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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1900
Page
4
The paper invites readers to submit letters on current topics, requiring contributors to sign with their real name and allowing editorial revision before publication. The notice notes foreign advertising agent roles and business office details in New York.
In Ecranton on November 18, 1500, Mr. Croker signals opposition to Anthony Comstock and his anti vice campaigns.
The article notes several unusual inducements offered to William Jennings Bryan over the years including a department store counsel post, and offers to edit a Democratic paper and join a theatrical venture in dual roles. It contrasts these with his longstanding public ambitions and questions the motives behind such offers. It also comments on party reorganizations and the difficulty in locating remnants of the national party structure.
A proposed revision by the Episcopal Church would bar divorcees from receiving marriage rites and excommunicate remarried divorcees, except when adultery was the innocent party. The move could surpass Roman Catholic positions and aims to curb divorce mill practices powering public moral reform. The weather man note closes the feature.
The article notes growing concern among U S business interests over transferring political control to a Cuban government. It cites anxiety about self government readiness, the constitutional convention, and the competence of delegates, with unease about Havana officials and autocratic city governance in Mayeta.
The census estimates the Tidhin population of the United States at about 267000 and suggests native peoples may equal historical numbers. Experts argue data could temper earlier portrayals of the noble red man under civilization and white oppression, noting Indians thrive with proper support and surroundings.
October foreign trade shows exports at 164 million dollars with imports 92 million higher, a record surplus driven by cotton demand and strong manufacturing sales. The ten month totals exceed imports by about 500 million, signaling robust markets and a secure financial position despite tariff opposition.
October exports valued at SIGG 09557 exceed last year by 47 million and top prior monthly highs by nearly 10000000. Ten months show an unprecedented export gain of 166,391,178 while imports rise 7.5 million monthly, yielding a trade surplus about 120,050,045 greater than in the prior ten months.
A college student died last week in a cane rush accident. The report notes the incident and hints at broader concerns about youth sports and safety.
The New York Independent compiles statistics showing religious denominations gaining in membership and wealth across the nation. It notes the Disciples of Christ and the Latter Day Saints among the fastest growers, with Catholics leading in total numbers and Baptists expanding church counts.
The cropped clipping mentions Christine Honnevid as a curator at an unnamed university, a publisher paying a top sum to an English author, and tributes to discipline linked to Colao Kitchener. It also notes Basil D Guy receiving the Victoria Cross and Patrick Cowley of St Louis earning a lamp‑grinding title after 36 years in that trade.
The excerpt presents a lyrical and archaic reflection on love with imagery of sunlit leaves and a rainbow in the sky. It attributes sensuous emotion to a speaker pondering the depth of affection, ending with an attribution to Ki A Niven of the Evening Leader.
A fragmented 19th century clipping covers topics from net weaving and rail freight to a London tabernacle fire and a Brussels milk cart incident. It cites religious agencies in New York, nomadic Canadi Canidian Indians, Mohammedan population estimates, and distribution across Turkish and other rulers, with scattered numeric details.
The London Chronicle notes quirks of public habit and mentions that Mr. Gladstone spoke only once in the smoking room to Lord Melbourne. It also reports a proposed passenger liner with 500 first class, 190 second, and 200 third class cabins, capacity 225000 tons, costing 6 6 million pounds.
A fragmented quotation thanks a local figure for his advertising foundation and business leadership. The passage notes credit for strong branding and sales impact, reflecting mixed praise from the Chicago Post on a recent day’s events.
Local classifieds offer listings for rental vacancies and employment. Notable items include an XV room house for rent on 618 The street with furnace gas bath and renewednes. a collector job offering $21 per week plus expenses. and a temporary local position in development works paying $9 per day at 72 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
A collage of small ads and notices from Scranton listings includes employment requests for a bookkeeper assistant and a 19 year old driver, a sober married man seeking store or traveling sales work, a widow seeking housekeeper work, and an experienced grocery clerk. It also lists professionals such as CPAs, architects, lawyers, and doctors, along with services like rubber tired carriages, cab services, and local hotel and restaurant indicates. Additional entries cover real estate, educational offerings, and public notices from Tribune offices.
We have a large assortment of miniature calendars for the coming year used for fancy work and designs. Stock in this line is limited, so now is the time to get what you want.
The store proclaims pride in its status and invites friends to call and see them. The message emphasizes friendly endorsements and a warm invitation to visit.
Train schedules show 1900 departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Stroudsburg and other points, with listed morning and evening times for weekdays and Sunday services, including Bloomsburg Division connections and arrivals from Buffalo Utica Montrose and Nanticoke routes.
Train schedule details show Lehigh Valley Railroad departures from Beranton to New York Philadelphia and other hubs with Black Diamond Express services. Additional routes include connections to White Haven Bethlehem Pottville Reading and Wilkes-Barre via D&RHR and other lines. Pullman cars available on key long distance legs and ticketing through Lackawanna avenue Scranton and Central Railroad of New Jersey offices.
Trding for Mawley and focal points with Erie railroad for New York. Rewiuneh se ad tokormadings gest leave Scran ton alt a m. 225 p.m. ane aica at Foenica at 1030 a m. and Op. im.
Letters of administration granted to T. A. for the estate of Eunice Pheesney late of Beranton. All claims or demands must be presented to Walter L. Matthews, administrator, and all debts settled. Rivorcock, attorney for estate.
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