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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1895
Page
6
An old chronicle recalls a Saxon Danish clash at a town of seven towers between the Abbey hill and the sea. After siege and vows, a flood swallows the walls, but monks’ prayers endure while legends say the city may rise again in time.
The review argues Trilby fails as a great play with vivid characters, condemns Du Maurier's villain as a dated occult trickster, and contrasts Mephistopheles with Sverepalli as a cheap horror figure. It notes Goethe's Faust centers on Marguerite despite Mephisto’s role.
Correspondent William E. Curtin reports from Tokyo on Japan’s education system, secular trends, and the waning hold of old religions. He notes compulsory schooling, child labor, and a rise in infidelity with widespread missionary influence and ongoing Christian progress amid strong Shinto patriotism.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a young man helping a woman with a satchel on a sixth avenue elevated train. She rewards him with a dismissive improvised bargain and warns him away from crime, hinting at future dinner but noting no payment for the ride.
The Tribune notes the product used for over fifty years by millions of mothers to soothe teething babies. It claims to ease gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic and diarrhea, and is sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents per bottle. Posters and tickets printing offered for summer excursions.
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