Snake Swallows a Blanket in Susquehanna Tale
In Susquehanna a farmer keeps a twenty-foot boa constrictor and a bear. the snake reportedly swallows a $5 blanket and later is to be operated on to remove it. The item blends local curiosities with oddities about weathered town life and a related note on local politics and small notices.
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Adam Little
Glenwood
Farner Little
Susquehanna
Susquehanna Presbyterians
Great Bend
Linesboro
Thomson-Starracea
Factoryville Church Services and Local Events
Special services begin at the Methodist Episcopal church with times 10 40 a m 2 00 and 7 p m. Visitors include Rev W M Hiller Rev M W Williams Rev L C Sanford Rev T Warnock Rev J W Johnson and M S Godshall. Odd Fellows and Patriarchs Militant plan attendance at county events in Tunkhannock and Wilkes-Barre. Townspeople report scarce game and Z Walter opens a promising stone quarry near Buttermilk Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Tribune
Factoryville
W. MM. Hiller
Carbondale
SS. H. Wrigley
Scranton
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. W. Williams
Binghamton
L. C. Sanford
Nicholson
Hey. T.warnock
Mill City
Odd Fellows
Wyoming County
Opera House
Tunkhannock
Wilkes-Barre
Patriarchs
Wilkes- Barre
Red Jacket Lodge
Canton Factoryville
Rebekahs
M. V.townsend
Fr. M. Reynolds
Z. Walter
Nenr Buttermilk Falls
Towanda Notes and Local News in Bradford County
In Towanda and surrounding townships, burglars break into a grocery near Sayre and steal a gold watch and other items. Tuberculosis reappears among eastern cattle. Benjamin Little, deserter from Battery BH, is found and Deputy Marshal Wollen takes him into custody. Post office Teleth opens in Armenhi township. Colonel H B McRean, pension attache, visits locals with his wife and plans to depart. George Wright, elderly resident, killed by a train at Ulster. Towanda Baptists form Bethany Baptist church. Epworth League burns a pledge when a church debt is paid. Farmers institutes scheduled across the county with state speakers. Louis Pioller chairs Wysox committee. Richard Slee reports Towanda water findings.
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Tiwanda
Lewils
Sayre
Henjamin Littl
Second
United States Artillery
Towanda
United States
Wollen
Th. Oo
Bunnell
Meshoppen
Armenhi Township
Teleth
H. B. McRean
Pension Department
Washington, D. C
O. G. Richart
Monroeton
Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
Cleorge Wright
Ulster
Baptists
Bethany Baptist Church
Epworth League
Metho- Ajet Municopal Church
Farmer's Institutes
Cullett
LeRoy
Wysox
Orwell
H. Hess
Wid. Weld
J. McDonald
T. J. Phillips
Louis Pioller
Richard Slee
Acute Board of Health
Towanda Council Votes to Cancel Water Contract Over Contamination Fears
Towanda council resolutions condemn the Towanda Water Company for failing to fix defects in the water supply after notice. They seek state health board action and declare the 1801 contract with C L Hooshoe void. Ontario county elects new officers. Sayre approves a $50,000 First National Bank. Lehigh Valley adopts a new timekeeping system. Bradford County voting results show party totals and officials elected. Royal Arcanum hosts a banquet with Grand Regent Weiss attending.
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State Board of Health
Towanda Water Company
Towanda
Vilenbelwer Springs
Ontario
Henry Streeter
D. T. Means
Lehigh Valley
Bradford County
Mekkinley
Bryan
Tor Congress
Wright
Packard
Muneynard
Tadmiston
Hamilton
Tomax
Taylor
Hall
Wat
McCauley
Leonard
Fanning
DeWitt
Wyoming County
Edmiston
Sunshine and Shadow at a Moscow Temperance Meeting
Mrs Mary Ti Greene reads a temperance discourse at Moscow urging present happiness over stored plans. The piece contrasts sunshine and shadow, warns against greed and wealth as happiness, and cites duty to one's neighbor and faith as paths to lasting joy.
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Mary Ti. Greene
Waverly
Moscow
Neil Road
Jet
John
Lascoud
Puller
Tien
The Light in Darkness and a Call to Action
Mary B. Greene of Waverly, Iowa reflects on overcoming life’s troubles through faith and steady purpose. She urges readers to be alert to suffering, share sympathy, and act with resolve to aid others in a challenging world.
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Owen
Ely
Archie
Leonids May Return in Spectacular Meteor Shower
The Sun reports a possible Leonids display this week after last year’s delay. Harvard observers, led by Prof. Pickering, maintain hope for a return to the famed showers on November 13 and 14, recalling past outbursts in 1799 1888 and 1868 with thousands upon thousands of meteors.
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Harvard College Observatory
Pickering
Tey
Harvard Observatory
Boston
People's Exchange Ad Listings and Local Businesses
A scanned page shows classified ads from The People’s Exchange listing real estate for rent or sale, mules for sale, dairy farm sales, jobs, and notices. It includes attorney and professional listings, hotels, schools, seed suppliers, and references to a historic cabin project tied to the Pan American exposition.
