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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1902

Page

6

Educational Contest Winners and Scholarships in Scranton

The Tribune lists 33 scholarships awarded to contestants from Scranton and surrounding areas. Winners include Charles Thompson and William Rodrigues, with prizes ranging from four years at Wyoming Seminary to other college subsidies. The paper details contest rules, prize distribution order, and how ties were resolved among dozens of entrants.

William T Rodrigues Cuba Scranton Willie Tribune Wyoming Seminary William Scranton Tribune Kresge Shepherd Kellerin Mr. Kresge

Educational Contest Scholarships Across Institutions

The Tribune lists twenty eight to thirty two scholarship prizes for the Educational Contest, covering tuition, board and instruction at institutions in Syracuse, Carlisle, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Newton, Factoryville, Philadelphia, Cotuit, and more. It outlines varied courses from one year to four years, including music, shorthand, business, and general studies, available to young men and women with details on durations and living provisions.

Cotuit Mass

Guessing Contest Attracts Northeastern Pennsylvania Interest

The Tribune reports a large public turnout for the Educational contest with guesses from across the city and many towns in the region. Thousands named Mr Ixellerman as a winner though most estimates were too high and only eight named the exact figure 200.

Tribune Pennsylvania Ixellerman

History of Paper From Papyrus to Modern Materials

A concise overview of paper origins from Egyptian papyrus through Chinese and Japanese practices to European adoption. It traces early fiber sources, export restrictions, and later shifts to cotton, linen, straw, esparto, and wood pulp, with notes on uses from clothing to vessels and tools.

Toparker Keyat China Japan Egypt Europe Asia Western Cote Fon England America

A David Harum Trade In New York Sale

A humorous tale from the Washington Post recounts a New York buyer insisting on the buyer’s attitude toward automobiles and horses in a sale. The Jersey Tarver boasts he can guarantee a horse will pass a doge n an hour all day without eyeing cars. The deal closes after the Jersey man demands a written statement.

New York Powish Washington Post

Government loses money making gold coins pennies profit seen

An item from the Boston Herald explains the cost structure of early U S coinage. It notes gold pieces contain mostly gold with minting costs, while pennies yield high profit due to cheap blank copper stock and stamping. It traces copper sourcing at Waterbury to Philadelphia mint production and describes various colonial cents and their designs.

Waele Sam United States Philadelphia Nugente Waterbury Conn Treasury Department Washington

Familiar sight in the business quarrel resurfaces

A familiar scene reappears in the ongoing business quarrel as negotiations stall and key parties warn of potential further action. Stakeholders include major firms and regulatory bodies, with no immediate resolution in sight.

Seddon Under Fire Over Troop Menace in New Zealand

The passage describes Premier Richard Seddon facing parliamentary criticism for recruiting troops for the South African War and claims he dared his own son to return unscathed. A tense exchange reports opponents accusing him of endangering colonial soldiers while Seddon defends his policies and remarks about his son.

London Richard J. Seddon New Zealland Ole Dione Seddon New Zealand Uinas Goaddon

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