This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1896
Page
12
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes long standing doubts about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court while recounting a scandal involving a pocketbook filled with railroad passes, highlighting concerns on judicial ethics and the political election system.
A Sun writer notes that while mining engineering offers rapid wealth for capable graduates, job openings are scarce. Many owners seek already capable managers to avoid training, with top pay for overseas or remote postings. Hydraulic mining faces a shortage, and American engineers increasingly join English capitalists as promoters rather than managers.
Washington Evening Star recounts Cap Nelson a moonshiner pursued by revenue officers in Clinton County Kentucky. Thad Arnold describes a raid plan with a night ambush, a log stable chase, and a cryptic note promising Nelson’s capture for half the $2,000 reward. The tale ends with surveillance and a hasty retreat into the mountains.
The article argues mining graduates struggle before mining leadership, needing practical field experience beyond book learning. It notes many non graduates become managers, while top pay centers on seasoned, working managers with both underground surveys and surface knowledge.
An old miner recalls Father Maloney raising funds for a new church in Nevada. In a saloon showdown he wagers $40 and wins the pot, explaining he would have gladly given $10 but earned forty for the church. The tale emphasizes the priest’s wit and generosity.
An Indianapolis Journal brief sketches a Chicago father correcting his son who claims Philadelphia rises earlier. The boy cites school teaching as source, prompting the father to decide the boy should be put to work in the store.
A writer confesses inability to work on his story as his head feels muddled. His wife responds with a calming suggestion to skip many tasks and simply turn off two or three poems today.
A tale chronicles a man named Adam and his wife Five amid a vast measles outbreak. Eve remains unafraid as Sfe joins their union, while a judge notes the strange chronicle.
A study of new woman beliefs from a New York Telegram piece. It cites suffrage advocacy, anti obedience in marriage vows, and fashion choices, then details superstitions tied to luck, dreams, and wedding prospects with playful dialogue from a Vassar and a Virginia girl.
The piece portrays Mme Laurier as a refined supportive partner to Premier Wilfrid Laurier. It highlights her social role in Ottawa, her quiet elegance, devout Catholic faith, and traits of strength hidden beneath gentleness. The Laurier home in Arthabaska is described as a peaceful retreat.
A Virginia and Southern women discuss luck charms and omens from pins and upside down books to black days and garments. They recount regional customs from New Orleans to Virginia about luck, wedding timing, and forbidden acts, noting how fear of misfortune governs daily habits.
The advertisement promotes a remedy named Mystic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. It asserts relief within three hours and immediate removal of the cause, with initial benefit from the first dose. Sold by Carl Lorenz, druggist, 45 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
A witty exchange contrasts beliefs about travel with the quality and cost of hotels. The dialogue features Chatterly questioning travel motives and Overieton remarking that hotel choice depends on affordability and dining options.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.