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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1895
Page
4
A garbled 19th century city prospectus extols a northeastern metropolis with 1994 population estimates around 103000, high school property value at 759,000 and 1000 children, claiming cheaper electric power than Niagara and active industrial expansion plans.
The Lackawanna Presbytery executive committee plans a home mission to teach English to foreign language speakers in the area. The aim is to integrate non English speakers into civic life and the church, acknowledging about 7.8 to 7.9 percent of residents in the region do not understand English. The piece compares Protestant duties with Catholic efforts and discusses local population demographics and potential implications for church work and public policy.
The Indiana senate approved a bill by 27 to 11 allowing justify defense in libel or slander cases to be proven by preponderance of the evidence. Commentators call it a surprising return of common sense after a long interval. The article questions who first proposed the theory.
The piece argues libel laws favor editors and publishers, praises reasoned reform, and questions political maneuvers in Philadelphia. It notes David Martin supporting Warwick and critiques Warwick's nomination strategy and David Martin's repeated campaigning.
A fragmented text shows Senators Sherman and Quay urging strong national credit, bond issuance, and currency reform. It argues for minimal debt growth, prompt payments, and maintaining credit solvency to support the nation’s commerce and government obligations.
A legislative speech argues for universal compulsory education citing poverty and child labor concerns. It notes higher schooling rates in other states, urges enforcement, and references census figures showing thousands of children not in school, urging extended age requirements and stronger state action.
A commentator denounces parental resistance to schooling, describing the impact on children’s intellect and welfare. He condemns the long standing practice in the commonwealth as a “monstrous wrong” that robs innocent youth of education and future opportunity.
The text mix mentions a ministers meeting in New York with references to Cromwell Lincoln Grant Luther Knox and a Parkhurst. It hints at archaeology work in a book store basket and a New York political figure named Parkhurst tied to Tanmeny and Me Too PRiw, though details are unclear.
Community whispers about a washing service known for quality and speed. The shop reportedly handles large loads with care while patrons advise discretion to protect the untold reputational edge.
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