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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists publishing information and advertising rates for The Tribune Pub New York with names such as Kingsbury Ripple Livy Richard W. W. Youngs, describing The Tribune as the best advertising medium in Northeastern Pennsylvania and offering weekly issues of twelve pages plus a monthly insert. It promotes the paper as a reliable outlet for advertisers with a weekly schedule and annual subscription.
Critics from Scranton praised a 200-voice choir under John T. Watkins for a flawless performance of Starl Buy from Dr. Mackenzie's Colomba. The event highlighted miners' choir prowess and Dr Mason's role in securing MacKenzie's permission for the test piece.
A Boston reform group the Woman's Rescue League condemns bicycle riding by young women claiming immorality. The piece notes past fears over horseback riding and argues against moral panic fostering unintended harm.
A column derides jealous husbands and suggests Dr Maurice de Fleury’s theory that jealousy is a physical disease. It proposes indulgent breakfasts and tonics to restore confidence, with hypnotherapists if needed, framing it as pragmatic, anti divorce era science. The piece notes the era’s shift from magic remedies to beefsteak pills while joking about social consequences.
In Philadelphia the International League of Press Clubs unanimously urged legislators to require prepublication notice to publishers before libel suits and to limit damages if errors are corrected promptly. It notes a failed Harrisburg bill and praises judgeful reporting while critiquing local politics and editor Emory Smith.
Washington dispatch reports college presidents pressing the post office department to break up literary syndicates that contract to provide commencement orations at a per word rate. The piece notes doubts about silver coinage and questions Americans’ aid to Cuban patriots, as Cleveland faces public opinion pressures.
Philadelphia gossip notes the formation of a bi metallic alliance led by prominent residents including Wharton Barker and Robert H Thompson urging restoration of silver as money. It cites Sen Brice political shifts and Washington Post reviews on silver within Indiana Missouri and Pennsylvania, with figures like Cameron and Foraker debated and New York and Kentucky influences mentioned.
Letters from insurance firms praise a Scranton Tribune editorial on American insurance rates and fire protection. Correspondents from Hartford and London note the article’s fairness, urge reforms, and urge Scranton agents to influence local fire limits and paid departments.
Scranton thrummed with joy after Borunton’s baseball team clinched a win over Wilkes-Barre and a local musical group earned a prestigious victory. The city flaunted pride in both athletic and artistic triumphs, praising education refinement and a revival of interest in harmony.
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