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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1900
Page
3
The Republican county convention met in Tunkhannock to elect a delegate to the state convention in Harrisburg and appoint conferees to nominate national delegates in Philadelphia. The gathering endorsed McKinley and Stone, supported Wright for re nomination, and selected D. G. Hack as state delegate after a brief contest.
Mrs. M. J. Fagan of Syracuse New York describes severe indigestion headaches dizziness and constipation and says after nine bottles of Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and several Pellets she improved from the first bottle and continues to feel much healthier she recommends the medicines to others.
Special to the Beranten Tribune reports Jesse Brown in Bayre case. Overton store fire with 4000 loss, 3500 insured. Sayre teen Thomas Jordin suffers shotgun burst with minor injuries. Towanda and area politics, rail cases, and local appointments listed. court action and fire station notes.
Nine cows in the Sterling herd of Hopbottom respond to tuberculin tests. Six cows were slaughtered with only one showing infection. three cows remain in quarantine as investigations continue. A blood test result prompts measures to stamp out the disease and assess milk and beef risks. The Universalist Ladies Aid gathered about forty five people, electing officers for the year.
The report notes almost nothing on hand and about one dollar paid this year toward church maintenance. A new post office building will be erected on the site of the recently destroyed one by fire. Several residents are mentioned including Little Mary Kerr, Mrs O J Roberts, Mrs Martha Bell, and Liverymen H Gorman visiting from Beranton. Donny Russell prepares lumber for a new house, Bertha Williams from Peckville visits, Myra Jackson returns from Minefield State Normal for vacation and recovers from illness.
Special to the Acranton Tribune New Milford March 12 The piece catalogs quirky winter weather contrasts with brief town notes. It mentions a Pennsylvanian reacting to Europe weather, a schoolboy with craeshoppers, and fashionable items like fringed mittens. Community updates cover visits, church guilds, millinery events, and a local dry goods move to Deposit by Mr Bryant and partner.
Beulah Hines from Scranton visits Louise Westgate in Hudson Street. Mrs Charles Burdick, former local teacher, stayed with son Charles D Burdick on Hudson Street. Lee Horton family hosted by Daniel Rutun of Wilkes-Barre. Vennie Hyatt of Starrucca visits Mamie Budd on Railroad Street. Stephen Berish bought rear property of Cunningham Hotel facing Delaware Street for 3000 dollars from John H Cunningham. Jack Alexander and M Hendler were in town for business. Jenny H Weiss, once head clerk at Emil Feldman store, becomes partner. firm renamed Feldman Co. Herbert Horton, 4, gravely ill with whooping cough. Hessie Melvin, homebound last week, returns to post office window duties.
An Albany dairyman sought a doctor for a sick child with croup, then used Chamberlains Cough Remedy to ease symptoms until the doctor arrived. The child improved and the family later recommended the remedy to neighbors, with Matthews Bros distributing it locally.
Special to the Scranton Tribune Nicholson March 12 Professor A L Thayer spent the Sabbath in town with his family Mr Daniel McKeon of Olyphant has been spending a few days here with his parents Mr Fred Smith who has been confined to the house with quinay for the past week is improving Mrs Er W Farrer who has been caring for sick relatives out of town has just returned home Mise Iva Stevens spent Sunday with friends in Factoryville Mr and Mrs G G Rought and daughter Ethel have been spending a few days with Mr and Mrs Ernest Rivele Postmaster Williams and H K Tiffany are spending the day at the county seat Mr William Skinner a fireman on the Lackawanna road is working on the engine known as the Pusher in the place of Mr Ed Hartman who is sick of Drewent The Shields Blue Stone Quarry Co
Dudley Miller entertains his brother while neighbors and visitors mingle in town. Delmer Stark and family stay with Mrs. Jerry Stephens as James and Ward Smith visit from Factoryville and Hepbottom. Delegates Shields and Spencer attend a Republican convention in Tunkhannock. J. M. Carpenter denies selling stock as reported. Boro auditors Benjamin Blakeslee and Gardner in season. Town council holds first Saturday meetings. E. D. Bell elected boro treasurer.
