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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1899
Page
8
This morning a caddy ontest for all caddies over ten years old will kick off nine holes at the country club with a prize for the winner. In the afternoon a two ball contest and sweepstakes will open to all entrants, each depositing a ball to enter and playing two nine hole rounds.
A long list of residents and visitors traveling to and from Montrose, Atlantic City, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Lake Winola, and other venues. Names include Ligeio Mackey, J F Cowl, John My White, Dr Marten Everitt, John W Barnes, Adelaide Dodee, Frances Pratt, Katharine Pratt, Alice Ehits, Helen Hulbert, Edward Hulbert, Frances McAlpine, Maud Shumway, and many others with varied summer stays and visits across dates and locations.
A collection of local residents and guests spend time in and around Scranton. Jaye Jayne vacationing at Crystal Lake. Frances Wall and family at Owen Grove. A J Merrill and F C Achmindt Veiling trends in Monttone. Detours include visits from Rev Giffin Wie at Allenshurst and others returning from trips to Detroit, Baltimore, Bedford Springs, and Europe.
New stock of silk handkerchiefs by Thos Menre and Hagen features foulcard patterns for ladies and gentlemen. Durable fabric and refined designs marketed for refined wardrobes. Availability announced with shop branding and style notes.
A lengthy letter discusses student behavior and school control in Beranton, faulting the high school for lacking focus on education and instead policing. It cites disorder at opening exercises, vandalism fantasies, and concerns about student appearance and discipline, urging parental accountability and better supervision.
A Chicago Inter Ocean tale from Cardeata Virginia describes Colonel Parker showing a prized loon that swallowed a line end with six five pound pickerel on the hooks. The loon performed aerial flips and water chases as Parker wrestled the line free, securing the bird and the six catch before mounting the trophy.
The article praises students who improve through peer influence and imitation of refined behavior rather than strict club discipline. It highlights the surprise that youths from rough backgrounds show restraint and strive for better conduct, reflecting well on teachers and the inherent potential within ordinary youth.
A valuable camel at an African oil mill was allegedly wronged by a driver. The animal, kept under watch, killed a worker in a moonlit attack and then died by crashing its head on a nail after the driver spoke, ending a planned revenge tale from the Gentleman's Magazine.
A fragmented column presents quips on marriage, gambling, education, and politics mixing slang and caricature. It riffs on Afro American readers, criminals, and public figures with mock advice, sharp irony, and uneven humor.
A historical verse piece laments mankind often shifting blame when trouble comes. It repeats the line that people avoid responsibility and traces this through biblical, moral, and everyday contexts, naming various professions and figures as examples. The author signs Eliot Kaye Stone, Scranton, July 28.
Advertises a Saturday sale offering men’s negligee shirts at 30 cents with many sizes and patterns, separate cuffs, reduced from 9 cents. Also lists men’s suspenders at 15 cents, noting elastic web and imitation leather styles, with several pairs available.
This 19th century review extols the 1611 King James Bible as a monumental literary achievement. It credits the six-company revision process, diverse scholars, and royal support, noting its enduring influence and wide translation. The article praises its linguistic unity, Saxon core, and the era’s cultural uplift it sparked.
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