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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune invites readers to send short signed letters on current topics. Editorial revision will occur before publication, as space allows. The notice also references advertising rates and submission procedures.
The Scranton Times reflects on its lack of standing in advertising charges and states the need to ignore opinions while remaining ready to accept official opposition and request a time and place to name.
Berlin dispatches report intensified American news reaching Germany and France and Spain. London papers publish more American cables while Madrid press shows rising curiosity about U S affairs. Readers note U S diplomacy at Pekin and China policy influence global attention.
The Commercial Advertiser notes the Brussels conference decision to end bounties on European sugar favors American industry by raising foreign competition costs. Abolition could lift exports and pressures from Europe while U S producers remain protected by countervailing duties. The treaty takes effect in September, affecting reciprocal treaties and the Russia sugar bounty dispute. The piece also mentions Paderewski and Wagner as cultural contrasts in New York.
A legacy of disagreement over public taste marks the era. Poderawaki thrives as a prolific playwright earning money while audiences attend his ambitious grand operas. The Sultan of Turkey disclaims responsibility for Mike Stone’s captivity and release costs. A Mahomet’s follower senses no pleasure in supporting a venture without a wife.
A 19th century discussion argues colds are contagious like smallpox and diphtheria. Observations from Arctic expeditions show immunity in remote regions, while contact with civilization triggers outbreaks. The piece urges recognition of infectiousness and seeks a vaccine-like remedy.
Readers see an article explaining how Schwab won at Monte Christo as friends praise his political honors and the name is invoked in debate. The piece contextualizes the achievement and the surrounding public attention.
Report recounts Andrew Carnegie's $10 million bequest supporting Scottish students. About 6,000 applications, 2,441 aided to date at over 100,000 dollars total. Funds managed to avoid burden, with some borrowers repaying and others receiving scholarships or unexpected legacies. Proclaims broad benefits to Scottish education and notes the donor's Scottish birth and belief.
The piece traces historic silk ventures in the United States from mulberry fever to failed silkworm trials. It notes revived efforts in Philadelphia and shifting focus to rag-based manufacturing, citing Census Bureau data of 91 million dollars invested and 643 establishments in silk manufacture.
The article outlines silk manufacturing's scale with 6,410 men 84,707 women 6,419 children and 2,200 employed, wages totaling $20.0 million. Raw silk consumption nears 9,700,666 pounds worth $40,721,875, yielding $107,256,258 in finished goods and a $45,650,159 gross balance. Pennsylvania holds $20,804,042 invested. New Jersey leads with $20,085,700 invested and $3,1A62? worth produced annually. California is the least invested among top ten states with $808,847.
A fragmentary notice on pneumonia in elderly adults, detailing rapid decline and fatal progression. It cites Dr. Frederick D. Tapperlaa and references to hereditary factors, congestive stages, and the dangers of blood poisoning amid lung infection, noting respiration failure and dehydration as complicating elements.
Fragmentary text portrays a political figure named William Jeliningwivan in Lincoln Nebraska engaged in a campaign labeled as education. It notes strong election rhetoric, suggests repeated political talking points, and hints at party dynamics influencing public discourse.
Readable excerpts recount odd episodes from travel, courtly missteps, and social friction. A prince at Berlin wears a questionable order, a conductor outwits a temper, a lawyer hatches a debt scheme, and a singer saves fare in a crowded car.
An epic meditation on frontier spirit and national destiny contrasts hardship and freedom with the rise of a new world order. The narrator traces heroic endurance and unity among people confronting collapse and rebuilding under a looming empire.
Designers and fashion modistes praise the latest fabrics for spring outfits including camel hair blends silk and corded textures. The shop showcases crepes melange etamine volIe melange siamoise and other weaves in black and natural tones with sample dress patterns on display.
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