Anthracite Park Races Delight Carbondale Crowd
Carbondale witnessed a packed afternoon at Anthracite Park with over two thousand fans. Charles Schadt of Scranton won the team race in two straight heats, Dr J Niles’s Victor driven by George Wilson won the free for all after six heats, Elmer Avery’s Little Racket captured the 2 60 class in three straight heats, and Harry Williams’s Middleton claimed the green race before J A Patterson’s Ira C. The Gentlemen’s Driving club hailed the day while a worker suffered a serious hand injury in a machinery accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthracite Park
Charles Schadt
Scranton
J. J. Bimpson
Levi Patterson
and & Robinson
Clifford
Elmer Avery
Sherwood
Ron Ann
Harry Williams
Middleton
J. A. Patterson
Ira C
Stuart Fletcher
Tarry N
Gentlemen's Driving Club
Dangerous St Rose Church Tower Prompts Remodel Plan
Scranton architect John A Duckworth warns the St Rose church tower has shifted its center of gravity by fifteen inches posing a life and property danger in storms. Parishioners vote to raise about $20 000 for remodeling including new altars balcony base ment and interior redecorations along with tower reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Duckworth
Scranton
St. Rose Church
Finger Amputated At Klota Plant
An engineer named Charles Gates at the Klota plant suffered a finger amputation. The incident details indicate medical treatment followed the injury at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gates
Klota
Farview opens attracts thousands to mountain resort
Farview opened yesterday with over 2000 excursionists enjoying the bracing air and scenic summit of the Moosies. Narrow gauge cars were widened with glass fronts to shield passengers from cinders as crowds gathered at the city station and rode to the new resort. The brisk turnout suggests the season will compare favorably with the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farview
Moosies
Child Falls From Window. Six Year Old Injured
The six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Davis of 7 Van Bergencourt fell from a second story window and suffered a dislocated elbow. Dr D L Bailey reduced the injury and the patient is doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Davis
No. 7
van Bergencourt
D. L. Bailey
Decorating the Graves Memorial Services for Veterans
Memorial exercises were conducted quietly as the Grand Army of the Republic and Lone of Veterans decorated the graves of soldiers who fought to preserve the Union. Services concluded by noon.
Local and Personal News notices
Mr and Mrs H J Vandermark of Detroit spent Memorial Day with the Vandermark family in Washington street. A L Saunders of Canaan Street visits relatives in Deposit. John Lavey of Schenectady N Y visits friends in the city. Mrs Elisha MccGeaty of Laurel street entertains Misa Annie McLaughlin of New York. Mrs Horace Starkweather of Wyoming street visits her parents in Clinton Wayne county. A R Jones of Scranton spends Memorial Day with Carbondale friends. George Spaule, confined to Carbondale hospital, remains in serious condition.
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H. J. Vandermark
Detroit
Josiah Vandermark
Washington Street
A. L. Saunders
Canaan Street
Deposit
John Lavey
Schenectady
N. Y
Elisha MccGeaty
Laurel Street
Misa Annie McLaughlin
New York
Horace Starkweather
Wyoming Street
Howard Bunting
Clinton
Wayne County
A. R. Jones
Scranton
Carbondale
George Spaule
Carbondale Hospital
Attorney Joseph A Brown Dies After Stroke in Puceville
Puceville attorney Joseph A. Brown 45 died at Dr. J W Beck’s home Sunday night after a paralytic stroke. Sister Mrs Woodward arrived from Lopes to arrange the funeral. A service will begin at 10 a m Thursday at the deceased’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Brown
Sttoke
J. W. Beck
Woodward
Lopes
Memorial Day Parade and Interment Plans
Memorial Day observance included a 2 PM parade with Jessup Drum Corps G A R veterans Wilson Fire Company Waraho tribe Red Men and local Sunday School children. Interment planned for Easton over the Delaware and Hudson family plot. Cemetery grounds at Prospect Cemetery were decorated with flowers as locals visited. Henry Purdy and David Williams left for New York to work as carpenters.
