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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
4
An article cites railway life as harmful to health with eighty percent suffering kidney disease and promotes Warner's Safe Cure through testimonials from railroad workers. The text also covers timber contract litigation, bridge shingle bids, county officials inspecting bids, and moves of local officials and clergy.
A general jail delivery at Tunkhannock released four prisoners after they escaped by smashing a jail door lock and using bed scraps to fashion a rope from beds and sheets. Frank Riley and James Place are named among escapees, with warrants issued for breaking jail and a $25 reward offered by commissioners. James Smith remained jailed, claiming noninvolvement.
Public sale announced by the Lackawanna Common Pleas Court to satisfy writs of Fieri Facias and Venditions Exponas. Two properties described in Scott and Inton townships, includ ing a 62 acre farm with multiple outbuildings and a second parcel of 14 1/2 acres, are offered at the Lackawanna County Courthouse on March 16, 1900, at 10 a.m. The suits include Maude and James McLaughlin and Brown claims with debts noted.
Sealed lists of mortgage foreclosures and land seizures describe property parcels in Carbondale Archbald and Forest City. Actions include sale to satisfy debts to Co-Operative Building Bank and related judgments, with parcels, dates, and earlier deeds noted.
Thompson reports a large Sunday school convention attendee from Lanesboro with the Free Baptist Ladies Glee Club performing. Local residents and visitors are mentioned including Wilmarth family, Bruce Wilmarth, and others visiting Scranton. Notables include Williston Tucker ill and bedridden, Rev. Larrabee's lumbago, Hackley healing from a broken leg, and Fred Smith moving back home from the Sherwood lumber job. C. A. Larrout and Harry Curtis depart for a five day New York outing.
A lengthy docket details the sale of multiple parcels in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania. Descriptions include Lot No. 70 on Main Street Fell Township, various blocks in Dickson City and Scranton, and Archbald and Olyphant areas. Debts range up to 512 dollars with multiple executions and judgments, listing receivers and attorneys.
Multiple parcels in Lackawanna County, Lackawanna and Dunmore, including miller farm plots, Chestnut street lots, and Ransom township tracts, are listed under writs and judgments. Properties feature frontages from 40 to 60 feet, depths up to 679 feet, and structures ranging from single houses to multi story dwellings with outbuildings.
Legal advertisements describe multiple rectangular lots with fronts on N W H IT and L streets. depths on adjacent lanes. Portions include 10 acre blocks with coal beneath, and improvements like a two story dwelling and quarry. Debts total 1101.61 and 75 in separate actions. cases name M J Martin, McLoughlin, Rudolph Bloeser, Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company, and others.
Trapper Seth Woodward of Uniondale battles a wild cat then a standing fox game with a trap. He wounds the cat, uses a knife to kill it, and seeks care for wounds. Also notes Whitney’s Bible spelling dispute, local deaths, church news, and Montrose canning factory location disputes.
Letters from women across the country praise Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Mass for her vegetable compound aiding change of life and uterine ailments. Mrs Grire FinG of Georgeville Mo and Mrs Allen of Toledo Ohio report relief and renewed strength after using the remedy. The notices urge other afflicted women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice.
The document lists multiple property liens and executions in Lackawanna and Scranton areas. Properties include a 4500 square foot Carbondale lot with a two story dwelling seized by Safety Investment and Loan, and additional parcels in Scranton and Greenfield with described boundaries and improvements. Debt amounts range from 25 to 593.08 dollars.
Amanda A. Lee sues Albert C. Lee in Lackawanna County for rights to a Penn Avenue lot in Scranton. The parcel includes 23 by 167 feet with alley access, yard space, and a 10 by 10 foot passage, plus adjoining parcels described by metes and bounds. Buildings include a two story brick store and workshop. Isabella L. Ballentine vs Henry Battin seeks debt collection of $16,005 with a judgment term spanning 1900.
A mother with months of chronic diarrhoea found permanent relief after taking five doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The testimonial from Mia F. Watson of Aitken Alabama notes two doctors deemed the case hopeless before the cure. Sold by druggists and Matthew Bros. wholesaler.
Fifty dollars cash when property is struck off and balance in cash immediately after sale. Costs must be paid when struck off if sold for costs. All properties not complying with terms will be resold before adjournment. One E Payor Stiri office Scranton
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