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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
2
Dr. Alice C. Wood, a specialist in diseases of women, offers free consultation. She is described as the only woman specialist in America. Office at Corner Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues with daily hours 9 to 5 p.m. and evenings 7 to 9 p.m.
The Pitman Stock company will present The Electrician and An Iined Princess this afternoon at the Academy of Music. George Thatcher, noted entertainer, began a three day engagement at the Gaiety yesterday. A Ragtime Reception, praised as novel and clever, is promised with top comedians, dancers, music and costumes. It will be shown at the Academy of Music Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Sensation Double Show launches a week long engagement starting March 20 at the Gaiety. Headlined by the queen of burlesque Azlizelle and managed by Matt J Flynn. The package promises top vaudeville and burlesque talent under Flynn’s experienced guidance.
The New York market saw sugar lead gains as prices jumped and trading neared one million shares. Major names including New York Air Brake and Metropolitan rose while railways stayed strong. rumors of a sugar deal circulated but were denied. Total volume reached 47,500 shares with broad gains and some volatility.
The New York market opened firmly and rose about 40 points above the opening as shorts covered across the board. Traders faced limited supply and held stocks tightly, with warns against heavy dealings until market conditions stabilize. The day closed irregular but solid, despite prior volatility and warnings about speculative activity.
Scranton Board of Trade quotes all quotations on bonds based on par 100. entries include Scranton Power Tailway first mortgage due 19, People's Street Railway general mortgage due 121, Dickson Manufacturing Co, Township Borough School 6%4, City of Beranton tip Mt. Vernon Coal Co, Scranton Axle Work, Scranton Traction 6% bond, Corman Coal Co.
Philadelphia Wharf notes show March wheat and corn futures lower with no gains. Prices for No 2 mixed and No 2 white offerings vary, while southern and western grades show weak demand. hogs and poultry figures listed with receipts of 4000 bushels corn and 22 000 bushels oats shipped to Dikehiela Ont.
The report records mixed commodity trading with flour and oats as weak and prices turning heavy after noon. It notes several futures and spot price declines, with Western creamery and state dairy products showing quiet movement amid steady or weaker demand.
Chicago reports broad liquidation in wheat corn and oats amid weaker cash bids. No. 2 spring wheat at 67 a, No. 2 red a, No. 2 yellow corn and No. 2 oats noted with overall decline in prices. Pork futures and dry goods show softer tones while rough cash quotes for flour, timothy, and whiskey shift lower across the market.
Chicago buyers show mixed demand as cattle prices firm for fancy steers and beef types while feeder and packer lots move. Trade remains active with a broad range of prices for cattle, sheep, and yearlings, and overall receipts noted.
The bulletin from Buffalo NY notes steady to fair activity for sheep and lambs with demand from Yorkers and others. Prices show common and cull stock around 4.20, with 2000 plus head reported and mixed quality from medium to fair.
New York market brief shows price levels for textiles and goods with figures such as prime sheen at $1.00 and listings for medium to prime items. Mentions of Bhoop and other items indicate varied pricing. claims of steady demand and slight shifts in value are noted with limited details.
Fragmented OCR text lists livestock items and prices with distorted names and figures. Reads like a market summary mentioning sheep and ewes, mixed numbers, and partial breeder or vendor labels. No coherent event or clear entities beyond generic market terms.
Fragmentary report records credit balances in March and listed shipment figures. Mentions a 6 point increase, $1.8 value, certificates, and daily barrel totals including 28 and 17.70 barrels. No mids shipments indicated and references weights and averages without full context.
Inland news notes wage hikes for 1,000 Riverside Imm Works workers in Bellaire Ohio and a 1 per ton iron tax rise at Altoona Tron’s mill effective March 15. Thomas Evan glass factory idles 200 workers after weekend shutdown amid weak lamp chimney demand. Monteiro Brick of Reading joins a large brick campaign. Hocking Hat factory on West Juniper in Hasleton runs overtime as spring bat orders surge. An insider claims coat companies in Hagelton face management changes.
The People s Exchange offers houses to rent real estate and other property to sell or exchange and jobs or help found in small ads. One cent a word six insertions for five cents a word except situations wasted inserted free. A popular clearing house for benefit of all who seek or offer needs.
Multiple rental notices describe rooms and houses for rent, including a six room house with bath, a furnished room with steam heat, a ten room single house on Pine Street, a Madison Avenue house with steam heat, and a large barn for horses. Also listed are offices for rent in Commonwealth Building, a desk and suite options, and legal notices about estate administration for Roget Romine.
Reports of a potential furnace workers strike at South Chicago Trlingle Steel involve about 1100 men amid wage grievances. Separately, Shoenberer Steel Pittsburgh confirms wire department absorption by American Steel and Wire in a $7 million deal. A Rich mond Virginia built compound locomotive impressed on Erie and Albany & Susquehanna tests. Mahoney Plane collapse repairs resume near full operation. Wage adjustments spread from Brunswick Maine to Flatrinburg Pennsylvania affecting hundreds. Pond Creek colliery at Marion ton taps water, unlocking vast coal and future jobs.
Scranton to Mundeinhin and New York trains ongoing via Dy feo BF and 24 Black Diamond Express with various weekend and weekday departures. Includes Pullman parlor and sleeping cars between Lehigh Valley and New York Philadelphia and Susquehanna routes. Also notes connections to Geneva Rochester Buffalo and Chicago via multiple lines with intermediate stops and reservation details.
A real estate man known as Gaid has used multiple local newspaper columns to promote his business. He claims the returns from the Scranton Tribune are the best of any paper. He emphasizes advertising experience and broad reach across the local press.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable in effect November 2 with trains from Beranton to Pittston Wilkes-Barre and Lakewood Atlantic City lines. Express and local departures to New York Newark Philadelphia Reading Terminal and Harrisburg with connections to elevated lines ferries and Long Island routes. Includes return times from New York North River and Whitehall street and notes on transfer options at Central Depot and Long Railroad. J. Olhausen General Superintendent and F. Baldwin General Passenger Agent.
An OCR fragment lists train times for the Scranton line to New York and intermediate points, noting arrivals from above points at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and departing to Hawley and local polia at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. It also mentions times to Scranton from other points at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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