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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1894
Page
8
A sales page promotes women's laundered shirt waists in multiple styles with turn over collars and shield fronts. Prices slashed from 5c to 1 and 1.25, plus linens like lawns, French lawns, and lace stripe ginghams at deep discounts. Offers include printed percales 8c and fabrics guaranteed not to creck or stain, with refunds if not satisfied.
A board of health was organized with officers including President David Morgen and Secretary George Gleason. Health officers are Dr. W P Kennedy, James Twiss, and James Reilly, aiming to unite citizens against illness. Next meeting set for Falden's next Monday.
Local church youth prayer meeting at J H Snyder home. New baby girl for Mr and Mrs Frank Seig born Friday July 13. Community updates include guests from Scranton and Moncow, Masonic lodge visit in Moscow, church pulpits filled by Rev Harford and Hoy Fuller, Ladies Aid ice cream social on July 19, B D Cooper opening Main Street grocery, and a Delaware Lackawanna excursion trip for B W White. Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised. Written by Mia M J Fellow Burr Oak 81 Joseph County Mich.
The funeral for Patrick Mun Had by died Monday morning was held yesterday with a 10 o'clock requiem mass at St Jomes Church conducted by Rev TJ Comerford. The body was interred in the Catholic cemetery and pallbearers included Edward O'Hare Walter Burke Patrick Joinson Patrick Cummings and William and John Molkale. A large crowd attended.
Birth announced of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Patrick Davaney. Martha Winkoraia visiting her sister Mrs HD Mitchell. Sunday school picnic planned at Crystal Lake next Tuesday. Measles loss reported as Peter Anderson’s six month two week old boy died. Band picnic set for Wandling grove next Saturday. Mrs George Young visiting Pitts ton friends.
In Honesdale Miss Anna Brown visits friends in Lonesboro. The weekly company EF dance at the armory Friday night features Metgyur’s full orchestra for dancers. A large crowd is expected as the armory can accommodate many.
A promotional note touts Carlsbad Spradel Salt as a natural method to clear complexions and purify blood. It claims easy solubility and lasting action, best with ample outdoor exercise, and bears the Eisner & Mendelson Co. New York signature on each bottle.
Mrs Harriet Warren aged 70 died Monday morning at Bell Place Peckville. She was mother of twelve, eight surviving children. Funeral at home conducted by Rev W J Guest, interment at Clifford Corner. Also notes local visits and events including infant death and Epworth League lawn social postponement.
A remody claim touts Electric Bitters as the best remedy for headaches and habitual indigestion. It pledges a permanent cure and urges all afflicted to try a bottle at Matthews Bros' drug store. The ad notes large bottles cost fifty cents and promises relief from constipation by stimulating the bowels.
Alice Chesworth died after a nail in her foot penetrated bone and spine, leading to blood poisoning following an operation. Funeral at Fifth Street House in Wyoming on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Wyoming Cemetery. Various local notes follow including chapel construction, travel, and church events.
Obscure dialogue describes blemishes and a “boss blood corrector” remedy. Characters discuss a governor’s rheumatism and imply a cure, with mention of a young woman named Daisy and improvised medical advice. The text resembles a noisy chat from a late 19th or early 20th century column.
Throop residents report a small blaze at John Griffin’s fee house stopped by the local hose crew led by Gorge Haverly. Fire caused little damage before extinguishment. Warnings issued as the Pancoast colliery payroll date approaches and local events unfold.
A fragment notes the Bicycle club of this place and its young ladies growing adept at handling their wheels. It mentions a disturbance with a prisoner and a thief at liberty and a scene involving a Browning appearance.
The Baptist church hosts a July 10 Young People Society entertainment with piano solo by Miss Barton and vocal numbers by Miss Dubois and Miss Pantie Simmroll, plus a violin solo by Master John Connors. Local social notes mention visitors from Binghamton and Susquehanna, and a fire destroyed the Trowbridge building in Great Bend.
The Minooka court opened with John Droush vs Mrs Frank Battollo over an unpaid bill. Droush won the proceeding while Battollo faced assault charges and bail hearings. Squire O Hara remanded Droush in bail. a Polish resident posted the bail. Gardner and others in Greenwood face separate charges. Lackawanna township school directors set teacher appointments and the yearly supply contract was awarded to Reynolds Brothers of Scranton.
Patrick Farrell Avoca aged 45 was killed Tuesday night on the Jersey Central tracks near the depot while walking home from a visit in Little York. The 9:20 passenger train dragged him about a hundred feet, his body collected in a basket. He was taken to his boarding house for funeral services at 3 oclock this afternoon.
A specimen populistic platform advocates a $0 per capita national currency, direct payment to the people for public improvements, free silver at 16 to 1, government savings banks, graduated income and inheritance taxes, and government ownership of railroads telegraphs and telephones. It calls for referendum initiative, anti trust enforcement, tighter public economy, semi annual tax payments, woman suffrage, and nationalization of liquor.
The article argues that financial strain heightens backlash against indulgence in clothing and personal surroundings. It asserts the poor rely on wealthy spending to keep workers employed, and that savings by the rich can boost circulation, while a tiny elite hoards wealth. It mentions fashion details by Jopie Chollet.
A New York Sun report recounts an old fisherman’s tale from Asbury Park where a gray hackle fly proved highly effective for white perch. The method sparked a lasting passion for anglers on Great Pond as larger perch were repeatedly landed.
A San Francisco Post item describes a man living in a Rausch Street tenement who never moves but whose family relocates every few months. While he works, they pack all belongings to new quarters, leaving him to sleep on crackers and cheese in a corner. The family returns soon after and relies on him for support until the next move.
Paris Letter notes a shift to railway tank transport for wine in France modeled on American petroleum logistics. Winegrowers aim to cut middlemen profits by selling direct to customers who collect wine in barrels from tanks at about 8 cents per quart.
Colonel sant Pat Henry J. Brenna, a famed old timer among Lackawanna and Logerne era politicians, visited the city yesterday. He has large interests in western territories and, if favorable, may join the country’s millionaires within a decade. Local friends wish him success and praise his kind spirit.
Easton plaintiff Mary Sanderoviews files a land dispute lawsuit in Scranton against John Novitaki and Anthony Usaiewiski alleging transfer issues. The parties are named in court documents as the action seeks resolution of ownership and related claims.
An advertisement extols Dr Woon's Norway Pine Syrup as a successful remedy for coughs and a best prescribed medication. It promises guaranteed satisfaction and is claimed to be available at all dealers.
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