Social Week in Scranton Highlights Dinners Lectures and Weddings
Week's Social News AM details a dinner in honor of Hon. Willan J. f Hirsin with guests including Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Odell and others. It notes lectures by Mr. Bryan, a Lyceum subscription concert series, plans for Miss Elizabeth Parke's March 11 wedding, local society entertaining, and reflections on American women's social roles.
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AM. Chance
Willan
J. F Hirsin
Joseph HH. Odell
Charles Js. Robinson
Thomas Dickson
William Hantey
H.C. Shafer
M. Ta Blair
George G, Oes Mise McGaughey
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Lyceum
J. M. Chance
William 4. Bryan
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Tich
Presbyterian Church
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Tillnois College
Alusteian
Politilcs
Wen
Air
Fred C. Hand
Lyceum Haster
Madame Schumaann-Heink
Hand
William Connell
James Archbald
C. D. Simpson
K. Richmond
J. 8
McAnulty
F.x, Peck
Thomas CG. Sprague
Ethel Barrymore
Lyceum Theatre
Captain Jinks
Miss Barrymore
Messrs
R. G. Brooks
J. D. Jones
Ishind
Funchal
Hartzell
Methodist Church
Rey
Charles E. Robinson
Dr. Robinson
Robinson
Mr.q. Powell
Elizabeth Parke
Percy Ballentyne
Newark
N. J
Japan
Montrose
W. G. Parke
James Gardiner Sanderson
Miss Parke
Conservatory Music Plans Evening at Geogeiney Hall
The Conservatory of Music presents a concert at George hall on Wednesday March 1 at 8 o clock. Mr Kelward Haster Peres of Boston plans to lead a lively program with readings and memorization exercises, and the company promises a rare display of vocal and instrumental talent. The program includes several arias and ensemble numbers, and features a new production of Floradora with artists from New York and London. The event aims to showcase memory skills and musical versatility, drawing interest from local patrons and supporters of the arts.
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Lyceum
Borghi
Talon
Carmen
Americus Alberti
Azerni
Frances Boyden
London
Paris
Conservatory of Music
Artiet
Goeengey Hall
Wolleadiy Evetiltie
Mateh
Kelward Haster Peres
Boeton
Ieee
Cmt
Dorry
Plano
Perry
Chen
Jae
Movements of People Reach Across Cities
The record traces recent movements of residents and visitors between New York Philadelphia and Santa Mall avenue. It notes Suzans return from New York and several social engagements, funerals and cultural events. It mentions Misses Stelle Peltz and Trevorton alongside local residents attending musicales and gatherings in New York and nearby venues.
Club Habit Among Women Draws Fire in Journal
The Home Journal critiques women’s clubs noting their rise and excess as a national issue. Evan Bok argues many women form clubs without purpose, fearing women lack courage to stand alone on single subjects. The piece cites Scranton as an exception with small sweeping activities.
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Browning
Daughters of the Revolution
bin- Buige
Mr. Go
Scranton
Evan Bok
History of skating chronicles from early Europe to Paris
The article traces skating from medieval London and Fitzstephen’s notes of frozen moors to the rise of blade skates from Holland around 1660 and 1662 in London and Edinburgh. It highlights early figures, skating clubs, the first English book The Art of Skating in 1772, and the spread of roller skates to Holland and France by 1849.
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Austintle
London
Fitzstephen
Moore
England
Holland
John Evelyn
Diavist
James Park
Bay
Edinburgh
Robert Jones
Meyerbeer
Pacis
Farewell to Horse Carts in Vienna Streets
Vienna hosts a noisy farewell as horse trams decline. Crowded double trams parade with blue ribbons and greenery while spectators chant and sing. Passengers bid farewell, horses receive strokes, and fans cheer the swap to electric cars amid central Vienna streets.
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Vienna
Trae
Ringstrasse
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Relief From Rheumatism
A broad testimonial promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for rheumatism and related ailments. It cites medical endorsements and a letter from Edwin Bailiss of New York claiming complete recovery after three bottles, asserting the remedy heals rheumatism kidney disease and blood impurities.
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Paine
Paume
46Th Street
New York
Edwin Bailiss
Pauine
Tam
Diamond Dyes Tavis i Sobe Impressions and Delayed Plans
The fragment notes that the town faces issues widening streets to Stefanoplatz, a project tied to dreams of bringing them there but not yet realized, with omnibus companies awaiting the outcome.
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Stefanoplatz
Hymn of Faith and Mission Prayers Reach City Parish
A San Francisco Wave item notes an Episcopal minister near San Francisco invoking prayers for the church and mission Sunday services. A parishioner asks divine blessing on each school enterprise and prays to prepare the lambs of the fold for Heaven.
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Anaking
Bia Congregition Regentry
Grace
Heaven
Anon
San Francisco
Absurd English Dialogue on Courtship and Madness
A playful exchange recalls a forgetful doctor husband and a bewildered Ada and Elsie. Ada questions a claim while Elsie describes a comic marriage moment where the ring ceremony turns into a mock medical exam with pulse reading and tongue testing.
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Wiies
Ada
Elsie
Domestic design and dining room fashions revived
The article surveys revived decorative arts with mahogany furniture and Elizabethan style, noting cabinet work, veneer quality, and the appeal of pressed materials. It describes dining room motifs, textiles, and household tasks from care of floors to wax recipes, with practical tips for home furnishings and upholstery.
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