerce.
The Times criticizes the city’s sidewalk enforcement shift, noting years of lax rules overturned by winter mandates. Citizens complain while Patrolman Finley Ross’s courage cited as proof of policy, and Scranton police face scrutiny amid evolving enforcement.
A debate on Washington etiquette and economy questions whether cabinet members and other public officials should curb lavish expenses and return to modest, democratic social standards of earlier eras. The piece cites McKinley as an example of public service without overdrawing income.
The text argues that those lacking means should not try to imitate the wealthy in showy living. True pleasure comes from reasonable company and modest terms, while display seekers are rarely of value. It notes a dispute about a gas ordinance and a trolley log, concluding the simple fact is it did not fire.
The article argues for a federated South Africa with co equal citizenship for Boers and Britons. It urges humanitarian aid from the United States to Boer prisoners and orphans, praises sympathy for Kruger and De Wet, and cautions against political jockeying over routes and influence.
A poetic tribute praising the soldiers and leaders of the Civil War. It extols Gettysburg and Union victory, honoring Brigadier General Hyywolde and the Second Army unit, calling for the monument to preserve their memory and sacrifice.
A special correspondence outlines major world canals including the Suez Welland and Manchester slip routes. It notes construction dates, depths, widths, and tonnage, comparing American Canadian links and the impact on global commerce and navigation.
A garbled excerpt shows an informal outline or dialogue about human nature with references to a courtroom, a Will, and a Harvard Law School connection. Names such as New York, Cleveland, and Maryland figures appear amid tangled prose, suggesting notes from a lecture or legal case analysis interwoven with literary elements and competing voices. The text hints at themes of inheritance, property, and moral judgments, but readability is limited by OCR errors.
Mixed lot of Misses and Children's Vici Kid School Shoes priced at 50 cents for 1902 cash. ladies dress and fancy slippers also 50 cents. The list shows low cash needed for reliable footwear from Lewis and Reilly, Wombeecemen.
January sale promotes fine cambric navistook and mull of superior workmanship and narrow embroideries. It contrasts with inferior stock and touts low prices for nightgowns chemises drawers long and short skirts and children's drawers at one price 19 cents. Located at 510 512 Lackawanna Ave.
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