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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
3
A Susquehanna County roundup reports a rattlesnake bite saved by mosquitoes that sucked out venom, a Montrose canning factory move, and local misdeeds and mirth. Notes on Erie shop workers, Odd Fellows vis itations, a church appeal, and a lawyer marriage joke frame a day’s spendthrift news.
Mrs R M Niles hosts sister Miss Eva Edwards while Rev James Wilkes entertains his mother. Frank Tiffany recovers at home. Eunice Titus visits grandparents in Nicholson. Cooney butcher sells to George Senfoss. ten cent church supper and a large Presbyterian program entertainments praised. Community reception follows. Mrs Caroline Quick dies at 90 with large family notes and funeral set at home in Nicholson.
Special to the Scranton Tritone Stroudsburg June 26 exercises were held at the East Stroudsburg State Normal School. The programme included an orchestra, an address by the president, poems, orations, songs, choruses, and a commencement concert in Normal chapel with choral and orchestral selections and a notable ovation for speakers and performers.
A number of visitors arrive this week including Y and John Folett while Camp 400 plans a Methodist Ripiscopal church service for Independence Day. The Giteon Cornet band provides music, E H Sweet builds a large pavilion for daytime and evening dancing, and Walter Lewis serves as night clerk at the Gibson house.
Special to the Scranton Tribone notes Rev W H French attended West Windsor church and WCTU meetings in his church. Several visitors including Merriman Gillett, W J Stoddard, and Mrs G L French are staying with relatives. others travel to Moscow and Binghamton. Fourth of July prep and crops outlook are mentioned alongside local visits to Rest cottage by the Leonard family.
New Milford residents host and visit relatives across nearby towns. Ray Moss of Harford spends Sunday with his parents F P Moss. May Rowe visits Halistead. Misses Nink and Jennie Moore visit Harford friends. Nettie Millard of Heart Lake visits relatives. Leon Miller of Alford is in town for the weekend. Mrs Jane Harrison hosts an afternoon gathering. Mr and Mrs David Shay of Peckville stay with William Van Cott’s family. Mrs Harry Taylor of Nicholson visits old friends. Annie Finley spends time at her Hollerend home. Howard Hayden, envelope factory worker from Binghamton, home for a few days. With an injured hand, V TTrumbull and family reside at Liewver Meadow for two months. Montrage businessmen A Cook and J V Extell visit on business.
Special to May Scranton Tribune reports Miss Addie Jeffers vacationing with her parents, Tanner's band, entertained at Soldiers' Orphans school. June 27 events include Lenox road surveys by Whitney Tiffany and A. Tweet. Local visits include Mrs Johnston returning from Foster and Mrs Lowrey with two daughters visiting Asa and Mrs Hammond. marriage of May Tingley and Will Benning on June 23 at Mrs G J Tingley's home. School board met June 8 electing teachers Kingeley Brewater etc. Further society events and alumni banquet plans noted.
Special to the Scranton Phlusinn notes H. M. Roberts and Carl Wheaton of Jackson in town. Miss Alina Goodrich of Kingsley spent part of last week with friend Eve Tingley. J. J. Potter was in Scranton on business Tuesday, and Mr. Frank Ames of Binghamton was mentioned.
Forest City Young Men Institute plans its annual Lake Lodore gathering on August 23. Miss Jennile Searles of Forest City will wed Frederick Woodbury in Pittsburg, with sister Mrs Henry Rox attending. Rev J B Brodhead and family moved to Crystal Lake for the summer. First National Bank of Forest City announces officers Victor L. Peterson James White and James J. Walker. St Agnes Catholic church choir to present an entertainment at Davis opera house tomorrow evening.
Elizabeth Hartung of Forest will direct choir and Sunday school at St Agnes church during July and August. The Wanderling Schools elect Bloomburg Normal graduate as a teacher. The Old-Timers baseball group led by captain George Jones challenges Amity Club for a game July 21 at Lanesboro grounds.
