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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1895
Page
5
The article lists Tunkhannock Lodge No. 689 officers including Noble Grand Fred Herman and Secretary John F. Sickler. It reports church sermons, local visits, a medical note on G. M. Filworth, a sergeant of court cases, a fire company wagon description, and community events from the area around Tunkhannock with scattered names and places.
Forest City votes to charter the Forest City Car and Manufacturing Company as a permanent local plant. Site on Main Street near the Clifford breaker and Erie railroad will be graded by the board of trade. work to start soon. Revivalist Stephen Yelverington returns from State Line. Enterprise Howe Company No. 1 hosts a celebration for a Gleason and Halley wagon from Seneca Falls. parade forms at hall, moves through Center and Main, led by the Morea Ory tras band and the new wagon valued at 440 dollars.
The Misthintteat Episcomel church youth group hosted a shadow social at the home of Mier in Peckville with a program led by Mrs. William Fircour and the Male quartet. Attendees included Mrs. Crane visiting her daughter, Miss Julia Rostell returning from New York, and Miss Pearl Treverton calling on her cousin. An employee, Mr Barnes from Stwrick Creek shaft, was injured last Wednesday after a fall while walking to the fire room. The event featured songs, a solo by Miss Swinkie, a duet by Mrs. White and Fred Benjamin, and a final performance by the Male quartet followed by supper.
The Kitlie Rhoades Comedy company staged East Lynn to a fair sized audience last evening with strong rendering by the cast. Bootles Baby is set for this afternoon and Bodds Claim closes the week tonight. George Mason visits in Washington and Philadelphia.
Mrs Charles Haag confined by sickness. Arthur Cobb to move into Peter Bakers rooms. Ladies Aid of First Baptist met to sew for Mrs Samuel Oakley and served supper. Students home include Nellie Taylor Bucknell Warren Emiley Pennsylvanian Merbert Reynolds Cornell Hattle Lille Mahadeth. Mr Tingley Nicholson to occupy rooms in the Sisk house. Mrs Avni Quick dies at son in law Phomas HH Reynolds residence from dropsy of the heart. Services at First Baptist Church. Minnie Ok retires from service. Army of the Protestant hospitalite day eventing. Sorih Woking birthday observance. A return list and estimates.
An unreadable OCR snippet describes movements around a Methodist Episcopalehureh and Lowi Ate. It mentions confinement of Mati strat, James Lown, and Bien hotter, plus a George Hi Post visit to a department commander at Esra Griffin post and a spring wreck involving Delia.
The O'Connell council in Minooka and the Young Men’s Institute plan a Tuesday evening debate at Willow street rooms. The subject asks if capital punishment benefits the site of Pennsylvania. A runaway on Malin street yesterday was halted before damage.
Industrial notes show price signals in Bessemer ore and steel products, with coal and coke costs rising and prices at bottom. Railroads expand activity. Wabash and Pennsylvania routes intermix with car and tank production and new corporate reorganizations in progress.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange opened soft but recovered, with Jersey Central and American Cotton Oil among leaders. General Electric swung from a loss to a gain, while Atchison advanced as overall quotes rose 4 to 1 percent by the close. total volume reached 221,000 shares.
A dense list of commodity prices and items across meats, grains, dairy and produce. Entries include butter, lard, flour, beef, pork, potatoes, onions, hams, and various canned goods with per unit costs and package sizes. The report notes New York and Chicago market conditions and quotations for March 2.
A list of applicants including Thorne Quittar Walton Vogoton Willis Platt Murlhutt Mellintock Wormith and Riesell seeks charter approval under the Acts of the Commonwealth to form and regulate mining and coal transportation. The item notes a renewal of the charter for the Meonsylvania Cont Chopany and outlines the purposes and privileges to operate coal mining and transport to market or manufacture.
Chronicle of multiple help wanted notices including a young man seeking barbering learnership, a veteran grocer clerk seeking steady work with German English skills, a young woman clerk with grocery and dry goods experience, a young business man in Scranton seeking betterment, a multilingual woman seeking bookkeeper or de part time role, a ten year experienced Scranton businessman offering time, a young lady bilingual seeking bookkeeper role, a plain new articles listing a boy seeking work, a boy seeking office or store work, and a stationary engineer apprentice seeking five stores of work with knowledge of tools and engines alongside address details.
A jumble of ads from a historical paper promises easy money selling dishwashers and Rapid Dish Washer devices, plus positions for sewing, milinery, clerks, and sales agents. It lists addresses in Scranton and other cities, various schemes, and offers for casting, publishing, and lectures with rewards and commissions.
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