Wedding Day at Perry Bros Music House Broadside
Fragmentary theater and music revue list referencing songs and acts across a wedding theme. Names like Pretty Nelile Conway and The Wedding of the Chinve are mixed with operatic and minstrel titles. The note ends with Perry Bros music shop as the sales venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve
Senate
Nelile Conway
Isabella
Lohengrin
Light Brigade
Lulu
Asia
Sully
Old Town
Hart
el Capitan
Manhattan Beach
Perry Bros
Portraits of Scranton Notables and Local Notices
The Volunteers Gazette cover features portraits of Colonel Boles and fellow Scranton notables William Connell FE H Ripple C D Jones and Charles Schlager with Judge Hand in an Our friends at Scranton section. A disgruntled wife received a harsh spoof letter. Home for the Friendless seeks funds to ease a financial crisis and plans a move to a new building. Mrs E H Ripple asks for furnishing contributions starting at 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Volunteers
Volunteers’ Gazette
Scranton
Colonel Boles
William Connell
H. Ripple
C. D. Jones
Charles Schlager
Judge Hand
Drayman
E.H. Ripple
Local visitors and guests noted in Bhickehinny vicinity
Personal items report J. Moore in Bhickehinny yesterday. Mise Nettie Campbell of Honesdale visits Beranton friends. W. J. Tilton, advance agent for Chauncey Olcott, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. Wesley M. Gardner of Monendale and Miss Sarah Dean with Perry Tean were also noted in social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An J. Moore
Bhickehinny Yestern
Mise Nettie Campbell
Honesdale
Beranton Friends
W. J. Tilton
Chauncey Olcott
Wesley M. Gardner
Monendale
Sarah Dean and
Perry Tean
Local Activities Include Registrations and Jury Witness
Danville residents were registered at the Motel Jermyn. Attorney Lourbran and Mrs. Lanehran of Lackawanna Avenue are in Hazleton. Alderman W B Millar returned from Troy where he testified before the grand jury. Bam Lewis, once of the city, is involved in the tiramy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Jermyn
FF. Lourbran
Lanehran
Lackawanna Avenue
Hazleton
W. 8. Millar
Troy
Bam Lewis
City
Vanderveken Recital Dazzles Bicycle Club Audience
The handsome hall at the Bicycle club hosted a large fashionable crowd for the Vanderveken recital. Mr. Vanderveken joined by Mrs. Katherine Thiele and Miss Jennie Buckwald showcased violin, soprano, and piano numbers with notable artistry and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicycle Club
Vanderveken
Katherine Thiele
First Presbyterian Church
Jennie Buckward
Jennie Ruckwoald
Moskowski
Vinrdet
Thiele
Vanderve Ken
Pension Money Waiting to Find Effie Woolbaugh
Pension agents seek Effie Woolbaugh now missing with her mother since Aug 1883. The Woolbaugh family of Stroudsburg area faced long delay as the late veteran James Woolbaugh’s heirs receive monthly sums. George Woolbaugh of Lafayette Street and pension agent Feeny of Washington, DC pursue Effie to claim or return funds reverting to government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Woolbaugh
Effie
Offele
George Woolbaugh
Lafayette Street
Feeny
Washington
James Woolbaugh
Smithfeld
Stroudsaburg
Stroudshburg
Marshalls Creek
Thomas Fenner
Woolbaugh
Annacombe
Stroudsburg
Fiffie
Pension Department
Frank
Harford Soldiers’ Orphan School
George
Rosenfeld Levy Nuptials At Hickory Street Synagogue
The ceremony for Nathan Rosenfeld and Miss Colla Levy was held at 7 at the Hickory Street synagogue with Rev. Dr. Kline and Rev. Dr. Belden officiating. Ushers included J Rosenfeld and W Sif, with a reception for five hundred guests at Music Hall afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Dr. Rosenfeld
Olyphant
Colla Levy
B. Levy
South Washington Avenue
Hickory Street
Philip Kline
Ameview
M. Belden
New York
Henry Halpert
Edward Weiss
Moses Bernstein
W. Sif
Mr. Wimmer
Scranton
Jacob Rosenfeld
Croom
Annie Jurkovita
Ete Uram
Dora Arnievitz
Beasie Schoonfeld
Wilkes-Barre
Dora Friedman
Jurkovitz
South Side
Cambria Woman Attempts Suicide in Shickshinny
Mrs Wynn W Brittain, wife of a prominent Cambria resident, attempted to take her life Monday evening in Shickshinny by cutting her windpipe with a ragor. She is reported to be in critical condition with probable death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynn W. Brittain
Cambria
Brothers' Great Shoe Sale Tempts with Low Prices
Ladies vesting top shoes offered at 1.08 dollars during a Brothers’ sale with regular prices 1.60 and 1.00 a pair. Robinson's Bons’ Bock Beer on tap Thursday advertised in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brothers
Robinson's
Effect of Decision on School Bonds
The Scranton school bond case fears a Supreme Court ruling may redefine the 1874 act and dissolve the four district boards. If Archbald’s decision stands, bonds issued between 1874 and 1889 face legal questions, affecting Scranton and related boroughs. Ex-city solicitor Knapp’s repeal act may shield holders, while outcomes hinge on a high court special hearing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
David J. Reedy
Board of Control
Fiapers
R. W. Archbald
Reedy
Archbald
Lackawanna County
Board of Twenty-One
H. A. Knopr
Scranton
Knapp
Hyde Park Borough
Providence Borough
Providence Township
James A. Beaver
Archhbald
J. H. Burns
Diamond Dyes Offer Bright Home Color At Tiny Cost
A vintage advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as easy to use for home dyeing. It claims ten cent packets revive faded dresses with fast lasting colors that won’t fade or wash out. It targets women seeking affordable wardrobe updates and warns against imitations.
