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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1895
Page
4
A fragment urges good storekeeping as progress and links yesterday’s best to tomorrow’s gains. It discusses monitoring the store’s situation and implies profitability through attentive management and brisk activity.
The passage extols outdoor wonders while asserting indoor spaces can evoke similar vitality if one uses the right doors. It emphasizes renewal through surroundings both outside and within.
Merchants tout lower prices and steady stock as buyers chase bargains in a season of ready-made goods and seasonal discounts. Shoppers note easing costs on apparel, home goods, and outdoor essentials, with dealers promising continued markdowns.
A partial line advises if you have been here before no words needed about the good stock or low prices. The text hints at a sales environment and customer familiarity without listing specifics. No dates, names, or locations are provided.
Womens pure linen handkerchiefs with embroidered hems arrive from Belfast. Limited stock sold quickly. prices now offered at 50 cents as seen.
Readier than ever for spring shoppers this store showcases bright fresh silks and fashion items. Confidence in stock with styles chosen and priced without extra charges.
An ad from 412 Spruce Street Scranton Pennsylvania promotes a nerve and disease specialist promising quick cures. The text is garbled but mentions offerings to cure catarrh and chronic conditions with a money back or monthly payment plan.
Philadelphia May 17 tug tailor report shows tallow dull and unchanged across grades including city primo and bakeries with minimal activity and prices.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange showed irregular moves with London selling and local profit taking in grangers and Vanderbilts. Industrials and sugar rose, and Chicago Gas climbed on favorable Western signals. Burlington and Quincy declared a 1 1 2 percent quarterly dividend, prompting renewed interest in granger stocks. Total volume reached 427 050 shares as prices varied across active issues.
May grain and market notes show firmer wheat and corn with May options higher for ungraded red and No 2 values. Lard and butter hold steady while eggs firm in state and Pennsylvania markets. The Silver Market reports London prices up and local trade firm with Mexican dollars unchanged. Gold exports reach $92 million with total exports at $27,862,308.
Wheat receipts total 72 8 bushels with market firmer at No 2 red cash and May figures and nearby contracts in April May July August September. Corn receipts 4101 bushels with market firm and No 2 mixed July. Oats inactive. Old Market report notes Ohio and outlying prices with highs around 172 and 171% at Sioux City.
The article notes Pennsylvania Steel's strong order book for rails and structural material through summer. It reports Kingston Coal interests inspecting electrical haulage for mines, Reading's high output, a 10 percent wage raise for skilled workers at an iron works, and a large weekly anthracite shipment figure with regional breakdowns.
Harry Searles accepts a position in G H Watrous store while Robert Beebe moves to Binghamton and joins Hills McLean Williams. The road scraper works show streets improving and Monument square greenery cut. Memorial Day oration noted for Auburn. Montrose social and civic events feature Archdeaconry services, National Guard muster, and visits by notable figures.
In Archbald the generosity of Mrs. Co B Hackley of Tarrytown New York may fund a free kindergarten. Silas Leach representing Mrs Hackley visited Thursday to locate a site with Mr Williams of Jones Simpson Co and assess options. No site chosen yet. Dr Reeves at 419 Spruce Scranton noted for nervous diseases.
The funeral for Jason Dickerman occurred Monday afternoon in New Milford. A former leading local business man, he had been an invalid for several years and was 78. News notes mention visitors Eugene Casey of Oxford and Maud Wilcox opening a select school on Main Street.
The Pancoast Coal company will pay its employees today and warns the amount will be light this month. Jack Frost caused damage in the area on Thursday night. Dr Reeves at 412 Spruce Ave Scranton offers cures for blood poisoning rheumatism neuralgia pimples and blotches. Tomorrow services are at 10 30 a m in the Baptist church with Sunday school at 2 p m and preaching at 7 p m. The Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church plan a May 18 and 20 fair in Borough Hall featuring many fancy articles and a large variety of booths. Refreshments will be served each evening by the committee. The entertainment includes recitations vocal and instrumental music with participants C D Sanderson W H Langon J King the Misses Smith Saxe and Case. Admission 10 cents for adults 5 cents for children.
Scranton residents H A Bellman and F W Cook, with L A Patterson of Carbondale, checked in at the Allen House. The Wyoming Glee Club plans a May 29 entertainment at the Methodist Episcopal church. Kitty Cloud the trotting horse sold for 1000 dollars to Charles McArdle. A frost hit Thursday night, injuring tender plants. ice measured an inch. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is advertised for teething and diarrhea, 25 cents a bottle.
Grace Crock Nicholson and Genevieve Bacon travel to Binghamton for the Sabbath. Dr Reeves of Scranton advertises specialized care for female weaknesses. The Universalist society met at Mrs N L Shields on Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs T M Williams visit Weatherly to see his sister Mrs G W Heminger.
Mrs M A Brown of 73 Capouse Avenue recounts recovery from catarrhal bronchitis and grippe after treatment by Dr Smith. He will give free illustrated lectures at Music Hall Lackawanna Avenue daily this week at 2 pm, and a men only talk Sunday at 6 pm. Open lectures next week. Consultations free at 312 Wyoming Avenue, 9 pm to 5 pm daily except Sundays.
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