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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1898
Page
6
The March letter from Anthracite Operators notes February’s inactivity with firmer prices. Buyers distrust ongoing oversupply while producers consider a spring circular below the present level but face opposition. March demand is unchanged and output remains high, risking overstock and little price relief.
The Army and Navy Journal and Rochester Democrat and Chronicle disagree on whether the president may call out the militia beyond U.S. borders. They cite constitutional language granting command to the president and Congress, while noting state governors’ officer appointments and unresolved official guidance on foreign service.
The article warns that repeated half hearted measures nearly caused disaster last fall and hopes the month ends with satisfactory production given current estimates.
Monroe capitalists propose an eleven mile line from Kunkletown to Lehigh Gap connecting with the Jersey Central. The route covers ten and a half miles through scenic country touching Milport and Little Gap, skirting Chestnut and Fiony Ridge, beside a fine creek. The project serves the company plant at nearby brick tile and terra cotta works and may haul passengers and freight with permission.
The Lyceum presented The Sale of Champagne headed by Richard Golden with King Pommery duplicating Seabrooke’s role and Maude Lillian Herel stepping in for Kathrine Germaing. The Woman In Black at the Academy stars Allen Kemp and Willum H. McKinley as another strong offering with a hotly contested election backdrop.
An advertisement claims Dr Agnew’s Ointment provides comfort when applied nightly for three weeks and cures stubborn piles including blind bleeding and itching. It also says the ointment treats eczema and related itching and burning conditions, acting “like magic” and priced at 34 cents, sold by Matthews Bros and W T Clark.
The city’s leading business, financial and mercantile houses are represented on the Scranton board of trade. An examination of nearly 200 members shows broad participation over twenty seven years, with many notable names listed among the organization’s personnel.
Mrs. George Cunningham thanks friends who helped during her adopted son George Cunningham's illness and funeral. She also praises the Delaware Lackawanna and Western machine shops shopmates and Sunday school class members for their assistance and support.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a spring blood purifier ideal for March to May. The ad claims winter impurities clog the blood and that the medicine has earned fame for curing blood diseases and building health for the season.
A learned Brooklyn judge collapsed in church on December 1 1897 and died four days later from kidney disease. The piece warns Bright s disease can be early silent and promotes Warner s Safe Cure as a world widely used remedy.
Musical gossip notes the arrival of William C. Carl world famous organist and vocalist Frances Miller to headline the Providence Presbyterian church organ inauguration in Beranton. The event features Scranton Symphony quartet and violin soloist Frederick Widmeyer with a subscription recital open to the public.
Articles describe upcoming choir activities and conductors across the city. Details include Professor David Owens training seventy five choristers, W H Williams directing at Calvary Reformed church, North End Christian Endeavor presenting Soul of Tarsus with Roose Watkins leading, and numerous recitals and cantatas involving the Apollo club and First Presbyterian church.
Harrisburg sellers report fortunate purchase from Bay Shoe Co. yielding thousands of women and men shoes including 1 150 pairs men’s congress and lace calf sixes worth 2000 at 2.60 and 9 000 pairs ladies fine shoes with many patent leather and grain school models offered at substantial discounts.
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