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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1895
Page
8
The ad highlights a well curated linen stock with careful selection and strong value for customers seeking quality textile goods. It promotes the value of knowing linens to appreciate worth and suggests the depot offers the best prices.
The notice urges early preparation for summer decorations with a focus on ribbons. It highlights upcoming lawn parties picnics and mountain gatherings and encourages selecting from a fine stock of ribbons to be ready for the season.
Advertises imported ginghams in clan plaids stripes and cheeks with fast colors and many new figures. Claims prices often do not cover cost and urges early purchase for best color selections.
A brief fashion feature highlights tailor made ladies suits in black blue and tan tones with fine proportions and exquisite workmanship. Prices range from $9.50 to $21.50 per suit.
The notice promotes Our Fashion Monthly, a fashion lead story bundle described as new press materials. It invites readers to call for the issue and collect it at the store.
An advertisement for a Scranton specialist lists cures for nerve troubles heart and eye ailments and a wide range of disorders. It promotes a three month treatment for catarrh at five dollars and claims a home cure with a specific remedy. Office hours are daily from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 to 4.
The New York stock market opened steady with no sign of yesterday’s weakness. Sugar led gains as traders covered shorts, lifting prices up to 2 percent. Chicago G, veto news from Altgeld briefly dampened the rally before a late recovery, while anthracite stocks wavered and London buying offered little impact. Total sales reached 128000 shares with overall gains modest.
New York Produce Market reports firm wheat and corn futures with mixed options and futures trends in May. Buffalo and Toledo market notes cover cattle hogs sheep and dairy prices, while Oil City and Pittsburgh show open and close ranges for May 4.
The Lebanon county assessors value Cornwall ore banks at 12 million dollars. May production is projected at 1.6 million tons under a three day mining plan. Reading increases April tonnage by 253 40 tons, while Wyoming shipments show mixed results and Lehieh regions fall. Anthracite companies favor limited-period agreements to avoid open warefare. Rail and steel industry activity expands with 1000 tons of new rails and fence construction. Industry faces delayed big orders, price expectations, and coke, ore, and labor price-raising rumors. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup marketed for teething and diarrhea, 25 cents a bottle.
A Stroudsburg meeting of receivers and creditors discussed delaying the official sale of the Delaware Valley Electric railroad to allow a possible private sale at $12,000 offered by the Middletown and Goshen party. Judge Crale had revoked an April 30 sale deadline, contingent on creditors accepting 50 percent. Officials indicate the receivers will follow creditors wishes and aim to preserve interests, with a private sale deemed best if feasible. Separately, Abraham Azer travels to Scranton for medical treatment, Sagamore and Minisink tribes advance new candidates, and local incidents include a hand injury at Stites Mountain and an assault warrant in East Stroudsburg.
Times mention 5 57 a m departure and 53 a m arrival for a New York trip, return from New York at 4 10 p m reaching Stroudsburg at 11 p m. Local notes report a fountain umbrella vandalism, a reward of 10 dollars, and property moves by Dr Horace Bush, East Stroudsburg. Also reports a marriage of Elmer Rosenbach to Miss Mary Engler, aging editor Jesse Graves in Delaware Water Gap, obituary for Mr Graves, photo series interest, and a detailed Easton Normal vs Academy game recap with lineups and umpire Mulligan.
Lehigh Valley and Montrose railroad officials led by Charles B. Lee visit Montrose Friday night and inspect the road early Saturday. Henry Dymond injured in a recent handcar collision is reported recovering. Local politics, tax critiques, and road work updates follow with church, lodge, and school news across the Wyoming Valley.
Samuel B D Baker dies at 67 at his Washington street home. Mille and Baker sash factory proprietor. survived by wife and son Adelbert. Funeral at Washington avenue residence Tuesday at 6. Silas J Wedeman dies at 21 at parental home on Grove street. funeral at 2 this afternoon. Rev. G B Jeporn officiates. Miss Clarinda Strong leaves Hotel American for Middletown New York for the summer. Dr C L Bailey returns from Chicago railway surgeons convention. Hawleton beats Carbonale 9 to 8 at Anthracite park in fourth straight win. Rev G A Place family arrives. ladies welcome at parsonage.
The Susquehanna county Sunday Behoul association plans thelran hudal Institute at Foster on May 1 and 22 with L W Church presiding over Rev D J Sutherland’s installation at First Presbyterian Susquehanna on May 1. Prohibition county convention set for Montrose on May 28. Rev John Davis and Rev Henry Hill exchanged pulpits yesterday. A Village Improvement society may form soon. Baptist society receives stone for new church. Madeline Wents of Binghamton visiting Mrs J G McCreary. Ty Edwards of Binghamton and E R W Searle of Susquehanna in town. Fire in Walling block on Main Street last Friday. Water Co office and Mrs Shaw’s living quarters damaged. losses around $1,000. origin unknown.
An advertisement argues nervousness stems from impure blood and that Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood to restore vitality. It cautions against calming nerves with narcotics and promotes blood purification as the true remedy for nervous symptoms and related diseases.
The Doctor delivers a free illustrated lecture to men at Music Hall at 8 o clock this evening. All are invited to attend the event hosted to share knowledge.
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