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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1895
Page
7
Luce Bros advertise best patent flour per barrel at 3.65 24 pounds counts of granulated sugar 1.00 feed meat and corn 1.00 a dozen finest cold packed tomatoes 50 25 pound sacks buckwheat 0 1 gallon Pure Maple Syrup 50 5 pound extra choice teas 1.00 Clark Snower tobacco best butter 22 Try our Strawberry Brand smoked meats distributed in the offer.
Controversy erupts as Charles Evader Daniels is accused of false statements regarding resolutions. local paper declares him untruthful and dismisses him. Also reports on a Glee Party planning for Wilkes-Barre festival, election of conductor Lewis Wateyn, and a West Side social at the Leeds home with musical selections and guests listed.
A local closing sale advertises boots shoes and rubbers reduced in price to below cost. The notice highlights substantial savings across footwear categories as the store clears inventory.
Peter Morton, foreman in the Cupouse coal shop, died at 102 Keyser Avenue after a week with Brights disease. Born in Lancashire, England, he came to Scranton 26 years ago and was 47. Survived by wife and four children Maggie John Albert and Aubrey Morton. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at home, Rev CC Hughes to officiate. interment Washburn Street Cemetery. Also notes local social events and service ads in West Side.
Mrs B Li Merriman visits Green Ridge. Miss Emma Davis sidelined by grip. Mrs George Dougherty in serious condition on Wyoming Ave. Miss Jessie Fuller on business trip to New York. Charles Howe visits daughter Mrs A R Simrell. Mrs S Tilson visits Cappus Ave. St Pauls Literary Society presents drama tonight at St Pauls Hall Penn Ave. Sanderson Ave to get flagstone walks after frost. Ita junction on Theodore St dangerous. Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 14 plans entertainment tonight at St Maurys Hall with Hon F P Smith presiding. Hey William P O Donnell speaks on Irish Characteristics from Ireland trip.
Will Cunningham, ex-bartender from the North End, was arrested early yesterday at Clark's hotel on Providence Square for burglary. Found in the cellar with $5 in his possession, the cash drawer had $15 missing, and he claimed a partner stole $10. He refused to identify the partner and was sent to jail awaiting trial. Later he admitted stealing all the money but said he lost $10 in the cellar.
A nostalgic line traces Castoria use from infancy to parenthood, noting repeated reliance as Baby falls ill, a child cries, and children are cared for by the same remedy, highlighting brand familiarity across generations.
The mass at St Peters Cathedral featured Rev P J Gough delivering a glowing discourse on St Patrick and Ireland. He highlighted Patrick’s missionary work during Europe’s barbarian turmoil and the enduring Irish devotion amid persecutions and famine, ending with a note on Ireland’s global influence.
A home kitchen guide lists gravy and soup recipes including Brown Sauce for Beef, a rich Howlton beef preparation, gravies for hashes, an economical soup, and a puree of vegetable soup. It covers browning, thickening with flour, flavorings like Worcestershire, capers, and herbs, plus tips for making stock and repurposing leftovers.
Mrs Barbara Foy of Ashland Pa seeks to prove her heirship to a rumored 51 000 000 fortune left by a deceased ancestor in Holland. Her relative L J Metginger of Locust Gap allegedly secured proof of claim in Philadelphia. If true, heirs may receive about 400 000 each.
The passage examines how trains lose time and the effect of varying speeds. It explains that at sixty miles per hour an engineer only gains a minute every thirteen miles, and at seventy miles an hour a minute is gained every seven miles. Reducing speed to fifty miles per hour loses a minute every five miles.
An advertisement touts Hartman's patent paint as a cheap durable roof coating for tin, galvanised tin, iron roofs, and brick dwellings. It claims to reveal cracks and crumbling, outlast tinning, and cost far less than traditional tinning. Sold by the job or and Hartman at a Brompton address.
The article outlines regimental preparations for May inspections and officer elections in Company H and neighboring units. It names candidates for captain and major roles, notes changes to inspection dates, and mentions fundraising and rehearsal activities at the armory, with Lts Corwin and Major Mattes central to anticipated leadership changes.
Article extols General Grant finishing his memoirs on his deathbed aided by Bovinine and milk. Col Fred Grant recalls the four months of sickness fed by the product, while Dr T A Douglas endorses it. The piece praises Bovinine as a potent food not medicine, claimed to revive vitality in debility, wasting disease, or old age.
An advertisement from Lancaster Pennsylvania promotes Dr Campbell’s Magic Worm Sugar and Tea as a guaranteed worm remedy. A parent reports success removing a tapeworm from their seven year old, with a call to visit the store to view the worm sample.
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