Money to Loan Offers Across Multiple Lenders
Money to loan straight loans at once from Curry in the Connell building and from 4 to 6 percent offered by Hor. WN. V. Walker advertises loans at 814 315 Connell building.
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Battenberg
Connell Building
Curry, Connell Building
WN. V. Walker
Connell
Theatrical Season Opens With Liberty and Love at Academy
Huntley-Jackson Company presents Fee Liberty and Love at the Academy Avenue for a week with Lillian Lewis. The troupe, formed at The Bijou in Chicago, brings large productions and high prices, aiming to satisfy popular demand. Waldron Bryant's Trocadero Burlesque also headlines the Gaiety for a three day run, promising lively vaudeville and spicy burlesque entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muntleydarkeen Stock Company
Academy
Hia Evenue
Lillian Lewis
Jublic
Chieace
Liberty and Love
Michael Siegot
Waldron & Bryant
Gaiety Theater
Obituary: David James of Avoca Dies After Illness
David James of the West Side died at 11 PM Tuesday from stomach cancer after a two month illness. Born in Camarthanshire Wales in 1842, he moved to Avoca in 1867 and became a respected member of the community. He leaves several children and was active in the Independent Order of Foresters and the P M church. Funeral services were held Friday at his home then at the P M church with floral tributes and music, followed by interment at Dangeliffe cemetery.
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David James
West Slide
Camarthanshire
Wales
Avoca
Independent Order of Foresters
P. M
David
James
John
Joshua
George
William
Hannah
George Lampman
Woith Anderson
Scranton
Ebenezer Davis
J. H. Nicholas
Mark Baker
Hvan Evans
Samuel Murray
Independent
Order of Foresters
John Brown
Richard Richens
William How
Alex Conkey
James Ridgely
Edward Snaith
Dangeliffe Cemetery
Nancy Johnsons Cabin to Feature at Pan American Expo
A Century old log house of Nancy Johnson, a Seneca matriarch around 120 years old, will be moved to the Six Nations village at the Buffalo Pan American exposition. The site will include a stockade and long houses depicting Iroquois life with two cabins representing pioneer life and Nancy Johnsons dwelling.
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Tonawanda Reservation
Buffalo
United States
Nancy Johnson
Tonawanda
The Christmas Feel in the Atr
A lyrical fragment likening Christmas mood to a warm air in the atrium. The speaker recalls past joys and suggests the scent and sounds of the season, comparing memory, eyes, cheeks, and whistles to festive feelings and personal nostalgia. The stanza ends with name James Whilwombt Miloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
James
The Only Thing Between Us
A garbled passage hints at relationship tensions and engagement rumors involving a younger partner and an older man, with the speaker contemplating alliance or marriage as a remedy for the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uarper
Train Schedules From Scranton To Carbondale And North
Scranton departures list multiple daily trains to Carbondale Honesdale Wilkes Barre and Albany with morning and afternoon times including Sunday services. Advertises lowest fares to all points in United States and Canada under W Burdior and I W Cross rail offices in Albany and Scranton.
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Carbondale
Scranton
Honesdale
Wilken-Barre
al Bas
I. BR
Penmylvania Rymi Pointe
Albany
Points North
Wikenne Barre
Pointa North
United Beates
Canada
W. Burdior
Albany, N.Y
W. Cross
D. PP. A
Scranton, Pa
Lehigh Valley Trains Schedule Effective May 27 1900
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetables show morning and afternoon departures from Scranton to Philadelphia New York and other points via multiple routes. Services include Black Diamond Express trains, connections to Wilkes Barre, White Haven, Bethlehem Towanda Elmira Geneva Rochester Buffalo Chicago, parlor and sleeping car service between Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo Susquehanna Bridge. Officials listed: Rollin W Wilbur Gen Supt Charles Lee Gen Pass Agt AJ W Nonsemacti ets Div Pass Agt South Bethlehem.
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Scranton
Philadelphia
New York
White Haven
Mixleton
D, RR
Pottsville
Bethlehem
Eastow
Rowling
Harrier
Tunkhannock
Towanda
Elmira
Uushava
Geneva
the & Wlth
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Pullman
Lehigh Valley
Wilker-Barre
Suspersion Bridge
Rollin
Wilbur
Cortland Street
Charles
Central Railroad of New Jersey Timetable Highlights
Timetables outline trains from Scranton to New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Easton Bethlehem Allentown Mauch Chunk White Haven and Wilkes-Barre with express and through services to Reading Lehigh Valley and Pottsville Also lists routes to Baltimore Washington and western points via Bethlehem and Lansdale station agents Baldwin Gen Passenger Agent announce through tickets at lowest station rates
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Pittatan
Wilkes-Burre
Baltimore
Washington
Aml Weat
Bethlehem
Ovent Grove
Aid
Reading
Lebanen
Maccsburg
al Weatown
Sal Wom
Pottsville
Bala
Wast
New York Ontario and Western Rail Time Table Summary
New York Ontario and Western Rail timetable shows Sunday schedules for passenger trains from Noll Mound to Carbondale and Scranton with arrivals and departures at multiple stations. Notable routes include connections to Kingston Oneida Oswego and local stops. agents offer further ticket information.
