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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
7
The paper states all volunteered communications by controversial figures must be signed with the writer’s true name. It declares no exception to this requirement and insists on authentic attribution for public publication.
The column surveys court matters and community happenings. Marriages, licenses, and arrests are listed alongside church programs, lectures, and school lectures. Notable items include marriages of Britten and Lapran, Jones probate, theft allegations against Edward McNulty, and upcoming Miss Parton lectures with reduced tickets for students.
A Sunday afternoon service for men hosted by the Young Men's Christian Association features Luther Wishard and Robert F. Gailey. Wishard will speak on The Young Men's Christian Association in Asia and Gailey, a missionary nominee and former Princeton center, will share insights.
We recently printed for a P. O. A. camp and members were delighted with the work. We invite similar orders for other camps in city or county and will give careful attention to mail orders.
TINED NERVOUS and weak men and women find new lifewerve strength, vigor and vitality in Hood's Sarsaparilla, which purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood. Hood's Pills are the favorite family cathartic, easy to take, easy to use.
The Robert Morris lodge Eisteddfod drew strong Welsh American crowds with prizewinners Edwin Bowen and Tessie Stote praised for artistry in tenor and recitation. Jen H Powell won the Welsh hymn prize, while Orion Williams impressed as a new performer and Bucknell editor.
The article praises Mr. Powell a prominent West Side figure in political and literary circles. It notes his self education, poetic merit in Old Gwalla language, and leadership in labor advocacy. It recallsPowderly’s rise and Powell’s standing in literary social circles.
City officials arrange a conference between councils to recast the appropriation ordinance and push for quick approval. Five selectmen named to confer, with a plan to report at the next meeting and seek mayoral signature to law. Also notices for local services and marriages appear.
Silverstone The Eye Specialist moves to a new quarter in He downt d where he offers free eye examinations and the city’s cheapest spectacles. He promises relief for nervous headaches with properly fitted glasses and mentions long-standing service in the city. 215 Lackawanna Avenue in the White Front Shoe Store.
The mine commission arrives in Scranton to study deplorable coal region conditions. Delegates include W. Meridith and H. Homes, with J. Campbell and J. Roberta Jr among others. A session at the Jermyn to examine witnesses targets relief measures, while an unveiling in Philadelphia draws some members away.
Twenty seven witnesses were examined before Commissioners Holgate and Reedy in the Dunmore contest yesterday. Eight Democratic votes were found invalid. Disqualifications include Michael O Haire Michael Lynott and Anthony Tighe of the First district Second ward for non payment of taxes. Anthony Loftus of First district Third ward Patrick Dougherty of Third district Third ward also disqualified for non payment of taxes. Michael Scott Jr and Charles Tierney of the First district Second ward listed as shown to have...
The late James S Slocum’s will, signed March 31 1886 and recorded April 7, names executors Abraham Nesbit Major W Oakford and W G Slocum. Frances Oakford receives 5000 dollars. a family monument is provided up to 1000 dollars. The farm to sister-in-law during life reverts to nephews James P Blocum and W G Slocum and their heirs, with further bequests in Exeter borough. Lands in Scranton and minerals are to be leased or sold for shared benefit of William Slocum and Mrs Oakford or their heirs.
The alleged incendiary Crawford, sought by Burlington authorities, will travel to Vermont with his associate at 5 16 this morning after securing the required requisition papers yesterday in Harrisburg.
Advertises De Agnew's Ointment offering instant relief for itching, burning, and bleeding piles with one day cure claims. States price 456 cents and sales through Matthews Bris Lud, noting quick action in three to six nights.
Our sale of silverware emphasizes long standing business trust and a ten year personal guarantee on a New Pattern of Spoons and Forks with name stamped on every piece. Prices listed include tea spoons from 6.80 to 6 sets of six, dessert spoons from 2 to 4, and forks from 4 to 6 dollars.
The note describes a full set of Carlsbad China with thin delicate shapes. Some pieces feature gold handles, others have gold lines and flower sprays in different tints.
Sheriff Reeves of Chittenden County Vermont arrived to secure Dr Crawford and arrange his return. Local authorities report coordination with state agencies for extradition or transport as needed.
A summer catalog lists children gauze and knit underwear with price variation by size. Ladies vest options include white lace trim and jersey ribbed styles with lace trimming. Gents undergarments offer balbriggan and natural gauze, priced at 25 cents.
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