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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1900
Page
2
The Scranton Tribune announces the Educational Contest drawing interest as readers follow world events. A list of local contestants includes many from Beranton area towns, with Montrose Honesdale and Pittston highlighted for early entry advantages. Subscriptions and inquiry books are available, urging prompt participation and field effort.
A list of scholarships in Wyoming Keystone Academy and Scranton with exhibitions at multiple merchants. Items include piano instruction courses, shorthand training, a gold watch, and other rewards. Contestants who fail to win any reward receive ten percent of the total prize money.
The Tribune urges young men and women to recruit subscribers across Northeastern Pennsylvania, highlighting the spread of newspapers to small towns and the impact of global events on interest. It advises personal appeals, sharing ambitions, and using exclusive Tribune features to motivate neighbors and friends to join the effort.
The Scranton Tribune announces a month by month rewards contest for new subscribers. Prizes include six options from one month to one year, awarded to the top collectors. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and counted only for new customers.
Fred Tt. Brown, yardmaster at the Lehigh Valley Coxton yard, thwarted a pistol attack by Patriot Menesy of Glen Lyon. Menesy, who claimed Brown held a grudge, was arrested after the attempt and held in jail after a hearing before Squire Bhret. Brown identified Menesy as a former boiler house fireman discharged years earlier.
Special to the Scranton Tritt reports the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad paid employees here. Families plan visits to Three Lakes with Rev Watkin and Rev Church renting cottages. Bass fishing improves and a curious three inch rock frog incident is noted.
Scranton Tribune reports Susquehanna county political activity with Independent Republicans calling a Montrose convention on July 3 and primaries the Saturday before. Other items note the Erie railway layoff of two summit engines, a Binghamton excursion to Riverside park, church events, a new Gilbert are lamp trial, sewer discussions, a milk and cheese drive, and local civic and industrial updates across Montrose, Susquehanna, and Banrdt communities.
A Scranton representative cites Mrs. Charles Sbell of Avenue C near Archbald Street Bellevue praising Don's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. She says the pills ended backache and regualted secretions after years of ineffective remedies under a doctor’s care. Sold by Matthews Bros. at 10 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents.
Miss Taura Davis visits Alva Carpenter in town. A. D. Kehren hosts in Alva. H. W. Brown and children visit Deposit relatives. St Joseph cadets run Lanesboro excursion with Forest City Wind. Residents Wilkinson Jones Jones Rutherford set for two months in old country. Forest City United band buys green uniforms trimmed in gold. Maxey Owens families visit Plowsant Mount last week.
The article notes public fatigue with elected officials and calls for reform after local taxes rise. It reports a marshal emergency tally showing a special tax of 16,856.05 with major charges including Standhard Electric Light for 19 months at 4,156.70 plus interest 177.16 and C. P. Bohans among the principal eye-openers.
A historical notice describes a levy of 3/6 mills on all taxable property to fund local expenses. It lists officers of the tax union including President J. By McTaughtin and Secretary Sh. C. Kilum. The report mentions residents traveling, church activities, and a Lake Ariel excursion report. A Cleveland area doctor visit and a remedy testimonial are included, noting Chamberlain's remedy sold by Matthews Bros.
New York traders faced uneven action with some stocks rising while others tumbled. Energy and industrial issues showed strength, but declines hit several sectors as investors weighed domestic signals and international tensions.
Fragmentary text shows garbled names and addresses with stray numbers. No coherent event or persons clearly identifiable. Content appears damaged and lacks a readable narrative or reportable facts.
In New York an assortment of patents surfaces amid market chatter. Terms like Mintessta patent and Lihal reference suggest industrial deals. No clear dates or assignees are provided in readable text.
The listing shows breakfast prices including bread or crackers with a bowl of milk for 10 cents, shredded wheat biscuit and milk for 10 cents, oatmeal and milk for 0 cents, milk and mush for 10 cents, pies and cakes, surprising coffee, five cents soda water.
Readable fragments describe winter track activity with mentions of teams and athletes. Names such as Neo Dun Ait and Wesiaathi appear alongside references to venues, events, and standings. The text remains garbled but signals a sports roundup with regional participants and results.
A nonsensical OCR fragment lists food terms and potential garden and farm notes. It references items like fowls chickens and vegetables alongside garbled names and place-like terms, suggesting a scattered trade or household guide from a bygone issue. The disjointed lines mix product names, regions, and measurements without a coherent single event.
A garbled fragment discusses a wheat related event or topic with scattered names and place references. It includes mentions of people, places, and organizations such as UCI and EOL, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
A scrambled OCR passage lists mixed terms like calves and markets with stray numbers and names, offering no coherent event or clear entities. It resembles a garbled inventory or notes rather than a complete news item, yielding an ambiguous, non-narrative fragment.
A garbled OCR fragment lists partial names and phrases, mentioning individuals and locations in a jumbled sequence. The text includes scattered terms like letters, dates, and possible surnames, with no clear event or coherent narrative.
A portion of a historical newspaper page contains scrambled words and impossible phrases. readable items are minimal, with no clear events, dates, or named entities to anchor a report.
Partial OCR fragment reports credit balances and a no bid outcome at a midpoints sale. Mentions include tentative figures and a net report, with insufficient context to identify participants or location.
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