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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1897
Page
13
The paper states must publish volunteered communications signed with the writer's real name to insure publication. This rule applies to all controversial authors and is enforced to avoid anonymous submissions.
City notes report measles cases below average, fire insurance adjustments, and Merriman & Merriman filing for recovery of fraudulent debts. Local clergy, property administration, and church contracts are noted, plus plans to expand the water supply and Shakespearean performances by the Young Men's Christian Association.
The twelve temptations ended the season at the Academy of Music last night with a familiar tale of good conquering evil. Dancers Gisella Bassoglo and Maria Ferreroy led a strong ballet interlude while Harry Brown and Josie Binson appeared among clever acrobats and John W. Harty performed feats. The finale featured transformation scenes titled Davy Jones Locker and A Tribute to Neptune.
Sleeping cars on D I W train No 7 depart Beranton daily at 12 20 PM and reach Chicago the same day via Nickel Plate. Rates and info from M L Smith Dist Pass Agent D L W RR Buranta Pa. Oswego stock sale starts Five Brothers today with 250 cases and 6000 poke of shoes plus cheap footwear at Five Brothers 505 Lackawanna.
Local notice urges residents to attend the Oswego sale at Pive Brothers, promising bargains for those who shop early while inviting neighbors to join in.
The fourth day of the Primitive Methodist conference opened with morning exercises. Reports were received and disposed. Stowhere and the Pittsburg district handled, Niles and Youngstown placed with a special committee. Concerts and sales details followed including a beta sale at Frothingham with tickets $1.75 and 0 cents.
The Scranton Railway Company mortgaged to Continental Trust Company of New York, the county’s largest ever recorded deal by a local firm. It covers nearly all street railway properties in Lackawanna County except roads in and around Carbondale, securing a bond issue.
The 1897 Scranton conference reads requests to transfer from the Pennsylvania to the Eastern conference, accepts first year probationers including W. C. Hall and others, and hears reports from committees. The mortgage merging Scranton Railway companies is recorded, bonds issued for consolidation, and various officers and delegates listed. A temperance union request is referred, and local notices include sales and testimonials.
The great London baritone Frangcon Davies will perform at the symphony concert on Thursday evening, adding star power to the program and drawing local music patrons.
A noon runaway in the city center left one horse dead within ten minutes, two others damaged, two carriages demolished, and injuries to rider George Gardner. Willard Arnold drove a horse causing chaos on Linden and Spruce streets as multiple vehicles collided.
A Choice member advances in the Shewe goods matter as details emerge from court filings. Key figures include the plaintiff and defense counsel, with implications for the local market and regulatory oversight.
A fragmented list shows multiple sale prices for various items at Rexford's store. The entries include prices such as 12¢ 5c 98c 23c 25c 15¢ and others, with inconsistent formatting and repeated references to sale price tokens. No clear item descriptions are readable.
All hybrid perpetuals two years old field grown rose bushes for sale. Varieties include Jacqueminet crimson Magna Charter pink Rothschild pink Madam Gabriel Luizet pink Ulrich Brunner pink Mrs John Laly pink La Prance silvery pink Henrietta Fried Zepherine Crooks Perfection des Blanches white yellow hed W A Richardson 1000s Baron Maynard Chas Lame M Baird.
A buyer seeks a grand Lily and assorted flowering bulbs including Double Dwarf Pearl, Tube Roses, Gladiolas, and Lilium Auratum praised as the finest, fragrant bloom.
The notice advertises one free gift per dollar spent with options including Tose bush Lily Tube Bows or Gladiolan. Limit five Hosa bushes or Bulbs per person. Shoppers are urged to choose before arriving at the store.
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