The Tribune expansion bid and local political wagers
The Wilkes-Barre edition aims to extend The Tribune across the Wyoming Valley delivering news earlier than Philadelphia and New York papers. Lyman Hakes Bennett is highlighted as a leading nominee candidate among rival Messia Halsey and Wheaton, with Bennett favored. A separate note reports a cow impounding dispute in Parsons, where 24 owners won five dollars each and two sought $100 damages, now seeking funds to settle.
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Wyoming Valley
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New York
Lyman Hakes Bennett
Judge Rice
Luzerne
Messia
Bennett
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Wheaton
Partons
Sait
Parsons
Scranton Mayor Reshapes Morality Sweep Nabbing Madam Lirami
Mayor Nichols launches a moral crackdown arresting Madame Lirami, who had returned to Wilkes-Barre after fleeing Scranton. She faced a five hour window to leave the town or be jailed, then departed for Scranton promising not to return to Wilkes-Barre.
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Mayor Nichols
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Wilkes-Barre
Wanted a Large Hotel
The piece argues for building a sizable hotel in the city to accommodate growing demand. It notes no current plans despite a pressing need and compares unfavorably with smaller cities that handle more guests, urging capitalists from Scranton or elsewhere to seize the opportunity.
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Carbondale
Wikes-Barre
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Scranton
Erection of a Large City Hotel Planned
A prospective hotel project in this city is in early stages with expected returns of about ten to twelve percent on investment if a suitable building is constructed and entrusted to capable management.
Democratic Primaries Signal Close Luzerne County Contest
Democratic primaries in Luzerne County drew lighter turnout than usual with key offices including judge sheriff and recorder of deeds on the line William McLean appears favored for the judgeship while Potter and Sutton contend for sheriff and Hastings forces dominate the Republican delegation amid Quay opposition Walton Garrison of Shickshinny emerges as a strong Republican sheriff candidate and the party factions weigh strategy for the fall election.
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Luserne
William & Mclean
McLean
Potter
Sutton
Nnae
Walton Garrison
Shickshinny
Notable locals depart for Europe and region visits
Pr Taylor, Dr Stewart, and attorneys McClintock and Redford sail to Europe after leaving last Wednesday. Miss Hattie Laciar returns from a two week visit at Dr Bullard's summer residence in Lack Eden Susquehanna county. Major Wright and family stay at Beach Haven New Jersey. Rev Further McMahon of Philadelphia stays at Harvey's Lake with Edwin Markin. Joseph Weltzenkorn to call for Europe tomorrow. firm employees present him with a fine fle glass. Ch Johnson runs for state councilor of Junior Order American Mechanics. convention set for McKeesport in September. Hon H W Palmer and daughter at White Sulphur Springs Virginia for weeks. Mr and Mrs A J Davis sailed for Europe last week.
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Pr. Taylor
Dr. Stewart
The Panglossian Press Carousel and Its Recurrent Voices
A critique of the limited group of prolific periodical writers who dominate national journalism. The piece argues readers quickly recognize their predictable devices, authorities, and argumentative patterns, growing weary of repeated moral and political theses.
Truth and a Bizarre Proposal in a Quirky Exchange
An odd dialogue unfolds as a man pledges to support a woman despite jokingly claiming to have impaired his own canoe for years. He jokes about a yacht and the woman rejects the proposal with playful sarcasm. The exchange reads like light humor with nautical wordplay.
Pittston Notes Include Street Clean Up and Local Meetings
The Pittston office of the Scranton Tribune opens at No 6 Williams Street for news, complaints, orders, and subscriptions. Cobblestones on Main Street are being moved by three teams, with Barber Asphalt ready to begin work though some property owners resist. Citizens urge city officials to improve cleanliness in Main Street and back streets to boost business. Tickets are on sale for the Wilkes-Barre Press Club excursion to Delaware Water Gap on July 24 via the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern route. William H. McMillan is named president of the New York and Pittston Coal Company after his father. Mr and Mrs Owens and Mr and Mrs Thomas attended the Plaine Congregational church cornerstone laying. Pittston Business Directory advertises Wright & Co plumbing and second-hand goods.
