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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1899
Page
7
Fire at the Cycle club house on Lincoln avenue shortly after 1 Sunday morning caused extensive water damage and a total wreck of the piano and instruments. The blaze started in the furnace area and spread through a terra cotta pipe to the top story. W. W. Watt owns the building, insured for $500, with overall losses around $1,000.
The sermon series by evangelist Dunett attracts large congregations with yesterday described as a banner day. He recounts a life of sin and redemption to justify preaching old-time hell and argues conscience cannot adequately punish the ungodly while the near sinner suffers more for minor sins.
Miss Mina Frank of Washington street daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Frank secures a run as soprano soloist at a Susquehanna church engagement lasts until Raster. A pupil of Miss Freeman Scranton she is regarded as a promising operatic talent despite local choristers losing her to a distant engagement.
Harold Hermes seven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Hermes of Park Street died Saturday morning from epinal meningitis. He expressed relief as death approached and will be missed by many friends. The funeral service will be at 2 PM conducted by Rev A F Chaffee with interment in Brookdale Cemetery.
The Carbondale Traction company Hae employed J. BE. Roche as keeper. Mr and Mrs P. R. Bevan visited Scranton friends on Sunday. Mrs William'lum of Belmont Street entertained her niece Mrs John Kirkbride of Philadelphia. Dr H. C. Wheeler paid a Forest City professional visit yesterday. Mrs Mercaret Morse and Mrs J. BR Shannon plan a two week stay in Philadelphia. J Barry Rowson was in Pittsburgh last week. Miss Mary Forbes has moved to Philadelphia. J T Pethicok and contractor A E Tiffany were in New York on Saturday for business. T R Durfee visiting in Deposit.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Couch Remedy as a mother's help against sudden nighttime coughs and labored breathing, claiming it soothes throat irritation and relieves colds. The product is advertised for sale by Matthews Brown wholesale and local agents.
Borough and cemetery officials clash over who must repair the footbridge to Prospect cemetery. A temporary chain may block the road, risking interments if council does not act soon. Nearby residents Miles and Dikeman visit Susquehanna relatives. Willie Coleman age ten hospitalized for appendicitis. Theodore Dikeman and Theodore White noted. Baptist church bazaar to open at Morgan location.
The Peckville Gundlu holds an evening meeting at Peck's office while William Bonner announces his candidacy for tax collector of Blakely borough subject to voters' will. Supper is served at the gathering with admission set at 15 cents.
The obituary of Leona Phillips daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Phillips of Third street recounts services at home and at the Methodist Episcopal church with floral tributes and named pallbearers and flower-bearers. A surprise birthday gathering honored Mrs Mosmer Fowler on Fifth street. Officers for Catholic Mutual Benefit Association Branch 62 were nominated for election in December. Other notes include local visits, illnesses, and social visits among residents of Mayfield and Scranton.
A vintage style advertisement touts Vinol a wine of cod liver oil claimed to cure coughs colds and wasting diseases. It promises rapid relief from chronic coughs and offers a money back guarantee if Vinol does not help, with a customer testimonial from Boston praising its effects.
A newspaper item notes the play What Happened to Jones by George H. Broadhurst heading to the Lyceum next Wednesday, with a cast led by John Allison and Florence Marion. It also previews the City Sports Big Show at the Gaiety theater, highlighting burlesque and vaudeville skits Troubles in a Boarding House and the Four Mated Men, plus glamorous scenery and costumes.
A mixed page lists small ads and notices from The People’s Exchange including real estate exchanges, dressmaking, schooling, and job seeks. It mentions Dr Gates and W L Amor, area addresses, and various services from nurserymen to printers, with several “SITUATION WANTED” lines for maids, housekeepers, and office workers, plus a stock meeting notice for Griegeville Bulk and Mining Company.
The piece contrasts Irish stage acting with Joseph Murphy's portrayals in Kerry Gow and Shaun Rhue. Murphy performs Thursday afternoon and evening in Kerry Gow at the Lyceum, with Shaun Rhue set for Friday evening December 1.
A Sydney correspondent notes Australia lacks native songbirds like nightingales yet hosts a vast feathered variety in New South Wales. Parrots, cockatoos, honey-eaters, bower birds, and mound-building species display striking plumage and unusual behaviors. Migratory patterns and abundance of species such as pigeons and generic European birds are observed across inland rivers and deserts.
Bible day observed at Calvary Baptist Church with a sermon by Rev. Dr. Harris, plus recitations solos and duets by the Suniny school. Funeral of Daniel Donohue held from his Union street home with a requiem mass at Taylor new Catholic parish and burial at Minowon Catholic cemetery. Labor news notes John Gwynne’s union effort and Liver Brook colliery settlement. New fire company to meet and local social visits reported.
Mrs Tra Kresge visits relatives in the Wyoming valley while Postmaster Rice starts work on a new house on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line. Mrs Spencer Stelle, visiting friends locally, returns to New Jersey. Farmers Alliance plans a Clark's Summit institute November 20 with state agricultural speakers. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad touts cures for blood diseases and arthritis.
Vladimir De Pachmann made his first Feranton appearance at the Lyceum tonight with Chopin concertos. An ex praise notes the pianist dominates the piano part and delivers absorbing entertainment, earning widespread applause for the A flat ballade and the D flat waltz conducted by Mr. Kneisel.
The Spooners led by Fdna and Ceel Spooner bring twenty artists to the Academy of Music for a seven day engagement. Tonight the bill features That Girl from Texas and new spectacles between acts. Beginning tomorrow daily matinees and a Thursday Thanksgiving matinee are planned with 15 cent ladies tickets valid for tonight.
Tomorrow evening at the Lyceum theater the program features Hoyt's brightest comedy A Contented Woman in its first local presentation. The play promises merriment and top entertaining fare for the audience with a premiere of the production in this edition.
An advertisement urges the poor despondent eater to exercise the digestive organs and take Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets to eat anything wholesome. The note claims the tablets restore appetite and ease for dyspeptics, with a price of 18 cents per box and distribution by Matthews Bros and W. T. Clark.
Official time table lists trains from Scranton to New York and Philadelphia with express and local runs. Services include routes to Pittston Wilkes Barre Baltimore Washington Bethlehem Allentown Reading Lebanon Trevose and Jersey points with varied departure times and fare details. General superintendent OlwaTeene and G en Pass Agt H P Baldwin appear in the header.
Train schedule details list Lehigh Valley routes from Scranton at 6 am and other times to Philadelphia New York via D and WR lines with intermediate stops. Includes White Haven Eagleton Pottsville and connections to Buffalo Rochester Chicago and western points. Note the table is in effect November and lists later return times from various hubs.
Erie and Wyoming Valley timetable shows trains from Scranton to New York and intermediate points. Morning and evening trains depart and return with arrival times listed as 2 30 and 4 68 and 0 29 PM, reflecting limited schedules for horwies and local points.
A fragmented notice mentions Mrs J T Keller and scalp sabas with garbled references to Massie, a manicuting and a 301 Quinney address. The text references Briggs and a general public nuisance near Mulberry and Eleke's dene flute, with an unclear telephone detail.
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