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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1898
Page
5
Whitney reports on local mood as Forest City residents express contentment with recent developments. The column surveys public opinion, referencing the Great Bend and Hallstead Bridge project and a theme of steady progress over four decades. A brief note mentions a Binghamton case of a suicide attempt.
A long rural miscellany from Susquehanna covers marriages, funerals, concerts, and town notes. Reports include Mrs Barton’s death, wedding announcements at William Keene’s Oaklnd site, and various local society gatherings.
Endorsements pour in for the Pyramid Pile Cure with testimonials from men and women of credibility. A Reverend from Bowne Michigan reports relief after eighteen years of trouble, and a Potter from Yostanti Michigan says one box cured twenty years of itching piles. The firm notes the cure costs one dollar per pack and offers free literature on its claimed benefits.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestion disorders and constipation. It claims improved liver function and relief from stomach sickness, promising good health through regular use.
Rochester officials and managers from Albany, Buffalo, Toronto, and others attended a meeting in New York amid talk of forming a Western league. Buckley indicated Rochester’s stake hinges on joining a Western circuit, with Ottawa and Toronto options discussed as potential members. The Crescent football team opens its season against the Altoona Titans at 5 p.m. T. J. Mullin is captain. Keystone manager seeks 2 p.m. Crescent report on continuing play after kickoff.
The Brothers Byrne stage a new pantomimic production Going to the Races at the Lyceum last night with John F. Hyrne credited for writing and mechanical effects. The same program notes the Elmer B. Vance Comedy Company closing its engagement at the Academy of Music, presenting The Limited Mail in matinee and evening performances.
Classified notices for rooms to rent houses for sale and exchange advertise services of architects and builders in Scranton. Listings include room rentals on Mulberry Street and Washington Avenue, a clearing house on Washington Avenue, and various professional notices from local firms and individuals.
Edna and Cecil Spooner and their comedy and specialty company open a week at the Academy of Music with high class comedies and dramas. The opening feature is the five act military comedy A Fairy Rebel directed by Harry Maw. Performances run continuously from opening to closing with new scenery and special attractions for ladies' seating Monday night.
Market report lists November pricing and grades for corn white No 2 mixed and other grains. Pork belly and dairy items show small price readings. Live poultry and dressed poultry supplies noted with user prices and regional references. Receipts include flour barrels and sacks, wheat and corn bushels, shipments of various grains.
Marretts Burlesquers will perform at the Gaiery for the first three days of next week including a midnight show Tuesday. The results of the Corbett Shar key fleet will be announced by rounds during the engagement.
New York Produce Market notes varied activity across commodities on Nov 14. Wheat futures and spot prices showed fluctuations as demand and weather influenced fortunes at Duluth and New York. Reports mention weaker early bids, later rallies on export demand, and mixed pricing across grades and months with December and May referenced.
An old advertisement promotes a product named Laxative Brotio Quinine Tube Lets claiming cure in one day. It promises refunds if the remedy fails and notes the genuine tablets bear the mark L. BQ. on each tablet.
A garbled passage describes a sequence of ailments and mentions a tonic marketed as Pineapple Tablets by Dr. Yorn Stans and a product called Nitute's tonic. The fragment hints at sale details in a place named Mit and suggests a medical remedy as a supposed cure.
New York on November 15 saw a cautious stock market with prices drifting to higher levels briefly then retreating. Trading was subdued as investors awaited the next developments, with widespread decline in many issues and notable selling in People’s Gas. Total volume reached about 47,100 shares, led by William Linn Allen & Co. brokers.
Briggs cleans privy vaults and cess pools, deodorizing sites with improved pumps. A Briggs Proprietor advertises leave orders at 10 North Mali Avenue or Kicke's drug store corner Ackans and Mulberry. Telephone listed.
Fragmented notes show St Thoman college team left half and forwards listed with substitutes. Wilkes-Barre club owner Wise discusses selling franchise to stay afloat, offering rights and players for 2000 or 44.00, signaling financial strain and league status concerns.
In Chicago on Nov 18 the wheat market ends with little change as traders avoided risk amid uncertain local conditions. Prices for spring wheat and other grains appear steady though some contracts show slight shifts and pork and rib futures also move marginally.
Fragmentary copy reports scattered farm items and markets with references to cows oxen bulls and cows prices. The garbled text mentions New York and dates but offers little coherent detail beyond agricultural terms and generic notes on livestock.
Obscure entries describe lambs, sheep, and cattle with notes on cholera, weather delays, and slow market pace. Mentions MogicDull, Yorkers, Scitveughs, and Leaniye-Dalwat Ow with references to selection, feeding, and sale timing.
Fragmented text shows scattered terms like certificates numbers barrels rates and place names. The readable content lacks coherent events or identities to anchor a clear news item or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a 19th century finance note with references to poverty and borrowing. The garbled text mentions New York World and discussions on money lending, hardship, and public concern, but key names and dates are unclear.
Sunday train departures listed from Scranton toward Carbondale Northern routes and connections to Wilkes Barre Albany and New York with times and fare notes. Includes Black Diamond Express and Lehigh Valley services with various intermediate stops and cross-state links.
A historic timetable excerpt outlines train connections from New York City to Pittsburgh Lakewood Atlantic City and gate routes to Philadelphia Reading terminal and Harrisburg with limited service Sundays and specific departures and arrivals. It notes connections to elevated trains Broadway ferries and other terminals and is signed by Gen. Superintendent H. W. Baldwin.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions travel times and points near Erie and the Wyoming Valley with references to trains or routes. The text is garbled and difficult to interpret, with illegible dates, times, and place names.
Train leaves Carbondale for a run through North and South with connections to Beranton and Reighton. Carbondale departure around 6 45 p m with arrivals at Cadeahh and other nodes. officials listed include JAAN DIRSON and T PLATCROFRT.
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