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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1898
Page
7
Regular city notes describe council and committee meetings, traffic and railroad updates, and local events. The article lists upcoming gatherings at various venues, including temperance and mutual aid society meetings, a German class, and a Bible study, with notices of train workers pay and a flower show. It also mentions a famous tenor appearance, a music concert, and a church fair with planned dinners and entertainment.
An Ottawa ad urges readers to visit Richards Wirth Lewix at 724 Lackawanna to view a line of overcoats. The notice promises careful service for buyers and highlights affordable prices set by the suppliers.
A preacher discusses life choices and useful labor in a sermon setting. The talk urges youth to seek work that serves others and honors God, stressing effort over leisure and the value of concrete, hard work aligned with vocation and character.
The Presbyterian clergy meet to discuss plans at Whe Reev and in various churches Rev Atkin Wookie preaches at Pine Mims, Rev Hugh Davis leads Saints, Rev William Edgar presides at Bethany and Providence services with sermons on faith and worship The upcoming farewell for Superintendent Sonnet and installation of Hendexs is announced with a reception and ceremonial details.
Hew B A Grant preached at Howard Magee Atehoug Moottherine Episcopal church on The Sublime with Niracten. He argued sublimity comes from moral greatness, not nature, noting true sublimity is moral substance guiding daily life and service to God. He praised a brave, loving life lived for Ginds glory and humanity.
Workmen in Pittston along the Twin shift gangway recovered an old coat and cane tied to the June 1896 cave that killed fifty eight miners. The items suggest no bodies yet but offer eerie links to the disaster and renewed hope for eventual recovery of the remains.
Elm Park Chau tauqua Circle meets with Part First shows talks on Life and Times of Thomas Becket and King John and the Mage Chart. Professor Caiaves and Miss Mabel Schleger lead papers and discussions on the French Revolution and other topics. Part Second includes music and readings by Miss Minnie Moreon and others.
Gratitude expressed for gifts from numerous donors to the Home for the Prientless. The acknowledgment lists individuals and items including clothing, food, milk, crochet goods, books, and household supplies donated by many named contributors and local organizations.
A horse drawn undertaker wagon owned by Thomas Ryan was struck by a street car yesterday forenoon near the Bath Street line. The front wheels were in the track when a streetcar came down the avenue, sideswiping the wagon and damaging a hind wheel while the toplike cover was dented and the wagon displaced.
The editorial reviews six decades of British rule, noting population growth, grain production, and transport gains. It praises industrial progress in colonies, contrasts with other nations, and speculates on future shifts under British influence and American involvement, highlighting global prosperity and tensions.
A second number of the high school course will be given next Friday evening when Dr Russell H Conwell of Philadelphia will speak. The event is presented as an opportunity to edify and inform the public with emphasis on provost results and moral instruction.
Rumors deny crowned heads of a certain nation will unite on stage at the Laceum Scranton PA on the 22nd and 23rd of this month. The event for the Free Kindergarten Association features over 60 locals and a propitious prophecy by Professor Coles about celestial positions.
An advertising notice touts Chamberlain pain balm as superior to plasters for chest pains back aches and rheumatism. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as health tonics and Matthew Brothers as wholesalers retailers for the remedies. It also mentions Dr Von Stans pink pills for stomach and digestion with various claimed benefits.
Funeral services were held for John Mounally and John Cheager, both victims of the Lehigh Valley wreck near Wilkes-Barre. Mounally's services occurred in White Haven with burial in Catholic cemetery. Cheager's were in Wilkes-Barre at the Central Methodist Episcopal church. The train was headed to Huntingdon. investigations consider engineer Robifinger's actions andMcKee officials have ordered a jury to probe the incident.
A cooking book by Mrs. Anna Clarke offers 1,178 recipes for quick meals. The oil cloth covered volume is in its eleventh edition and labeled as valuable, never sold for less than two dollars. It is given with every $300 purchase to patrons.
Fragmentary sale notice lists sheet iron pans various sizes OXO containers up to one quart a price of 10 cents per item. Mentions egg poacher with five rings and toilet sets in blue brown or green decorations. Indicates total value around two dollars.
School controller Jayne announces night schools will open at Nos 1 and 3 Monday evening in the Thirteenth Ward. Instruction will cover basics including reading, writing, and arithmetic with assistant help for those unable to attend day sessions.
T E Boland of Dunmore examined on Saturday in the election contest hearing. He represented a tax record from 8 to but could not show the original duplicate at first. The original duplicate was later produced by the county election commission officer as contestants claim possible defective votes from Dunmore due to tax inconsistencies.
The article discusses predictions about Cuba's future and possible U S actions. It weighs Cuban resistance, potential annexation, and broader world reaction, noting debates on how the United States might respond to Cuba's status and independence.
Parish records list the ver 1 edition by Rey William Kiya Jones dinrot and Mire Esther Alegfried, both of Serantet, detailing church parish roles and local governance in the province.
Rooney Thomas of Emmet street slated for funeral Tuesday morning at 4 from family residence with burial at Cathedral. Mullarkey age 63 funeral Tuesday afternoon from family home with interment in local cemetery following a court appearance at Morante Taylor Hospital location noted.
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