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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1897
Page
7
A Nov 13 1807 report dismisses Fordle Republican accusations against William Connell as false and questions editor Tangstaff's motives in Langetaff support. The piece hints at shifting loyalties and ends by dropping the subject, leaving readers to guess the real motive behind the new claims.
Governor Hastings spoke before the state grange urging farmers to monitor public spending and oppose wasteful expenditure. He warned that taxes fund government but must be used honestly and efficiently, calling for voters to back honest candidates who will uphold decency and prudent governance.
Rev J C Hogan exits with 842 votes while Rev Dr Swallow wins the state treasurer race with 115,949. Hogan, once seen as the main challenger, is portrayed as misfiring at the last moment as Swallow claims the broader victory.
The interview quotes Admiral Jouett arguing that ships could threaten New York from eight miles out, but he offers a safer plan using monitors and commerce destroyers. He envisions swift riverine and coastal actions, towings of disabled ships, and rapid retreat to open sea, urging restraint despite belligerent rhetoric.
A Harrisburg Patriot column discusses limited war risk with England noting bread shortages if ports are blockaded and the US could rely on its own resources. It also debates the posse comitatus, favoring sheriff deputies or volunteers, but warns volunteers face murder indictments and urges public courage backing lawful defenders.
The Scranton Tribune announces a forthcoming illustrated edition highlighting Scranton’s manufacturing, railroad, financial and allied interests. The project will be distributed to tribu tary papers and feature a comprehensive exhibit of local firms, with no labor spared to boost regional business. Exports of cereals and provisions have nearly doubled versus last year and will be highlighted in Thanksgiving services.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune summary records Bryan's Ohio tour shows net Republican gains of 1,280 after day one, 44 after day two, and 915 after day three, totaling 1,629 over three days. Hanna’s stump work is praised as brilliant with wide audiences, especially in Hocking Perry and the Athens Marietta district, claiming strong campaign impact.
The text argues that voters favor plain factual information over rhetoric, citing Mark Hanna's campaign tours in Jackson Adama-Pike Ross and Highland where Republicans won. It contrasts money with intellect, notes journalism gains and warns against trading stamps as a legal issue, while opposing party primaries in favor of petition methods.
A French officer touring American shops notes that the biggest gains come from small improvements. He cites a grinding machine that sharpens tools for many workers, savings from waste reduction, and details like spark fuel recovery and automatic can soldering, highlighting American industrial economy.
A market newcomer offered a low priced material for metallurgical use. It passed standard tests and chemical analyses revealed it was ground sweepings from factories. The process yielded a profits from recycling rubbish without fraud, reflecting market appetite for cost cutting by private firms.
The column argues for commemorating King Alfred the Great on the coming millenary with a cross‑empire mausoleum. It praises Alfred as a practical founder of government and founder of English literature, noting his influence on England and the western world.
Lackawanna county races show new methods that would astonish older campaigners. Ads appear alongside corset and baby food pitches in electric cars. Billboards feature candidates while women, labor banners, and political drums push messages nightly through streets and on streetcars. Fashioned as a rapid, consuming approach, campaigns now reach voters in their idle moments.
The Post endorses stalwart politics praising leaders who shoulder campaigns and party work as the true agents of victory. It dismisses critics who view public affairs from elitist clubs as humbugs and drones in a sturdy free government.
David Koenig of Sugarloaf Valley forecasts a hard winter after decades of accuracy. He cites an extra coat of fur on horses cats and dogs and an abundance of mushrooms and early songbird departures as signs. He predicts an unusually cold season lasting beyond usual length with frost around Christmas.
A string of coded product entries includes 10-4 Kingston Blankets, 0.198 W-4 Welland Blankets, 1-4 Oxford Blankets with many c and e markers, and 2:26 times, signaling inventory or pricing notes tied to these blanket lines.
A catalog style notice describes various blanket types and sizes including All-Wool Blankets in crib and cradle sizes with assorted borders and colors, Housekeepers' Choice, Norwool, Nuska, Gold Medal, and Oakland brands. It notes reversible wrappers and brocaded patterns for ladies robes and gentlemen bath robes, with pricing sprinkled through the listing.
Full size Comfortables both sides fancy priced at 98c, $1.50, $2.25, $2.75 and $3.25. French Latino Down Quilts offered at $3.98 for this week only. Also a choice line of Silk.
A retailer promotes a 113 piece Haviland China dinner set in five decorations for 27.50 dollars. The ad urges buyers to purchase for their Thanksgiving dinner as a bargain.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press mocks Saguita’s boast to the Spanish press of harming the American Eagle and contrasts it with his calm act of writing a polite letter to Washington. The critique portrays the figure as a smooth operator who knows his trade. The piece emphasizes rhetoric over action.
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