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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1894
Page
12
The Penn Avenue Baptist Church plans a September observance marking 35 years since its 1859 organization. A committee prepares a program for a red-letter day while members travel or plan August departures. The event links with a broader centennial of Baptist presence in the city and region.
Rev and Mrs M D Fuller of Providence Methodist Episcopal Church welcomed son Lloyd B Fuller home from Okahumpka Florida after two years. He returns with South mementos including alligators and rattlesnake skin, has ministry with probation in St John River conference, and will preach at Providence next Sunday with his father in attendance.
The Wyoming Assembly begins Tuesday July 31 and runs to August 10 with sessions on Christian work, theology and entertainment. Speakers include George P Eckman and J F Goucher among others from New York Baltimore and Ohio. Local clergy and lay leaders join in lectures and songs at a 1000 seat pavilion with camp meetings Aug 14 to 22 led by Rev H A Buitz and W L Westlake.
Local pastors report visits and planned pulpit exchanges. Rev Richards of Welsh Baptist Pitteburg visits friends. Rev Partridge heads on vacation with Rev Post of New York supplying tomorrow. Rev Rogers Krass vacationing at Eaglemere. Rev Inter to preach on Chiét's Bequest of Joy and Manliness at evening service. Roy Wathing and family move to Electric Park home. Rev Cooper and Skal linger to exchange pulpits. George Guild to depart for Providence Presbyterian next Tuesday. Sunday services at Northampton and Washburn Street Presbyterians.
Favourable prospects arise as a devout community, aided by Mr Coney, undertakes development efforts aimed at future growth and increased activity.
Sunday schools from Green Ridge Presbyterian Simpson Moth ofllet Episcopal Providence Christian Elm Park and Holy Trinity Lutheran plan excursions to Lake Ariel Murvey Lake and Wayview with picnics lectures and social events. Rev L C Floyd D D travels to Ocean Grove and Back. St Luke committee distributes 1200 tickets. Endeavor Day features Rev D D Jenkins addresses and a strong program.
Parish improvements adorn Park Place Methodist property while the diocese plans a new church paper. Epworth League convention expected with 1000 delegates in city. Reverend Dickson preaches at Wirkt Presbyterian and to First Church tomorrow. Endeavor rally in St David’s follows Cleveland delegates. German Evangelical church of Priceburg to be dedicated with Rev Weisskopf and others assisting. Lecturer travels from Plymouth to Macatawah and Dubuque then Oakland as New Testament professor.
Church notices list Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Rev Rogora Serono directs Tenth Sunday after Trinity with services at 10 a.m. and a 7 p.m. evening prayer. Barry Luke’s Mission led by Rev A L Urban features Sunday school at 3 p.m. and evening worship at 4 p.m.
Morning and evening services announced by Rev. L Floyd Rev George W Powell Rev E L Miller Rev W E Stubblebine and others All seats free Visitors welcome Sunday school times vary With sermons on First Corinthians A Wonderful Parable of Life and a farewell sermon noted Strong church notices from multiple addresses and pastors across the city.
ABrooklyn Life piece advises older women to seek social leverage at fashionable seaside hotels. It suggests mingling with younger guests, snooping on hotel goings on, and circulating rumors about other guests and their spouses to pass the summer with "amusing" conversations.
A cavalry drill sergeant impatiently drills recruits at Alderstot and after ordering stand at ease complains their attitudes. A trainee quips that there would be sergeants among them, turning a moment of harsh critique into a witty exchange.
The record honors a period champion living on the Muck from April to June 1. She planted three acres of potatoes, cooked and sewed for the family, milked four cows, fed calves, hogs and chickens, shot three chicken hawks and a wildcat, bet the dog on eighteen tramps, attended thirteen dances and three picnics, read five dime novels, and sat up four nights weekly with her beau, challenging the question of women’s roles.
A Tribune reader complains about not finding Mrs. Cultus, described as a prominent ad vances woman, noting she roams and asking why she cannot be located at her home in Chicago.
The exchange notes that Moses and Ike question whether the garments are the same as last week. Moses replies yes with looser fit, and says he had a bath since then while the other observer notes the change.
In a playful exchange from a newspaper page a new clerk is asked if colors are fast. The reply asserts speed once they start to run. A whimsical line about a cheese sandwich and a string band adds local flavor to the vignette.
Jennie Carlisle and Miss Kent become entangled in a web of marriage talk and flirtation as Cousin Mark arrives. The dressmaker Miss Kent, bold and witty, resists romance while subtly guiding the plot, aided by playful banter and letters that reveal long held views on matrimony.
In a Montreal Star tale, Miss Kent and Cousin Mark plot to marry after using a locked closet to lure Miss Kent’s affections. Jennie mocks secrecy as Mark promises a life in California with birds and flowers, while Kent reacts to the escalating scheme and looming marriage plans.
A Dundee[n] Journal excerpt shows a feisty exchange where an irritated elderly landowner taunts a new Scot footman. The humorous scene hinges on stubborn pride and miscommunication in a rural setting.
A vintage ad touts Dr. King’s New Discovery as tested for a quarter century, claiming relief for throat chest and lung diseases. It guarantees satisfaction with refund if no relief and advertises free trial bottles at Matthew Bro’s Drug Store. It also promotes Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and sore throat with a call for authentic products.
A playful verse traces Castoria’s presence from infancy to parenting, noting a child’s cry for Castoria and a parent’s gift of Castoria across stages of life. It repeats the brand name as a constant through childhood to adulthood.
The notice lists offices along Washington avenues and Wyoming avenue with hours from morning to afternoon and evenings. Practitioners include CL Frey limited to eye ear nose throat and address 123 Wyoming Ave. Residence Wind Street.
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