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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
6
The West Scranton Ladies' Bohemian Club entertained a packed audience with a benefit for the hospital. Two sweepstakes and a clay pigeon shoot on Gammon's Hill drew crowds. donations exceeded one hundred dollars for the hospital.
To view our lines of Summer Hosiery for Ladies and Gentlemen we offer on Saturday only Ladies High Class Stripe Hosiery in new colorings and wide assortment. They are worth much more than prior prices.
North Malin avenue property owners between Howell Street and Oram boulevard urge no sewer construction as a preliminary step to paving the street. A meeting of local property owners will be called soon to decide on definite action amid recent street conditions.
Memorial services across Dunmore and nearby towns honored war dead with sermons, parades, and tributes. A marching procession, regimental speeches, and a Soldier’s Monument dedication framed the day, as churches and civic groups urged continued service to community.
A local Scranton note describes a recent tent digging effort and surrounding work by residents. It mentions a few names and places connected to the event and hints at ongoing searches for related sites and issues discussed by community members.
The Wen Man concert included a Welsh Congregational audience with performances by Taiste and a chorus. Judges Dawid Jemes and James Levis awarded prizes to Alber Pest and others from the Puritan Congregational chief. Henry diltilings and Giwene Powell were among other attendees.
Partial OCR text mentions South Side and Central Hyde Park with an address to J. Tr. Sharkey at Wi4 Ceding Avenue and a phone reference, indicating an incomplete local notice or order notice without clear actions or dates.
Reilly and others report a street accident in Dunmore as a man was struck by a car while leaving the mines for the day. He was squeezed between vehicles and taken home for medical aid with several ribs broken though no serious results expected. Mr and Mrs Frank Wert of Wilkes Barre visited a relative yesterday and Mrs Edward Nogle of Pittston is visiting her relatives. Frank Sanders and Charles Kroter are listed as confined to home.
A garbled ad promises a great surprise for users of Bomp's Mulswy a general remedy. It hints at health benefits and a free offer from the proprietor of a pool but content is unclear and may be mistranscribed.
A Victorian era piece describes nervous sleeplessness in women and attributes it to underlying female diseases. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as effective cures, with testimonials from Mrs Selma Erickson and Albert H Filte praising relief and weight gain after treatment.
Mrs. Pronk Sawyer died at Pak steat after forty years of illness. Survived by husband, one sister and several relatives. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM in Belvidere with burial at local cemetery.
Fragmentary notes describe police activity and investigations in South Scranton. An official reports a lieutenant, Assur, and Pulveli handling a case involving a Jill by Nowiske, with unclear actions and arrests. The text references a Peed vier Mathinerks station, a bowl, and a magistrate with a desultory sequence of events and monetary amount 825.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss how American youngsters of foreign parentage are treated and educated. The text references Verdachitet County and mentions schools or academies with unclear names, hinting at policy or social issues affecting immigrant children.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous disjointed terms and proper nouns, including place names and personal names, with no clear event or narrative. The fragment appears to mix references to people, places, and times without coherent context or reporting.
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