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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
5
A Scranton retailer announces Monday through week long sales offering drastic price cuts on ladies shirts waists hats and infant outfits. Experiments include reduced items from 7c to 6c and large markdowns on trimmed hats flowers and dresses with emphasis on value and transparency to customers.
The cantata Mystic Midgets will be produced Wednesday evening at Father Mathew opera house by local public school scholars. The cast lists many named characters including Prince Oddition, Uncle Sam, America, and Queen Mazel Patten among about one hundred children on stage. A school board meeting appointed committees for the coming year and elected J. J. O Malley as attorney.
Columbus letter profiles William McKinley detailing his enterprising four years as Ohio governor. It highlights labor policy pushing for arbitration and safety, a proactive approach to public works, and his tireless campaign pace including a 1894 cross country tour that boosted his national standing.
The article outlines many states set to vote before the presidential election on November 3, noting Oregon's recent shifts, Rhode Island's early contest, and growing Socialist Labor presence. It cites Louisiana, Alabama, Vermont, Arkansas, Maine, Florida, and Georgia as forthcoming race sites, with remarks on party contests and historical contexts.
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup has been used for over fifty years by mothers for teething children. It is described as soothing, gum pain relief, and curing diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents per bottle.
An old advertisement memory notes Castoria as a remedy used for a child named Daby and her descendants. The text traces the product’s longtime presence from infancy to parenthood, highlighting a cultural familiarity with the remedy.
A fragmented page lists multiple agent and sales notices. It advertises agents needed for cigars and other goods, with addresses in Chicago and Michigan routes. It mentions practical and electro plating work and requests stamps or terms for responses, reflecting early 20th century employment classifieds.
A fragment from a 19th century style ad page offers Frank Leslie war pictures relics with a price and mailing details. Separate small classified items seek a female secretary or typist, a young man as bookkeeper or office manager, and a position for a driving or coal related clerk, with addresses in Scranton.
Train times from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Easton Trenton and other cities listed with multiple departures. Specials include Osborne and Bath accommodations with connections to Binghamton Elmira Cortland Syracuse Utica and more. Pocket timetables available from city ticket office.
Train schedule notes for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division. Timetable in effect June 7. Indicates coal fueled service and routes from Scranton to Atlantic City via Allentown and Philadelphia with various departures and parlor car options.
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