Diamonds Offered At Bargain Prices On Commons Stones
An advertisement proclaims diamonds priced 801 dollars below regular value on ordinary commercial stones. It urges readers to call and inspect, claiming the gems will surpass the finest experts.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1897
Page
8
An advertisement proclaims diamonds priced 801 dollars below regular value on ordinary commercial stones. It urges readers to call and inspect, claiming the gems will surpass the finest experts.
Local readers learn of travel plans and moves including Mik Hoes Herick and Min T A Giron Vile heading to New York city and Wow and wife settling in Albany New York. William Williamson travels to Hoge tol der three to four months for vole culture study while Mentzer and others attend church events in Meshoppen and Bundy. A granite monument is transported and installation work progresses with a dedication planned for the Friday evening. Singer Blanche Frederick from Brooklyn to appear at the Plaid opera house hosted by the Presbyterian church society with Elle Howlwell confirmed to perform and directors Benet and Howard Tiina from Wilkes-Barre listed for attendance.
Fragmented report describes a regional gathering at the Young People’s Security of Christian Endeavor convention and a noon wedding in a town. It notes a popular youth and a planned visit to Prompton with a large audience and an evening program.
The obituary reports the death of Miss Eleanor Conkey at age 44 at the family home in Avoca after bronchial illness. She was a longtime member of the Lungoliffe Presbyterian church and cherished by family and community. Funeral arrangements set for Thursday at 2:30 PM from her brother Alexander’s home with burial in Langcliffe cemetery. Also noted are the deaths of four month old Patrick Ryan and six month old William Newman of Avoca with interments in local cemeteries.
Two Susquehanna fishermen witnessed a snapping turtle in the Susquehanna near Cascade. The turtle’s head was severed and left on a spear, the spear anchored in a door yard until morning. A curious chicken then pecked at the head and died when the turtle jaws closed trapping it between the jaws. The incident is noted as remarkable for the reptile’s prolonged jaw action.
A Indianapolis reader cites nervous dyspepsia as misinterpreted nerves and credits Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with curing stomach weakness and related symptoms. The letter claims relief from heartburn, gas, sleeplessness, and appetite issues, urging readers to request a book and noting price at one cent per tablet.
A broad Montrose dated fragment reports shipping bottlenecks over the Erie line lasting past the holidays and freight divisions in Susquehanna County. It notes a looted Erie ticket office, a cow fighting a six foot snake, seven prisoners in Montrose jail, and local tales from Franklin, South Montrose, and nearby towns.
In a Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt, a fat boarder asks what color to call the new boarders har and whether the tint is Tian red or Titan red. Asbury Peppers shrugs, unsure of the exact color name.
Wall Street faced a volatile session with bears pushing prices lower in late trading after initial optimism. Wheat and corn futures weakened on liquidation and bearish cables while flour and dairy markets showed mixed signals as portfolios shifted in response to global risk factors and brewing Spain relations tensions.
Philadelphia market reports a dull wheat trade with slight price drops for October and futures in November December and January. corn and oats show modest declines with No 2 products in October November and December and potatoes remain quiet with lower quotations for white and Jersey varieties.
The report lists leading futures with Wheat December 05 May around 7 1/2, Corn October 27 2 1/2, and December 4 1/2, plus Lard and Pork prices. Quotations cover Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, and oats with various No. 2 to No. 4 grades. Receipts show grain arrivals and shipments for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley, alongside refinery and dairy figures.
Cattle and hog prices across grades show varied values. Heavy beef steers, prime native and western ranges fetch higher figures, with common weights around 1,400 pounds and up. Hogs range near 14.80 per hundred, while sheep and lambs move between three and five dollars.
East Liberty Pa Oct 12 cattle steady prime 500.9% common 20 2.70 hogs steady medium market 41504 104.10 sheep lambs 5 4.25 calves and other livestock noted. Buffalo N Y Oct 1 cattle steady hogs fairly active good to choice lambs strong 4 1 4 5 0 cull and common ranges listed.
Oct 1 report shows steady veals at 5.75, western calves steady, sheep and lambs very slow with weak bids, hogs firm around 4.20 to 4.65. Trading activity quiet as buyers linger and sellers hold.
New York market summaries show Pennsylvania crude with no bids and nominal activity. Oct 12 reports credit balances, 70 certificates, 137,158 barrels shipped, and 115,197 barrels on rung with no market demand.
Traveling Agent Tom Campbell recalls Swede visiting a lawyer seeking a mortgage to buy two parcels. The Swede insists on a mortgage after a prior land sale, but the lawyer guides him to obtain a deed instead to secure his holdings.
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