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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
6
A vintage piece describes antebellum Sunday on plantations as a social event. Negroes rode to worship in fine dress with families, drivers and coachmen escorted by masters, sharing meals on arriving at rustic chapels and attending multiple sermons.
The article describes a prehistoric era when the globe was ruled by giant reptiles. It outlines three main groups: gigantic land and aquatic predators, erect dinosaurians on wet land, and flying pterodactyls. These rulers eventually declined as more vigorous fauna emerged.
A fragmentary note recalls gators and crocodiles along with toy snakes as reminders of the vast reptilian life once crowding land and sea, including elusive lizards and geckos.
The Washington Post notes there is no blood relation between President Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, but explains how the Scott lineage entered the Harrison line. It traces Robert Scott the Covenanter, his emigration, the Scott lineage in America, and how the Scott name became a Christian name in the Harrison family through marriages and offspring.
The article details Lord Rosebery's Dalmeny farm near the Forth bridge with 1400 acres of cottages and gardens for married plowmen and a large unmarried men's bothy. It notes meals, lodging, lavatories, and dairy access, with wages of one pound weekly and pension-like support for long-serving workers and widows.
The Paris Figaro recounts General Boulanger's page Joseph, famed for insolent repartees and commanding visitors despite his youth. Now sixteen, he has left town life and returned to live with his mother in Etamps, recalling a fleeting vision of glory.
A compact reflection on paper making as a foundational driver of civilization. It traces Ulman Stromey’s early role in Germany, notes paper as essential in book printing beyond, and argues paper underpins science education commerce and social exchange. The piece highlights Graber as a future pioneer to be honored.
The Coteaus and Bad Lands of the Dakotas offer expansive hunting grounds for deer, duck, prairie chicken, and bear. Hunters travel light over open hills, with little timber, riverside meadows, and vast plains hosting nimrods, beaver, rattlesnakes, and varied wildlife. The piece notes difficult terrain, winter prey, and notable feats such as the Marquis de Mores killing a cinnamon bear with knife.
A letter from a destitute woman prompts physician and poet Dr Goldsmith to act. He delivers a remedy idea and gifts ten guineas in a chip box with a note urging patience. The tale contrasts Moltke anecdotes about speech length and toast phrasing.
An advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women detailing relief from weakness exhaustion and nervousness. It claims to restore rosy cheeks flesh and strength and recommends use by mothers for daughters with benefits in digestion blood richness and lasting vitality. Matthews Bros. of Scranton sells it.
In his new book W Hudson argues puma on the South American pampas never attacks man except in self defense and even an unprotected child may sleep on the plain. Tucson's T B Comstock confirms and broadens to say many ferocious animals and venomous creatures bite only when provoked or there is no escape. Alligator harms only drunken men, natives say.
A fragmentary directory page lists doctors, attorneys, and professionals in Scranton. It includes medical figures like Dr. W. E. Allen and Dr. Kay with offices on Washington Avenue, and a long roster of attorneys such as Patterson & Wilcox, James W. Quakford, and Henry M. Shely with offices in the Commonwealth Building and Coal Exchange. The text also notes a Worcester Kindergarten opening dates and a dentist offering crown and bridge work at 101 North Washington Avenue.
The Republic Building Association advertises easier loan terms and cash benefits to borrowers, claiming lower rates and more favorable repayment options than competing institutions. It cites Callender and the Dime Bank building as part of its offering.
The readable phrases describe a store in Abington with a telephone contact and a personal name. Limited legible details prevent a fuller summary or identification of events, dates, or entities.
Scranton Pennsylvania based manufacturer of Wire Hereens at 016 Lackawanna Avenue. Local listings mention Grandunion Teaco and Jones Brob as firms involved in wire screen production under the Jos Kuburel entity.
The notice lists Elk Cape and Scranton hotels including Elk in Franklin Avenue and Westminster depe along Broad Street near Union Square, offering American plan rooms. It also notes Scranton House near the D L W depot on European plan and mentions architects Victor Icoche, Davis and Von Btorch, B I Walter, and F L Brown with their offices in Scranton.
Bauer's Orchestra offers music for balls picnics parties receptions weddings and concerts with terms via conductor R J Bauer address Wrong Avenue over Hulbert store Megarged Brothers printers supplies adjoins Washington Ave Saranac on Pa. Horses and carriages for sale at 1633 Capouse listed by D L Foote agent Frank P Brown Co wholesale in Woodware Cordage and cloth at 720 West Lackawanna Ave
Isabella Beecher Hooker quotes a man who says women's suffrage would kill male chivalry. He claims voters would vote like men and men would refuse to give seats on streetcars. Hooker retorts that with a vote she can force seating rights, changing the social dynamic.
An Atchison preacher said the unpardonable sin is not murder or theft but claiming more Christianity than you possess in a sermon noted by the Atchison Globe.
A fragment from a tale notes that touching the orange stripe grants a silver bead with gold teeth and ruby eyes. It warns that stumbling on the rainbow’s end in Greece would instantly change a person’s sex.
Central region timetable shows trains to New York Philadelphia and other points with express and local departures. Notes indicate first trains around 8 a.m. and last returns from New York around 4.50 p.m. Also lists connections to Reading Lebanon Allentown Pottsville and local destinations with varying times and special Sunday services.
Train departures from Scranton cover numerous destinations including Pittston Wilkes-Barre White Haven Hazelton Pottsville Bethlehem Easton Reading Harrisburg Tunkhannock Towanda Elmira Ithaca Rochester Buffalo Detroit Chicago and more. Services list times via D H R D L W R B and B W lines with connections, through cars and Pullman sleeps, covering multiple branches and major hubs.
Train departures from Boranton listed for all routes including New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia and the South Washington and way stations and connections at Buffalo and Williamsport to the West Northwest and Southwest for express and accommodation services with Pullman cars and pocket time guidance from the city ticket office on Winn Avenue.
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