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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
4
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable to making the finest cake hot breads rolls and muffins. Royal Baking Powder Co. 100 William St New York.
A prominent operator says weighing coal by the pound or ton is impracticable and would raise costs and delay output. He notes scales, weightmasters, and extra labor would be needed and that weighing would slow mine cars, reducing daily production. He adds the eight hour day would benefit some workers but lower miners’ wages and cut output if paid equivalently.
On the old rail mill site in the Mtle valley near Roar Jig Brook, workers commenced foundation digging for a large power house to supply motive power for the city's rapid transit line to Wilkes-Butte. The 190 by 160 foot building will be erected by Westinghouse Church Kerr and Company, with Fred Phillips subletting the foundation contract. Work is to be rushed.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western announces today’s board lineup listing Exitas Koli from Hoboken, A Bishi, CW Dunn, Hogers, J Markie, Warrens East and others with times around 0 and 1 pm. venues Hoboken and nearby offices.
William Tush of the Eighteenth ward abandoned his suit against Scranton Gas and Water after his attorney advised settlement. He paid 2.50 to restore service, having challenged a switch from meter to yearly rate for property on Railroad avenue. The company said Tush’s past saloon ownership influenced his meter rate.
Moving pictures have advanced rapidly as an art. Lyman H. Flowe’s upcoming High school auditorium show on Tuesday April 1 will feature all-new, high-class programs in line with his renowned Howe standard.
Causey brothers and manager A J Duffy have added a heavy fire curtain to separate stage from the house. The curtain can drop instantly to block flames behind the scenes. Doors and windows from the stage are lined with sheet tin and a rigid shaft runs to the roof for ventilation control.
Three company hands were struck by rock debris last night near Von Storch ming when a rock fall occurred at about 10 30 oclock. William Moffat suffered a fractured leg and severe bruises while John Birbeck and John Cavanaugh incurred bad body bruises. All three were sent to their homes in Green Ridge.
The Scranton Bicycle Club and Elks split three postponed games with the Bicycle Club taking two. The scramble tightens standings, with Backus and West Siders still contending for the league title as final series approach begins Monday night. Colts beat Pine Knots twice, Hopkins posts high three game average, and George Bunderson shines for Green Ridge Wheelmen. Franklin team defeats Columbians on Auditorium alleys while Jonas Long's Sons clerks form a new bowling squad though one player stayed away sick.
The statement says the opponents must travel to Central City to compete. It emphasizes a challenge or requirement for away teams to visit for the game. The line implies a decisive matchup or competitive stance with location motif centered on Central City.
Miss Margaret Post daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hepler of Quincey avenue married H C Raffelt of Buffalo Thursday night at her home. Reverend Joseph H Odell of the Second Presbyterian church conducted the ceremony. The bride wore white mous seline de soie over white silk and her bridesmaid Miss Margaret McCracken wore a similar gown. Bert Warner served as attendant and Miss Jessia Hepler was flower girl. The couple will reside in Buffalo where Mr Raffelt works for the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co. The bride has been employed as an operator at the Central Pennsylvania Co telephone exchange.
Patrick Ryder of 21 South Wyoming avenue was held for court on incident and battery and drunkenness charges after his wife testified to mistreatment. Bail set at 900 dollars. he was committed to county jail. A book social at the YWCA rooms on Cedar avenue raised funds for the Loyalty club. Mrs. Thomas Brown was laid to rest after a high mass at St. John's church. Philip Graff of Remington avenue slowly improves from paralysis at the DL&W car shops. Various social events, church activities, and confirmations are noted, including gatherings at Hotel Best and St. John's hall. A baby boy arrived at 827 Cedar avenue. a healthy heir at James Burke's home on Brook street. Knights of Malta and Junior Bible class meetings reported. The article lists many names for baptismal confirmations and church events. Dr Schley's Lung Healing Balsam advertised with guaranteed cure or pay. Ice cream social to be held at Cedar Avenue Methodist church parlors Tuesday evening.
Paris diners consumed 800000 tons of snails last winter, according to French statisticians. The piece notes snails often come from Burgundy and Savoy but are marketed as Dijon or Macon origin, with growers prioritizing quantity over quality and pens of tarred beards used to limit movement.
A famed French cook once detailing snail preparation says Americans are adopting the dish. Snails are cleaned, boiled in salted water, removed from shells, chopped herbs and spices added with bread crumbs and wine, then refilled into shells and browned briefly.
A Lonion People's Friend tale recalls Lord Roseberry at a tenants' dinner near Owls meny. A farmer, unsure how to respond to fees, hesitantly samples a spoonful, reacts with a frozen pudditits moment, and the lord replies with feigned surprise in a light quip.
The Chicago Daily News reports John Astor refused to answer about a target invention deal with DeWitt Clinton and Gouverneur Morris. He allegedly stood to gain by selling a tonstone to the United States government, keeping 244 percent, but ultimately lost 880 million by not pursuing the arrangement.
The Chicago Daily News reports President Lincoln Secretary Chase and Attorney General Bates riding from Washington toward Pennsylvania reserves when a comment on a man’s hair color prompts Lincoln to joke. Bates offers no explanation. Lincoln quips about chin use and habit.
The festival in Atlantic City closes Lent with a six mile World Walk on Easter Sunday crowding the promenade. The city offers accommodations for a hundred thousand guests and features bands and roll chairs. The Jersey Central runs from New York at 6 40 a.m. and 3 40 p.m. with a 1 30 p.m. Saturday March 29 special train. time tables available from C M Burt 148 Liberty Street New York.
The Southern Railway promotes an eleven day excursion from Philadelphia to Charleston with return for $1.80 and special Pennsylvania day on April 1. It highlights scenic war sites, agricultural, mineral and industrial glimpses of the Middle South, with rates and hotel lists available from Charles L. Hopkins in Philadelphia.
Schedule details list trains from Borunton to New York Philadelphia Buffalo and other points. Times include 1.40 1.15 UG 10.05 a m services, Oswego Syracuse Utica 1.16 4. o mnt, Montrow 0.00 a m, Nicholson accommodation 4.00 6 15 p m, Bloomsburg Division Northumberland Plymouth schedules, and daily Sunday adjustments with multiple stops and dated times.
Schedule from Scranton to Wilkes Barre Philadelphia and beyond includes vestibule, buffet parlor car service, and through connections to Sunbury Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh and the West. Weekday and Sunday departures list 6 88 am 0 8 am and 4 27 pm with stops at major intermediates and returns via Pottsville and Harrisburg. General managers H Wood and W H Hetchison directed the timetable.
In effect November 17 trains run from Scranton to New York with stops including Philadelphia Allentown Easton Wilkes Barre and other stations. Timetables show departures Sundays and weekdays with several listed times and connections to Ontario and Western lines.
An OCR fragment shows railway timetable details for Elect Notetabyr Sa. 102 and Tralpe routes to Boranton with prices around £10 and £29. It lists Sunday trains, station calls, and times such as 3.52 and 6.28, plus references to lines to UK routes and a North area service.
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