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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement extols Cleveland's Baking Powder as the standard of purity and strength. It promises pure, healthful, economical results, and rejects sampling schemes, gifts, or commissions for salesmen. It urges housewives to choose Cleveland's for value and quality.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Co plans to abandon Hallstead as a division terminal, shifting trains to Scranton, Ithaca, Syracuse and Utica. Hundreds of Lackawanna workers face job changes or relocation as track laying advances with a new machine in tests.
The new KR E Turley machine from Scranton is described as the most economical and rapid track-layer. A 16-car construction train is used with a crane car, elevated platform, and rails laid from car to machine-car with rollers and tongs.
The text touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe solution to whooping cough reducing paroxysms and easing mucus. It claims higher death rates from the disease than scarlet fever and asserts the remedy has proven successful in many epidemics. It notes sale by all druggists.
An important meeting of the local clerks' union will be held tonight in Carpenters' hall. W Huntington formerly of the Town Central railroad yesterday assumed the general superintendency of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Vanderbilt interests have boosted Delaware and Hudson holdings with about 5000 shares and may gain more board influence. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing of Pittsburgh has acquired Lorain Steel's electric railway equipment business, keeping Johnstown works and supplying Lorain motors with nose spring suspension under Westinghouse and GE patents.
The London Daily Mail Year Book 1902 ranks the United States first in wealth with 16.55 billion pounds, ahead of the United Kingdom and others, while showing the nation’s low indebtedness. Reports note Australian and New Zealand wool growers planning Seattle mills and a Beattle distribution hub, plus Canada’s immigration fund of 442,000 pounds to attract farmers. Also mentioned are Cuban trade diverted to Europe, reciprocity as a remedy, a San Francisco to New Zealand cargo, and rising wages in southern textile mills with orders for 99 locomotives and plans for Manchester mills in the U.S. cotton trade.
Wall Street slid amid fears of crop reports and anthracite labor tensions while banks trimmed loans abroad. Traders noted declines in major issues led by General Electric and Chicago and North Western as money markets tightened and exchanges fluctuated.
Market digest from Philadelphia lists wheat at higher prices with mixed oats and flour brands. Prices shown include roller clear at 3400 dollars, white clipped oats, western wine for clear, and patent flour around 4.25 to 4.05 per unit, with overall values fluctuating and no major moves noted.
Traders note bullish price action in the grain pits with July wheat and corn rising while beans, oats, and rye show varied moves. Cash quotes list mixed futures for wheat, corn, oats, rye, and flax with several prices highlighted and pork and fats markets cited in passing.
Revelations from Buffalo cattle and sheep receipts show varied bids with strong demand for feeder steers and stockers. Cattle totals near 4 400 head with prices ranging for choice dairy cows and fat cattle, while lambs and sheep receipts approach 19 800 with steady to higher quotes amid active trade.
Market summary for Chicago May 12 shows cattle receipts 18 000 active and steady with strong prices for hogs 38 000 today and 23 66 tomorrow. Calves calves and sheep prices listed including western lambs and native lands. Heavy and medium grades noted with mixed to lower demand in hogs and steady to lower cattle values.
May 12 market notes list cattle categories with prices for prime stock, heifers, and roughs. Slaughter cattle show ranges from 4.80 to 6.50 per cwt, with heifer values around 7.10, and sheep prices cited at about 4.00 to 5.75 per head. Calf and veal figures appear in fractional dollars alongside descriptions like prime and choice.
Fragmentary OCR entry lists credit balances and shipment figures with unclear dates and names. Reads like a ledger item showing balances around 190 and 150 units with averages, plus a sequence of numbers including 8457 and 71 752.
New dining car begins May 12 on the Lackawanna route from Scranton to Owego and Binghamton via trains 15 and 43, with return to Dover, and a separate offer for First Class round trips at 70.30 dollars for travel May 21 to June 7 for a national convention period. Tickets valid up to 40 days from sale. depot agents provide routes and schedules.
The store known for abnormally low prices on some items risks customer distrust as critics say after selling poor quality goods or compensating losses by overcharging on other merchandise.
A spring jacket roundup highlights black cloth and covert cloth wares with a focus on shape retention. Prices range from six to nearly forty dollars across Eton, jaunty, and silk options, with lengths around 27 inches for many coats.
As warm weather nears, demand for White Shirt Waists rises rapidly at Connolly & Wallace. The stock offers lawns dotted Swiss muslin and Madras with plaiting, insertion, and embroidery. Prices range from 75 cents to 4 dollars for stylish, cool waists suitable for any budget.
An advertisement promotes Connolly and Wallace Underwear as designer for their own stock next year. It claims a unique variety across men's, women's, and children's lines and invites customers to shop a selection not available elsewhere.
A seller offers baby to adult sizes including cotton socks long ribbed black cotton stockings and fine silk options. Underwear ranges from white ribbed cotton to merino, with direct-from-maker pricing and bulk purchases for value.
A bustling notice from Connolly & Wallace highlights corset fittings and summer wear. It urges customers to visit in the cooler morning hours for easier shopping and comfort with experienced fitters advising on wear and styles.
Fragmentary timetable lists outbound and return train notes including towns Scranton Carbondale Berenton Cadosia and Calvela with arrivals and departures around 7 40 am 10 45 am and 6 40 pm indicating weekday patterns and mentions connections to Newah city Middletown Walton Norwich Oneida and other westward points.
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