Welsh Philosophical Society in Scranton Opened to Public Support
Luella Follansbee Pennington notes the Welsh Philosophical Society of Scranton, founded about 1858, as a long standing literary body with a free West Side library funded by private gifts. The piece highlights its role in mining geology and philosophy, its prominent founders, and calls for community backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Daniel Davis
Reese T. Evans
Thomas Phillips
Benjamin Hughes
Thomas R. Davis
T. D
Main Avenue
Scranton Street
Hyde Park
Carl Lerrahn
West Side
John Hundley
Lackawanna County
The Dignity of Cooking in Progressive Society
The essay argues that women’s move toward equal intellectual roles has devalued feminine domestic work and cooking. It asserts cooking holds incalculable dignity as it satisfies needs, follows scientific and aesthetic norms, and requires wisdom, executive skill, and artistry from those who prepare meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serong
Esquimaux
Luella Follansbee Pennington
Nou
Earth
The Bicycle Opens A New World To Scranton
Mrs. HH A Knapp celebrates the bicycle as a civilizing force and symbol of progress. She praises New Jersey and Delaware Valley roads, extols bicycle freedom for women, and notes Scranton’s early bicycle club status while urging riders to embrace mobility and shared community through wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opaee
Dsse Ct Ieee
Scranton
Ixton
New Jersey
Pascaic River
Delaware Valley
L. L
Jack
Central Park
Uitte
New York Art Scene Showcased in The Trade Exhibition
A winter snapshot of New York galleries highlights Chartran and American artists at The Society of American Artists on Fifty-seventh Street. Works by Frank Benson Edith Mitchell Prellwitz Lydia Field Emmet and Childe Hassam receive praise alongside Bolton Jones and Leslie Cotton portraits. The piece emphasizes the shift toward expressive depth and modern vision in American art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Mons. Chartran
Petraits
Lut
Mons Chartran
Society of American Artista
Fifty-seventh Street
Art Student's League
George Vanderbilt
Artists of America
Tme
Chuy Rose
Daxy
Frank Benson
Edith Mitchell Prellwitz
Lydia Field Emmet
Emmet
Leslie Cotton
W. M. Chase
Bolton Jones
Childe Hassam
Metropolitan Art Cgiallery
Grenge
Hillevon Robbe
Franz Hale
Sargent Portraits and Poster Fashion Influence Explored
A historical survey praises Sargent and Reynolds portraits while noting the rise of poster art in modern taste. It highlights Sargent child portraits with blue hydrangeas and gold accents, and discusses posters as decorative, street enhancing, though sometimes caricatured, with French colorist influence and Japanese art impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Lawrence
Kneller
Beatrice Goelet
Sargent
Hower
France
Burne Jones
Walter Crane
Kate Greenaway
Pennsylvania Oral School for the Deaf Examined
A Scranton visit reveals the Pennsylvania Oral School for the Deaf where children are taught to speak and read lips. The piece describes beginners class activities, lip reading practice, and sensory training methods that develop sight and touch to aid speech formation and expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania Oral School For the
Kincegarten
Manitou Springs to Pike's Peak Ride and Cloudland Awe
Annie Foster Stelle recounts a summer trip from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pike's Peak aboard the cog railway. She describes the mountain ascent, the dramatic scenery, and the sense of awe at the vast landscape and divine creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Italy
Rome
Manitou Springs
Saratoga
Denver
United States Signal Service
God
Annie Foster Stelle
Deaf Education And Speech Training At Horace Mann School
The article describes children with hearing loss learning speech lip reading and articulation, aided by text books after initial drills. Professor Bell is noted as a former teacher of the deaf who contributed to the work and to speech visibility for the deaf preceding his telephone invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Horace Mann Oval School
