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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1898
Page
4
Community gathers as Peter Smith is jailed on a theft charge after a week to pay. Reports note other local actions including animal cruelty penalties, probate letters, assaults, and a slate of upcoming meetings from volunteer groups to city boards.
An advertisement touts whiskey as a health stimulant boosting energy and digestion. It claims it can prevent illnesses like colds, pneumonia, and weakness, praising Duff's Pure Malt as the superior choice while warning against inferior imitations.
The annual stockholders meeting of Soruton Laminating Heat and Power org elected Archiect Boretvil Mor to lead the company with a slate including Franklin Hive and Walter Trtaid. A civic club meeting set for Feb 4 will cover the report of the Meincke Commission and White's Money and Bank. Remains of Mrs Mere Doyley were taken from DOW residence to church for funeral services conducted by John Loughran and Rev W A Rielly with a large attendance.
A Scranton store headlines a January Trade sale claiming the lowest prices on earth and a week of cut prices across departments. Shoppers flock as packages move by street cars and wagons, with an emphasis on an acre of underwear displays and dramatic in-store décor.
City Engineer's Department reports bids for the South Side sewer project across the Seventeenth district main vein in Blheventh Twelfth and Nineteenth wards. Bids show Dunn Ure at 205 per lineal foot plus extra items, Flinagan and O Mara at 250 per lineal foot with extras, Vincent Oban at 4800, HL 8 and others. The estimate is 8600 based on liberal deneutement, bids received last Thursday night and referred to a committee.
Theatres announce The Sunshine of Paradise at the Tycoon tonight starring Denmin Thompson and George Withers in an Ariimnath offering. Reviews praise The Triumph of Paradise Alley and Burlesque Night Owls with May Clark Von Osten and Bobby Baletor among the cast. Box office offers refunds if patrons are not satisfied. Matinees Thursday and Saturday with reserved seats at Short & Higgins' cigar store.
A fragment from Life, Morne, recalls a tense moment where a parent warns a child after a peculiar remark about blue and one-eyed people. The speaker mentions Tommy Jones as a test of consequences, reflecting a harsh, rural ethos and local threat.
A garbled tale mix recalls village humor about gardens and painted signs, a Chinese professor banquet, a recumbent posture exchange, a clergyman’s vicat visit, and a Chicago evening where Eugene Field was introduced amid doubt which speaker was on stage. The piece threads through humorous vignettes and misadventures in social scenes.
A correspondent recalls a northern New Hampshire woods walk where two men scold a dog for barking and debate humane acts toward animals. The tale shifts to a pet owl wearing a tinkling bell and a birdcaught question of whether a humane person should interrupt a natural performance or disturb nature’s economy. The piece concludes with caution against unnecessary interference in nature.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses a cat and a bird, debating moral responsibility and the right to kill framed by natural law. The speaker questions duty to obey instinct versus humane obligation, ending with a vivid image of the cat’s swift action and the bird’s fate.
A fragmented passage from Sk Jove hints at a native note and a court-like confrontation centered on a trait accused in a tense exchange. The dialogue mentions an offender seeking to apologize and threats about a tiger, with various names and places obscured in garbled text.
A garbled historical text outlines a sleepwalking incident and the reaction of a group including Pheue, Wal fen Peedenwerg, Cues Pie, and Mallia. The narration shifts to describe effort, drawing coal, and a digressive scene around a turkey and sea related exclamations.
Train times from Boranion to Albany Wilkes Barre and Philadelphia listed with departures around 7 55 am 10 10 am and 12 00 pm and late afternoon arrivals. Fares noted with prices such as 1 00 and 1 60 to various points. Complete information on timetables and ticket rates available at the station.
A historical prospectus outlines the Northern Pacific and Alaska Mining Transportation and Trading Company with capital of 2.5 million dollars. It lists directors including Henry A. Parr John K. Cowen Christian DeVries and George B. Tingle, plus counsel and engineers. The document highlights plans for Alaska ventures, ship connections, a new territory, and stock offerings with a four dollar subscription minimum and par pricing.
Railroad timetable notices list departures from Scranton starting Jan 16 1808. Services to Philadelphia New York Pittston Wilkes Barre and other points show various departure times and via connections. The document names officers Rollin H Wilbur Charles Lee and A W Nonnemacher with the Scranton office address on Lockhaven avenue.
In a late 19th century notice, multiple express and passenger trains are listed with routes from Delaware Lackawanna and Western, including New York connections, to towns such as Trenton Philadelphia Washington and Buffalo. The document notes timetables, connecting points, hotels, and passenger amenities like sleeping cars, with contact for ML Ll. Smith, chief passenger agent.
In effect September 1807 trains run to Scranton from above point Bele mellpoud Hawley and local points. Arrive Scranton around 00a m and 45 and 28 p m. Message notes schedule for connections with New York and intermediate stations.
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