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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1897
Page
4
At a regular council meeting most members attended. Bills for street and other services were approved. Coroner and health notices followed, with reports on typhoid fever and a fatal coal mine incident. Town editor changes and staff appointments were announced, plus routine school and public safety items and several minor injuries and visits.
A Washington chemist named Withington warns of health risks tied to animal extract products. The free pamphlet explains dangers and advises caution for consumers.
A worker narrowly escaped death when a large rock fall hit him on a job site, injuring his back and hips but he survived due to quick alertness. Joseph McPherson resumes as telegraph operator at Cork Lane station, James Howsley of Scranton takes over at Avoos. Monday will host a gala in Avoca with a Father Matthew memorial for temperance groups, including a parade and banquet in the afternoon and evening. Mrs M F Whaten serves as caterer and Harrison Kear from Schuylkill County visited the Newlin residence yesterday.
A column argues smoke from chimneys can reduce lightning strike risk by dissipating electrical buildup around buildings. It cites statistics on lightning rates for smokestacks and spires, suggests smoke carries electricity away, and explains why rural households light fires before storms as a precaution.
Fragmented text appears to reference various items and numbers in a mistyped ledger. Readable names or events are minimal, with scattered phrases like weights, pigs, and shop items, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable subjects.
Native steers and bulls sold alongside dry cows calves and veal offerings. Prices range with steer values at 5.40 to 23.00 for various classes, including heifers dairy cattle and sheep. Trade includes lambs and woolly stock with fluctuating market figures from October listings.
Mrs H D Amona of Greensboro Georgia writes praising Dr Hartman and the Peruna remedy for gynecological issues after using five bottles of Peru na and two of Mancaslin. She reports regained ability to walk and do her own work and urges other women to request the free book on gynecology from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co Columbus Ohio.
In New York trading the stock market opened with optimism that boll import movements would lift prices after a long downturn. Confidence faded by noon and activity dwindled to a near standstill with narrow fluctuations. Totals showed 292,000 shares traded.
Scranton Board of Trade quotes several local and regional stocks with bid and ask prices. Listings include Scranton Savings Bank 80, Third National Bank 80, Weston Mill 250, Scranton Traction 1b a7, Scranton Axle Works 73, and Dime Deposit & Dis Bank via Trust & Safe Deposit Co. Prices reflect exchange based par and local market activity.
The New York Produce Market shows quiet and lower tones across grains and dairy with some bullish signals from export demand. Wheat and corn futures slide as liquidation pressures ease bids. oats and white wheat show mixed activity while butter holds steady at western creameries and dairy plants.
Philadelphia market notes show wheat steady for October, with price terms and forthcoming months listed. Corn and oats hold near steady to firm levels, potatoes and sweets steady, butter and cheese firm, refined sugars unchanged, cotton steady, and live poultry dull with dressed poultry weaker. Shipments include wheat and corn figures, with bushel quantities specified.
Futures in Chicago show scattered activity with Wheat for October and December uneven, Corn for October and December erratic, Oats mixed, and Pork and Lard prices drifting within narrow ranges. Tradings reflect light participation as markets balance seasonal demand and storage signals.
Chicago Oct 8 price table shows cash quotations for grains and livestock. Flour bids include winter patents at 4.10 and spring patents at 5.10, with other flour types listed. corn and oats quoted with No 2 and No 2 yellow, rye and flax seed noted. Receipts record flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and hog and cattle movement. cattle prices range from 3.00 to 6.75 for steers and cows from 2.75 to 3.95, with sheep around 3.50 and up, hogs notated at 4.00. Boxed meat items and distillers products appear with various prices.
Livestock prices show varied activity with hogs and sheep listed as fairly active to dull and prices per hundredweight for pigs cheep and culls. Oil market notes Pennsylvania crude lack of activity with nominal quotes, from New York October report.
A battered garment ad boasts a coat that looks new despite age and wear. It promises lasting value as alternatives fetch higher prices. The copy appeals to buyers seeking a durable, affordable option with appeal beyond its condition.
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