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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
7
D. J. Robinson of Spring Garden credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing a two year lung illness described as ulcer of the lungs. After ten bottles and four Pleasant Pellets he reports no blood spit for over a year and able to work on the farm. He urges others to consult Dr. Pierce and warns against substitutes.
Local items report H W Beach and wife trip to Scranton. camping at Elk Lake. Rev BE Warriner and Philip return from a lake trip. Seiler Bros sell mill station to Gall Burden Condensery Co planning brick plant and 50 to 75 workers. Borden Milk pricing eyed at three cents a quart compassion for Montrose dairy prospects. Republicans plan Susquehanna trip for senatorial conference. Montrose baseball beats Great Bend 22 to 7.
Special to the Scranton Tribune from New Milford on June 20 reports Miss Amber Vance of Great Bend visiting on business. Various locals, including M. J. Brundage and Rev. TN Ives, are noted with church and social callings. Fred Badger of New Milford has a new drafting position with the DL&W in Binghamton. Company H Fourth Regiment is set for June 26 and 27 events.
The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps will meet for its annual reunion at the home of Charles A. Kenyan. Mr. and Mrs. George Hayden entertain Mr. and Mrs. Batley of Scranton. Miss Clara Inderled leaves Tuesday for Passaic to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Atti Stoddard of Franklin were guests at SV Turnbull's home Friday.
In Tunkhannock on June 2 Mrs and Mrs Aaron Brown entertain Miss Irene Hassen of Towanda. Visitors include Mrs Lillian Poote of Scranton and Miss Elizabeth Kiefer from Wilkes-Barre. The state engineer will prepare specifications for bridges over the Suaquehannac river and the Tunkhannock creek. The Nicholson old fair ground bridge dispute nears a court decision. Local officials and lawyers frequent town as a metal novelty tour provokes curious chatter.
A whimsical verse describes a farmer riding a grey horse with his daughter, invoking loud sounds and playful names. The riddle asks readers to locate the farmer's son, a calf, and a dog within the puzzle.
Odd listing describes various body and household positions dated mid June. Phrases reference a boy, dog, and adults with placements near limbs, heads, arms, and trees, but lack clear context or actions.
The article notes a strawberry picking strike by Jaspar Shoemaker workers, details a wage dispute with no settlement yet, and mentions visitors Rev A W Cooper and wife from Montrose, Attorney Van Cleft of Oneonta, and Mrs Fred Palmer hosting relatives from Scranton and Titnois. It reports no major trouble expected to require sheriff or National Guard.
Postable game summaries list St Louis RALE and Philadelphia Joe Gleot ono as well as Baltimore and Chicago matches. Umpires were Carruthers Connolly and Johnstone with attendances ranging from seven to fourteen thousand in several ballparks including Fort Wayne and Detroit during a busy Sunday slate.
Wanted furnished house with four or five rooms for housekeeping. Address A G E Tribune office. Also want to buy a second hand baby carriage. Address Box 600 Tribune. Wanted nursery governess or light housework by a young lady graduate. Box 15 Factoryville Pa.
Rev. Charles H. Newing of the Methodist Episcopal Church preached on Luke's command to do unto others as you would be done by. He urged greater unity in temperance work, opposing the liquor traffic as a national vice and calling for state and federal laws to bar licensing. He urged voters to act, noting four million church members could vote to ban the sale of intoxicants.
Last evening the Dudley Street Baptist Church hosted children’s day exercises to a crowded audience. Students prepared decorations and presented a program including songs, dialogues, recitations, responsive readings, and a school benediction led by the superintendent.
On Sunday June 29 a special Lackawanna train leaves Scranton at 815 a m for Cranberry Lake with return at 7 pm The Sussex branch resort sits 102 miles east of Scranton two and a half miles long lake spacious grounds pavilions and a day outing The trip passes the Pocono mountains and Delaware Water Gap for an enjoyable journey Fare for round trip is one dollar.
National Delegation Association plans July event in Minneapolis with improved D and H R R and Lehigh Valley service. Lehigh Valley to launch June 16 train from Carbondale at 7 am via Delaware and Hudson to New York 11 30 pm and Philadelphia 12 40 am. westbound from NYC 4 10 pm to Scranton 10 08 pm then Carbondale 10 49 pm with through Pullman buffet parlor car and Lehigh Valley day coach between Carbondale and New York.
Floyd Hand of MI street has entered the squab raising business on a large scale. He has received several large consignments of breeding birds from the Plymouth Rock Squab company and hopes to meet local demand soon. Mrs. Thomas Clinton is indisposed at her Webster avenue home. An important Royal Avennum meeting will be held in Masoule hall tonight with the hope of full attendance. Bt. Agnes Guild of St. Mark's church will meet at the rectory this evening. Edward Eachlemin of Nilsabeth port MI is visiting friends in town. W L Purcell has returned from a business trip to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Gilbert Close of Princeton college is spending the summer at his Film street home. William McNeeny of Philadelphia is a guest at J Byron's Dudley street home.
A split doubleheader features Chicago facing Pittsburgh with Hatlersea Taylor and Wiing in lineup and Umpire O Day as 10 000 attend. In Cincinnati St Louis batteries Thellman Pelta O Neill and O Neill umpired by Brown Powers 5 000 attendance reported.
A historical advert claims Mother Gray a New York Children’s Home nurse promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powder for Children. Described as harmless as milk, it supposedly relieves feverishness constipation pain teething and stomach trouble and even removes worms. Sample sent by Allen & Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Exclusive wire reports the round house of the Southern Pacific Railway and twelve locomotives destroyed in an early fire. Estimated loss set at $200,000 with investigators tracing the blaze to unknown causes at Freunoal station.
The North Scranton Glee Society returned from a tour through the lower Heute and Atlantic Clix. Prof Morluis arranged a twelve member chair to Atlantic City for July on Young's Pier for a month with concerts after noon and evening shows. John Sexblog, a watchman at Dickinson colliery, was arraigned before Alderman Myers at the request of M. B. Brink.
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