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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
5
A. J. Rehbeln of Honesdale and Wayne county Judge Perry Clarke were in town yesterday. Mrs. Reed Biverly hosted a dancing party on North Bromley avenue Tuesday night. William H. Taylor will attend the Windsor Hotel dinner in New York City this evening honoring Commodore J. W. Philip and other dignitaries.
The Tribune notes a bronze plaque for Lake Everhart at Nay Aug Park to open Saturday November 1. It praises Dr. Everhart for stocking the lake with gold fish, envisions future facilities including a swimming pool, playgrounds, a museum and coal mine exhibits, and lauds community support for a park that will educate and delight thousands of local children.
There is ongoing work with encouragement from RK G roots and Sone and others. The skating pond will be built early for skating this winter as preparations proceed.
Rehearsals for the Ciandoliers opera proceed with an expanded fifteen piece orchestra and full chorus. Ticket sales begin Friday at Powell’s Music Store with tiered times by performance and a high bidding plan to fund a free kindergarten association.
Mrs Staples leads a literary afternoon at Hallstead residence Wyoming Avenue with music by Miss Mable Harding and Miss Lillian Gearhart. She compares Barrie and Maclaren noting their patience and detail while tracing Beattie and Knox influences and reading passages from George Howe’s contest and Margaret Ogilvy. The next talk will study Shelley at Klin Park.
The piece notes concern over whether recruits who join the regular army lose their right to vote while in service. Judge Archbold suggests a regular army enlistment may disqualify voting as in the navy, aligning with prior rulings about soldiers and residents.
A morning blaze at Muget and Yerkovicz hotel on the Throop boulevard gutted the large two and a half story building. Firefighters saved nearby homes though the Nahutskey residence and Sergeants’ dwelling suffered only slight damage. Insurance covers most losses except the hotel structure.
Yurite marnerthy requests to meet at 16 Washington Avonim Guernsey's Wall room 2 Thury November 17 and thereafter every second and third Thursday of the month Meeting called to order at half past two under the president Mrs Lizzie Kimble.
Our buyer has spent days in New York picking up mid season novelties and horse show fads. The result now awaits your inspection at Tanefeld Millinery, IA Lackawanna Ave.
The listing notes two rooms with moderate board at The Nash One black from Square. Bear Lunch At Piah's, 217 Penn Avenue, is available this afternoon and evening with a call for the Popular Punch Clears, Llp.
An unsigned notice from J. UU. Bowe & Co and P. F. Domahue seeks a refund policy for a Secent totile of Greene's Warraned syrup or tur remedies. It claims a percent allowance on returned money if the cough or cold worsens and outlines the actory money tefdued.
William Mooney alias Moore and earnest Hope were committed to jail with bail after a preliminary hearing before Alderman Millar for the Handley McLaughlin shoe store burglary. They also faced charges connected to the Luckawanna avenue hardware store theft with a witness linking items to the pair. Hope, 18, showed tears during the hearing while Mooney remained philosophic as police pursued further suspects.
The text credits Paine's celery compound as a leading remedy for diseases of the nervous system and other ailments. It notes Edward Phelps of Dartmouth College as among early prescribers and claims the formula, now world famous, cures diarrhea biliousness liver complaints neuralgia rheumatism and kidney problems with repeated failures of other treatments.
Authorities pursued a suspected theft ring after copper and cutlery went missing from Schligers on Washington. Police alerted officers in two towns and began a rapid search by telegraph from headquarters, hoping to corner the culprits before they escaped.
Stakeholder meeting discusses relocating the Honesdale iron works to Beranton Wee Scranton. A new board was elected including Alfred Hund as president and W W Wood as manager. Directors plan may reuse Klewster building. operation in Scranton possible.
The second day of the chrysanthemum show was a great success with many new pans and excellent attendance. Visitors bought plants at low prices, and vendors reported strong interest in varieties such as the Dean, Doughis, Riverside, Mutual Friend, Japanese white, Lenaway, and others as the exhibition continues through the week.
Fragmented death notice from Berantan Pennsylvania with names Sumner Kilwards, Winastela, and references to relatives. OCR text is garbled showing dates around November and 1809, making exact identities and relations uncertain.
The Welsh Philosophical Society may open a South Malin avenue branch by December 1 to serve as a delivery point for the central public library. Trustees and West Scranton leaders expect a funded, permanent system if the pilot proves successful, with ongoing support from the community and local organizations.
Six hundred eight residents of Beranten and nearby celebrate independence with a performance of William Tell by the German Theatrical Company at Music Hall tonight. The famed German theatrical work is among the most favored offerings for the Swise community event in question.
Hoarseness in a child subject to croup signals the approaching illness. Chamberlin's Cough Hea nen y can prevent the attack if the child becomes hoarse or after the cough subsides. Mothers keep this remedy on hand to save trouble and worry. For sale by all druggists Matthews Brothers wholesalers and retailers.
An OCR fragment mentions a location at Penn Avenue and a time of after noon and evening with phrasing about smoking a punch named Edgore, indicating a small local item or advertisement. The readable text is fragmented and lacks a clear event or full context.
An advertised dental goods list mentions a set of teeth priced at .43.00 and a Pauliness Hatraction item at 5.00, detailing best sets for sale with price points and brief descriptions.
Captain James Moir declares his bid for mayor in the Republican primary. The announcement appears in the advertising column of the issue, noting his free stance to publicly announce candidacy for the office.
An advertisement for Steam Heating and Plumbing run by P. F. & M. T. Howley at 231 Wyoming Ave promotes Pocono Cigars for six cents.
Advertises men coats in blue or black all wool Kersey with double warp Italian cloth lining and solid sleeve linings. Describes good tailoring and perfect fit. Cash price eight ninety eight dollars.
Mr. A. Tufenkjian of Harpoot Armenia, a native rug weaver and importer, brings a high grade, freshly imported Oriental rug collection to Scranton. Rugs vary in size and price from seven dollars upward, with an elegant selection not yet picked over, inviting local interest.
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