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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1900
Page
2
The store announces an extraordinary sale of The Leader stock in Scranton with deep discounts on silks, dress goods, upholstery, books, glove and lace items, cloaks, suits, millinery, linens, art goods, notions, stationery, and more. The event began last Wednesday with large crowds and continues through the weekend with prices at a fraction of value.
Mr and Mrs Anson B Stephens hosted a birthday party at their Nicholson home for daughters Jessie and Marguerite and Miss Minnie Hinkley. Guests from Starkville East Lemon Fleetville West Nicholson shared games, dancing, and refreshments by Stark and Stephens families.
Mrs F. FE Watson of Aiken Alabama reports prolonged diarrhoea relief after five doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy bought for 5 cents. She endorses it as the best on the market and notes Matthews Bros distribute it.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports visitors and social calls in Factoryville and surrounding towns. John Rhiman of New York, W S Frace and Edward Chapman of Clark's Green, and Harry Zweizig of Mayfield are noted guests and residents share weekend visits. At a Republican caucus M W Townsend and Charles Gardner were chosen delegates to the state convention in Tunkhannock, while the Lake Winola association sold most shares to a Scranton syndicate of Dr. aeons.
Health ad claims a free week trial and a special course of treatment cures declining vital energy and related symptoms. The Erie Medical Co based in BurraLo New York promotes a mysterious remedy addressing general weakness.
A train from Montrose to Susquehanna halted inches from a felled tree blocking the track above Alford. One man flagged the train while another summoned section men to clear the obstruction. Passengers walked down the grade to Alford station as the tree and rails were damaged. Also noted: Dr. F A Goodwin nominated for county coroner, the Crazy Patch company to perform at Hogan opera house, Rev Dr Curtis preached in Oakland, and Charles N Stoddard recovering from illness.
Patent medicine ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with promise of a one day cure for colds. Refund offered if it fails. E. W. Grove signature appears on each box. Price listed as 25 cents.
A cautious trading week shows modest outside buying in fractional stock lots and rising interest as investors seek dividend yields. Bank news adds complexity with currency and government bond dynamics while overall sentiment hints at resilience despite tight liquidity.
A historical notice lists first mortgage and general mortgage bonds from Scranton Traction Scranton Packi and Lackawanna region companies. It names the People's Street Railway Clark & Snover Co Beranton Iron Fence and Mfg Co Lackawanna Dairy Co Standard Drilling Co and First National Bank in Carbondale among others with various financial instruments and due dates.
A garbled note lists corrected names and items from a western project area with several misread or misspelled terms. Prices for several goods are mentioned: $2.40, $2.50, and $2.00, alongside terms like cream and marrow. The fragmentary text lacks clear context or a coherent event.
Philadelphia market notes dull wheat with March Tate unchanged and corn firmer, No 2 and No 3 futures showing modest gains. Pennsylvania dairy, timothy, oats, and other commodities cited with varied demand. eggs and poultry mixed, flour shipments listed.
New York reports fluctuating grain activity with flour futures. elevator demand varied as markets opened and closed. References to corn, white and colored varieties emerge alongside creamery products and dairy names, indicating a mixed commodities scene with modest price signals.
Weekly receipts show mixed stockers and cattle with prices around four dollars. Sheep and lambs remained steady while hogs and cattle fluctuated. notable figures include 100 head and 1,700 head of sheep and cattle moving through the market.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions names and codes but lacks a coherent event or facts to summarize into a proper news item. No clear persons or organizations to anchor a factual card.
The readable fragments describe a livestock sale including sheep and lambs, possibly a ram or ewe sale, with prices such as 87a T and a reference to $1,5008.00. It mentions land and various sheep categories like culls, wethers, and yearlings. The text is garbled and partial.
Fragmentary market list shows livestock and commodities with scattered figures such as six thousand one hundred six dollars and twenty cents, alongside veal calves and lambs. Names, places, and clear items are obscured by garbled OCR.
An unreadable OCR fragment from a New York market page references Marello Thoweven Veale sheep lambs and bids. It mentions names like Bhieopid Louie and Sas bwerhk with notes on steadiness and closure of a sheep deck, but details are obscured.
Readable lines show barrel counts with averages and totals, including a notation of seven thousand five hundred seventy four barrels. The fragment mentions Mark The Credit balances and M10 Dartels without complete context or dates.
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