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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
3
Classified notices list multiple for rent and sale items along with business opportunities in Scranton area. Entries mention stores on Penn Avenue, a Factoryville village view, near rail stations and churches, plus odds and ends like furniture, organ, stove, and boiler sales. Also ads for agents, solicitors, boarding houses, and professional services from area firms and individuals.
Cresta blood cures Corns Binions and Ingrowing nails without pain. Free consultation and advice by El M Hetazel chiropodist at 200 Lackawinna avenue. Ladies attended at their residence if desired. Charges moderate.
Public sale ordered by the Orphans' Court of Lackawanna County acting on the estate of Hinnah Alliroet and Blanchard. The undivided one half of lot 4 in square 1 on Cedar Avenue in Scranton to be sold by public vendue with coal and minerals reserved. Terms: one third down, one third at confirmation, balance in six months. option to pay in full at deed delivery.
A series of short classified notices seeking work or positions. Entries include a young man seeking any kind of work with grocery store preferred, a trustworthy man offering services as hotel porter watchman or teamster, a former school teacher seeking private tutoring, and others for washing, cleaning, accounting or general office work with various contact hints.
The notice lists train departures and connections from Scranton and New York terminals including routes to Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia Reading and Bethlehem via ANEAKOW and other lines. It notes express services with buffet parlor car and various Sunday timings with do not miss transfers under cover to elevated rails and ferries. Provisions for through tickets and advance purchases are included.
Monday February 21 trains depart Beranton for Carbondale Albany Wilkes-Barre New York Philadelphia and western points with multiple daily departures from early morning to late night. Complete rates to all U S and Canada destinations available at the depot ticket office. J W Burdick J Albany N H W Cross D P A Berunton Va
Train times from Scranton to New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia and the crush to Buffalo Utica Ithaca Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore Washington and the South with multiple express and accommodation trains listed for Nov 21 1897. Includes connections at Buffalo Williamsport and Nanticoke and notes parlor and sleeping coaches on all express trains.
Ten years have passed since Forest City endured a record blizzard halting mail and trains. The community reports movers, meetings, and plans including coal drillings near Pleasant Mount, a railroad survey fund, and a patent bid for a non reusable battery. Local visits, church activities, and a temperance memorial fill the week.
East Liberty Pennsylvania March 17 cattle market reports values for cattle hogs sheep and calves. BevilY cholve M Watin bulls steers cows 12 ad. hogs heavy Yorkers light Yorkers and common prices listed for fair to prime meat. Lambs veal calves and related stock show steady to mixed pricing with varieties of weights and grades.
Details for trains leaving Scranton toward Philadelphia New York via D and H routes and via L and W routes. Times listed include Black Diamond Express and other limiteds toward White Haven Pittston Wilkes Barre Bethlehem Easton Reading and Geneva Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls with Pullman and parlor cars on key routes. Office contacts given for Scranton and Philadelphia stations.
Fragmentary OCR note hints at train timetable changes with references to days of operation and fares. Details are unclear but suggest altered routes or schedules affecting passengers.
Trains depart Beranton for New York and interstate points on Erie system with local stops at 7 am and 4 pm, and additional departures from Berants at 10 am and 6 pm.
Our display of Handsome Spring Suits has drawn purchasers by the score. Misfit Clothing offers made to order garments of the best cloth, cut in the latest style, made by top tailors and often left on hand. We buy at great bargains and sell accordingly.
This notice advertises made to order trousers, reducing prices from five to fifteen dollars to two fifty to seven fifty. It asks if customers want the difference and offers alterations for a perfect fit. Garments are kept in repair and pressed free for one year.
Markets end sharply down with standard shares off about two percent and specialties down more. Trading reflects the Maine board inquiry report, stalled Pacific rail passenger rates talks, and selling by Washington-connected houses. Gold inflow offers little relief as Cuban concerns fade on foreign hours. Total volume 219,100 shares with broad declines across sectors.
The report notes firm wheat prices and steady to lower corn values across March contracts. It references No. 2 mixed, No. 2 white, and potatoes steady colorations with various months cited. Names like Hastie appear as market participants or factors.
Prices for corn oats and wheat show renewed softness on weak demand and cold NW weather. Spot and future quotes drift with minor late-day losses as markets balance.
Chicago trading saw board of trade directors decline to fix a marginal price for May wheat, causing a mid session rebound. July option rose, May gained, while May contracts in corn and oats weakened on liquidation. Provisions closed higher. cash quotes cited for wheat corn oats rye and barley with large shipment and receipt totals.
Chicago market roundup shows cattle steady around 1065.1 with steady stockers and feeders and calves. Hogs strengthen to 3.8 with higher prices for hogs. Sheep and lambs hold firm with sheep near 24.75 and lambs around Hal. Receipts include cattle about 0,000 head hogs 2,000 head and sheep 14,000 head.
East Buffalo N Y March 17 cattle steady hogs active Yorkers good to choice prices quoted for cattle hogs and sheep and lambs with ranges for various grades including pigs and lambs notes steady cattle and slow sheep demand amid mixed trading volumes for regional market.
New York Live Stock reports prices at March 11 with Reeves-Dull calves at Malty per 100 pounds and prime limbs at 8.25 to 8.90 dollars, sheep ranges from weak to good, and lambs described as weak at Hatth. The notation includes BLM647 and dgs weak readings across several categories.
The report notes credit balances and tit certificates opening at 77 percent bids for regular sales. It records 4 900 barrels with cash offers at 77 percent, total sales 6 000 barrels. Shipments show 62 99 barrels and 3 119 barrels in run figures.
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