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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1897
Page
10
The Carbondale correspondence reports postal delivery complaints and social updates. It notes performances at Mather Mathew hall by Professor Kelly and pupils, a Sunday Sacred Heart service, and a public address next week. Donations and bell details accompany a donor list, with local obliquies and incidental accidents described.
Funeral services were held at the home of her son J W Reynolds in Loaferston with Rev Charis Lee of the Presbyterian church and Rev G A Nes of the Methodist church officiating. The sermon referenced Isaiah 46 4 and two hymns were sung by a quartet. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery.
The notice states Afie Ploreie and Harry Prottar plan marriage with a ceremony at the bride’s parents home. The bride is described as a daughter of a Justice of the Peace, and the groom connected with a local firm, with many friends in the community.
Father Coffey announced a need for Stafford to lecture at the Academy of Music in Trewis for the benefit of Se, Tose parish. The famed speaker has earned praise for Shakes and Harlan works and has given talks at Carbondale and nearby, promising a notable event.
At a late meeting of the Od Fellows it was decided to attend the Jermyn Lodge gathering Thursday evening. Miltean dated dates will be lithed. Both One Lear and Cumbrian lodews will attend. The affair is billed as a notable event in Odi Pelhiw eireles.
A Dickinson College event at the Methodist church raised funds for the Epworth League. Performer Martin Jordan, from Scott Street, slipped on a stone injuring two fingers, while Roger Daffy of Fallknock Street suffered a side injury. Organizer Ei Mackinsen led an emergency gathering at the Baptist church on Thanksgiving Eve. Tickets for the photo album prize were won by Shively? boner for the Cherry Phaketete.
Attorney H M Slinger from New York City visited his parents Mrs Amands Condit in Montrose and stayed with Mr and Mrs A Mion on Linen Avenue. Mrs FP OL Jenkins visited sister Mrs Taylor in Salem Massachusetts. Miss Etta Condit entertained by Miss Paste Client Dee, in Watfordge. Miss Dora Orless, visiting the city, returned to Scranton. Frederick Prien of Cemetery Street spent yesterday in Wilkes. Tapio and Howard Hibertis attended a weekl in Beranion last evening.
Laborer Patrick Maren died after a rock collapse while loading a car at Folgerton Coal company mine. He left a wife and six children on the East Side. Survived by his brother John de Maren, and mourned as a steady worker.
Community members from Palaware Street to Boonton share visits travels and shifts in daily life. Residents return home after trips party plans and family gatherings mark this week as neighbors connect at shops churches and homes.
The passage records a wedding affair with many attendees including Mrs. Jonea and Mrs. Wy Cripoteve at Hyde Park. It notes a death announcement for Mrs John Jacobs and a funeral at Polteville, plus society updates on residents, sickness, a delivery wagon, and a council’s attendance at a Methodist service.
On Sunday evening the Rev Willim Pris by delivered a very able sermon at Joliet Episcopal Church. Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Evana of Hyde Park were guests of friends in this place on Sunday. Mrs Joseph Mitchell of Wyoming visited Mr and Mrs Gomer Willame of Colon Street on Sunday. Mitees Little Meee and Little Endertinghiwe returned from Pittston after visiting friends.
The Magle Hote company plans a ball at Eric's hall on New Year's Eve with ticket draws for a bedroom suite valued at 40 cents. The Primitive Methodist church Ladies Aid fundraiser yielded dollars for the Thanksgiving runner. Kate Plowri moved from Chimalt street. Thorpe visited Providence, and the Red Men vow a premier entertainment. The Oud Fellows foundation work is completed.
The narrative recounts Thompson and Dart leading a small party through Veresuela jungles from Gringo toward the Imataca mountains in search of the Orielly country. They describe dense forests, machete work, and a waterfall named Waterfall of Maou, with encounters including rare snakes and aggressive fish, along with notable creatures such as black ants and a land turtle species.
A Victorian sketch describes Poole meeting a tailor named Tanous in a town called Trighton. An older man claims a gown doesn’t fit and asks Poole to note alterations while he remarks to bystanders. Poole calmly assesses the situation and agrees the garment is ill fitting.
A garbled OCR fragment describes someone marking a coat in a shop and requesting alterations. The passage contains numerous misspellings and unclear actions, making the scene difficult to interpret but indicating a clothing shop setting and a request for tailoring work.
A fragmented report from Theton Trandenian EA-linhtration Inspector Wyit outlines a tangled set of schemes involving a 4 Hevel enterprise, a government schoolhouse arrangement, a hotel project in Ehienne, and a port hotel with many rooms. It references Tats, Tiepedor Ghourles, and a Klondike backdrop with floating borings and imperial ambitions.
A digits of historical text describes a French botanist named Vullion debating a plant's name in honor of Robingon Cruse. The tale notes a Friday naming cue tied to the sixth day of the week, Veredred, and how the account links to Robingon's close companion on a voyage.
A fragment from a dated text presents a playful exchange about time and modernity. Puck references a heart and a boy, hinting at a whimsical, literary tone and a metatextual joke about being up to date.
The readable text is garbled. one line appears to reference a financial amount and a wrapper. No clear event or names are identifiable from the fragment. Further context needed to produce a factual summary.
A local retailer touts a nationwide style driven shoe sale with the greatest selling excitement in the city next month. The factory direct prices are claimed lower than many dealers pay, pledging a phenomenal rush and growth.
Train schedules from Scranton and Wilkes Barre to New York Philadelphia and beyond with express and local options. Notes include connections at Liberty Street and Whitehall Terminal, parlor car service, Sunday times, fare rules, and ticketing offices.<Name entities preserved>
Del Lacks and Western routes posted for Monday November 21 with trains to New York Philadelphia and beyond. Listings show departure times 20 015 64 and WN along with connections to Buffalo Rochester and Albany as well as inclines to Northumberland Wilkesbarre and Danville with Pullman sleeping cars and detailed time tables available from District Passenger Agent M. Bent.
Fragmentary report describes trains operating between Scranton and New York via the Erie railroad with intermediate stops Hawley and a focal point at 7 for one and 22 p.m. timing remains unclear due to unreadable text.
Fragmentary OCR leaves a railroad timetable style notice with many place names and times. Readable items reference Lehigh Valley Railroad, cities such as New York and Philadelphia, dates and operations including departures and arrivals, and multiple stations like Wilkers and Pottsville. The legible fragments show a broad scheduling or pax movement in November with fare or times hinted but specifics are obscured.
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