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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1898
Page
3
A collage of classified solicitations offers agents to sell novelties and specialized goods in many cities, plus boarding and room advertisements. It lists firms, locations, pay structures, and sample outfits as inducements for canvassing and sales roles.
Public legal notice for the estate of Von Storch Coal Co. and related administration actions in Lackawanna County. References include trusteeship accounts, confirmation dates, and creditor claims. Attorneys, locations, and a listing of local offices and services accompany the notice.
Classified notes list multiple help requests including a accountant and bookkeeper, driver, carriage pointer, carpenter, dry goods position, day laborer, and steno clerk plus general notices. Includes names and addresses like Tribune office Beranton Street Gibson Street and J. A. H. and BARRING & MSWEENEY agency with varied employment aims.
Train schedule listing departures from Scranton and New York to Pittston Mauch Chunk Allentown Bethlehem Philadelphia Baltimore Reading Harrisburg and more. Special express with buffet parlor car runs Sundays and weekday services with connections to elevated railways ferries and Long Island RR. Tickets available at station agents. Baldwin Gen Pass Art J HW Olhatsen Gen Supt.
Train departures from Scranton on Monday February 21 include multiple runs to Casnoniac e Albany Saratoga and Montreal with times from early morning to evening. Services via Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvanian routes list additional departures and a Black Diamond Express connection. Arrivals from Carbondale and the south and northern points are shown with numerous times. Complete schedule and ticket information available at the station office with emphasis on western and southern resort travel.
Forest City resident Giovanni Giacomosca, longtime quarry worker, endured a months long appetite surge and a strange feeling of a reptile in his stomach. Doctor Knapp diagnosed and removed a sixteen inch garter snake from his gut after a fasting period and targeted treatment. The man speculates he swallowed it years ago while drinking from a spring near work.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad is presented as the sole double track line between Buffalo and Chicago. In alliance with the New York Central and the Boston and Albany, it forms the only double track road linking Chicago, New York, and Boston. The passage extols its luxury, comfort, and scenic northern-to-midwestern travel, highlighting elegance and expansive reach.
Dr Agnew's Ointment advertised as a reliever healer and sure cure for piles in all forms One application comforts in minutes three to six days for chronic cases relieves itching and burning skin diseases within a day Sold by Matthews Bros and W T Clark.
An old timetable lists trains and stopovers across multiple routes. It names stations including Binghamton Northumberland Nanticoke and Harrisburg with various arrival times and connections to places like Baltimore Washington and Elmira. The notice mentions parlor and sleeping cars on the express and directs readers to pocket time tables at the ticket office.
In effect Sept 19 1897 trains leave Scranton for New York and intermediate Erie points at 7 08 am and 2 25 pm. Also serve Hawley and local points. Returns arrive at Scranton from above points at 10 23 pm 2 15 pm and 8 38 pm.
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable details routes from Scranton to New York to Wilkes-Barre and Geneva via Diamond Express and related services. Mentions Pullman cars and parlor cars, with departure and arrival times, key coal region points, and offices in Scranton.
New York trading opened firm with gains across stocks as investors priced in hopeful Washington Spain talks. London prices rose, boosting London account buying amid cautious U.S. outlook on Cuba. Trading was light with 474,900 shares. commodities including corn and butter showed modest moves amid general strength.
A Scranton exchange issues quotations tied to par value of 100 for various items. The listing presents bid and ask figures reflecting the market for the Hoard of Trade's portfolio.
Market reports show a quiet to barely steady tone with prices slipping for Minnesota patent and bakers wheat. Futures terms fluctuate as firmer opening cables fail to sustain gains and bears push prices lower despite occasional brief cover rallies.
Wheat prices listed as lower with March and April contracts noting nominal values for several months. Corn and oats show declines and nominal readings, while potatoes and butter hold steady. Livestock and poultry markets display mixed moves with firmer ewes and steady dressed poultry. receipts include 11 barrels of flour and 79 000 bushels of corn in shipment totals.
In Chicago on March 16 strong favorable weather triggered a broad liquidation in the wheat market. July wheat fell nearly two cents at one point with a later close about a cent lower. Corn and oats also declined with slower overall provisions trading. Cash quotes quoted flour and grain prices, with multiple wheat and corn varieties listed alongside oats, barley, flax seed, and timothy seed. Receipts and shipments for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and distillers goods were itemized.
East Buffalo N Y March 10 cattle and sheep prices listed with ranges from good to choice. Brandy Hoge steady Yorkers rough common to choice Sado ples and ohin3 show varied values. Lambs graded choice to extra and culls to common with figures for sheep and Chaka to selected workers.
In New York on March 16 Reeves-Steady steered calves to $6.30 per head and veals to $407.60 with steady to firm tone. Sheep and lambs showed varied results with Lambs higher on lighter demand and spring lambs noted at Sed per head while calves remained resilient in a firm trading environment.
Kuet Liberty Pa reports a cattle sale with steady pricing across cattle types. Bulls and stage cows show steady demand. prime mediums and heavy Yorkers priced around $1.10 to $1.15 per pound. light Yorkers at about $0.05 to $0.10. pigs and sheep show varying values with calves and lambs listed among entries.
Chicago cattle arrivals included stockers and feeders with calves at 1.00470, while hogs opened stronger and sheep and lambs showed gains. Receipts totaled about 22,000 head with varied demand. markets moved on mix of strength and weakness across categories.
Several certificate openings and bids are reported for regular delivery oil. Bids included 86.0 percent barrels and 96 175 barrels delivered in shipments. The notice lists sale terms, March 18 as the assessment date, and details on certificates offered and sales delivery methods.
Three interested members are invited to attend a meeting in City Hall on Friday evening. The notice lists community figures including Rev William H Swift and family moving into the new parsonage.
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