Sunday offerings at Langeliffe church raised 25 dollars for the India famine fund with an additional 8.97 subscribed in the evening. Avoca school district treasurer Jacob Webster’s bond for 14,000 was accepted with sureties Edward Gibbons W Hollister Thomas Clark and William Webster. Sarsfield Literary club plans a Lake Ariel picnic. Train departs West Side crossing at 5 10. Miss Mary Walsh to recital in Parsons Friday July 6. Mangan of Scranton injured by falling ties at Erie yards, taken to Lackawanna hospital. John Loftus funeral and St Mary’s church requiem mass. Isaac Brown of North End builds three boats to be launched on Susquehanna River. praised for shipbuilding skill. Borough council committee disagrees on Main street improvements. plan to excavate six inches and lay broken stone. crusher to be available soon. A O H Division officers elected: D J Purns president, J Coleman vice president, W J Ryan recording secretary, R A MacNulty financial secretary, J I Earley treasurer, John McKeon marshal, Frank McCarthy James Cadden John Reap M M Gowan stewards.
Ebony, prized since ancient times, is described as a dense dark wood used for scepters, drink aids, toilet articles, and ornate silver mounted boxes. The piece details borders with scrolls and floral motifs, monograms, silver beading, and enamel-like contrasts. It notes ebony varieties from Gaboon coast, Madagascar, and Coote-Sour, with logs shipped from London to global markets.
A Georgia Herald story describes Mia William Neill’s mocking bird Charlie that has learned to talk and mimic sounds from the dog, cat, and postman. The couple pride themselves on its ingenuity, noting the bird’s ability to imitate whistles, calls, and even phrases like Tommy don’t with clear articulation.
The text notes ebony is sold by weight for manufacturing and contrasts it with imitations. It explains genuine ebony is heavier, while cheaper imitations are lighter and can be distinguished by scratching the surface.
The bull market failed to meet expectations with most stocks finishing below intraday highs and a unsettled tone late. Gains appeared in Burlington and Atchison preferred after a wheat rally, while Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania rail shares weakened. Brooklyn Rapid Transit and steel stocks provided some support as lead and silver demand influenced the metals complex. Total sales reached 367 300 shares. United States bonds on coupons rose 4 in bid prices.
Corrected by BL G Dale the dairy ad lists items including cream and marrow choices. Values show prices such as 62.45 for a medium loaf and 4.50 for pea items, with references to Bermuda onions and flour West potent at 4.05.
Irregular OCR scrape mentions prices, flour, sugar, cakes, and suppliers with numerous unreadable fragments. The legible items reference wheat, flour, bread products, and several numeric figures, but no coherent event or clear entities.
Fragmented OCR text mentions northern Duluth and afloat terms with unclear bids and numbers. No clear event, date, or named entities beyond place hints. Requires fuller text to determine accurate headline and summary.
Mixed commodity prices shown with sparse trading action. Reports indicate weak wheat and oats activity, steady oats spot, and varied butter and cheese quotes across ungraded and creamery products amid a generally unsettled dairy market.
Liquidation by longs and slackening demand push wheat lower today while cash quotes stay mostly steady. No. 2 yellow corn and No. 2 white oats show small declines with mixed futures, pork and lard prices varied as markets reassess supply and demand signals.
In Chicago June trading, cattle and feeders show mixed movement with steady to firm Texas fed steers and overall weaker calf lots. Reports list prices for heifers and native stockers, with several categories described as slow or declining and day’s totals around thousands of dollars.
Report notes a dull trading day with mixed prices on cattle and corn at Buffalo markets. Workers and buyers observe slow activity as prices like 3.55 for select goods and 4.05 for yearlings appear. dull oil and grain movements reflect poor demand amid uncertain weather.
New York on June 2 reports Reeves no trading activity with steady beef calves and weak veals priced around 4.40. Lambs show depressed demand with bids near 4.50 and higher cull levels. Hog quotes steady around 65 to 7, long list of unclear figures.
The item lists varied cattle and calf lots including prime hay and romaine quality notes. Entries show weights and prices such as 5505.00 and 5001.00 with multiple names like Sidichos Rourke Thal and Mo spring lambs.
The fragment cites balances or credits around 125 and 120 with unspecified context. It references shipments or averages at 2,780 and rainfall data of 111,291 with average not clearly defined. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places are present.
An early advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co claims to purify the blood and cure catarrh. The copy warns readers about fake products and instructs buyers to ensure authenticity and proper sourcing from the manufacturer.
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