This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1898
Page
7
The ad extols shopping at the Great Store for quality and fair prices. It emphasizes a money back satisfaction guarantee and promises prices to be consistently a little lower than competitors.
The Carbondale correspondence of The Tribune has been placed in the hands of Mr. J. M. Forbes for regular delivery. Address notices to Robeerta & Reynolda, news agents, with changes to Flo Howsity tra.
At the Grand opera house tonight the Republicans stage a sequence of demonstrations for the prevent campaign. Rev George E Reed of Dickinson college will speak. the event features notable speakers from Scranton and Washington with prior appearances by the Electricity Live group.
Readers learn a new county directory is nearly ready. Volunteers canvass town for the city directory replacement while one man remains tasked with preventing duplication.
The ad promotes durable shoes with heavy soles as ideal for the season. It notes rubber boots are not essential, and it offers a range of rubber shoe options that are pure and reliable.
The ad proclaims leather from calves used in shoes cured and prepared for long wear. It promises clear window pricing and a stylish window display. Men and women receive calf shoes at low, fair prices, emphasizing quality and affordability.
A Ledyard hall gathering organized a castle of the Ancient Order Knights of the Myrtle Chain with many names enrolling. The next meeting is planned at Mr A Green's Hickory Street home on Thursday Nov 10 to discuss organizing details. Local Hallowe en mischief marked Peckville with many pranks and a tall porch chair on a telegraph pole. Main Street featured looted items and a cyclonelike scene. Miss Kinle Oakley returned home after a visit with Mr and Mrs W J Hround. Aly J B Grover visited his parents in Berwick and Mrs Joe Tewksbury questioned by Dr and Mrs J B Sickler. Mrs Merce Connors recovering well. About forty local men may lose jobs due to the Delaware and Hudson gravity railroad shutdown.
Numerous preparations are underway for a Thanksgiving tea hosted by the Ladies Aid Society at Calvary Baptist Church on November 4. Tickets are selling quickly and organizers promise a varied menu and a pleasant evening for attendees.
NeeMan New Zealand reports a surge in Chamberlain medicine sales, especially the Cough Remedy, after taking the agency. In two years sales exceed the previous five years, with praise from users who attest its value. It is kept away from children and is sold by Matthew Prethers wholesale and retail agents.
The Tribune reports Turner stated no closure of He n s ard ing Works. Wendrick asked for truth and was answered None whatever. He says the company will keep operations going and has enough work to sustain production for some time to come.
The funeral moved from the family home on Sand Street yesterday at 2 o'clock and proceeded to Trinity Church for brief services. Floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The large cortege included many out of town attendees and a delegation from the local lodge of Gold Fellows. Interment followed at Broodside cemetery.
The River Street paving work was halted briefly yesterday but is now nearly finished up to Morris' blacksmith shop. North Main Avenue and Sixth Street paving is being pushed, with paving on their sections to begin shortly barring unforeseen events.
Miss Margaret Dee and William Lawler of Jessup were married yesterday afternoon at St Patrick's Church by Rev. P. J. Murphy in a large ceremony. The bride wore lavender blue with white satin trimming, and Attendant Ella Hines wore a similar gown. Groomsman Michael Lawler stood with the couple. A reception followed at the bride's home. The Lawlers plan to live in Peckville. Nearby, William Jenkins of Hyde Park visited relatives, John Jones of Susquehanna Street is seriously ill, and Scranton Traction crews have torn up tracks on Lackawanna and Delaware streets. An electric pole on Susquehanna Street caught fire from a live wire last evening, causing damage.
Excitement in the area as flames were quickly extinguished by Olyphant Howe Company No. 2. Welsh singers from Wales are scheduled to perform at Father Mathew Opera House on Monday evening, November 14.
An entertainment will be held at the Brick Methodiet Episcopal church on Friday November 4. The program includes pantomime, advance, quartets, duets, violin, recitations, dialogues and more. Admission is 15 cents for adults 19 cents for children.
On Tuesday November 1 the store formerly owned by O B Johnson was sold to Jaco Pleyer Co and will be known as the Dickson store. Mrs Mo J Iadeyd and children visited at Mrs Lloyd's mother’s home in Taylor earlier in the week. George Kell is building a dwelling on Carmall Street. James Maivetson visited Screnten yesterday. Miss Frances Moore works at the Dickson store for a few days. Knights of Golden Mage lodge plan a public installation on the first Friday in January.
Walter Merton aed grave resident of Avoun dies after weeks of illness aged five, with four daughters and many grandchildren. William T. Davie of York Street, formerly of Beranton, dies after bronchial illness. funeral Friday at Welsh Congregational church. Also brief advert recounts Dr Agnew Cure for Heart from Matthews Bros. and W. T. Clark.
Public sale scheduled in the Lackawanna County Court House Beranton on November 11 at 10 o clock a detailed list describes multiple properties. Each parcel includes boundaries, improvements, and associated judgments, with heirs executors and law firms noted for affected parties.
A string of court proceedings details foreclosures and sales for parcels in Scranton Beranton Priceburg Lackawanna County Pennsylvania. Properties include two story and single frame dwellings along Hyde Park Lafayette and Blain avenues with out-buildings and a company armory lot. buyers and creditors cited with debt amounts and judgment numbers.
Sale terms require fifty dollars cash when the property is struck off and the balance in cash immediately after sale. If sold for costs, costs must be paid when struck off. Any property not complying with terms will be resold before adjournment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.