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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1896
Page
4
Carbondale readers are informed that orders for advertising job work and item publication tests at Hannon & Co news dealers on North Main Street will receive prompt attention during the daily hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday schools of the city plan an annual outing to Riverside park a renowned resort praised for its scenery and amenities including swings and a steamboat ride the event promises family friendly amusement amid a grand landscape with a visiting Brooklyn clergyman calling the spot exceptionally delightful.
Contractors laboring on a new concrete job faced a brief strike when workers demanded higher pay. They returned to work at the existing rate after discovering the pay hike was not approved. The action marked Forenuia Bate’s first strike in 35 years, ending quickly without lasting impact.
Collections taken at St Roses church on Buaday and by the purksh organizacions are expected to exceed 1000 dollars for the general fund. Offerings on Punilay and additional contributions push the total past six hundred dollars already raised.
Evanelistic services were held yesterday at DROME Nete, with WWL and Hell on Upper Helment steed cited as participants. The event attracted attendees from local communities and featured diverse religious rites.
A wide array of social items from Coventry NY to Scranton details visits, travels, and gatherings. Names include Mrs Mh and Johnenn from Cayuan street, Rev. I. J. Kate Jey leading a camp trip, Rev. J Malone visiting Mise Annie O'Brien, and many others visiting friends or staying at Ocean Grove or Crystal Lake.
The obituary notes a move from St Thomas Catholic church to Olyphant Catholic cemetery where Estes was laid to rest. Mr Callahan, among the borough’s oldest residents, and Joan with a wide circle of friends mourn his departure. Mrs William F Erbe visits New York City and Connecticut. Frank Weeland and Walter Knapp called on Olyphant friends last evening.
Citizens at a mass meeting discuss whether to discontinue electric arc street lighting. Many favor funding a municipal water works and raising the tax rate, aiming to boost town appeal at night. The event includes talks by local speakers and plans for upcoming fairs, elections, and community activities in Carbondale, Scranton, and nearby towns.
A string of wedding and visiting notices from Englewood NS and surrounding areas lists Mise May Bentley and others visiting Mtr and Mra Geolee River Alonzo Wall in New York City, and a quiet wedding of Lottie Lee to B M Thompson at the Waverly house. Local clubs invite all to a rink social with Stone's orchestra, while Dr Nathan C Mackey campaigns in the Third Legislative district.
A couple extends their wedding trip and plans to reside in Elmira. The move marks a new chapter after their nuptials.
The Wade board issues a call for a Thursday evening meeting at 8 o'clock in the Price Library hall to aid entombed Pittston miners' widows and fatherless children. Citizens are invited to attend.
The garbled item mentions Mr Farrell of Scranton moving to Hiptee for a view by Wil Watters. Mrs Jennie Makham attends a York state camp meeting. Mentions various people visiting relatives, returning from trips, and a vague reference to voting.
Exeter resident Miss Applets visited Saco with friends on Friday evening. The report mentions a gathering, attendance, and local social noting in the East Ward with plans for a meeting Thursday. Three diphtheria cases are reported on Jehu Street and a seared toe injury in River's Patch on Fairview Street.
A Missouri woman abducted her child from Franklin avenue in St Louis and fled by train toward Se Lele with an attorney involved. Police stated they had no jurisdiction to arrest in Missouri and could not detain the suspects aboard the line train.
A water cycle device tested in the Potomac near Washington operated by pedals and paddles. The contraption, mounted between two curved fronts, resembled a shark and carried two passengers. Though it reached about four miles per hour, officials cited potential for ten miles with better conditions.
An essay argues tipping remains a medieval remnant driven by employers to withhold wage clarity. It catalogs how tips distort labor income, reduce wages, and transfer uncertainty to workers. It cites New York Central Railroad as pioneering a prepaid porter system, urging broader corporate adoption to end tipping.
The fragment presents a terse, cryptic line about collective resentment and individual restraint. It mentions widespread feeling and limited personal capacity to address or remedy the situation, suggesting a social or moral tension.
An event at a negro picnic near Blenilighen ends with gunfire as pistols are drawn between men. Three people die and several are wounded as conflict erupts during a gathering on a hot July day. Authorities later respond to the chaotic scene.
The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a trusted remedy for children. It claims it soothes the child calmness for teething and wind colic, relieves pains, and combats diarrhea. Sold by druggists globally at twenty five cents a bottle.
Our shoe store is crowded with sales on Stacy Adams & Co. shoes. Men's pairs listed at reduced prices from 5.00 to 3.00 and 54.00 shoes down to 2.56. Calf hand sewn and Goodyear welt styles shown, with 1.69 pricing on sizes 6 to 10.
Bargain shoe listing offers various styles and prices for men women and children. The ad invites shoppers to compare call and inspect goods with a promise of a single fixed price and savings.
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