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Barber Asphalt Company
Pittanton
Wilkes-Barre
Delaware Water Gap
Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad
Pittston
Wilkes-Barre Record
William H. McMillan
J. L. McMillan
New York and Pittston Coal Company
W. D. Owens
W. G. Thomas
Congregational Church
Plaine
West Avoca notices bring obits and local actions
Deaths of Mrs Bridget McHugh and Mamie Kearney linger with funeral plans to be announced for both. Community events include Epworth League basket picnic on Lincoln Hill and visits from residents to relatives in Chenango Bridge and Wilkes Barre. Property issues arise as Attorney Paul J Sherwood pursues settlements or ejectment actions over Moosic Stark tract interests.
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Bridget McHugh
Ilneva
J. R. Wagner
Chenango Bridge
N. Y
Epworth League
Lincoln Hill
John Kearney
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Patrick Sander
Wilmington
N. J
L. E. O'Brien
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Stark
Moosic
James Butler
Sherwood
Mr. Sherwood
Andrew Decker
George
Meshoppen
Lizzie Hines
Celia McGlynn
Jermyn
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John
Michael
Whale Essay by Japanese Boy Describes Myths and Facts
An English teacher in a Japanese school publishes a boy's essay about whales. It describes whales as large sea creatures with strong bodies, dark color, and a big head, living in oceans and sometimes near Japan. The piece notes whale behavior, their habitat, and that whalers catch them yearly in the North Sea area.
Fragmented Local Card from Cleveland Plain Dealer
A garbled OCR snippet shows dialogue about gender roles and household work, with stray shopfront and clock references. The readable parts include casual exchanges on women running things and men staying home, plus unrelated store chatter about a clock and a clerk.
Epigrammatic Wit on Poets and Humorous Epitaphs
The passage surveys satirical lines about poets and epigrams from Pope to Dryden, Coleridge, Garrick, and Hook, noting their jests on poetry, hypocrisy, and marriage. It cites Browne’s Homer translation praise, Dryden’s mock epitaph, and other fillips on opera, physicians, and vanity, framing humor as a constant theme in literary satire.
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Browne
John Henly
Pope
Circulars of Humorous Tidbits From Early 1900s Papers
A collection of short, comic clippings from various newspapers. Jokes range from a dog at a circus piano to schoolroom dialogue about digestion and knotted mispronunciations. Light, anecdotal humor reflects everyday misunderstandings and wordplay.
Wanted Help Wanted Classified Fragments
A garbled list of job ads and notices seeking help and rentals with scattered names and addresses. The readable items include positions, vacancies, and rooms for rent in various urban locations, plus a few vendor and sales offers.
Local advertisers offer free open air exhibitions and legal notices
The Tribune office announces monthly tours with free open air advertising exhibitions in Aaron Hyde Park Providence Dickson Peckville Archbald Jermyn on Wednesdays and Fridays each week of May. Advertising rates are $10 per month. Also listed are professionals including doctors Dr A J Connell and Dr J C Bateson and several Scranton attorneys.
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Peckville
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Tribune
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Innocence and wit on Chestnut Street car
Two young men on a Chestnut Street car wagered over a fashionable girl. One predicted she would strike up a conversation with him after he sat next to her but she spoke to his companion instead. The prankster realized he had been duped when the companion introduced his sister.
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Philadelphia Record
The Bible Counting Oddities and Misprints
A garbled OCR survey counts Bible letters words verses and chapters with notes on long and short verses and unusual facts such as the only verse containing every letter and the frequency of the word Lord Jehovah in the Old Testament.
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Bhather
Esra
Lord
Furraneese Divorce and Peculiar Traditions
A fragment describes Furraneese divorce by candle burn out with one partner leaving. property transfers to the other. The Indianapolis Journal reference hints at a satirical tone. Other quips include a doctor’s query about melons and a Fourth of July joke from Puck.
New Great South American Kidney Cure Claim Relief
A patent remedy advertises quick relief from kidney and bladder pain. It promises rapid cure of urinary retention for both men and women and claims to relieve back and urinary tract discomfort within six hours. Sold by C. M. Harris in Penneeve Cranten, Pennsylvania.
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Penneve
Cranten
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