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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1896
Page
2
The Leader will be closed all day Saturday and reopen Saturday evening at 6 o clock. The store advertises extensive discounted textiles and garments including shirtwaists, silks, capes, umbrellas, shirts, gloves, corsets, and linens with LEADER'S PRICE and 8 percent discounts, plus a wide range of wool dress goods and silks at substantial reductions.
A fiery visitor sought to publish a signed appeal calling for a thousand volunteers to defend liberty and the nation, declaring no wars loom and urging readiness to shed blood if needed. The editor praised patriotism, received the document, and said the communication would be reviewed.
In Shingletown near Waterloo on May 27 four disguised men seized Mrs. Mary Koehler. They wore her clothes and tarred her body then displayed the abuse on a fence rail. Amos Bacher and Charley Katzenmeir were jailed. they confessed and named J Hamacher and H Habel, for which no arrests yet issued.
A partial note describes moisture and intense itching that worsens at night and with scratching. It mentions sores that may bleed and ulcerate, and references Wayne's ointment as a treatment option.
In Washington on May 27 the Senate debated the prohibited bond bill and amendments to the filled cheese bill proposing 75 cent tax per barrel on beer and imports on wool. Senators shifted positions on amendments while House approved parts of the Bowman act and related naval and land settlement measures with adjournment at 6:40 p.m.
In Kokomo Indiana May 27 the mayoral court hosted a provoke case between the ex marshal Sea crist’s ex wife and his current wife. During witness cross examination Seacrist and his wife attacked the opposing attorney J C Blacklidge with fists and an umbrella. The fracas toppled furniture and caused damage.
A physician’s office in Washington displays a sky blue zinc trough with a refrigerator regulated water flow. The sign reads Ice water for dogs and dogs daily use the trough, though they cannot read the inscription.
In Petersburg Indiana on May 27 William Thursman struck 13-year-old Bowers with a club fracturing the skull. He then fired twice at the town marshal before arrest. Thursman jailed as Winslow residents threaten lynching if the boy dies. calmer citizens avert mob action.
An anti tramp convention under the American Anti-Tramp society met in Madison Wisconsin with W D Cornell of Fond du Lac presiding. Sessions at the assembly chamber explored causes and effects of the tramp problem and remedies. A tramp spoke during the afternoon portion.
The speaker argues that millionaires drive high numbers of unemployed and roaming vagrants by encouraging immigration. He states there are two men for every available job, creating an army of tramps dependent on public aid and subsistence.
A Swiss bicycle highlighted by United States Consul Ridgely at Geneva is reported to offer superior safety comfort power hill climbing and speed over canal travel. The design reduces rider effort and may lower fatigue while providing a smoother ride.
In Streator Illinois Miss Wicotia Koenig a well known young woman elopes with W Irving a clairvoyant who has been in town about ten days The pair are traced to Galesbury Father and Chief of Police Quaff depart for there tonight The girl is described as pretty and from a respectable family Irving is known across the state.
In Fort Scott Kansas Rev J E De Merritt aged 13 officiated at the marriage of Charles M Morris and Myrtle L Thurston, a ceremony described as the first time the boy preacher performed a wedding. The bride and groom come from prominent families and Merritt is noted as the youngest licensed preacher in the United States.
Mrs Clovertop recalls Harry Stavers once lazy at home. now editor in Boston earning good wages. He has a room full of books, a desk with a glass cover, and callers bringing ready written material and guidance on what to publish. She notes his seeming luck and wonders if he appreciates it.
The soft coal group notes a push to import foreign coal is unlikely to be profitable, with prices held to discourage competition. Anthracite remains at 3.95 net per ton in New York harbor amid restricted production and June delivery concerns.
Munyon advertisements tout improved homoeopathic remedies that claim instant relief for obstinate cases. They market cures for rheumatism digestion headaches nerves kidney and female disorders, with a promise of guidance from Prof. Munyon at 1305 Arch Street Philadelphia and separate cures for each disease.
The May earnings across US railroads show a 24 percent year over year gain for the first two weeks, with a 1.2 percent dip from April. Freight traffic shrinkage is noted, but rate maintenance preserves overall earnings. Pennsylvania Railroad buys the Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern line, shortening mileage and boosting Cincinnati access. Lehigh Valley orders locomotives from Baldwin.
Simple claim touts Swayne's Ointment as a universal cure for tetter eczema and all facial, hand, and body eruptions. It promises clear white healthy skin and urges readers to ask their druggist for the remedy.
The notice lists sales jobs and commissions for selling cigars with a salary and mileage or aid. It also advertises agents wanted to sell cigars and hair care products including Gentle-Hinde patent curlers and hair pins with free samples to request by mail from New York and Chicago addresses.
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