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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1896
Page
5
The ad rounds up a sale featuring women sailor hats in navy and black white trim ladies trimmed sailors white and black, linen bicycle hats, blossoms, shirt waists, apron gingham pieces and indigo blue prints. Prices quoted range from a dollar to a few dollars with bold LEADER'S PRICE tags.
A girl in a fur cape spots Elizabeth Trevor buying candy and learns her fiancé George and two men east keep sending sweets. Elizabeth explains their pact to balance gifts with candy, while a Boston friend, John Winslow, forgives them. The red haired narrator muses there is no moral to the tale.
A Washington Star quote features a congressman noting that pleasing all is impossible. The speaker explains resignation, saying he does not expect anything and will not be disappointed. He argues that inaction invites questions, while action triggers public indignation and blame.
A London Telegraph note recounts a joke from As She Is Spoke set at a West End restaurant. A young lady requests orders in Pages for distinction while her companion replies in turn and mentions using electric light as their table conversation shifts.
A garbled remark captures a brief street exchange about charging a fare and waiting for change. The fragment references a woman and a male speaker discussing a 8 cent amount and a possible surcharge. The context remains unclear from the clipped text.
Susquehanna county reports a man wrestling a bear and rescuing two bear cubs, potential buyers in York, plus a wild cat encounter with Willie Barnard near Great Bend. Community notes mention local officials, Measles, and Memorial Day observances.
A collection of practical homemaking notes covers washing chamois gloves with Castile soap and ammonia, drying hints for lace and blankets, reducing salt when using wine, parchment pie crust tricks using tissue paper, and cheese as a daily staple with strong medical endorsement.
The guide describes preparing fish for broiling in a hot oven when open fire is inconvenient. It advises broiling with skin on a lined pan, using oil, and brushing with butter before dusting with flour for browning on the upper oven rack.
An 19th century item collection recalls a Scottish minister joking about funds for the kirk and a supper table quip about milk. It also notes a boyhood scene with the future German emperor at a royal wedding and Justice Field’s memory lapses. Labouchere recounts a de Perignon encounter with a London editor mistaking him for a waiter.
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