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New York
Ontario
Western
R.R
Noll Mound Traine
Ronunton
Carbondale
Lon
Insett Hove
Lave
Uontas Carbondale
Scranton
Newdy Moyne
Murbondale
Cailoaia
Arvive Cudewin
Rbondile
Owl Sa
Sundava
Ariddletown
Wallon
Sidney
Norwich
Tone
Ulloa
Oneida
Oswego
Aldeiron
Cen
Pose
Agt
Foran
Ion
Rail Timetable Notice for Erie and Wyoming Valley
Vines Table in effect September 17, 1000 shows train times for Hawley and local rain affected routes. Trains leave Williamsport at 9 40 p m and 10 90 a m. connections with Erie railroad and New York routes noted for Burpton and Suk pt with intermediate stops at Tomk and Suk pt.
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Scranton
New Yorke
Philadelphia
Strouds Bung
Hoboken
New York
Buffalo
Inter
Oswego
Synrise
Utica
Montrone
Nicholson
Binghamton
Owego
Syracuse
Owa
Montrose
Mormsburg
Northumberland
Plymouth
Nanticoke
Hawley
Wawley
Erie Railroad
Rewburgh
Burpton
Roranton
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the News Record
First Congregational Church of
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Edward Tyler
Naey McGee Witers
Thoma Clinton
Binghuimboon
Miher Gallowlng
Great Bend Township
John Chichester
Hallstead
Busquehanna
Sherman
F. A. Goodwin
Susquehanna County
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Erle
Dunkirk
New York and Erle
Hludson
Delaware
Hornellsville
Iron Horse
Daniel
Parewell
Montrosy
Cou
Epector
The
Seventon ‘Tribune
Sunshine and
Shadow
Cooper
Victorioua
Simuhine
Mary B. Greene
Leonids
People’s Exchange
Mo. Honin’s
Lanhawayn Avenue
Apnly Poresteanla Goal Company
Donmere
Newtown ‘Township
Mra
Nintioale
Washington Avenue
Ow Will Rae
Spruce Street
New Haven
Conn
Lange Tous
Veally
Stafford Press
Green Loure
Aingle
Kerstotor’e Farm
South Main Avenue
Lincoln Meighta
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NAVY
Philippines
Wyoming Avenue
Addreas
L. M
General Delivery
Beranton
J. W
Williams Building
City
Rndard
First-Claat
State Price
W. A. Tribune
E. J. Merriman
Monsey Ave
Strampitper
Avitrewe
Os Olay Avenue
Addie TW
Way Tribune Otttor
Ev. Davia
Providence Road
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Eunice Phinney
Elaine
Walter L, Matthews
C. TA
Hitchcock
Louise Shoemaker
Adame Sevine
Keller
Quincey
Certified Public Accountant
Edward H. Spaulding
Tradera’ Bank
Architects
Edward HW
DAVIS
Argiitect
Frederick 1, Brown
Price Building
Joseph Kelley
Linden
B. Eilenberger
Paull Building
Lyman
Wyoming and
Mulberry
DR. C
Laubach
If. F. Reynolds
Orr. P
the Elk Cafe
Franklin “Ave
Hatel Reasonable
P. Zeiglen
Schanton
Lo & W
Victor Koch
J. W. Browning
Mears
P. B. Replogle
Mears Building
Wizard
Warren & Knapp
Jessup & Jessup
Attorneys and Cou
Olee
Oarford
Attvorney-At-Law
James cii
Bony
Edward W. Thayer
Meara
L. A. Watres
1 of ‘Trade Building
BOARD
CG. R. Pitcher
Patterson & Wilcox
Traders National Bank
Ational
Comegys
Hepudlican Building
Alw
Berthole
Maars Blde
Physicians and Surgeons
W. FR. Alles
School OF the
Leeds
G. R. Clark &Co
Seedsmen
Green Houser
North Mall Avenue
Stone Telephone
Josemil Kuettel
Hackawanna Avenue
Bauer
Wnd
Dver Hulbert
Music Stone
Megargee Chos
Boonton, Pa
Huntley-Jackson Company
Bunbury
Harrisburg
Baltimoreington
Pittburg
West
Hasleton
Norristown
Sumbury
Pittsburg
Hazleton
Reading, &c
Sunbury
OR. Wood
Gen
Pao
B. Hutchinson
Mer
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Tleave
Alvonsburg
Mit
Delaware and Hudson
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Erie and
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Nik Wilkas
Keranton
Reisman Fine
di Sprunce
Gi Linden
B. Briggs
A. & Briggs
Erentir
Ner Adams and
Moulherey
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