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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1896
Page
6
Fragmented OCR shows counts and notes from a local election with numbers and references to votes. The readable parts indicate tally figures and possible district references, but no clear names or places emerge to identify entities. The document appears as a damaged line of election tallies and scribbles.
A fragmented OCR lists county commissioners and auditors alongside numerous ward and district names include Archbald Blakely Carbondale Covington Dunmore and many others. The page mixes electoral ward distributions with scattered numbers and names in a dense reference format.
A Chicago Times-Herald portrait of Ferdinand Schumacher, Akron’s self made oatmeal magnate. It traces his ascent from near poverty to wealth, his temperance advocacy, and his principled frugality including a worn army cape coat and steady thrift through business expansions and a 1834 gubernatorial bid.
The Minnapolis Tribune notes lying as a deadly sin yet observes experts who elevate deceit to a fine art. It cites historical figures such as Sir Jean de deville as exemplars of elaborate falsehoods.
A critic characterizes a popular late traveler author as a maker of grand fabrications. The work supposedly documents every land, featuring monstrous peoples, one footed tribes, cyclopean giants, and supernatural beings. The piece notes the book’s long influence and satirical portrayal of travel lore.
The piece surveys famous fabulists like Sir John Mandeville and Baron Munchausen, noting their exaggerated tales and lasting fame. It mentions a modern young author Rospe who collected Munchausen stories, and recalls a Maine anecdote about Sam Hyde the tall-tale teller, ending with a flirtatious street exchange from Tit-Bite.
The Northern Steamship Company promotes Northwest and Northland steamships with daylight routes from Buffalo to Cleveland Detroit Mackinac Duluth and Western Points. In partnership with The Great Northern Railway the plan emphasizes direct routes to Minneapolis St Paul and beyond with famed buffet library and observation car. Agent A A Heard Buffalo provides ticket information.
A fragmented sale notice from 124-126 Wyoming Ave advertises reductions on wool blankets furs and infants wear. It highlights sale prices on serge fabrics hats coats and ribbed garments with emphasis on value and variety for shoppers in a department store setting.
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