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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1896
Page
2
A vintage ad outlines exceptional values at the Leader store with a wide range of items. White elk and dimly woven fabrics, patterned silks, umbrellas, belts, skirts, wrappers, towels, shirts, sweaters, shoes, and millinery all discounted. Prices highlighted across numerous departments.
Sedalia Missouri June 7 remarkable railroading as floods rise rivers Marmaton Little Osage and Marais des Cygnes flood thirty miles of bottom. Water confined by Rockville Schell City high ground rushes through a narrow valley to depths of thirty three inches over rails. Trains pass for twelve days with rails ties and ballast held by thousands of sand sacks.
Heavy foreign demand for silver certificates is reported from New York with traders predicting a sharp advance in value. European buyers, led by France and Spain, seek bullion for coinage, lifting bids above London parity as smelters pre-sell for three months ahead and bullion stocks tighten.
A man claiming to be a state stove inspector went door to door in St Joseph charging 15 to 25 cents to inspect gasoline stoves. He wore a silver badge and operated for a week before police arrested him. No such office exists.
Joliet Michigan June 7 The old red mill at the Illinois Steel company produced a world record yesterday. Eighty one heats were turned out with sixteen billets per heat and each billet weighing about nine hundred pounds.
Utah Democrats in a state convention adopted a platform calling for free silver coinage and the divorce of church and state. Delegates were elected and instructed to vote for these principles at the Chicago convention.
The first session, the shortest in 30 years, approved 225 bills but few were noted as important. Key laws included a Venezuela border commission, anti prize fighting measures, and residency requirements for divorce. Many other measures died or stalled in the senate, while a surge of bills entered the House and far more measures were proposed than enacted.
An old advertisement touts Radway’s Pills as a remedy for malaria fever and ague, claiming rapid relief with travelers urged to carry the preparation. It recommends mixing with hot water and wine or brandy for quicker comfort and notes sale by vendors.
Ex judge Hardesty, named in a divorce suit by William H. Higham, was attacked early today by Higham at his Buffalo residence after allegedly finding Hardesty with Higham's wife Aly. Hardesty sustained bruises. no serious injury reported. Higham alleged Hardesty aided his wife in the divorce case and that they had been intimate for some time. Mrs Higham fled in night attire during the altercation. Hardesty previously came from Ohio and rose to prominence.
The piece laments widespread premature aging and death among youths in the era. It urges those who feel "breaking down" to seek immediate action to recover strength, sleep, and appetite, reflecting concerns about health and vitality in contemporary society.
Bovinine is described as not a medicine but a builder up of brain, nerve, and flesh tissue. It strengthens life maintaining organs and halts decline, offering a renewed vitality to those in poor health when used continually.
In local legal circles the defense of Sadie and Clarence Robinson is active regarding the murder of Montgomery Gibbs. Key motions and hearings consider alibi and evidence challenged by prosecutors as the case progresses.
In Morelstown New Jersey on June 7 David Wilson a 40 year old Black man killed his wife Melinda with an axe in the ten floor tenement The Folly on Speedwell avenue The couple had a son John Taylor The murder occurred while she slept and Wilson later confessed to Justice Stillwell He was drinking at the West End hotel when arrested and the weapon an axe with a broken handle was found behind the kitchen stove The incident followed frequent quarrels and Wilson was noted as generally sober but jealous
State Senator Bronston of Lexington says Blackburn doubts a candidate wearing a Confederate button can win the presidency and favors re election to the Senate. Bronston adds Blackburn’s main ambition is another Senate term, not the presidency.
Fragmentary OCR describes free inserts and low charges with unclear wording. It mentions advances and small percentages but details are garbled. The readable parts suggest an advertising notice about inserts offered at no charge and low percentages.
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