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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
8
Advertisements orders for job work and items for publication left at Shannon & Co new asienters North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours are from morning until 1 pm.
In Beroun Baptist chapel the annual meeting of the Ladies Aldeoclety was held with an encouraging report by secretary Milo Garner on Pilaty Year work and debt reduction plans. Twenty six dollars raised by the Dodies' Ali of the Abandoned Park Street mission school was turned over to reduce its debt. Officers elected: President John Hooth, First Vice President George Davis, Second Vice President James Smith, Secretary Milo Gardner, Treasurer AL Troutweih.
Wile and is Locked in daily. Neighbors report a brutal drunken attack by her husband Deloskey on Winnesdas evening. Constable arrived, Deloskey resisted arrest, and was jailed. Wife suffered swelling bruises as she tended children under constant worry.
A large blaze swept a three-building wooden complex in Simpson on Wednesday evening. Fire crews saved the schoolhouse and water supply, but the total loss nears 2800 dollars with rebuilding planned by township directors.
Over seventy five guests attended a Wednesday evening gathering hosted by Mrs PO Dennis at her Washington street residence. The event featured charming decor and refreshments prepared with assistance from Mr A Bassett and others including Mrs A Smith and Miss Manville, with guests from Scranton Rochester and Whilte Hall New York.
The paper notes congratulatory messages for Froderick F Barhes editor of Evening Mera and mentions friends Fortes and Ann Moon awaiting return. It also covers a wedding at St Rose church where Mary I Langan married Michael Price with Margie Langan as bridesmaid and Patrick McDonough as best man. The couple will reside on Orchard.
Our annual inventory is finished and we offer a large stock of desirable foneths at liquidation prices to clear space for daily arriving spring woods. We guarantee room size and carpet timing while quantities last with bargain pricing. This is our third annual sale with many items marked down for ten days only.
The report covers church services, musical performances, and speeches by Mr Wolfe and T. L Byrne. It notes funerals, silver wedding anniversaries, visitors from Scranton and Binghamton, revival meetings in Codperntown, and a delayed passenger train due to a broken rope. It mentions hospital recoveries, a real estate sale in Greenfield, and local visits by Mr G Wilcox and Hearty Carney.
A busy schedule features a special Division meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a Ladies' Aid gathering at a Methodist church, a Mason Handguet in Wilkes-Barre, and multiple weddings and installations. Attendees and officers include Martin Quint, Rt. A. McNulty, Nia thi McGlynn, J. Marley, Miss Viola Deeble, Miss Ligale Mitchell, James Walsh, and others across Dupont and West Side communities.
An 19th century drug advertisement promotes Myst Cure as a radical remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming cures in one to three days. It asserts the medicine removes the cause and disease immediately disappears with first doses benefiting the patient. Sold by Carl Loreng at 18 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton.
Jermyn and Mayfield residents held a caucus at the former Mayfield drum store to nominate officers and voters named a slate including Burgess, Goorke Hutehinga, POM, and more. The event covered officer elections, a candidates list, a meeting in the Mayfield hall, and notes on local civic activities.
The council met to discuss a North Allington Water Company franchise to enter WyO and supply water. Attorney Miles warned granting the franchise could preclude future plant options, while officials sought to balance local needs with long term consequences. The ordinance was set for a two week period with possible conditions and future votes.
Readers share letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from uterine and female ailments. The missives describe backache dizziness fear and sorrow lifted as the remedy aids displacement ulcers and related suffering.
Frey Wy J Sowell returned from Canilen Noo on Wednesday evening. He preached at the Miret Baptist elie. Mrs L A Right and Mrs F Pinkney Binith chosen coad teachers for the office as school director replacing two members who declined. The new practice of women serving as directors is legalized and seen as a step toward advancing public sentiment and improving the school.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a fifty year popular teething remedy. It claims to soothe the child ease gums and relieve pain and wind colic and diarrhea. The ad urges buyers to buy from druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle.
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