Schank and Spencer Trade Miracles for Bargain Priced Goods
The store announces room for new stock delayed by last month's severe weather and offers reduced prices on current inventory as trade miracles for customers.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
4
The store announces room for new stock delayed by last month's severe weather and offers reduced prices on current inventory as trade miracles for customers.
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be picked up in Scranton at M. Meinhart news stands located at 119 Wyoming Avenue Mac Lackawanna Avenue ensuring readers access in the wholesale and retail streets.
Public notices warn about paid inserts for cards of thanks and obituaries. Henry Mahoney corrects a theft report at St Denis saloon while a youth is jailed for throwing stones on Water Street. Traders National Bank invites subscriptions for U S government bonds with denominations from 2 to 1000 dollars and a deadline for submissions.
A pleasant recital was held at the Young Women’s Christian Association rooms withMisa Crore lia B Morelock and pupils. The program included piano solos recitations dialogues pantomimes and multiple young performers with several named participants. The event showcased a range of musical and dramatic pieces by local students and teachers.
The article reports a deadlock between two legislative bodies over a telephone franchise. A conference committee was appointed to resolve the dispute. Debates centered on underground wiring costs, revenue projections, and council authority over the new company.
The Common Council debated bids from Columbia Rubber, Gutta Pereira, Rahber, Barber Pipe Co, and others for a $200 contract while Keller challenged the bidding process. A substitute resolution sought to award to Dunn Street Sprinkling or Burke, and a national convention invitation for the city was approved. An ordinance on plumbing fees was amended and street rail track maintenance measures were advanced.
A city board of control debates the cost of producing school tax duplicates and the authority to order revised assessments. The June meeting passes a resolution to copy the best assessed tax list for taxable purposes, risking higher outlays, while clerks worry about the added expense and burden on existing staff. The matter moves toward council review.
A witness recalls hearing cannonading clearly one afternoon from a settlement about seven miles inland from the ocean on the Indian River, noting the remote location and distant sound.
At the regular army recruiting station in the Mears building 18 men enlisted and 22 more were sent to Fort McPherson Georgia for training at Tampa. The party includes Edward M Carey George Throshs Charles Crommett Thomas Heffron and others. Heffron Ayres and Renner are among those listed as recently serving in state or coastal units.
An aged newspaper ad for the Lackawanna Medical Surgical Institute at 224 Adams Avenue opposite the court house promotes cures for a wide range of acute and chronic diseases. It claims specialty in nervous and brain disorders, reproductive and uterine issues, cancers, tumors, piles, epilepsy, and other ailments with free trial treatment and home visits.
Giorge Teron of Mineral Street was attacked by a woman, Mire Margaret Keil, who struck him with a cane causing injuries. A warrant was issued for her arrest after Teron's treatment by a physician. Keil claimed self defense at the hearing, describing a struggle and being struck with a weed-wrapped stick.
Arcti tect John A. Duckworth completed two structures, one on Prankiin Street and one on Penn Avenue. The projects, described with some garbled details, specify units and dates after the recent erection near the St. Charles hotel.
The Feranteon Discesan Union outlines prizes for the best essay at the next quarterly gathering in the Second District. A secretary's note to the committee requests submissions by July 7 and promises a reception at the twentieth quarterly convention.
Dr Hil and wife returned from Florida after visiting camps in the South. They cite large troop numbers in Miami Jacksonville and Tampa and describe life at camps near Washington and near a Dan Alger route. They mention meals and quarters and note the Thirteenth regiment readiness.
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