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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1894
Page
8
The column outlines leading fashions and the newest dress materials for the season. It notes fabrics, textures, and color tendencies shaping wardrobes, offering guidance for readers updating their attire this year.
GORMAN'S Misa Searles of Dover received a telegram Saturday evening announcing her father had been killed. Mrs. Thomas Berger returned to Cumberland after two weeks with relatives. Drake's hall Presbyterian Sunday school held their annual picnic. Ladies' Aid of Brick church to meet at Mr Andrew Alden's home Wednesday. Drake & Stewart placed a new safe in their store. Mrs. Nancy Saunders of Avocs visiting Thomas Drake. E. Drake returned from a week at Mt Pocono. Young men who stoned the Johnson house sent to county jail. Brick church trustees held a business meeting. Lewis Miller with a broken arm under care of Dr Stegner. Mrs. Eugene Keller returned from Monroe county visit. Mina Kit driving over Locka de horse frightened, organo stopped. Headache cures praised as permanent by local ad. Fifty cents store tabs for Scranton excursion from Williams. Electric oil urged for colds and hoarseness. Written by Mrs Mid Fellows Burr Oat Joseph county Mich.
Cattle owned by Samuel Davis and neighbors near the Boston mine die after wandering onto Lehigh Valley tracks and being struck by a train. Burglars fail to enter Dr Reaps Dental Parlour. Catholic Total Abstinence convention praises hospitality toward delegates. Local wedding plans and gatherings fill a weekend schedule with several residents traveling to attend ceremonies. Collieries idle this week, Lehigh Valley pay car delivers wages, and community notices call for health heed.
Names of residents visiting relatives and trips to cities in New York and New Jersey. Local residents including Mrs Egbert Leach Miss Anna Van Nort and Miss Mae Benedict are noted with relatives in Scranton Olyphant and Groveratown. A Scott resident died suddenly near his home while driving his cows to pasture. A lecture by Reverend J C Woodruff raised funds for the Lowerth league and a social followed.
Peckyville notes visiting residents include Mrs Bertha Curtis of Scranton and Mrs Windsor Porter. Free and Accepted Masons lodge holds regular communication tonight. Smantha Telford child burial at Prospect cemetery after death at Grasay Lash. A wind storm damaged a maple tree on Main street blocking streetcars until cleared by city officials.
District Grand Chief William Kennedy and Past Chiefs installed the John Wesley 49 Knights of the Golden Eagle officers for the year. New officers include Past Chief William Perris and Vied Chief Amos Hamphlett, with Father Shanley introduced to St Thomas parish by Father McManus. Miss Alice Barret ill with diphtheria.
Scranton visitors and residents fill pages from July with social events. Meetings of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, church youth activities, home renovations on Dayton avenue, and a new post office boot shop are noted amid sightings of neighbors visiting Hartford and Binghamton. Local builders report many houses going up as quarry work and track races attract crowds, plus a rattlesnake quarry interest and county horse events promising lively summer weeks.
Register of guests at the Spring House Heart Lake on Saturday July 4 lists Montrose visitors including A Titsworth and family, G M Bostwick, C E Titsworth, J A Lyons, W E Carpenter family, from Bairn amton C R Williams and others, plus Conklin and Brom guests from Lucanton New York.
William M Dennen of Keystone Academy and Elisa travel to Northfield Massachusetts for the Young Men's Christian association conference. Also noted are upcoming conductation meeting led by Professor Halley at the Tri county union in Waverly and various campus updates including painting and repapering in the ladies chapel dining room and library.
The note claims global print volumes with 20 000 papers and magazines printed domestically while 28 000 exist abroad, indicating a debate over distribution and scale of publishing output.
Forest City notes include visits by residents to Carbondale and Scranton, a Florence May Jones death and funeral, a WCTU parlor meeting with Mrs. Cook, and local excursions to Lake Poyntelle. Rev. Kengo Moriya of Japan delivered morning and evening addresses at the Methodist Episcopal church with remarks on Japan's religions and Christianity. The region highlights social events, travel plans, and a quarry operator in town.
Mrs George Lewsley returns home from a three week visit with friends in Pittston. The Columbia Hose company plans an excursion to Farview with horse races for a $50 prize and music by Mozart band. Local residents, including W. OM Lathrop and R. A. Jadwin, spent Sabbath at Crystal Lake. Various visitors from Wilkes-Barre, Honesdale, Pittston and Connect cutoff.
The Loyal Temperance Legion hosts an evening picnic at the grove by the river bank. Mrs. Charles Snyder and the Crooker family of Rendham plan to attend Methodist Episcopal services at 7:30 p.m. featuring vocal selections. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society holds a social Thursday at Thornae Hailstone’s home to raise funds for a new parsonage on Main Street. Bonse and Waterman visited Scranton for shopping while Helan Ives toured Dunmore.
Local notes report a bear at large in the woods near the Erie and Wyoming Valley railway with several residents claiming sightings. The area buzzes with uninvestigated rumors as town activities include a local ball game invite and school board deliberations.
A railway group reports a dispute over wage scales and values with a chief archive assisting the Senther. The article notes accusations of dishonor toward the railway company and mentions enemies formed among two brothers. Investigations show Arthur behaved honorably, protecting the organization and refuting scandals from hot headed members or women of the railway association.
The article praises enduring loyalty to the government across regions and voices, noting widespread support for national supremacy against defiance and violence. It condemns appeals to state rights as outdated follies from both the North and South.
The passage notes that about 1,850 daily newspapers are printed in the United States with a total distribution over 7.5 million copies daily, suggesting a daily paper for roughly every other family in the country.
Thiivine Dues Toduntry of Stroudebu Pa reports raising Pekin ducks at about 100 per year for market. He hatches with incubators and raises them for sale as dressed birds. Prices peak in spring months, and Pekin ducks are pure white with feathers valued in the trade.
A vintage notice promotes a newly furnished house midway between Montrose and Soran offering open visits year round. It highlights proximity to Alford Station five miles from Montrose with good boats fishing tackle and a summer resort setting. Rates listed 75 cents to 1.00 per night with board and lodging options and train access.
Opinion framing a political contest in New York where a senator is urged to plant the flag of democracy. The piece warns democracy will reach a crucial mark or perish, referencing last Tuesday night events and a charged political atmosphere.
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