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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
2
More energetic youths joined The Tribune's Educational Contest as subscriptions rise. Each daily report boosts morale and adds valuable points, with participants encouraged by the growing interest and rewards, even if some prizes remain unclaimed.
The notice advertises several scholarships and prizes at exhibitions including Wyoming four year scholarships, a piano with stool and scarf, piano instruction at Scranton Conservatory, a Columbia Bicycle model, Bereton College and Beriton Binal head College scholarships, a Watch set, and a gold or silver watch. Each contestant failing to win a prize receives ten per cent of their money.
The Tribune outlines how contestants earn points by securing and renewing subscribers with careful record keeping. It explains tracking subscriber names, durations, and renewal potential, noting renewals can yield extra points if a month becomes a year. It also previews an illustrated description of Wyoming tomorrow as the contest’s first reward.
The contest awards rewards to the parent with the most points from new Scranton Tribune subscribers. Points convert to subscriptions ranging one month to one year. top scorers pick rewards, others receive 10 percent of their credited amounts. All payments and forms due at The Tribune office by 6 pm Saturday September 29.
The Scranton Tribune announces a special eleven week educational contest offering high rewards for top performers. Readers urged to request subscription books or inquiry letters addressed to the Editor of the Educational Contest at Scranton Tribune Scranton Pa and to write to secure a book of subscription.
Special to the Serchton Tribone Stroudsburg July 1 The fifth annual camp of Haatern Vennsy vania local preachers opens at Entermont grove Delaware Water Gap. Rev P Z Kain of Philadelphia leads Bible readings July 24 at 2 pm. Various workers and meetings scheduled daily with prayer, holiness, helping hand and young people's sessions. Love feast Sunday at 9 o'clock. tents ordered and more campers expected.
A young lad named Sickler fell under a moving coal train near Abram Wrigley’s yesterday afternoon. He lost a leg and arm below the elbow, with the trunk cut, while others nearby practiced the stunt. He is a son of Matthew Biekler and resides near Mill City, Pa, now under care of N. G. Cobb’s family in a critical condition.
At a July meeting of the Motheulint Lnndeepal church Hildatie the following officers were elected for the enening abe months. President Mrs denny Mrewiany. vice president Mea WL Clark. secretary Mira item Pontenost. treasurer Mew Henre Wool. chaplain Mow Martha Osborne. messa nt chugs lain Mra IE Wyipo. Ralph Maxson visiting friend Uningham ton NY. Pronk Shaw of Chapeiistown. A win date and travel details noted amid routine church notes.
Special report from Factoryville Mo July 1 notes Greeter W Stanton hosting a guest at Lake Rewanni. The event marked the seventy eighth birthday anniversary of Auntie Louis Armstrong, with Relatives and friends attending a long celebration that included a meal and socializing on the riverbank.
Prices showed a downward tilt in New York markets with declines across major rails including Union Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio. Gains faded as demand waned and trading remained uneven with several issues slipping below last night’s levels as volume dried up.
Corrected item entry shows multiple dairy products and prices including creamery items and a few coded abbreviations. The readable figures include 2le and 20e with a $2.45 price noted for Chemo full cream and an 89.20 figure, followed by assorted coded terms and a walrus of unrelated fragments.
Market activity shows mixed wheat prices with notes on winter and spring futures. Early dealings indicate price declines and some strength in elevator trading as grain regions in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas react to fluctuating spot quotes.
The report outlines grain prices and farm provisions with Corn and Oats remaining strong while pork declines. Flour and wheat prices fluctuate and various items such as lard, butter, and sugar are mentioned with sporadic figures and regional price notes.
Buffalo market notes show cattle prices strong for heavy cattle with 1400 pound steers around 15.90, hogs mixed with some declines, sheep and lambs mentioned with yearlings and stud stock also listed amid thin markets and sparse activity. The July 92 report records limited demand and changing price levels across cattle hogs sheep and calves with regional price points.
The page lists assorted livestock and agricultural prices with unclear entries. Items include sheep and lambs with various price figures, blends of birds and grasses, and weathered notes suggesting market values and brand names, though many terms are fragmentary.
A fragmented catalog lists cattle and calves for sale, noting weights and odd pricing. Mentions include hogs, workers, cows, and lambs with unclear totals. The text reads like an auction or stable sale notice from a rural area with scattered prices and line items.
Fragmentary OCR text references shipments bids barrels and average figures with missing context and unclear entities. No coherent event or subject can be identified from the provided material.
An advertisement snippet touts a long standing herbal cure claimed to soothe a child’s gums and ease pain. It mentions a remedy for diabmhooma and urges readers to consult a druggist. The garbled text references years of use and a general call to seek the product.
A one hour Friday sale begins at 10 o'clock featuring a list of exceptional bargains and dependable merchandise. The promotion highlights half prices on a wide range of goods.
The store announces a sweeping July clearance covering every department. Summer goods must go at reduced prices, offering unmatched value and savings for shoppers throughout July.
Massive stock of almost three thousand yards of taffeta ribbons in solid colors and new patterns goes on sale at 2 o'clock with half price shirt waists from factory arrivals. Also featured are iron preserve kettles granite sauce pans fine white dishes tin pint cups lemonade sets woodenware and other household staples at deep discounts for a limited hour.
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