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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1898
Page
2
In a crowded parlour Polly confronts Roderick about poverty and pride. She offers to marry him, insisting on shared hardship and mutual support despite his hesitation and social obstacles. The scene pivots on love, independence, and the push for existential partnership.
A Victorian era defense of Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription for women s health linking beauty to general health. It asserts the medicine strengthens organs heals inflammation and eases pregnancy related discomforts backed by testimonials and dealer endorsement.
The fragment suggests Polly appeals to a woman named Polly and Misa in a scene of mock seriousness as a new wife joins Roderick. The text hints at social intrigue and marriage themes in a clipping style news item.
A rural, self built line nicknamed the Rock-a-bye-baby runs from Mendham to Morrisville joining Jersey Central at White House. Farmers financed and constructed it amid early struggles with promoters, delivering coal and freight relief to Morristown, saving about 28000 dollars annually in coal costs.
An American showman describes his encounters with Indian fakirs and a Chinese empress. He recounts a Bangkok style curtain trick, a Pekin audience, and a Tokio Mikado reception, plus a perilous royal marriage ruse and a plan to fake his own death to escape a vengeful princess.
A damaged text describes a Persian ruler's treasure room with gold chairs and tables, a throne of gems, and a silver bed, noting the priceless crown jewels. The poem hints at the royal regalia’s magnificence and their immense value, though the fragment is distorted and incomplete.
A newly proposed plan envisions farm wagons hauled toward city markets by trolley lines. A Toledo entrepreneur, Mr Bonner, patents a wagon adapted to electric trolleys, aiming to cut farm transport costs and connect rural produce with urban buyers along existing and extended routes.
A fragment reports talks among trawling men about where they were selling and how the trade operates. One man asks about a destination, noting a peculiar name and a tiny group of three people in the exchange, in a late 19th century Times-Democrat style.
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