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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
The item describes wedding plans for Eliza and Willer, followed by a tribute to late Mary Katte and Morey Katte. It notes ceremonies at Cartyndale and Illoplook, with romantic travel to Torchester. Vivid reminiscences praise a Methodist choir member and local educator Bearden, highlighting community ties and wartime service.
Fragmentary OCR text references a May 11 event at a New York venue with names and times, but most details are garbled. Limited readable items include references to a tie, dates, and a list of ambiguous names, yielding a minimal, uncertain summary.
A lavish wedding last night at the Kilpatell home on Dare Avenue joined Miss May Kilpateell to Arthur Py Clark in a society event. The ceremony at 7 pm featured a green evergreen altar, twelve ribbon girls, elaborate floral arrangements, and a reception in green decor with Mendelssohn and Wagner selections filling the rooms.
A Battle Creek teacher recounts retirement due to nervous breakdown and digestive troubles. After trying Grape Nuts and Postum, eight months of steady improvement enabled him to return to teaching, with renewed energy and appetite. He asks for publication of his full name.
Fearful street chase as a horse team rushed along Rolled street toward Fifth Avenue and Parter Avenue, narrowly missing the streetcars and train whistle. A. Jones of the Saturday Review helped halt the horses near Park Street while bystanders watched in astonishment. Miss Jennie Sloan narrowly escaped injury at the arc avenue turn.
An exam for permanent teacher certificates will be held at Carbondale High School on Saturdays May 10 and May 17. Applicants must be physical teachers and will be tested in orthography, reading, writing, geometry, vocal music, English grammar, mental philosophy, U.S. history, physiology, algebra, civil government, and theory of teaching. Applications require board approval and endorsement by the city superintendent and local committees.
Stoddard’s production titled The Bonnie Brier Knhe is rescheduled to Monday May 6. The show is praised as a superb Carbondale attraction with high hopes of drawing strong local interest and financial return.
Hain son and Bon undertake construction of The New Villa, a three story modern hotel on Sixth Avenue near Hiver Street. It features oak and maple finishes, eleven sleeping rooms, large dining room, and two plazas with stone trim, to be ready by August 1 under Mrs Carrie Gaughan, boosting Carbondale’s hotel supply.
In a crowded hotel lobby a boastful crowd debates who leads the street car strike fight. A tired drummer asks for clarity on whether company or workers are ahead as two pulse fighters clash all night. A betting newsboy shouts that the big strike dominates the scene.
Jota Teviiiney who bias charge of the Atverlison bus dine and transfer was taken sick this week and was obliged to go to his home in Scranton. James Pinckney, one of the opera tors in the Brie office in the yard, is on from work for a few hits on ace Count OF MIness.
After nine weeks at home on Barview Street with rheumatic illness Scott Whipple, solicitor for the Metropolitan Trust Assurance Company, was at his desk for the first time yesterday marking a return to work.
Manager Beyne announces next week at the Grand featuring the Belchler Stock cops with a repertoire of charmnas and comedies as weeks pass since a repertoire company last performed.
The advertisement invites women in ill health to consult Dr. Rh. V. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo. It claims private correspondence, hundreds of cured cases, and promotes his Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical. letters promise prompt, respectful replies and medical guidance.
Chick Bull, severely burned, leaves for Philadelphia to enter the University of Pennsylvania hospital for ongoing treatment. Yesterday marked the first day Hull could remove the heavy dressing from his head and face.
Splendid half tone engravings of the Glee and banjo clubs of Colgate University will be shown at the Bay Harbor church on Easter Friday night as they distribute around town.
Miss Emma Harrell of Mean Street accepts a position as Rules lady in the new Monell Company store in Scranton. Her hire marks the opening of store operations with a focus on shop floor standards and customer guidance.
Owing to a change in roum the date of the appearance of this play, based on a note from the theater, has been altered. J. will still headline and perform in the updated schedule, with venues and times adjusted accordingly.
The Seliisier company brings more than lithographs and promises to the Grand. It has a reputation for producing plays in an acceptable manner and of living satisfaction. The company was at the Academy of Music twice this season and will play one more week in Scranton before the season closes.
Two Arabian women, vendors, were assaulted in the home of Mr and Mrs John McDonough during a bargaining dispute in the southern city area. One woman fled, the other was dragged along, and both suffered injuries including a severe head trauma. Mrs McDonough and the head of the household were reportedly intoxicated when authorities attempted arrest.
James Collins a Carbondale pioneer born in Kilkenny Ireland August 28 1828 emigrated to America in 1840 and settled in Carbondale where he lived a peaceful life. He died after a brief illness at his Brookly street home. He is survived by a large family including children James A Henry W John George and others and sisters. Funeral services will be held at St Rose church with interment in St Rose cemetery.
Post office notices dated March 1 1002 list unknown persons including Thomas Brady Patrick Cosgrave KE M Holcombe esq Thomas NKithallen Thomas Iie dolinavin George McMuoster John Nivsgen Younger KK O Dell Theodore Pleme Mrs a8 Muarili Mrs Catherine Medonough Mrs Cheorge Ray Nicol Coimbacieta Yueh Aermeda Mish BW E Dowe Albert Farell Gud boy Ignat Smith Anna Kotodsigesy Antonia Cora J Thomas Postmaster
The Carbondialey Che TWD announces entertaining talks ahead of April events. Homer Greene, the poet and watcher, will read from Flonesiinte, alongside Doh We Dinoelk delivering owl, dutiver and tails. Mr Great WH plans to attend at the hub house. Dimock may speak soon. Address and date to be decided by the committee.
