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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1896
Page
8
Public notices from Carbondale inform readers that advertising orders and job work items left at Annons & Co., news dealers on North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday notice from Mayor Hendrick warns saloon keepers and liquor vendors that Sunday sales and unlicensed outlets violate law. Police will rigorously enforce liquor license statutes and punish violators. Citizens urged to uphold Sabbath observance and lawfulness.
The Gram Army of the Republic Post 187 seeks death details for unmarked veteran graves to obtain headstones under federal provision. Relatives are urged to provide name, company, regiment, and date of death. early applications aim to properly mark graves of soldiers sailors and mariners.
A very successful sociil was held Friday night at the parsonaee of the Herren Baptist church on Linen avenue under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. A fine musical programme was rendered. The main object was to receive the little gleaners' report and it is an most creditable one. The church debt will be reduced about $26. The evening was most enjoyably spent by the inte e number present.
The Carden family of the West Side narrowly avoided death Thursday night due to stove dampening and coal gas. Mrs Carden and her daughter Maggie suffered the most, with others in the household also affected.
The mission reports strong interest as worship moves to the Welsh Methodist church until a room is built. A Bible school Sunday afternoon and a gospel meeting at night are planned to expand the ministry.
The funeral for a respected lady was held Sunday at 2 o clock at her son's Wyoming Street home. Services were led by DD Place of the Methodist Episcopal church. Burial followed at Brookside cemetery.
The Epworth League of the Methodist church will extend its meetings, begun last week, with neighboring ministers taking part. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
A social occurred Friday evening at Devitt James's Ninth Avenue home hosted by the Ladies Aid of the First Congregational church. A Row crowd enjoyed a highly pleasant evening.
The silk mill employees received their wages on Saturday. W Graham of South Cannan was in town Saturday. Judge PL OP Smith of the superior court and his wife visited St Hove's rectory Friday to see Father Griffin, Mrs. Smith's father. Mr and Mrs Henry Snyder of Lincoln Avenue celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday. Miners were paid at the Frishle mine Saturday.
Saturday night featured St. Dominic's Choir from Parsons with vocal solos that drew applause from a large crowd including many regional residents. Items were auctioned such as a water set, tea set, doll, parlor lamp, brass tea service, and wine set, with Agnes Morahan and Walter Fitzsimiltns among bidders. The next attraction will be St. Mary's choir, as the Helping Hand Society of Primitive Methodist Church plans an event.
An entertainment tonight features many prominent participants with supper and extra charges. Guests include Miss Anna Gaughan and Miss Mamie Mahon of Scranton hosted by Mr and Mrs Holleran, and Miss Sarah Cavanaugh of Scranton hosted by Miss Ella O Malley.
W BP Lusk of Philadelphia was in town on Saturday. Miss Marie Clartman of Binghamton guests in town. Miss Iveevieve Jackson of Binghamton visiting. The Methodist Ladies Aid hold no market day. May day at the milk mill on Thursday. A charity donation for Rev John Deievis took place Saturday. Geor ge of Binghamton in town Friday or Monday. A Railroad Young Men's meeting to be organized. Dales of Scranton and Littl of Alentrone in town. Lonh has been ill and is convalescent. Hon B Chase among recent arrivals. Mr George Vanfleet injured while hunting. gun discharged, amputation likely. John M. Siemens to leave as janitor of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association for the South. Fe R W Searle of Susquehita in town on business. Fret D Lamb in Binghamton Saturday. The incident ends with a potential elbow amputation.
An evening fundraiser at Father Mathew hall honors Patrick Mangan who lost an arm on the DL&W railroad near Krendham. The program features vocal solos, recitations, dances, a comic song, and a four round bout. Proceeds support the injured man.
Mrs Warren Kimble and Hon John Kuhbach announce their engagement with a wedding planned for Wednesday. The report notes social events including an assembly dance at the Opera House and an Episcopal church supper set for February 15 at 50 cents a plate. An accident is reported as William Kimble and his wife were driving to Honestale when they met a bad bridge collision.
A wagon slipped on a steep bank near the Dyberry opposite Eben Clark’s home, tipping into the river ice. Mr Kimble and his wife escaped with only light bruises while the horse and wagon fell into the ice. An Exchange Club meeting is set for Tuesday night.
A mosaic of aphorisms on individuality and integrity contrasts with a San Francisco Call tale of Calvin Brice. It recalls nonconformity, self reliance, and the cost of wealth, ending with a anecdote about Brice pawning a watch to fund a wedding tour then later being honored with a tin watch.
The Chicago Herald recounts Charles Dickens early travels through Pittsburgh to St Louis for material for Martin Chuzzlewit and American Notes. A private dinner at Major Iris Throckmorton’s Gall House in Louisville backfires when Dickens jokes at the host, provoking anger and almost a violent explosion.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke, during a Tremont Street engagement, encountered a shabby old man near Cork born, who asked for a coin to buy a clay pipe with tobacco. Seabrooke dropped a dime in the man’s palm and moved on, later forgetting the incident as events continued.
The advertisement claims thousands saved from disease by Hood's Sarsaparilla and asserts it has the largest sales and the world’s largest laboratory. It asks readers to try the medicine because it has done others much good.
A newspaper item recounts an old man begging from three or four gentlemen in front of the Parker house. He claims he only wants a clay pipe, while Mr. Seabrooke recognizes the scene as an old familiar con. The elder man tells a confidant to hush, claiming he has heard the boy tell the same gag many times.
Public Opinion reports on the variety of lightning injuries and markings. Victims show holes in the skull, severe burns, or dismemberment, while some are unhurt aside from hair being shaved. Color changes, whitened skin, blindness, deafness, and paralysis occur, with objects and clothing damaged while wearers feel little shock.
A historic account credits Rev. Joel Jewell of Troy Pa with coining teetotal by adding O P for old pledge and T for total at a 1828 temperance meeting in Hector. Born 1802 in Dunham NY, Jewell became a revivalist and long serving Presbyterian clergyman. The piece also mentions English capital promoters and a London Bureau of Investors with high monetary figures.
The text defines pneumonia as a fatal disease that halts essential body functions and extinguishes life, urging continued support of the patient’s strength to improve recovery chances. It frames pneumonia as a severe risk to digestion, tissue creation, and overall vitality.
Dr Charles Wilson of Providence reports giving Bovinine to his wife during a severe pneumonia episode and recovering strength after mixing it with wine. He joins over 25000 physicians who endorse the concentrated beef essence as a safe, stomach friendly nourishment.
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