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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1894
Page
2
A noisy 19th century classified page lists Job and help ads. Entries seek clerks, housemaids, tailors, bakers, and general workers with various wages, hours, and locations. Names like MISS STELLA, CHARLES EVANS, and MAURICE WOLLESS appear among scattered contact points and street addresses.
Fragmented text describes sale actions and notices involving farms, property, saloons, exchanges, and locations such as Florida, Delaware, and Lake Helen. References to bidders, prices, and various creditors appear scattered, with unclear names and dates making precise details uncertain.
The court considers a petition related to the reannexation of part of Lackawanna County townships to the City of Scranton. Proceedings reference court dates in March and February hearings with parties in interest to appear and present claims.
A notice announces a bid for municipal improvement work. Bidders must submit bids by Saturday March for the project led by the city. The call specifies payment terms and delivery of required materials.
Notice to taxpayers announcing a Board of Appeals hearing schedule in Seranto PA. Meetings held daily at the city clerk office from morning to evening to determine appeals for the current year. The board will meet as ordered, with authority limited to annual provisions. Lavelle, City Clerk.
Educational emphasis highlights different fields and a May 2 term showing for specialization in college separation business teaching and art. The text promotes a pine cough medicine derived from the pine tree with Dr Wood's Norway Pine health product sold statewide with a satisfaction guarantee.
Industry news reports reduced freight rates on apthracite routes from Pittsburgh to Buffalo and looming negotiations among coal and rail interests. A February meeting of coal freight agents signals potential further cuts toward tidewater and Pennsylvania lacks uniform rates, with Lehigh Valley already trimming prices. Officials warn continuing disputes may trigger broad adjustments across the network and note recent earnings shifts in Pittsburgh and allied lines.
An OCR readout lists fluctuating commodity terms including elevator, maded stocks, mixed western blends, and prices for refined continent and South American sources. It references March through December time markers and various commodity terms like white and No 2 items. The text is fragmentary and hard to parse but centers on price quotes and product categories.
A fragmented notice references dairy producers including Western Dairy and Elgins with steady cheese output. Mentions Pennsylvania and related distribution terms, plus regional brands like Malic and Baca steady lines.
In New York stocks were largely steady with 170,000 shares traded as brokers weighed the Bland bill veto. American Sugar weakened while Union Pacific and other low priced rails rose, tempering the overall decline before late recovery. Philadelphia notes report dull tallow and varying prices across commodities.
Charles Dudley Warner discusses the push to elevate women and questions whether men of the day improve intellectually and socially. He asks if politicians, young men, and workers share in the new movement, and whether outward manners reflect the era’s progress in what is called the warning age. The piece appears in Harper's.
The passage describes a sudden weather shift as a violent south wind hit the vessel. Waves rose high and the crew feared the rocks and a capsizing disaster. The mizzen masts and deck doors held under the strain while passengers clung to safety as the storm raged until nightfall. Captain Charles W. Kennedy reported in South’s Companion.
A damaged ad fragment features a poetic plea about a room’s memory and a bold medicinal claim. It promotes a salve for skin ailments including cuts rashes fever sores and piles with a money back guarantee and a price of 2 cents per box sold by Matthews.
Fragmented OCR lists business and professional names with street addresses in Washington area. It references Promited Lee Nis Maharey HOA and various streets such as Washington Aven and Ave, with unclear dates and details about sales or notices. The legible parts show a mix of names, avenues, and incomplete street references.
A garbled OCR note describes a specialty in gold modding at a college and mentions a carriage shop. Names appear misread. likely a local exhibit or workshop event tied to a college and a repair shop in Seata ear Keller. The fragment lists a date like April 4 and a location cue.
A dense OCR listing numerous law offices and attorneys in Scranton and nearby towns. Names include Patterson, Woodga, Watriss, Ames Workford, Mildon Row, and others with addresses and office hints. Mentions mortgages and deeds, notary services, and attorney at law designations in a late 19th or early 20th century style.
An old advertisement fragment promotes plaids and stripes for aprons and children’s dresses. It mentions savings of 10c per yard, with printed piques suitable for ladies’ wear and kids’ kilts. The text references yard prices around 8c to 9c and a sale emphasis.
A pasted timetable page lists multiple connections from Scranton to cities including Philadelphia New York Wilkes Barre and Elmira with various departures during the day. It names agents and routes and notes connections via railroad lines and intermediate towns.
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