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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1899
Page
3
Interesting reminiscences recount obstacles faced by early settlers in Newton Centre Lackawanna County. The piece notes origins of the McCloskey apple, names key families including Roloson Comstock and Kern, and vivid weather and travel hardships of 18th and 19th century settlement.
Sunday School lesson on Daniel 5 recounts Belshazzar’s feast, the writing on the wall, and Daniel’s interpretation. It details Daniel’s refusal of gifts, Nebuchadnezzar’s honor, his humbling, the king’s sentencing, and the fall of Babylon, with reflections on God’s sovereignty and moral order.
The narrative recalls the Jersey settlement along Brushy Ridge near Newton Center, naming early families and their origins from New Jersey. It notes the school, first teachers Anthony Briggs and Nancy Ackerly, and mentions Bear Spring, pioneer bear stories, and a Testament Bible record of Andrew Thompson showing birth dates from 1780s to 1788. Gran’s descendants track through Alva, Adam, Henry, and others, with multiple generations in Newton area and nearby towns.
In a remote Yellowstone ravine known as Death Gulch deadly gases rise from vents and tainted water, suffocating animals while sparing humans. After recent field notes show multiple bear carcasses and skeletal remains nearby, scientists confirm no gunshot wounds and attribute deaths to noxious vapors and hydrogen sulfide accumulation on calm days.
Grain-O is advertised as a nourishing alternative to coffee. The narrator recalls initial dislike but soon praises its strengthening qualities for all ages. A full preparation guide is implied with package instructions and price notations 1c and 25c.
A dense ledger of business names and addresses across Scranton and Lackawanna, listing confectionery and ice cream wholesalers, hardware and lumber suppliers, jewelers, grocers, meat and vegetable merchants, carriages, paper goods, baking products, and other trades with multiple local locations and contact points. The compilation includes firms such as Wegman FruIt Co, Lackawanna Hardware Co, Carr & Son, Nat Biscuit Scran Branch, Weston Mill Co, and Mercereau & Connell, among many others.
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