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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1895
Page
6
In a moonlit pursuit to a distant castle, Duroc and an ally confront Baron Straubenthal. They demand truth about past crimes as the baron resists, and a tense confrontation unfolds over old loyalties and murder. The scene ends with a threat of impending violence and a promise of continuation.
An 19th century itemized record surveys famed red rains from 472 Constantinople to 1219 or 1232 in Armenia and nearby regions. Accounts note red dust mingled with water at Constantinople, red rain in Tyrol and Bagdad, and a flaming celestial body near Lake Van that red-tinged the waters for years.
The article lists historical instances of red rain and staining in regions from Bohemia to France and Syria, noting dates such as November 6 A. D. and December M, with mentions of pestilence and fields turning red. Specific locales include Thuringia Lillebonne Vochigen Welnaberg Massachusetts Tennessee Laurens G C and various years like 1643 1842.
A historical survey traces bicycle origins from the early draisine to later developments. It covers Baron vom Drals or Baron Drals de Severburn, Gavin Dalzell, McMillan, Michaux, Lallement, Carrol, Rivere, and others, detailing trials with pedals, front and rear driven wheels, rover patents, and the rise of veloci pedes, bone shakers, and the diamond frame through 1880.
A Detroit Free Press style vignette describes street urchins profiting from a gentleman's lost hat. A boy questions the offer and the man refuses a high price, asserting his own standards, with a humorous exchange about value and honesty. The piece also advertises a kidney cure, shifting to a medicinal pitch.
The market rose as wages and crop prospects improved, and a $5,000,000 London loan by a major rail firm drew attention. Traders expect Reading to consolidate with big companies, with early gains in New England and several rail stocks firming amid anticipated light in antitrust concerns. Canadian Pacific rose, while Sugar and Chicago Gas weakened toward closing.
A listing of wholesale prices for dried apples evaporated apples prunes currants raisins and other dried fruits. beans potatoes onions butter cheese eggs meat and pork products. lard flour feed grain and hay with per unit costs and ranges across various varieties and sizes. Prices shown include California prunes finglish currants Muscatels date new Valencia onions Bermuda onions Keyport lard per pound and cereal and feed costs.
The Grocery Market in New York reports strong demand for refined sugar with advancing prices and minor early-day changes. Beet market remains firm yet quiet while coffee trades are very quiet and nominal, with No 7 and Rio prices noted and mild coffee steady amid steady molasses and syrups demand.
Market notes from New York report dull winter wheat at low grades and varied flour prices. Milling and patents show mixed values, with several grade lines and declines noted, closing steady on some items while others drift.
Austin Corbin, wealthy New Yorker and former president of the Real ing, became the target of a Clover Club dinner joke in a Fifth Avenue corridor tale. A Pittsburg Dispatch writer recalls Corbin’s speech attempt and a rude heckle that left him momentarily paralyzed but exposed him to Clover Club customs.
An advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a remedy for female weakness exhaustion and malnutrition. It claims to improve digestion enrich the blood and restore strength and Victoria women and daughters are urged to use it. Matthews Bros of Scranton markets the product.
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