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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
6
Amid a devastated landscape the Number Eleven settlement is dismantled. Harry Waters vanishes into danger while Mary confronts loss and memory, and the town’s ghostly remnants fade as the new Midlands project looms.
The Tribune announces prize winning stories from its Story Contest will be published in a local Lackawanna valley themed sequence. Most authors consent, a few did not reply, and readers may order extra copies in advance for June installments.
The advertisement notes a six day old sale counting business days and promises best goods at right prices. It touts daily news updates and a more complete assortment than before with a price list detailing several good values.
Vintage ad lists muslin drawers skirts and gowns with prices from 25 to 1.50 dollars. Offers include night gowns with tucked yoke, cambric garments, lace trims, embroidery, and French and Empire styles. Limited to two items per customer.
Advertises corset covers in cambric muslin and English long cloth with two per customer. Notes French style corset covers with lace and ribbon, and muslin chemises trimmed with lace and insertion. Prices range from 19 to 125 cents.
A garbled account discusses Monte Cristo Island with notes on its penal colony history. It references Grand Duke of Tuscany and a Florentine connection, plus a long history from the 8th to 16th centuries and later British or Italian influences.
The article discusses expensive medicines and musk deer product pricing. It notes the musk price around 250 pounds weight and compares drug costs to the value of gold, mentioning the musk deer as the rare source and its use in remedies and prescriptions.
A fragment notes a single Inoeneh antatl and a drug adnee driving demand for a precious amino mineral used mainly for scent. It claims limited supply and a rising price trend, with values potentially reaching 250 to 500 dollars an ounce as deer populations decline.
The article describes horse portrait techniques for stage photography, noting lighting, incline, and posing to create lifelike subjects. It mentions making slight noises to capture attention, aligning fore and hind feet for better posture, and using camera proximity to evoke presence, with tips to evoke alert, realistic expressions.
Fragmented OCR recalls a Christmas season marked by persecutions against Christians. It notes Nicodemian, a martyr, and the fall of a cathedral or church prior to December 25. The piece mentions executions, a sermon by John Wyelll during a Crusade era context, and a city in distress under a plague with a death rate described.
New York announcement touts Horner's Furniture as dependable and stylish for town or country homes. It highlights moderate prices and wide assortments including dining room sets in antique to golden finishes, brass and enamel bedsteads, parlor and library pieces, and a range of seating and writing desks with generous selections and various woods.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to mix names such as Toor Homibene and Rand tail with scattered phrases about loans and political mentions. The readable content is insufficient to determine a coherent event, person, or location for a proper news-style summary.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various names and terms with no clear coherent events. It appears to be an illegible mix of personal names, places, and random phrases lacking context or structure. No definite incident or report is discernible from the readable bits.
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