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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1898
Page
2
A Susquehanna fiddler escaped a deadly encounter with two rattlesnakes on a mountain road near Elk Mountain by playing his violin. The snakes coiled toward him and were killed with a rock when he struck them, leaving the fiddle destroyed but the musician alive.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a simple, safe stomach aid made from fruit and vegetable essences with pepsin and goldenseal. It claims rapid digestion of meat and alients, notes lack of secrecy, and offers a 50 cent package plus a free booklet from The Stuart Co. Also mentions social notes about Mrs. Pettinger and Miss Spottique visiting local residents.
T P Manzer of Forest City advertises sale of stock and personal property at his South Gibson farm premises on March HM. A Bethany church concert on March 17 will raise funds for the debt with performances by Philip Warren Lydia Sailor and local artists including D J Jones Edward Owens Thomas Jones and Ebenezer Price.
Wall Street notes mixed yet steady activity with flour, wheat, corn, oats and butter prices. futures and spot trades show firm tones on higher cables and European news. Prices for No 2 red wheat and other grain futures fluctuated, while dairy and cheese markets showed general firmness and modest gains later in the day.
The Newark store advertises a closing out sale on Fall and Winter shoes with low prices across ladies mens misses and children's lines. Prices list ladies from 4.00 to 1.95, mens down to 1.95, and Box Calf ranges for children and youths from 2.00 to 0.75.
Describes our winter shoes as medium weight and versatile for all seasons, emphasizing they are not heavy clumsy footwear and are offered at special bargain prices.
Market notes from Philadelphia and nearby regions show steady to firm conditions across meats, fats, and produce. Prices for New York and Philadelphia markets rise for refined goods and smoked meats. grain futures set March levels while corn and oats volumes and shipments are listed.
Chicago reports cattle steady with stockers and calves steady to weak while hogs soften and sheep and lambs show activity. Receipts include around 1000 cattle hogs and 15000 sheep with varying prices per head across categories.
New York market notes Reeves trading quiet with calves steady while Sins Sheep and Lambs show slow activity. Sheep barely steady around 4.75 and lambs at about 4.40 with uneven prices. Reeves and Hogi show slow lower bids.
WM. CONNELL president HENRY BELIN Jr vice pres WILLIAM H. PECK cashier. The bank vault is protected by Holmes Electric Protective System, emphasizing security measures.
Market notes describe cattle and sheep grades with dull or weak conditions for various lots. Includes price-like figures and terms such as choice common extra selected wethers and lambs, plus references to weights and classifications.
Market notes from East Liberty Pennsylvania on March 8 show hogs steady to lower with prime weights at 4.20 to 4.50 and best Yorkers 4.10 to 4.20. cattle and sheep largely steady with variable quotes. figures include 204.10 for cattle and 8.30 to 5.05 for hogs in different weight classes.
Fragmentary OCR shows cash oil sales at 44 to 88 per barrel with 48 000 barrels total. Also notes 77 001 barrels shipments and 041 604 as totals in a ledger. No clear dates or full names available.
W. A. Lathrop General Superintendent of Lehigh Valley Coal Co. lauds the coal mining and transport proposition as a remarkable chain of favorable mining and commercial conditions based on his experience.
A crowded byline lists numerous individuals including Clarence D. Simpson Col H M Boies Hon L A Watres Thomas Ford J W Bollensack Rudolph T McCabe Benjamin Harmon Girard C W Lowrey Charles B Eddy J Arthur Eddy Thomas H Watkins Harry P Simpson W B Peck H J Anderson J B Russell Co A A Sterling A W Laycock E W Mulligan A A Bryden W L Watson R A Jaowin.
Dr. E Grewer resumes practice at the Old Postoffice Building corner Spruce street and Penn avenue from 10 am to 8 30 pm after extensive work in St Louis Chicago and Western offices He has received honors including Doctor of Philosophy and Back of Science from Chicago medical colleges Ozo Nite Gas is advertised as a home treatment for catarrh hoarseness and related ailments and is shipped nationwide
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