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Easton
Delaware and Hudson
Jessup
Peckville Club
Henry Purdy
David Williams
New York
Wilsons
Prospect Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Margaret Cobleigh in Taylorville
Mrs. Margaret Cobleigh aged 68 was found dead in her Main Street home after a brief illness. She leaves several children in Nanticoke Providence and local residents. Funeral set for Friday at 2 PM with interment in Washburn Street cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cobleigh
Burgess Samuel Powell
Nanticoke
John Powell
William P. Griffiths
Joseph Davis
Thomas Powell
Elias
Providence
David J. Powell
Porto Rico
Main Street
Washburn Street
Hyde Park
Sidney Lewie
David Lloyd
Harry Howell
Philadelphia
Girard College
Taylor Rose Company
Weber's Grove
Grove
Fallon's Corner
Sibley
the Pyne
the Grove
John Owens
Edward Sweet
William Price
Thirteenth Regiment
Daniel Tubb
Lewis M. Reese
S&s. R. Connolly
L.L. Frutchie
W. G. Watkins
Madame Devere
Davis
D. M. Davis
Joseph Hall
Union Street
William Prestwood
Primitive Methodist
Archbald
James Walker
David J. Jones
Kingston
Memorial day exercises in Jermyn and Mayfield
Memorial day observances were held in the borough cemetery with several hundred attendees. Rev. E. Fessenden delivered the principal address in a patriotic tone. Rev. Thomas Cook spoke on his first public appearance since arriving in the borough. Rev. J. B. Cook offered prayer and a twenty-voice choir under John Hogarth performed songs. A volley by the Sons of Veterans and taps closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skinner
Lenoxville
A.T. Mathews
Cemetery Street
Borough Cemetery
Co. E. Fessenden
St. James’ Church
Thomas Cook
Primitive Methodist Church
J. B. Cook
M. E. Church
John Hogarth
Columbia
Sons of Veterans
Remarkable Dyspepsia Tablets Endorsement in Public Eye
An article touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non patent stomach remedy using Digestive action to rest and restore the stomach. It claims tabled digestion aids digestion of lean meat eggs and oatmeal and criticizes tonics and bitters as ineffective. The pills cost 60 cents a package and are sold by druggists with Marshall Michigan makers F A Stuart Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Sluart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall
Mick
Lake Ariel Sees Summer Preparations Attract Guests
Frequent visitors such as T. F. Megarge and C. D. Jones are preparing cottages for summer. Groundwork between the station and the Columbia is being leveled, a stone walk laid, lawns and tennis and croquet areas created. A new barber shop at Hotel Columbia rises, Erie and Wyoming Valley railroad changes to June 4 promise lively season with 40 to 50 excursions booked and sacred Sunday concerts planned. Bauer's band will play through the season and Weston builds a new boat house while a steam merry go round is installed for picnic grounds attractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Megarge
C. D. Jones
Weston
J. A. Duckworth
W. T. Hazlett
Columbia
Erie and
Wyoming Valley Railroad
Bauer
Co. &. Weston
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promoted With Mercury Warning
An 19th century advertisement warns that mercury in some remedies damages the sense of smell and overall health. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as superior internal remedies made by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and sold by doctors and druggists at a specific price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney &O
Extimon Roe
Druggiete
Ilall
Decoration Day Observed With Veteran Processions And Local Events
Decoration Day was quietly observed in Pittston with cemetery services led by Nugent post G A R veterans, children's choirs, and patriotic addresses. Nitro Gun Club held a major outing with musketry practice and clay pigeons, while West Side Park hosted trotting races and a road race. Pittston Reds beat Pittston Rede 7 to 6 in baseball at Tennants Diamond. notable local figures attended multiple events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Park
Nitro Gun Club
Timic
Nugent Post
Company H
Market Street
St. John's Church
Quinnan
Pittaton
Vine Street
Benjamin Evans
Wyoming Avenue
Harding
Wyoming
Wyoming Monument
Will Stroh
W. W. Wedebush
Scranton
James Corcoran
Sam Cool
Sorres
Marg Perrin
C. C. Bowman
W. Coolbaugh
James Llewellyn
John Wood
George St. John
Bt. John
P. M. Gilligan
Wilkes- Barre
Charles St. John
Squire Erhet
Charles Clarke
W. McCabe
Joseph Langford
Tally Evans
EB. Bennett
Rh. M. Hughes
A. B. Brown
Dr. Atherton
Pittston Rede
Brothers’ Baseball Club
Tennants
Port Blanchard
Pittston Reds
Florida
Charles Wintle
W. HL DeMun
Wickes-Barre
George Washington Tory Bates
Sinclair House
Globe
West Side
George
East Side
Fading Springs
Henry Austin Adams
Music Hall
Young Men‘s Institute
John J. Judge
Plymouth
Shawneetes
W. J. Webber
The Suffering Wives and a Doctor's Promise
In India Suttee rituals are described, contrasting with a Western view of marriage pain. The piece links female anguish to chronic illness and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures, citing patient testimonials and urging free medical consultation by letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dr. Pierce
Alanal
Nature
Sidney F. Oakes
Whitmell
Pittsylvania
Dr. Pierre
Pierre
Doctor Pierce
Mary BE. Lewie
Tanne, Gilmer Co
W. Va
Pierce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
Sevid
Ft. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Priceburg Cemetery Trustees Elected at Annual Meeting
Priceburg Cemetery association members held their annual meeting in the P M school room and elected Thomas Ely John Ely George Kless Henry Hager and August Schmidt sr to the board of trustees for the coming year. The Ahone board met at Thomas Ely's residence and chose Thomas Ely president John Ely secretary Henry Hager treasurer and George Cooper sr superintendent. "there Beasley, are you going to heaven?" Mille boy asked the old man and he replied I suppose I'll have to game day or other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceburg Cemetery Association
P. M
Thomas Ely
John Ely
George Kless
Henry Hager
August Schmidt
Ahone
George Cooper
Beasley
Heaven
Cincinnati
Quote Exchange Sparks Reform Talk In Detroit Journal
In a playful exchange a homeowner asks what the burglar wants and the intruder replies with the initiative and referendum as the target. The brief cartoonish moment appears in the Detroit Journal highlighting public governance debates.
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Detroit Journal
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Erie Medical OO
Gurraco
N.Y
Puceville
Taylor News
Hose Company
Collee
Grisham
Gavars Mills
Matthew Bros
Jermyn and Mayfield
Horsford
Norsford
St. Agnes
St. James Church
George Merritt
Rushbrook Street
Epworth League
M. FE
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. F. Morris
Bacon Street
Martha Robson
Metcalf
Old Forge
David Reeves
Second Street
Hood
I. Hood
Lowell
Mass
Lake Ariel
Pittston News
The
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Aome Institution of Medical Learning
Fiee Loree
Priceburg
Hi Individual Rights
Scranton, Pa
Matihewas Bros
H. C. Anderson, Drugginta
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