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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1898
Page
5
Individuals from Inhaen Hynonsur Honewidile and Minooka are mentioned with visits and entertaining guests. James Shea leaves Currie Brothers to start an Ithaca shoe business. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills are advertised with medical claims. Pocono 5 cent clear reads is promoted.
Rev. George Williamson Smith preached at St. Luke's Church urging education to shape the mental moral and spiritual man. He argued learning alone does not insure spiritual instruction and warned colleges must integrate godliness with knowledge to produce a well rounded life. He spoke in the morning on the light of the world and in the evening on courtesy as Christianity.
Guillio Cesare Paradiso, years old, an Italian immigrant who taught at a Dunmore pay school, collapsed on Lackawanna Avenue near Laurel and Penn. Coroner Longstreet attributed death to a clot in the heart. Funeral arrangements were set for 4 PM from the morgue with burial in the cemetery. Paradiso had served as a sergeant in Abyssinian campaigns and later ran a school for Malian children. He was active in Presbyterian missionary work among Italians in the area.
Tribune reports a partially defaced address led eight readers to the general delivery window. clerk delivered a letter to WWY. Boyer, son in law of W. Alten, of 180 Jefferson Avenue, Dunmore, for Mr. Alten who was away. The letter came from his son William Alten Jr. mining in El Mina, Mexico.
Misa Krighaum, city missionary of Penn Avenue Baptist, reported fourteen years of work during yesterday's service. Rev. Albert Y. Pierce presented a vase of roses. Sermon by Rev. Dr. BD Thomas of Jarvis Street Baptist, Toronto. Krighaum highlighted visits to the aged and children, with spillover to parents and Dorcas society clothing for the destitute.
The Keeley Institute declares new management. Mr F P Ellal has not been connected since November 10 1897. Dr Voorhees has retired and Dr A W Tees now leads the medical department. Tees previously ran Keeley work at the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth Kansas. The institute is located at 723 Madison Avenue Scranton.
A garbled notice mentions Victor Bieveley and a line with eleven numbers ranging from 6 to 1. It references 4 D Williams & Cro at A112 and 14 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Pa, and tickets for Lehigh Valley railroad sale on May 28 from Wilkes-Barre to Niagara Falls and return at one fare. May dates and Mathews Pro' exhibition seating are noted.
A broad flag-raising program unfolded Saturday at multiple sites including the Delaware Lackawanna and Western car shops and Diamond shaft. Attendees heard speeches by Rev. M. H. Conry and Rev. Pod. McManus, with music by the Ringgold Band and a chorus led by Richard Halligan.
Hoyt's A Day and a Night in New York drew a food sized crowd at the Lyceum on Saturday night. Otte Harlan starred as the central character and delivered a near perfect performance. Mae Lewis W Y Currie William Devere and Louise Gunning aided in heightening the humor.
Railroad men claim at least several crews are needed at each end of the line to move all traffic without delay. The plan aims to shift traffic to tidewater as soon as a sufficient number are secured.
The Walter L. Main Grandcat and Neat Shows Consolidated, a large traveling circus and menagerie, advertised to exhibit in the city on Tuesday May 1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes the show is well organized with a two and a half hour program of clever tricks and rapid acts, praised for discipline and performance.
Brenford Akerly of this city has enlisted as a United States Marine and been assigned the 2000-ton gunboat Topeka recently bought in Europe. His father F P Akerly and T Reynolds visited him at the New York navy yard as officials prepare the vessel for commissioning. Ship workers alone are allowed on the docks and shops during preparations.
Lieutenant C Conkling will accept enlistment applications for the local Detachment of United States Engineers at the Scranton Engineers' Club rooms this evening. The fourth floor rooms of the Board of Trade building will host applicants aged 16 to 45, with parental consent required for miners. Up to 100 men will be enlisted after a standard army physical and trade proficiency proof.
Further arrangements for the Teachers Association excursion to Lanesboro were decided at a Saturday morning meeting. If weather is unfavorable on June 11 the trip will be postponed to June 18. Professor T D A Stone was chosen to lead the excursion and supervise committees. A local manufacturer will display items including ladies outerwear. Reduced rail rates via Harrisburg and Lehigh Valley Railroad are offered for Knights Templar state event. check with ticket agent.
The board of control will review the teachers committee report on Superintendent Howell's statement about climate grading and teacher assignments. It is recommended that no new home be opened unless sanctioned by the board on the superintendent and teachers committee's recommendation.
The ad lists a wide range of fabrics and trimmings including Hunting Silk Cotton Trunting Printed Mustin and a full line of Tole Flag Nineketa Bouttenaries of Rilk Balin Celluloid Gilt. It mentions the store at 19 and 14 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Pennsylvania.
A shopper’s snapshot lists unit prices for pantry staples including Clarke's Test Patent Flour at 7.25 per barrel and Clarke's Berkshire Sugar-Cured Hams at per pound, along with various dairy fruits vegetables and canned goods such as California Peaches at 12.4 cents per can Boston Baked Beans 3 pound can 6 cents, and eggs at 12 cents a dozen plus other items like smoking tobacco 25 cents per pound.
From handle bar to toe clips this shop offers a full range of bicycle sundries that can be procured locally. The article notes the store carries common components and accessories for riders seeking convenient one stop shopping.
New Jersey centen Stil Ronwing trains Throwel to Pilewater as Central Railroad expands test runs. Four crews operate Penobscot to Elisabethport and back on weekdays with alternating days at home and planning to add four more crews soon.
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