Susquehanna Board of Trade will hold an important meeting Tuesday evening. Funeral reported for infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilburt of Lanesboro. Mrs. Gardner Lewis and Mrs. Frederefet of Thomson recovering from surgeries in Susquehanna. Selden Munger visiting Montrose relatives. Miss Rachael Cohen returns from Cleveland. Erie division timetable changes. new Sunday train times on Jefferson division. Rev. Ethan Curtin preached in Oakland and spoke to railroad men on Misplaced Switches. Miss Sophia Calkins to Washington for millinery job. Miss Esther Skeglund takes job in Binghamton. Mrs. Frey of Paterson preaches at Susquehanna Baptist. Erie shops building locomotives with new boilers. Lord's Supper observed at Oakland First Congregational. Engineer Charles Bliss and wife return from visit to Susquehanna. Forest Home near Columbia Grove expected to be rebuilt after last summer fire. Miss Ethel Gartside sings in Hornellville. Miss Fannie Taylor visiting parents in Lanesboro. Meitor Charles N. Blone progressing after a stroke. Erie timetable makes few main-line changes. Erle Master Mechanic Isaac McCracken visits Susquehanna. Epworth League holds meetings. Anthracite Telephone Co to seek charter for lines in Lackawanna Susquehanna counties. N. T. Mitchell to resume management of Mitchell House Hallstead lease after illness. Thermometers show subzero temps. Dayton Handrick position in Great Bend unfounded.
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as proven to cure indigestion and nausea with numerous cures claimed, urging readers to trust its efficacy as a universal remedy.
A. A. Graff and partner Shubert reportedly transferred the Dunfee theater lease in Syracuse and may not pursue a new local vaudeville house. John L. Kerr and Harvey Long doubt sufficient business to justify another theater, suggesting Graff’s Syracuse plans are unlikely.
Austin Walsh head of the Gaiety retires at lease expiration on April 1. He also holds a Bijou Wilkes-Barre lease, long closed. Scranton parties may take control of both venues and run them as clean high class vaudeville theaters.
The Span of Life presented at the Academy of Music features a South Africa scene where Dunelan Leach pursues Richard Hrunt, destroying a bridge to trap his family. Blunt followers form a living bridge to safety as acrobats Donazettas perform feats. Cast includes Howatt, Anderson, Gordon, and Valentine. Faust and burlesques also tour the city with varied acts and reviews. The Jeffries Sharkey biographique is shown at the Lyceum next weekend.
The Scranton Liederkranz presents an amateur minstrel show at Mansle hall on March 24 attracting attention. Rehearsals are underway with a session held last night and another scheduled tonight.
A Chicago New York brief notes a woman whistled at a car causing it to stop with a sudden jerk. The attempt failed but the act drew attention to the driver and bystanders as the incident captured local chatter.
The market closed active and firm with gains across industrials Sugar Tobacco People’s Goods Anaconda Iron and Steel and New York Public Utilities. Rail shares led with Wel ls Fargo and others rising about a point. bond absorption and expected easier money with the new currency law supported investor confidence.
Corrupted OCR fragment lists dairy items with incomplete names and prices. Mentions butter cream, cheese, medium milk, and per bushel potato prices, but lacks clear quantities, brands, or dates.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce lists mixed grain prices with wheat and flour steady to firm, corn and rye higher in March trading. Potatoes and oils show declines while cushioned by regional values. dairy products and feedstuffs indicate varied activity.
The report lists steady prices for live poultry and fowls with various regional names, reflecting wholesale goods such as wheat 1 00 barrels and 3 000 sucks, corn 4 000 bushels, oats 9 100 bushels, and shipments of wheat and corn in measured bushels.
The record covers futures activity with options in corn oats lard butter and cheese. It notes steady to firm closes for May July and September positions amid strong demand and varied spot pricing across Western and Eastern markets.
chaotic OCR text describes Chicago market conditions with erratic grain quotations including flour and wheat, No 3 spring wheat and No 2 red, corn and oats values, mixed prices, and references to supply, demand, and price shifts amid unclear context.
Texans receipts show steer and heifer sales steady to higher with strong demand for Texan stock. Sheep and lamb receipts are steady to lambs remain in light demand. Western lambs and mixed lots priced around 90 to 95 dollars per hundredweight with buyers noting good clearance of lot sizes.
New York market notes a varied day with steers and bulls steady to weak, cows slow, veal and lamb values fluctuating. Prices listed include hogs and pigs around moderate levels, with several brands and farm names appearing amid scattered bids and sales activity.
East Liberty market reports cattle sales with fluctuating bids and prices. The fragment notes beef stock and veal calf listings, including prime and heavy stock market terms and figures like 3.2 and 47 dollars per head.
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to credits, certificantes, no bids or sales, shipments and barrels. Contains numbers like 7002 and 82 but lacks coherent events or identifi able entities.
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