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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
10
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as the best, offering cleansing and beautifying benefits for skin scalp and hair. It promises relief for crusts scales dandruff and hair loss while soothing hands baby rashes and irritations. The copy claims unmatched cleansing ingredients and a refreshing flower scent.
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Honesdale reports visits by Sophie and Marietta Russell in Wilkes-Barre, Turner Tiardenbergh in Honesdale, and Mrs. Thorpe with Miss Mae at Beech Lake. Local industry, a Red Men excursion, street work on Park Lake dam, and a 4 to 0 Honesdale win over Carbondale are noted along with various visits, festivals, and health happenings around town.
Mire George Musworth returns home improved after seven weeks in Dr Cooles sanitarium at Phitnield NL. ed. Mrs Arthur Stebbins of Baltimore visits her mother at this place. Dr E P Avery returns from a European trip with stories of Mendon Paris Holmburgh Dublin Amsterdam and more. Local residents attend picnics travel to Atlantic City and a new ferry begins operation opposite the railroad station.
The article promotes Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the universal cure for summer diarrhoea in children and cholera infantum. It claims the medicine never fails when taken with cold water and stresses its pleasant taste for administering to infants. It mentions pharmacists stock it.
Pandalf July 1 reports warm weather aids farmers with hoeing worn and potatoes while roads show good driving. Miss Jennie Sprong named public school teacher. Forest City residents visit. local butcher J M LaBarr improving after health issues. Rev W S Tinker delivers sermons. local politics favor I A Davis for registrar and recorder with party support. voters urged to back his educational contributions.
Bathing is popular as warm weather continues. Camera fiends capture notable results under ideal conditions. Visitors include John Hughes Blackman of West Pittston and druggist B A Welfer of Providence staying at Clifton hotel. About one hundred couples attend a white soirée at Motel Clifton with elegant gowns and attire highlighted.
Oppenheim's orchestra directed by A J Krall performed twenty dances with encores. Reflections from Florodora were played by the group at the concert prior to the reception. M T Kane of Binghamton will manage the Clelen hotel this season. Misses Jonsie Kellow Lulu Knapp and others reside at Hotel Clifton for a month. Thomas Meekin to drum at Clifton, Miss Rena Koellow of Honesdale plans a Clifton month. Clifton guests Margaret Thornton and Margaret Gillespie of Beranton registered. A tally ho party plans to attend the Clifton reception Saturday night. Godfrey party enjoying a lake sojourn. Fred W Strong of Hyde Park caught a tree and a quarter pound black bass last week.
July 1 reports from Springville note M B Lathrop plans painting weather permitting and a sick Fike resident feared unrecovered while Grant Button remains bed bound. George W Thomas house gains fresh paint as the Graner picnic nears at Lake Carey Rum 14. Tunkhannock visits Springville for a 13 to ? win. daisies replace grass in many fields as July rains aid the crop. Lyle Button remains ill, others travel or receive pay for mill and quarry work.
Work will begin tomorrow on the new Pittston opera house with contract awarded to Scranton contractor Stipp. Miss Winifred King wed William J. Costello in Pittston in a ceremony by Father O Malley. Reception at the bride’s mother’s home and couple to reside in Elleworth. Local notices include an old age death and military service update, with several community occurrences in Pittston.
Forest City July planned Miner Boys Menlo event will be held tomorrow at East Side park weather permitting. Activities include ball games running races hammer throw tub race and potato race plus ice cream for boys and girls Rev Hollinshed chairs committee and overseers. Postmaster Manger fractured leg in runaway accident on Dindus street. horse startled by run shaft. Willim Morgan, son of W J Morgan, dies prompting community sympathy. Wellu Forge and Adams Express install free delivery. D R Brown returns from Virginia trip.
Residents report departures and visits to relatives across New Haven Vineland Dover Newark Carbondale and Green Ridge. The column notes Mrs O B Jones and daughter Mrs Wheeler extended visits and several families plan or completed travels while weather shifts affect local farming spirits.
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces a new Sunday service between New York and Wilkes-Barre starting July 1. The Mountain Special uses vestibule coaches and a Pullman parlor car. Depart New York Saturdays 2:10 PM, arrive Wilkes-Barre 7:05 PM. return Sundays 6:00 PM, arrive New York 11:15 PM, with stops at principal stations.
To Long Branch Ocean Grove As bury Park via New Jersey Central Tuesday July 22 1902. Round trip 3 dollars children 6 to 12 half fare. Round trip tickets valid on regular trains same date and return valid on or before August 1 at stations listed Scranton Taylor Mousie Avoca Pittston Yatesville Lafflin Miners Mills Parsons Wilkes Barre J Swisher Dist Passenger Agent Scranton.
