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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
7
Scranton and Dunmore high schools played yesterday morning in Dunmore. The Dunmore team won by a large margin. Fans and students reported a strong defensive showing and quick transitions throughout the game.
Quiet Thanksgiving with smaller crowds, local events and marriages noted on the West Side. The week features two ceremonies, political caucus planning for December 14, and social gatherings at churches along with church concerts and upcoming entertainment.
Local grid game saw the North End Crescents defeat Park Place 10 to 6. Thanksgiving visits and social events followed with out-of-town guests and club gatherings noted.
Frederick Hollenbeck of Greenwood and M J Sweeney of Packville spent Thanksgiving with friends here. Six girls named Ross and Rose from West Scranton were found wandering downtown and guided home by John J. Coyne. Anthony Gallagher and Miss Mary Halloran wed at St. Joseph church with P J McGowan as escort and Nell Halloran as bridesmaid. Honeymoon planned in Philadelphia. Minooka football club challenges Miller Grove for a Sunday game on December 1.
A well known athletic club member in a rear end crash apologizes after misreading the rider who turns out to be a woman. The young man laments his swearing and admits his confusion over the rider’s garments as he speeds off, narrowly missing a streetcar.
The Gormans of oe a perform a musical comedy titled The Gilhoolys Abroad at the Academy yesterday afternoon and again to a full house at night. The show includes a thread of plot and several clever specialties with standout routines. The cast features Arthur Rigby Cora Berong Leah Starr Jerome Rivers and more.
A reader questions the advertising process and asks if the ad was placed correctly, referencing a previous advertisement and seeking confirmation of correct procedures. The brief note hints at potential confusion about how adverts are scheduled and aired.
Scores and disputes mark a day of expert wing shooting at the Driving Park. Elliot and Marsh each killed six birds in a clash over a disputed bird out of bounds. The event featured many shooters including J A T of Kansas City and ended with prize money divisions and a sweepstakes.
A humorous sketch recounts an English minister from seventy years ago who, long a bachelor, finally accepts marriage after persistent urging from friends. He arranges a meeting with Miss P and, despite eccentricities, pursues a wife with comic miscommunications and social pressure.
Fragments from a New York Weekly style piece describe a boarding house scene with diners, a hue of small talk about tables and appetite. A city market moment notes prices such as $1.25 and $1.88 for silks, while a clerk discusses marking goods for sale and a merchant contemplates profit.
The piece notes body organs failing from disease, overwork, and dissipation leading to inability to nourish and a collapse culminating in death. It cites Dr. B. Bush Field of Easton, Pa., advising readers to follow his recommendations for treatment.
Physicians the world over endorse Bovinine as a food stimulant that strengthens the weak and those exhausted by disease or neglect. Prison physicians used it to aid recovery, claiming it enriches blood, nourishes flesh, and improves constitutions in all cases of debility.
The fragmentary clipping references a death and funeral notices in Dunmore Nev with details of burial timing and location. It names likely a deceased person and rough schedule for burial, but the text is garbled and some data is unreadable.
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