Borton
Hell
Rachel Conner
Nickel Plate Route Traces Lake Erie Shores
The Nickel Plate Road runs along the shore of Lake Erie and passes through Erie and Cleveland with branches toward Fosterla and Fort Wayne, shaping regional rail travel and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Erie
Cleveland
Fostoerla
Fort Wayne
Cure of Paralysis and its Enthusiastic Endorsement in Oneonta
In Oneonta Otsego County New York Edward Haswell a 77 year old veteran tells how rheumatism and two strokes left him paralyzed on the left side and bedridden for years. After trying many remedies he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health after three boxes and later full recovery weighing 170 pounds. He praises the pills and offers to testify to the cure before a justice of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneonta
Otsego County
New York
Qoveonta
Edward Haswell
New Scotland
Albany
Schenevus
Onnonta
North Carolina
Washington
de. Leonard
Worcester
Bes Jmin
Haswell
Dr. Williams
Pink Pilla
Dr. Williams Jeilicine Company
Ror
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Directory of Wholesale and Retail City and Suburban Firms
A listing of city and suburban merchants across banks, bedding, china, toys, flour, paint, milk, engines, dry goods, fruits, plumbing, harness, hardware, groceries, and more. Names include Scranton Bedding Co, Reinsee & Sons, Rupprecht Louis, Williams J D & Bro, Dickson Manufacturing Co, The Fashion, Dale & Stevens, Kelly & Healey, Keller Luther, Beranton Supply and Mach Co, Howley & M T, Fritz G W, Walsh Edward J, Hill & Connell, Goodman's Shoe Store, Scranton Candy Co, Florey C M, Grand Union Tea Co, Clark G K & Co, Huntington D C, Pirlo J J, Raub A R, McGarrah & Thomas, Kresky H & Co, Grand Union Tea Co, Winke J C, Parker E R, Caryl's Dining Rooms, Benjamin & Benjamin, Roberts J W, Bielle J Lawrence, Mulley Ambros.
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OUR Woman’s Paper
Bial
Welsh Philosophical Society
H. M. Edwards
Our Woman's Paper
A. Knapp
Cloudland
Viola Skin
Remeron
G.c. Ws
Gead Cress
Touro, O
Matthews Bros. and
John H. Phelps
Scranton, Pa
Matthews Bros
Chichesters
Aland
Ly Gonuine
Chichester Chemical Garlit Liesl
Pierita
Dare
Thomas Glater
Bow
Aeranas Trust and Safe Deposit Co
Rehanta’ and Mechanics
Lacka
Rodent National
Lackawanna
Weat Side Bank
N. Main
Goranton Savings
Wyoming
The
Scranton Bedding Co
Reinsee, BH. Sons
Mina, Cedar, Cor
China
Rupprecht
Louis
Pepu
Williams, J. D. & Bro
Lacks
Jew P. Sons & Co
Sk Fine Wertoston Mill Co
Jincke & McKee
Spruce
Monumental Works
Owens Bros
Adams Avenue
Scranton Dairy Co
Penn and Linden
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lackawanna Avenue
Dale & Stevens
Kelly & Healey
Finley
P. B
Keller
Luther
T. H. Wattsoo
Teatles
Hathcock
Frank
Beranton Supply and Mach. Co
Howley, P. F
M. T
Harness & Saddlery Hardware
Fritz G. W
Keller & Harris
Penn
Grocers
Kelly, T. J. & Co
Megargel & Connell
Franklin Avenue
Porter
John T
Rice, Levy & Co
Walsh, Edward J
Hill & Connell
Cowles
W. C
Watchmaeker and Jeweler
Rogers
A. B
Boots and Shoes
Goodman's Shoe Store
Carriagh
Grume, Wm
Ben
Barbour
Home Credit House
Scranton House
Depot
Inglis
J. Scott
Ane Connell
W. Son T Bie Xaos
Goldsmith ,Bros
Brown's Bee Hive
Wall Paper
Ford, W. M
Candy Manufacturers
Scranton Candy Co
Florey
C. M
Hardwar
Gunater & Forsyth
Gererhaus
Ordan
James
Olyphant
Barthela
B. J
Snook
8. M
Winke
J. C
Grand Union Tes Co
Clark, G. K. & Co
Caterer
Huntington, D. C
Pirlo, J. J
Raub
A. R
McGarrah & Thomas
Lorents
Linden & Wash
Davis
G W
Main and Market
Blows, W
Peckville
Davies
John J
B. Mun
Simwell, V. A
Linden
Green, Joseph
Crockery
Radin Bros
Fancy Goode Kresky, H. & Co
Parker, E. R
Caryl
Benjamin & Benjamin
Franklin & S
Roberts
J. W
Bielle
J. Lawrence
Mulley, Ambros
Triple Alores
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