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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1894
Page
2
A dense block of early 20th century classified text lists various help wanted notices. Entries include labor, bookkeeper, hotel clerk, horsekeeper, butcher, solicitors, collectors, and local soliciting positions with names and addresses obscured or garbled.
Classified notice seeking female applicants for a job at Wyanten A O8UD with emphasis on appearance duties. Apply to Mite EP RINGS BURY OL Oliva piredt for details and casting.
A collage of classified ads and public notices includes for sale items such as cows and farm equipment, rental offerings for stores and houses, and annual meetings for local unions and stockholders. Notices reference Scranton and Lackawanna county venues with dates and contact addresses for buyers and participants.
A dense listing from Ecranton and surrounding areas details prices for dried fruit vegetables meats and other goods. It includes per pound per bushel rates for apples potatoes lard and pork products, and notes a railroad hazard warning promoting Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a safe cough remedy.
The article reports revived hopes for the Philadelphia Honesdale and Albany line with surveys and negotiations for right of way resuming early spring. It notes funding concerns tied to New England coal markets, potential York State links, and related railroad moves including the Buffalo and Sanquelanna extension toward Williamsport and Reading. It also covers earnings and costs for Montrose railroad, technical views from Eckley Coxe on coal quality, and other industry updates.
A bustling New York session centers on Carlisle's likely short term bond issuance to stimulate treasuries and revive speculation. Traders run through price swings as receivers reorganize Renug and mortgage holders, while stocks like Missouri, Union Pacific, and Lake Shore climb amid heavy buying.
Advert says Electric Bitters cure liver diseases and skin issues, purge malaria, aid digestion, and improve blood. Claims relief for constipation and indigestion with full satisfaction guaranteed. Available at Matthews Brow Drugstore. price 40 cents and 1 per bottle. Also Dr Thomas Electric Oil for throat conditions. Tribune coupon offer included.
Very incomplete public notice about real estate sale seeking buyers. Mentions parties Willard Wake and Knapp and Delaware street and terms. illegible details.
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