A late night blaze in Simson damaged a house above Franklin Street near Denby. Fire crews reported a dampened threat as flames lit up the horizon to the north. No injuries were listed and investigators were set to determine the cause.
Miss Teresi Tlehe, operator at Carbondale Telephone Company, resumes duties at the Whiteboard exchange after a several day absence caused by grip.
Tonight's schedule lists a meeting at the fintree Ke Randalph camp Bana of Veterans with participants from Branch Fi Corboniile oonohaye Patelavela Militant and other attendees, outlining the session and topics to be discussed. The notice provides a terse snapshot of a local gathering and affiliated groups.
High water from the Lackawanna causes bank erosion along the river behind Main Street. A retaining wall by the Cousin property recently failed and yesterday the Barrett property experienced damage from the rising waters.
Epidemic air carries La Grippe with early symptoms like a harsh cold. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are advertised as a safe remedy, told by Palmer a Baptist clergyman of Cereseo Michigan, who endorses their preventative and curative powers. Local news notes visits, school election cheers, and a borough resident taking a traveling sales post with a New York firm.
A wall near the Seventh Avenue Bridge collapsed causing disruption and structural concerns. Early reports indicate possible road closures while engineers assess damage and safety officials coordinate repairs.
Carbondallins will enjoy a matinee by Innes and his famous musicians this afternoon. Advance sales indicate a crowded house as the Grand venue fills to the doors.
Mrs. George S. Kimball left Carbondale weeks ago to visit her husband in Daytonia Florida while suffering rheumatism. Now word arrives she is considerably improved and likely on the mend.
Miss Liszie Wares of Scranton visited the city yesterday to arrange the opening of her millinery parlor this month. It will be located in the Hi Ilovk on Park Place.
J M Sherwood of Jermyn visited the American house yesterday. Mrs Richard Payne of Kingston visits Mrs James Smith in Summit Avenue. William Soloman, previously ill at Gilbert street, shows rapid improvement. JT Reilly of Scranton Railway offices was in the city yesterday. Miss Katherine Gilleran, nurse and masseuse, takes quarters in the Anthracite building. Mrs William Taylor, Carbondale visitor, has returned home. Feranton residents Willian Patfield and Mrs Patfield appeared in the sully last evening. At the Wilbatebels Charis wedding, Fred Powell of Rochester, cigar dealer, was in town, then left for the Nord to continue trade outreach.
W Grove n signature appears on the box of In thne Lusative Brome Quinine Tablets. The fragment notes a signature line and product name, suggesting a labeled pharmaceutical item or advertisement, with limited context to confirm origin or date.
A grievance committee dispute at Nee colliery remains unsettled after a discharge of three workers. Local leaders sent a committee to Scranton to protest but failed to meet Superintendent May. The district executive board now handles the matter. A large locomotive cart caused trouble, moved by a Scranton firm with horses, then by a new crew using rope and tackles to reach Winters’ store hill, aiming to reach the oil today. Local residents Mr and Mrs James Jobus and Mrs Nicholas Bennett are mentioned in town.
Unclaimed letters reman at Taylor postoffice for March 12 1902. Names listed include domestic Miss Bessie Collins David J Jones Miss Jacob William Paice and others. Also local church events and meetings announced including Methodist Episcopal conference glee club choir and temperance social with refreshments.
An old drug advertisement states that all druggists refund the money if the tablet fails to cure. The box bears the signature of H.W. Grove.
In Peckville Abe Priedwin and Miss Sarah Sterner headlined a social event on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mrs WelL Toney and daughter, Mrs Melward Alieidhy, and many locals and visitors from Philadelphia and New York. The function featured a well‑attended reception after the ceremony, with notable attendance by legal and civic figures and a lively Ladies’ committee organizing activities at the hotel room Tuesday.
A Scranton testimonial extols Dr A W Chase s Nerve Pills claiming they cure back and kidney troubles and improve secretions. The message urges readers to buy at Matthews Brow drug store and notes the official A W Chase portrait and signature on each package.
Fragmented local notes report a sister’s illness, an arrow of names, and social concerns. Evangelistic services continue this week with a well attended concert and closing prayers. A list of remaining teachers and local residents is provided, with small town names and settings sketched amid period period tone.
In Olyphant a social event and several notices unfold. John O Dowd of Lickawanie Street was summoned to the NV for a serious matter near Meaulay. A weeklong engagement occurs at the Willamette building on Delaware Street with guests from Morvbay and Curhondiliyn.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Jessup region page shows names and actions but is largely unreadable. It mentions a foreman, a Briggs nation, and several oddly garbled terms with no clear event, date, or location to confirm a coherent新闻 item.
Old Forge students and their parents attended a weekend outing to Suvilay, Mich, visiting Park cle and viewing a trimera at Niviialey XV. The group included Mea Withlang Doween and Mim 1) OS Bload, with several family members noted.
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