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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1895
Page
8
Advertised items are only part of what we offer with new goods arriving daily. Their merit and low prices attract customers, and there is always something of interest for shoppers no matter when they visit.
Silks of different seasons fade as the current vogue favors figured taffeta and glaze silks. The best designs include figured taffeta sprays figures and dots with fine lustre. An endless variety is shown.
A brief advertisement notes a limited time price of 49 cents for Singh Fancy Stripes Taffetas. It touts variety to satisfy fickle taste and appeals to yard and fans as an ornament and necessity.
Additions from Paris feature four button gloves and tan shades with extra quality masqueteres suede gloves in Black Tan and Brown. Silk and Lisle thread gloves and cotton gloves come in all summer shades for the approaching season at enticing prices.
The notice touts shirt waists with proper construction, good sewing, quality materials, and correct sizes for buyers seeking reliable fit and value.
An advertisement for Dr Reeves of Scranton offers catarrh treatment at five dollars for three months. It claims cures for nerve and eye ear throat diseases and lists various conditions as treatable. Office hours are daily 9 am to 9 pm and Sunday 10 to 5.
An OCR fragment touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup claiming it contains all the Spottiing Virtues of the Ring and never fails to cure, though the text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
The New York Stock Exchange saw 256,092 shares trade with Industrials dominating, Sugar rising to 11 1 2 as bears were forced to cover. Leather and Cordage also posted advances while rail stocks eased early but recovered, with overall speculation closing strong and prices up versus Tuesday.
New York market reports firm wheat and firmer futures with May and upcoming months showing gains. Corn and oats steady to firmer while pork and beef categories vary from dull to quiet with mixed prices. Toledo grain notes firmer No 2 red wheat and steady corn with lighter receipts. Buffalo cattle and hogs open weaker, selling through the day as receipts rise.
Industrial topics report W H Smith in poor health at Lackawanna Jine. Reading coal tonnage for week to April 27 totals 261, TH tons. year to date 6,040,199.18 tons. National Car and Locomotive Builder notes revival in car building with 6,710 freight cars contracted. 3,300 more possible. Receivers James McAllister and Theodore Richards to oversee conductors’ reports. Railroad Gazette cites March accidents 126 with 23 deaths and 80 injuries. Indiana and Hingis mines boost coal shipments as firms stock up amid looming strike. Delaware and Hudson vows to hold coal allotments. New Peru expedition seeks to survey a railroad to access vast northern coal deposits in Cajamarca. The syndicate wields $100 million capital and aims to exploit coal and minerals with a coast-to-interior railroad. Swayne’s Ointment advertised for skin ailments.
EE G Stevens of Scranton visits his brother W A Stevens. Nyce is out of town on business. Mise Gertrude Jones owns a bicycle in town. Georgetown Cannan telephone line being erected under C L Simons. The Instruments with Improved V A B pattern to be installed by H M Simons. Miss Maggie Reid closes her term with an East Side entertainment. EB B Williams leaves town for Nineveh Junction to join Newel Williams. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup praised by mothers for teething relief sold by druggists worldwide. Twenty five cents per bottle.
William Wilson of Lincoln street is to wed a Priceburg bride awaiting the altar. A horse owned by Richard Williams on Main street bolted down the hill and overturned a buggy near Jermyn's store. the horse escaped injury. J K Goodman scheduled to play. William Fagaline to contest alley ball at Logan's alley, thirty one points up for sixty dollars a side. Respond through The Tribune.
John Driscoll and Mary Ording married at St Agnes church and will reside in Forest City. The town’s Athletic baseball club formed for the season and issued a May 6 challenge to Simpson nine with B P Maxey as umpire. Officers and locals report on public works, traction plans, and local moves including barbed commentary on councilors and franchise debates.
The Fourth of July will be decorated with old time and modern paraphernalia under the charge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Baseball fans formed a local group with Mr Bitterfield pitching and Mr Bell as substitute. Flustrations will be on draught at the old ball field near the Ragle hotel. Nagatoneta is shipped daily from nearby quarries. Dr Reeves of Scranton advertises cures for nervous diseases. Judson Tiffany has sold his grocery to Gillisple brothers. The home dramatic society will stage Old Hickory at the opera house on Thursday evening.
The piece lists cast members L. J. DeWitt Matt Hand Matthew Hand BE BE Brooke Misses Helle McCollum and Vinnie Valles as potential winners. It promotes a graded school exhibit at the opera house Thursday evening and notes A C Risely’s addition on Main Street. The calleo hop advertises beards Friday evening.
Insurance adjusters probe Sunday night fire losses as investigators assess damages. Howard C. Bourne and Erie officials visited town for depot plans seen over past decades. Trout fishing and canal loading updates appear amid cemetery interments and charters debate.
Mr H B Cain of near the city suffered rheumatic paralysis for thirteen months with both legs paralyzed and extreme pain at the left leg. After magnetic treatment by Dr Smith Cain improved from the first session and, following seven days, was free from pain and four weeks later could walk without crutches. Dr Smith advertises cures for piles fistula in ano strictures hydrocele ovarian tumors and many chronic diseases with free consultations at the Academy of Music and 2 Wyoming Avenue daily.
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