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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
4
An advertising page highlights Ladies shirt waists from The King and others and features Friend Boys waists. It promotes full stock of kid gloves including Centemmeri Bertrand Abbott Perrin and Adler brands.
The column notes a busy week with a Grand Jury session next week, a Turner Hall social by the Bon-Ton Social Club, and a Green Ridge Wheelmen benefit at Frothingham. It covers public works plans, church and civic activities, a mayoral reception, and concerns about paving Ninth avenue and other streets.
An opinion piece notes Scranton politics remain male dominated though some women gain entry by male invitation. It argues municipal offices offer opportunities for women and city profit but officials have not yet seen the case. The writer laments effort and mentions a meddling suitor and the mayor.
A chaotic afternoon as eighteen young men in blouses and knickerbockers pursued a small ball. Scranton players shouted often while Providence men countered, and the fat fielders caused laughter as the umpire drew ire. Chiles’s departure dampened mood amid nine innings of chaos.
A Monday Board of Control meeting reveals reform talk as critics urge economical changes to the No 10 school project. President Mitchell keeps order while advocates push for cutting a $54,000 building to a $20,000 plain structure amid opposition from some members and the public.
The Girl Reporter describes Mrs Seo Hoo Doo and Miss Jennie noting that the baby, seven months old, has small feet and may learn to ride a bicycle like other American girls. Mrs Sve Hoobey praises her own small feet while noting nightly duties with Jennie. The piece playfully contemplates American fashion in feet with light humor.
The article honors Frances E Hackley for her charitable work in Scranton, highlighting her support for youth education and the John Raymond Institute at the Young Men's Christian Association. It notes a ten thousand dollar gift to Barnard College and emphasizes her broad benevolence toward educational causes and women’s access to programs.
A Green Ridge lecturer on Tuesday evening argued that a city full of women could start a paper later run by men in hours. He noted brain labor is complex and should be shared, praising women’s capability while inviting men to help. He also invoked the mythical babies of a deserted husband as a sign of imaginative progress.
The Griffin and Monles Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic unite for Memorial Day events led by grand marshal Major John H. Fish. Morning cemetery visits precede an afternoon parade and evening Academy of Music entertainment. The Lackawanna county council Irish American societies will join the parade with M. H. Griffin as marshal.
Yesterday morning P J Vetter objected to a pile of stones placed in front of his pharmacy by the Scranton Traction company. He removed the pile with a shovel after persuasion from Street Commissioner Kinsley and a lotion of legal advice that the Traction company were in the right.
Mr. Frothingham has given consent to Street Commissioner Kinsley to remove the portico at the Arcade entrance. The decision was reached yesterday. Hopewell and Hotchkiss, Painters and Decorators, 123 Adams street are involved.
Repauno Chemical Co high explosives Mr Franklin Howell plans a two month summer visit in the White Mountains. Miss Mare Samson to enter Philadelphia training school June 1. Annie Broadbent Rachel Jones Minnie Rinker attend Christian Endeavor convention in Washington. Howell to lecture at Stroudsburg State Normal. Mrs B Williams returns from visit to South Main Ave. Mrs Margaret Williams sails for Europe. Mrs George Phillips hosts Weat Side club. Miller Williams nuptials May 19 on Washburn St. Ada Fairchild in Peckville. Judge Edwards children return from Wilkes-Barre. Mrs Mary Thomas returns from New York trip. Mrs Von Schrader to visit Freeman family. Olver couple return from wedding tour. live on North Main Ave. Rev J B Sweet to Pleasant Mount for baccalaureate. Reba Sweet visiting Ashley. Annie Rose resumes at Daisy Memorial Kindergarten. Della St Evans to attend Christian Endeavor in Washington and visit Nashville. Mrs R W Walker and Grace visit Nicholson. Engagement of Miss Carrie Fellows and Mr Harry Acker announced. Mrs R W Luce Jr hosted friends. Paul Bynon turns six. party with about fifty friends. St Patrick parish residence on Jackson and Sumner completed. Misses Ella Williams Florence Gibbs Margaret Edwards to Brooklyn. Judge and Mrs Edwards visit Wilkes-Barre. Frank Mansfield visiting Pittston. Miss Nettle Bryden visits Gibbs family. Adeline Hall fills Washburn Street Presse church choir vacancy. EB Fellows building cottage at Lake Winola for summer. Prof and Mrs Howell consider Milwaukee visit. Plymouth church Christian Endeavor banquet for 14th anniversary. Ladies’ Aid of Simpson church initial supper. Cantata Jephthaoh and His arys ter to be repeated in Tabernacle. ADELINE HALL.
The Genuine New Haven Mathushek pianos offer the most expensive actions and internal mechanisms among uprights. Superior quality is evident to buyers and those seeking the better class should inspect them. Sold only by E. C. Ricker at the New Telegraph Building Adams avenue.
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