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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
2
Classic classified notices list requests for nurses, bookkeepers, laborers, bartenders, and a gentleman seeking furnished rooms. Addresses reference Tribune office and various towns, with dashes of misspellings and partial contact details.
A dense list of classified ads includes cattle for sale and exchange, real estate offerings, rental opportunities, and business/retail space for lease. Entries mention Henry Og. Silerman Maplewood Wayne Co Pa, sale exchange for 3 ton property with an orange grove in Florida, store space on West Avenue and Penn Avenue, a two story brick dwelling, and other commercial listings with contact details.
A literary notice announces two volumes of Frank Welles famed Civil War pictures. Delivered complete to Moody at Franklin Avenue agent for Northwestern Pennsylvania. Tickets sold at 14 ihmer Place and Franklin Avenue. twenty tickets for 20. Bond described as good.
Real estate listing notes a highly desirable lot near Madison Avenue and Delaware Street. Prospective buyers are invited to contact Harry Lee and Harry Lees for terms and inquiries about the property and improvements.
An ad copy promotes Gantao for men claiming strength and invigoration. It lists addresses on Quincy Street and Chicago locales, claiming confidential dealer details and sealed pricing. The fragmentary text suggests a vague sales pitch with emphasis on guarantees and secrecy.
A Jan 10 market listing shows prices for evaporated apples at 44 to 46 cents per pound, Valencia oranges at 40 cents, and Turkish figs 4 to 5 dollars per box. It notes muscatels at 1.40 per pound, Valencia seed at 4 dollars per 10, and assorted meats, flour, and grains with varied regional quotes. Quantities include bushels, pounds, and tons. several items list per unit prices and bulk terms.
Advert says Electric Bitters are well known and guarantee cures for liver and kidney diseases, pimples, rheum, malaria, headaches, constipation, and indigestion. Claims purify blood and drive malaria from the system. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Price 80 cents and 1 per bottle at Matthews Bros drug store.
The Jersey Central edges toward a coal traffic accord with the Consolidated road as the Wilkes Barre and Eastern unveils new passenger cars in Tuscan red with gold lettering. Output from 18 Luzerne county collieries drops to 27,144 tons last week while cross-rail traffic plans near completion.
A printed coupon brochure for a Columbian Exposition visit showing main grounds and Midway Plaisance sites. It offers an embossed cover for two coupons and 25 cents or a cloth cover for two coupons and 40 cents, plus 4 cents postage if mailed.
Mrs. John K. Jacobs of 123 Oak St Youngstown.testifies after a grip illness that Paine’s celery compound rebuilt her health. She asserts the remedy strengthens nerves and blood, helping her resume daily tasks and implying widespread benefit for women under household stress.
Collieries across the district employ about 5 000 men and boys. With coal shipments restricted by 2 090 000 tons some mines must suspend. others await word on a primmament receiver for New England. Reading’s receiver Paxon to return this week. electric cars run between Philadelphia and Chester in competition. The Hilmon Steel mills resume Monday. Cumberland Nail and Tron plants mostly operate. Florence New Jersey works take on 250 workers. Arkesbourg Iron works start up 100 hands. Doc note about remedies included.
New York markets show erratic activity for wheat with price moves and weak open then firmer close. Oats trade firmer with active options. Reports also note tallow prices in Philadelphia and several commodity nuances across dairy and meat sectors.
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