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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1896
Page
8
Readers are asked to place advertisements and orders for job work and publication items at Kannon & Co newsdealers on North Main Street. The shop opens daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for prompt attention.
The select council adjourned meeting passed resolutions directing the Delaware and Hudson company to remove the old Newbridge on Church Street and to construct a wider bridge with sidewalks and a 32 foot roadway to connect with Belmont and Canaan streets paving. The city also plans to pave over the gravity railroad and canal with new materials. Other items include committee meetings for the new year estimates, a convention representation, and street projects.
The city mayor directs that newsboys be moved away from churches or risk action under Sunday laws. He orders chief of police McAndrews to enforce orderly conduct and relocate vendors selling Sunday papers away from houses of worship.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers elected officers led by President Mrs. O R trusty, secretary Mrs. Palin Hirk, treasurer Mrs. Pisted, and guide Mrs. O Hdsons. Mas Mk Peek was chosen as delegate to the International convention to be held in May at an undisclosed location.
Miss Miury Gibbs hosted at her Park Street home with Alderman and Jones in attendance yesterday. Sadie and Lee Matthews visited Bermnton resident Mrs Tucker on Park Street while Miss Lent Betahbowike traveled from Siequehin to town visiting Trhenisa. Constable Newey reports supplies in town.
A fashionably attended Friday bell social at Mr and Mrs J J Snyder’s home supported the Methodist Episcopal church. Guests from Kingston Wilkes Barre Kingston and nearby towns enjoyed refreshments, donated funds, and lively debates as the society hosted its fourth event.
The article reports on school superintendent candidate prospects in Strayhati County and lists four contenders Cargill Moxley Hualistead and James. It notes visits from local officials M ermelds and Chaibers and attendance at Methodist church events including a vow Christian service. It also mentions a committee plan to meet Wednesday to report and candidates in the readers’ area.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western employees from here went to help fight the Pettebone fire. A grand concert with local and visiting talent is planned for next Friday evening.
A nostalgic fragment recalls Castoria as a remedy used for Nahy during illness and for her child care. The lines mix archaic sounding phrases with a modern product name, forming a compact vignette about a caregiver’s reliance on Castoria across generations.
Meat Inspector Maurer confiscated thirteen calf carcasses at the Lehigh Valley freight depot after finding them labeled green veal from Armour & Co to A. R. Lacey & Co. The calves were two to seven days old, below the four week legal age for sale. Lacey & Co. managers face a hearing, and further action is awaited.
Disjointed notice describes a group in Hinghwmten Virginia seeking a delegate to a Methodist conference. It mentions Dick Mawards and Peter Lyon and notes allegations about a counterfeit claim. The fragment references an arrest and a jail sentence for a separate child incident.
The article notes aDelaware Lackawanna and Western incident injuring a man’s thumb and mentions Simon Lave and Fred Hall of this place. It records a lengthy land endowment dating to 1775 and a plan to claim property after a ninety nine year lease expires. Heirs face estate matters as May approaches and a new bishop discusses upcoming organization. Wayne Pisher and Miss Dubois are also referenced with forthcoming travel and events.
Report says a fire alarm rang near Hiowley on Saturday causing notable excitement. The blaze was believed to be in a two story brick house occupied by Lorengi Crambs, with fire crews responding quickly before the fire was subdued.
The text describes alcoholism as a disease like morphine addiction, affecting every organ. It notes continual stimulant demand, loss of appetite, and stomach retention issues, then advocates “greatest of food stimulants, blood enrichers, flesh-creators” for sufferers.
Dr J B Mattison of the Brooklyn dome for Hab its writes that Bovinine is a highly concentrated extract of lean beet principles kept by weak stomachs and that it nourishes quickly restoring tissue and strength. He calls it the best thing on earth of its kind and sustaining for patients of his special class.
A reader notes dense steam near a building rear described as rising from the root area. The steam could result from rain on worn bricks or hot water dumped into a sewer, with a plume seen near the Eus espe Pipe, prompting inquiry into the origin.
The report details ongoing negotiations among major rail entities, including the Baltimore and Ohio, New York Lake Erie and Western, and joint trade groups. It notes projected a reorganization committee, foreign members likely from major houses, and plans to buy bonds. Officials discuss adjusting debt and potential system changes, with no property prepared yet and broad operational restructuring anticipated.
Lyman M. Decker of Newark is named superintendent of Shamokin division with plans to centralize coal trade oversight. A new state committee in New York aims to fix monthly output, replacing older local meetings and easing tensions among dealers.
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