Scranton School Legislature Dilemma Faces Courts
Local discussion centers on the legality of borough boards and the need for reform in city school management. Experts warn that relief legislation cannot pass the Supreme Court scrutiny under the current constitution, delaying needed changes for urban and rural districts alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Supreme Court
Autopsy Finds Unknown Cause In Bodiz Death At Hospital
Coroner Longstreet reports Andrew Bodiz died at Lackawanna hospital one hour after admission from county jail. Peritonitis caused by abdominal blow is primary death. bruise on skin suggests violence. Inquest adjourned to gather evidence on Bodiz movements before arrest. police not implicated. Jurors include Dre Newbury Webb hospital doctor Donne and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longstreet
Andrew Bodiz
the Tribune
Bodiz
Lackawanna Hospital
Longestreet
W. 2. Donne
Bodig
Dre, Newbury and Webb
Donne
M. J. O'Toole
J. D. Keator
Patrick Cusick
Four Day Tour to Washington Offered by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a four day personally conducted tour to Washington for residents of Scranton Williamsport Wilkes-Barre Sunbury Harrisburg and nearby towns. The special train departs March 28 and returns March 31 with hotel meals included and round trip rates listed from several stations. Tickets and full details available from ticket agents E S Harrar or Geo W Kend at Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Williamsport
Wilkes-Barre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
National Capital
Mt. Carmel
York
E. S. Harrar
Wil Hameport
Geo. W. Kend
Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
Contributions for the University Reach Local Campaign
Secretary Fellows received two new contributions for Washington University totaling 21.80 from No. 1 high school and 20 from another high school, delivered to Mrs. Foote, the local representative of the university movement. Cranton schools have collected 74.52 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington University
No. & School
Board of Control
Foote
Bcranton
Public thanks to pallbearers and helpers after illness
Martin Graff expresses heartfelt thanks to the pallbearers and all who assisted during the sickness and death of his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Graff
Shoes Cheaper Than Repairs At 6 Brothers' Shoe Store
Local ad notes cheap footwear and repair service at 6 Brothers' shoe store located at 608 Lackawanna Avenue. Promotional wording emphasizes low prices and quick turnaround for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brothers’ Shoe
Lackawanna Avenue
Bock Beer On Tap At All Hotels And Restaurants
Bock beer available on tap in all hotels and new restaurants this Thursday. Twining optician at 125 Penn Avenue in Harris' drug store lists operating hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twining
Penn Avenue
Hmarris
Fatal fall from scaffold at Little England silk mill.
Joachim Klump a 45 year old stone mason employed by Peter Bupp fell forty feet from a scaffold at the new silk mill of Reiking David & Beetown at Little England. His head struck a beam, his face crushed, he regained consciousness briefly, was carried home and died at 6 pm after doctors attended him. Joseph Gardner witnessed the accident. Klump leaves a wife and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joachim Klump
Peter Bupp
Reiking
David & Beetown
Little England
Joseph Gardner
Klump
Lackawanna Hospital
Bernstein
Gunster
Golden Anniversary for Lackawanna Lodge Odd Fellows
Lackawanna Lodge No. 101 IOOF celebrates its golden anniversary with a Friday evening event at the Wyoming avenue lodge rooms. The celebration, among the valley’s older, larger secret societies, will feature a banquet, smoker and entertainment. Alderman John T. Howe chairs the arrangements committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Wyoming Avenue
John T. Howe
6 Brothers Big Sale Draws Crowds for Shoes
Dynihan and Murphy shoes sell quickly at the 6 Brothers sale on 008 Larka Wanna Avenue as shoppers rush to grab deals. The event features popular footwear drawing steady in-store traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyenihan and Murphy
6 Brothers
Larkawanna Avenue
First of the Season Ke Rolloson Sons Rock Beer on Lap Thursday
The fragment notes an event titled First of the Season, mentioning Ke Rolloson and his sons with Rock Beer on lap Thursday. Details are sparse in the OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke. Rolloson’s Sons
Carriage Repairs and Tire Services Available
Enameling and repairing a specialty. All work performed by mechanics. Rubber tires fitted to carriages of any size or style in a few hours. Satisfaction guaranteed. Headquarters for iron and steel, wagonmaker's and blacksmiths supplies.
Barrel ready kindling wood offered at Decker's Pharmacy
Prepared to deliver seasoned hardwood kindling by the barrel and grate wood at affordable prices. Order books for May available at Decker's Pharmacy located at 107 N Malanne.
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M. Norton
Lackawoona Ave
Main St
the Lackawanna
BB. Warman
Columbian Detective Agency
Dime Bank Building
Scranton, PA
Chas McMullen
the Tiders National Bank
Lsua
Jim
Bicycle Club Mouse
Effie Woolbaugh
Dr. Kline
America
Coursen’s
E. G
Coursen
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. Robinson
Sens
Joachim Krump
O. F
S.C. Snyder
D. D
Spruce St
Hachines
Wort
Clarke Bros
Bittenbender
Franklin Ave
S. G. Kerr
Kerr & CO
Lackawanna Ave
Waloney Oil and Manufacturing CO
Raynolds
Hand & Payne
Washington Ave
Kimball
William Nordica
Jean de Reszke
John Philip Sousa
George H. Ives
West Market Street
W. 8. Foote
Page Place
George I. Ives
West Market Stree
Wilkes-Barra
Pago Place
Kindling Wood and Carpet Cleaning CO
Decker's Pharmacy
Mala Anne
Jifkins
Lacka
I. A. Pierce
Tod Adama
Green Ridge Lumber CO
Beers Hardware Store
Main Avenue
Athe
Dickson Avenue
Barbour
Credithouse
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