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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
5
Tribune opportunity bureau lists real estate rental and sale notices plus hiring ads. Items include furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent, offices for rent, and a long row of solicitors, clerical, dressmaking, and sales positions. Also notices for local corporations and a medical ad trading opium morphine and whiskey related guidance.
A dense sheet lists professionals in Scranton including architects Lewis Hancock and Frederick Brown, lawyers such as Willard Warren Knapp and James Torrey, doctors and surgeons with multiple offices, and merchants. The page also notes printing, hardware, and other services, with addresses along Spruce Street and Washington Avenue.
W i Peck H J Anderson B R Russell A A Sterling C W Laycock ER Mulligan A A Bryden W L Watson R A Jadwin are named in a historical notice page segment. The fragment names several individuals likely connected to a business, committee, or legal matter, reflecting common 19th or early 20th century newspaper address or board lists.
Philip Golden elocutionist impersonator and humorist will perform Tuesday evening at the Methodist church for the church choir fund. Admission is fifteen cents. Jesse Holmes of South Gibson has spent days in Forest City on business. Cuba will be the sermon topic tomorrow evening at the Presbyterian church by Rev. W A Carrington. Rev J Irwin Brodhead, rector of
Rich specimens of gold bearing quartz were shown in Forest City and Dundaff areas by two Forest City men. A small piece weighed about a half pound and was worth nearly four dollars, while a larger piece was many times heavier and also contained gold. The ore reportedly came from near Forest City, possibly the South Canaan mine in Wayne county. Arnold brought the quarts and sought to organize a mining company. The borough poor report shows liabilities of 80 dollars with assets of 049.01 dollars, leaving a district surplus of 860.51 dollars.
Mr Willian Law leaves on a pleasure trip visiting principal western and southern cities. Agnes Gibbons of Bloomeburg attends at her parents home. Anne Callahan returns from New York spring millinery purchases. Mrs Eugene Decker and daughter Hilden guest at the Newtons in Carbon Dale. Marie McArt of Pittston visits her sister Mrs William Grown. Mrs Mary Jennings sustains a knee wound at No 3 School. Walter Benner of Pittsburgh visits his mother on South Main. J H Anderson to travel to New York for goods. Infant James Duffy of the West Side dies. funeral at St Mary’s cemetery. Mrs Josiah Jenkins and daughter Anna visit Edwardsville. Supt T V Harrison and board visit borough schools. Mrs John Campbell of West Side visits son in Scranton. Horace Frederick visits Jermyn. Michael Nealon to move to Upper Pittston. Mrs Charles Lewis returns to Jermyn. Avoca darkness to become history as linemen finish wiring. Miss Jennie Newlin returns from Plains. Nettie Druffner and Kate Cannon visit Pittston friends.
A brief cartoon caption quotes Crawford saying it does a man no harm to rely on his own resources and Merritt noting the trouble comes when one has none, in a light exchange from Puck magazine.
Chicago, March 2. Cattle steady to choice steers 6 005 705. Common to fair mixed. Hog receipts light. Lambs and sheep steady with lambs at 4 700 05 and sheep at 5 000 75. Head count shows 9 000 sheep.
Chester S Harrington of Princeville Illinois a war veteran recounts Libby Prison suffering and fifteen years of debility nervousness indigestion and poor sleep. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People he recovered four boxes later waking refreshed and gained 27 pounds while quitting tobacco. He endorses the remedy to help others and verifies his claim.
The market closed lower as Cuban tensions dominated trading. Twenty active shares fell, government bonds drifted, and heavy liquidation pushed high priced stocks to day’s lows. Total volume reached 546,000 shares with broad weakness across sectors and a cautious close.
In New York trading March futures soften as demand nerves and a looming Argentine supply glut spook markets. Prices for No 1 northern Duluth, No 1 hard Manitoba, and related at afloat parities drift while options extend losses on fears of broader liquidation.
Philadelphia market report March 25 notes wheat futures by grade with March April May and June terms, corn mixed, potatoes firm, various vegetables and dairy items steady to firmer, poultry prices firm, flour receipts and shipment figures for wheat and corn, along with 10,000 bushels shipment data and daily receipts.
Liquidation of long and short positions dominated proceedings on the Chicago Board of Trade. Shorts coverings fueled rallies even as July wheat declined while May corn rose, and notes show price quotes across grains, pork, lard, and whiskey. Receipts and ship dates for flour, wheat, corn, oats, and rye are listed, with bid offers and market activity reflecting a tense trading session.
Market notes from Kant Liberty Massachusetts show prime cattle at 605.15 with various grades. Bulls and lighter weights shift higher while other grades hold. hogs priced around 4.10 to 4.20 per unit, with good light Yorkers and fall to higher categories. Sheep and lambs list shows ewes at 4.80 and choice lambs, plus calves with mixed values. details reflect a bustling market with multiple lots and terms.
Market notes show cattle activity steady with Yorkers and wood to cholee. Hog prices mixed, sheep and lambs active, culls rising to common, mint calls to common. Wide variations in quotes and uncertain totals across items.
Fragmentary New York market notes from March report mixed names Boever Steady Sah and Cassie Steady with lamb prices. scattered references show sheep and lamb values around 1.40 LM and 10ad 40, but text is garbled and largely unusable.
A fragmented report notes credit balances and bids for cash and regular delivery, with a tie and an opened certificate. It mentions sales of 2,000 barrels, no bid at close, and a rate around 7.44 per barrel with an 82.17 barrete referenced in the text.
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