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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
10
Carbondale correspondence moved to KR Munn on Salem avenue for news items. Complaints about telegraph delivery should be directed to J. Roberta, the news agent.
A section of upper Fallbrook Street sank into No 4 mine workings at 3 am, not closing the road fully. The quake cracked the Kinback home water pipe and caused a loud shock, frightening the family and waking neighbors before the cause was found.
Funeral held at his Spring Street home at 2 p m with Rev T F B Jepson delivering an impressive sermon. The cortege included William H H Davies Post visits by Grand Army Olive Leaf Lackawanna Encampment I O C F and locomotive shop workers. Grand Army led the remains to Brookside Cemetery where a squad of honor fired a salute. Pallbearers named James Lynady Samuel Lingfelter Owen Gilmartin Frank Ludwig J B Ridholls Thomas Hoyle.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church elected officers for the coming year led by President Mrs C T Meaker with a large slate of vice presidents and Miss Sarah Gerrand as secretary treasurer. Dime books yielded 125 dollars with more expected as members turn in further contributions. The group plans to furnish four rooms in the city hospital with a cosy home like appearance.
The Metropolitan en gravers company performs Queena at the Grand Opera House Pine in a society comedy drama famed for Miss Tucker. The show features handsome costumes scenery and effects. A special feature includes the Symphony Lady orchestra of Boston with seven solo players.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Jdelyn headed for a three weeks wedding tour after their ceremony led by Rev G A Place. They will reside in Rochester N Y where J Joslyn will manage the gentlemens furnishing branch of a department store. The bride was Minnie Cowles born 1868. Funeral services for James Kenny Jr behalf of the Wilson Creek mine victim will be held from his uncle’s home at 3 pm. The First Presbyterian library partition removal creates space to be shared by the primary and Intermediate rooms. Annie Burnes resignation as bookkeeper at Humphrey’s store prompts return to Scranton for a job with Colliery Engineer Co. Moon entertains Miss Sarah Atkinson of Ifford. Fletcheres attend dedicatory services at Susquehanna’s new Presbyterian church yesterday. Miss R Helen Passmore from Stroudsbury Normal School is home on vacation and Mrs G S Kimball will join her from Marida early next week. Eugene Decker and daughter of Avoca visit Mrs.
An advertisement fragment lists cough mixtures and remedies including Troches, liver oil, Scott's Emulsion, and glycerine for soothing nerves and strengthening tissues. It cites a price of 1.00 and notes druggists as sources.
Deckers parents Mr and Mrs John Newton of Canaan Street and Ilela of Dundaff Street mourn the death of William Hoenley aged sixty years from lung trouble. He will be buried after a funeral at Rowe Church tomorrow at 9 o clock. Survived by a wife two sons and four daughters.
Jermyn and Mayfield report an unknown person tried to pry open John Mc Dermott’s East Side shop window Wednesday between noon and 1 pm. Two passersby frightened the intruders away before any loot was taken. The rest of the item notes local social updates and other neighborhood happenings.
The Rev. James Hughes preaches in Peckville urging humane handling of Cuba crisis. He argues war should be last resort to curb Spanish oppression, praising intervention if necessary but hoping for peaceful correction and national unity in facing international strife.
Clark's Green residents W C Nicholson and family of Jer myn visited J L Linteey over Sunday. Miss Maud Mullinex spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Mane Benedict of Green Ridge visited friends Sunday. Mrs William H Swallow suffered a serious fall but shows slight improvement. I L Lutsey joined Grocer McConnell on Washington avenue. May Griffin lodge Rebecca No 21 will celebrate its first anniversary Friday evening with exercises and a spread. Electric Starridge No 490 officers elected Saturday with new candidates Hudson Gregory and Frank Frear. Benjamin Mond and wife attended brother-in-law Leroy Hinckley's wedding anniversary in Nicholson. Seventy five attendees. Judson Wells ill with grip ER. U Mott to move to Newark NJ for a new post.
A note describes a local businessman rising to a stake as a dealer in belt dressings and roller bearings, outlining his standing among merchants in the town.
A local institute will be held at the Moscow graded school on Saturday, March 24 with two sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The program features songs, speeches on civics and temperance, and musical solos by noted performers.
Taylor neighbors host gatherings at the Hoskins residence with Lydia Hoskins providing music. Local events include a Calvary Baptist church junior union competition on April 12 and a Loyal Knights of America meeting tonight. Obituary notice for William H. Gordon Jr. reports funeral and Forest Fun cemetery interment.
The article notes English brewers show higher profits and larger estates than German counterparts. It traces consolidation from small shops to stock companies, driven by goodwill and advertising. It cites about 26,000 UK breweries versus 2,000 in the United States, with U.S. beer sales rising while spirits consumption varies.
The article warns that indigestion and dyspepsia are widespread dangers, linking poor digestion to serious diseases. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, non patent medicine remedy that aids digestion by acting on food without dieting, with free promotional material available from Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
The text notes a peculiar fact that Scots and Irish drinkers consume about the same per person annually, while English drinkers consume exactly double the average of Irish and Scottish drinkers. It highlights cross‑regional drinking patterns and comparative per‑capita beer intake.
The piece argues against the Sun and London Post claim that Egypt is the sole country with more men than women. It notes many nations with male dominance, including the United States, Australia, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, and parts of the British Empire. It contends Egypt’s recent census data do not prove a unique male excess.
A condensed biographical sketch traces James Whitcomb Riley from a lawyer father’s expectations to his runaway youth with a patent medicine wagon. It notes his early sign painting, country paper toil, a Poe poem fraud, and his rise as a true poet with a joyous, simple nature despite hardship.
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