Lackawanna offers round trip to Silver Lake for 7.20 from Scranton available July 11 to August list with return by September 1 1902. Children 11 to 12 pay half, New Jersey Central runs Sunday trips to Glen Onoko Match Chunk and Switchback with 7.80 departure, Nickel Plate sells Buffalo to San Francisco excursion at 42.00 with return by September 30. See agent or write R B Payne Buffalo NY.
Through tourist car service and finest coaches across the West via Nickel Plate railroad. Low rates and best accommodations with Club meals at $1.00 and meals a la carte. See nearest agent or write R. EB. Payne at 281 Main Street Buffalo.
Miss Alma Wrigley of Scranton wed Dr A J Winebrake also of Scranton at the bride’s parents home in Factoryville yesterday at 11. Only immediate family attended. The bride is a well known young lady and the groom a West Scranton physician. The couple planned a wedding trip on the 240 Lackawanna train through the east coast.
Avoca notes show the Wadies Home Mission Society of the Primitive Methodist church plans a meeting at Mrs. J I House tomorrow afternoon with all members urged to attend. The school board met and elected Principal Thomas Flinnery and several teachers and janitors with substitutes listed, including Winifred. Other items mention visits by Mr and Mrs Hart of Pittston and residents in Kingston and Brighamton, and a pharmacist position for Druffner at the YMCA building.
Classified notices seek experienced aniea men for linens white goods and domestics at Goldsmiths Baraar Philadelphia young men for mail copy and home evenings earnings 10 per thousand in unaddressed envelopes in Philadelphia multiple factory shop and laundry positions in Washington Buffalo Wilkes Barre Musburg and Lackawanna Valley area with wages 2.20 to 2s? cents per hour and transportation provided. dress shirt makers and sales positions listed with commissions Chicago and Philadelphia ads include several addresses and names for applications
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon with many attendees from Olyphant Pittston and Wilkes-Barre. Floral offerings were many and the pallbearers included J Barnes J Penry J Harris J Weldon George Brown W Brown H Hobbs John Curtis W Naylor J Sanders T Dawson and J Donley. Services were at the home at 3 PM and interment followed in Marcy Cemetery. Miss N Dills visited Pittston on Saturday.
In Philadelphia the Athletics beat Chicago 9 to 4 as Hatteries and Sullivan led. Baltimore shut out Washington 18 to 0 with Bresnahan and McGinnity driving the drive. Cleveland defeated Boston 2 to 9 and Toledo suffered an 0 to 4 loss. Washington and Baltimore batteries were Mullen, McGuire, Town, and Drill with Connolly umpiring.
The report lists batteries for games in St Louis Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati and New York with names like Digeleby Douglass Yerkes ONeill Bacon Morin Phillipps OConner Newton Donovan Ahearn Menefee Kilng Matthewson Burke Bowerman Phillips Pelt and umpires ODay Brown Emulie Cantillion and Towers.
For sale a large black mare 1200 pounds at M Reller's Lackawanna Carriage works. Wanted a SIT worker by a lady to take work home or go out by the day 8 M 2708 Wells street Providence Pa. A middle aged lady seeks any kind of work. Address 216 Walnut street Dunmore. For sale elegant sites for homes in upper Green Ridge Cholene neighborhood Lackawanna county. J A Marvin 1736 Bandarson avenue.
Montreal and Jersey City posted results as Providence downed Rochester 1 0 in Newark while Toronto held at 0. Worcester Buffalo match rained out.
Cut out the pictures on this page each day and draw a pencil mark around the hidden object. Save them with Saturday and send them to The Trilbyne office in an envelope marked Puzzle Department with your name age and address. The six correct answers first received will have their names published in The Tribune Monday morning.
The Methodist church youth plan a social this Friday. Prof Thorp of Forest City visited town last week. A J Craik of Peguville and Miss Grace Cobb called at Beaver Meadow. Miss Edith Mrwin visited Harford. Ray Durrow and Leo Rynearson stayed with J T Jennings. A. A. Hull is seriously ill. Prof A Henson attended Brooklyn alumni. Women’s Auxiliary hosts a park house open with ice cream social for St Mark’s church on Thursday July 27. Frankie Foot, sister of Mrs A Foot, died Saturday. funeral and interment at New Milford cemetery. Prof Allen of Thompson was in town on business early last week.
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