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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1894
Page
6
Ino Pittstons announces that Tae Senanton Tamune's Pittston department now oversees J. M. Fahy, directing newstems and complaints accordingly.
Disharmony at Water Street Baptist Church centers on Rev. E H Stewart. A recent annual meeting voted 36 to 25 to request his resignation. Stewart cites a three month notice per Baptist law but says he will take no action. Many supporters argue the vote did not reflect the full congregation.
Bishop Rulson will preach and administer confirmation at Trinity Church this evening. By convention action 1502 the title Assistant Bishop becomes Coadjutor, naming Bishop Rulison as Coadjutor of Central Pennsylvania. The Sullivan family mourns John Sullivan aged 1 year 3 months who died Wednesday afternoon. funeral at 3 PM with burial in Market Street Cemetery. Mrs Elizabeth Keller funeral services were held yesterday morning and interment in St Clair Schuylkill County. pallbearers listed.
P F O Boyle of Scranton and Miss Mary Norton of this place wed at St John s church on Wednesday afternoon. Father Finnen conducted the ceremony and the couple plan to reside in Scranton. Thomas Noon and Miss B Manley were also married at 5 pm Wednesday at St Johns Church with Father Finnen presiding.
A Mina victim, Alexander Hagy of Sabastopol, employed as a driver in No. S shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, was caught between three cars while on duty yesterday morning and badly squeezed. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
An internating budget items idle stove works and a dull town meeting on schedules. The Brask Diamond Hook and Ladder company held a meeting. town councils urged to repair alleys sidewalks and remove a building near William street. Lehigh Valley coal mines near Duryea worked nine days this month. Postmaster Mullin to assume duties tomorrow. his brother Michael Mullin to be deputy. Democratic candidate list enlarges with Patty Joyce W H Rutledge James Delaney Michael Mangan William Kelly and J F Finnnery. A Practical Father shown at Mulehall, strong company and good dialogue. A large frame dwelling burned near the canal with no insurance. occupants escaped in night attire. Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin club gave a fine performance at the Presbyterian church. Medical notices for earache and throat ailments ending with promotion of Dr Thomas Electric Oil and Hood’s Sarsaparinin.
Anthony Reap one of Olyphants oldest residents died at his Morris street home yesterday age about 75 He is survived by two daughters and a son Interment is set for tomorrow at 730 PM in St Patricks cemetery Miss Jane Ferguson of Lake street spent the day in Archbald St Patricks Parochial Academy held its second recital at the Academy hall with participants including Attie Loftus Jennie Gillespie Mary Boyle May Berguson Mary Flynn Mary Daily Neltie Gallagher Katie Honnell Nettie McDonnell Grace Lyne Lily Taylor Mary Mooney Lizzie Parry Agnes Ford Ella Cawley Dennis Voyle Katie McHale Larrite Hara Sadie Rogan Louise Stone Edith Coleman Lizzie McGinty Nellis Farrel Master Alfred Williams and James Sweeney Dr L Kelley returned home today from a southern states visit.
The Tribune E B Department advertises a limited time offer to own a library via mail order. Prospective buyers must act within four days, paying 4.50 down and monthly thereafter, with delivery and service arranged by mail. Office hours extend during the four day window at 497 Spruce Street.
Several letters praise the Britannica edition and its supplements as a modern, convenient library. Contributors cite speed, updated science and biographies, and lower cost compared with original sets, noting special sale terms ending March 1.
An old lullaby tone recalls giving Castoria across stages of childhood. The verses trace a motherly routine from infancy to early youth, consistently naming Castoria as the familiar remedy. The cadence emphasizes trusted comfort in maternal care.
The Chicago Tribune reports on the Moqui snake dance near a reservation, detailing preparations, the immersed crowd, and the ritual using live snakes. It describes participants, masks, paint, and rattles, noting fatalities did not occur but several participants were bitten.
The article contrasts bright lighting with dim rooms praising clear illumination for warmth and charm. It notes kerosene quality, lamp maintenance, and the eye strain from poor light, urging better housekeeping to avoid gloomy interiors and improve a home’s appeal.
A Chicago Tribune fragment quotes Henri Busquet on Buenos Aires social life, noting a skewed sex ratio of about sixteen to one and an annual arrival of new women. Men aggressively pursue new brides, with coverage of weddings and a city obsessed with the event.
Excerpted dialogue shows a policeman coercing a man named Tony to move on under threat. The scene depicts taunting and rough handling as the officer insists the man cannot rest there and must leave, with the man contemplating movement to avoid arrest. The text also includes a wartime era note and references to age effects on the brain, and a remark about Queen Anne.
A dense OCR of names and brands appears, listing wholesale agents and medal brands such as Gold Medal Brand, Superlative Brand, and Gild Medal. The text references multiple firms and locations including Washington arenas, Main Wy, and various partner firms, all tied to promotional or trade product branding.
The passage mocks Shakespearean lore and references a supposed Koch discovery. It notes the folly of overreaching scholars and calls attention to a cabinet England notion, while recalling quirky royal anecdotes and Welsh legal penalties about a king's cat.
Poem fragment explores beauty in writing and nature with lines of wonder. References to love, fortune, heavenward thoughts, hills, and Easter blooms convey hopeful sentiment and renewal in vivid imagery.
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