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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
2
The Tribune promotes its Educational Contest entering a new week with over twenty ambitious youths already participating. By offering pay in direct proportion to effort, it highlights opportunities for urban and suburban students who travel for study and board. The piece urges readers to start now, study the rewards, and seize opportunities to prove themselves.
A list outlines various awards including scholarships at Wyoming Seminary Keyaton Academy and Scranton Conservatory of Music plus watches and other prizes. Eligible students must attend an exhibition and may receive ten percent of proceeds from the contest.
The Montrose and Susquehanna regions report extreme heat with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees in places. Local notes cover health, society, and civic events including reunions, fishing and school activities, plus railway and telegraph career moves and a large influx of visitors and soldiers visiting relatives.
Contest rewards go to the person with the most points from new Boranton Tribone subscribers. Points convert to various subscription lengths with higher points earning better rewards. All payments in advance, only new subscribers counted, no transfers after credit, submissions to The Tribune office or by mail, contest closes promptly at a specified end date.
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Honesdale July 1 a new glass cutting shop will launch in Honesdale formed by eight veteran Clark & Co cutters three roughers and five smoothers. The firm will lease the former Jennings bottling works on Spring Street with a 50 frame capacity run by American Glass Cutters union members. Removal of Clark & Co operations will not greatly affect local glass cutting. Honesdale White Mills glass is renowned worldwide and skilled local workers will sustain the business.
Our townsman R. D. Chase will rent his blacksmith and wagon shop on September first and travel through the western states with Montana as the main destination. If business or salt opportunities arise, he may settle there. Reverend L. BE Sanford, pastor of the
Methodial Episcopal church at Nichel son announced as subject for next Sunday evening. Frank Warren, injured by a small cannon discharge, is recovering with crutches. Heat brings troubles. several townspeople under doctor care. Pavlowna Rebekah lodge met Tuesday. Mrs. John G. Stark of Nebraska visits. former graded school principal plans to join family later. Miss Sarah Watkins, last year in our graded schools, elected teacher at Hallstead High School, Pa.
Miss Mabel B. Perley resigns after years teaching in Honesdale graded schools and takes a higher paying job near her East Berkshire Vermont home. Ernest Lewvitses of Scranton visits his father on West Street for two weeks. An excursion to Binghamton is planned next Sunday with fare from Honesdale at 1.25 dollars. Kats Brothers acquire stock of wallpaper in the W. S. Hayward store.
Fragmentary text references prescriptions and precautions about a medicine called Hall’s Calath Cure, mentioning mercury content, internal effects, and dubious sales claims linked to Cheney & Co. The source text is garbled and difficult to interpret beyond noting alleged health remedies and warnings.
A 17-8c selection of Dress Lawns priced at 5c per yard with strong colors and quality. Friday morning offers include 15c women’s vests of white ribbed yarn and sturdy finish, plus 10c matting on the third floor described as heavy texture and firm.
District sale advertises glass sets 4 pieces with sugar and creamer and berry dishes, lemonade jugs and glassware, 18th century china dishes, bread boxes tin with heavy tops, asbestos stove mats, dinner pails and granite pots. Items go fast at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The Wall Street market summary notes a weak session with some dividend action cited as a drag on prices. Trading showed declines in miners stocks and utility shares while bonds remained steady with firm dealer activity and modest shifts in bid prices.
A corrected fragment lists butter creamery pantry items with prices and codes, including full cream and marrow options, in a cryptic catalog style. Originating notes credit Tt G Tale and provide a Lackawanna address.
A historical Philadelphia market snippet lists prices and notes for meat poultry and grain. It records cotton, refined sugar, and flour trends, plus heavy shipments of corn and wheat with figures like 145,000 barrels and 1,000 deshels, reflecting mid 19th century commodity trading.
The report shows a weak to flat tone in old crop wheat with mixed futures action. Prices drift and some contracts hovered near support while certain months edged lower amid fluctuating elevators and production thoughts.
A garbled Chicago note lists scattered items and prices. The text mentions dates, people, and goods like pork and turkey with unclear context and numerous errors, making specifics hard to determine.
The text lists names and odd codes such as 1105 lewrd Mado7 ty riba and F6.60eA with items like whiskey and S7.20a738. It appears as a damaged OCR fragment containing scattered identifiers and currency-like values without a coherent article context.
The item lists dairy and livestock prices with several misread terms. It mentions buttermilk, prime cold, and various milk and cattle price points, noting fluctuating conditions and dull markets across several goods.
Market notes show cattle steady with items like prime Siahod at 8.00 70, common Drought influenced by 4 head. Prices for GaSe and other steers around 5.40 and 8.95, with veal calves listed near 94.00 and other stock labeled common to good.
O City reports credit balances at 81.94 plus 1 20 percent bid for exemptions and notes 106 545 barrels run at 16 barrels average. The record cites 50 572 barrels as another figure.
The Lake Erie Trotting meet at Oil City opened with a wet track and heavy wagering. Feature tomorrow is the 208 pace with five half-mile performers: Democracy, Serve Vatchon, Kihe Mower, Iphirogen, and Charlie B. Results include 5 class trot won by Dallinite, 110 price. Christotal won a race with Edna Cook third. Grotties puree MOO-Hoeaperia won. Edna Cook placed third in another.
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