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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
3
On Thanksgiving Day a ladies and gentlemen handicap golf event will be held at the Country club links with starts at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm respectively. Entry fee is 50 cents and entries must reach John H. Brooks by next Wednesday. locker keys will be drawn on Thanksgiving morning at 9:00 am.
Bridesmaid Nile Weissman of Irving Avenue and groom’s family ties to Alderman Storr feature in a busy social scene. Agnes Kelley and Frank McHugh wed at St Patrick's with Rose Conway playing Mendelssohn and pink chrysanthemums carried by Elizabeth White. A surprise party for Mr Rows on Pine Street caps a week of gatherings as locals like Rev D C Hughes relocate duties and hospital staff see administrative changes.
A fire in the Notch district last night at 9:90 from box 84 damaged a double dwelling owned by Edward Griffin at Leggett and Rockwell. The blaze started in a bedroom occupied by David Twise, destroying contents and walls while water caused much of the damage as fire crews contained the flames.
Florence C. Drinker died yesterday morning at 440 Madison Avenue. She taught in the public schools until last June when illness forced her to stop. She began at Park Place then No. 36. A devout Christian, she belonged to St Luke's Episcopal Church and was active in its Sunday school and Girls' Friendly Society.
A railroad worker notes winter tramp sleeping in freight cars and recounts a tale from the 4.45 Delaware Lackawanna and Western run. Passengers attempt a trick with hats to dodge ticket checks while conductors reliably spot new riders.
The Trib une job department promises rapid, expert work with unmatched facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Claims they can submit estimates and deliver quality quickly for tasks like printing and related services. A prior ad mentions a cold cure product Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Advertisement for Regina shoes highlights Lapis style in Vici Kid leather. Features include latest toe design and heavy soles suitable for damp fall weather. Emphasizes fit and quality materials.
Two energetic brothers Sal and Aaron Goldsmith built a large dry goods business at 412 and 414 Lackawanna Avenue after moving from Bellefonte in 1886. The store symbolizes Scranton’s rise as a major business city beyond coal, showing how retail firms and city development influenced each other.
The jury in Wilkes-Barre judge McCarthy versus Margaret Scanlon administrator reached a verdict for the defendant after a Monday start and late Tuesday agreement. Other cases include Spraks Bros. versus Fannie May over repairs on Franklin Avenue, and Elizabeth Schneider's suit against Patrick Goulden over cigar branding. A separate report notes viewers valuing damages at Chapman Lake and Taylor injunctions continued by agreement.
The piece describes how department stores like Goldsmith's manage staff and pricing in New York City. It notes a transfer system to place employees where suited, a 75 person workforce, and a focus on fixed prices with one price for all customers. It highlights store specialties in shoes, crockery, hats, and furnishings, and mentions the managers as active civic figures in Scranton.
A collection of letters touting the Pyramid Pile Cure claims dramatic relief from piles after short use. Testimonials from N A Stall Niagara County New York and others describe rapid improvement and urge others to try the remedy published by Pyramid Drug Co Albion Michigan. An accompanying notice promotes a charity excursion by the Stechel team to New York and related rail details. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills are advertised as health aids.
Fair warning frames are selling fast with best sizes nearly gone. Consider bringing in your picture now as prices resemble a gift. A 15x8 frame needs over eight feet of moulding and costs about $1.20. a 20x24 frame uses similar moulding and also priced around $1.20.
Just opened a new lot of imported crepe paper in a great variety of plain tints and tinted edges on rolls priced at 10, 15 and 2gc. Frames for lamp shades are offered in five shapes, asc. each. We sell frame and paper complete for making a large lamp shade for Joe and will show you how to make them.
All taxes remaining unpaid after November 25, 1896 will incur five percent penalty and one percent additional on the first day of each following month. Taxes will be placed in the hands of collectors as provided by law. C. G. Boland, City Treasurer, City Hall, Washington Ave. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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