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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1894
Page
8
Careful research and intelligent buying place us far in the lead in this changing stock. The latest nov el lies in jets silk and lace deep pointed collars passamentarie points gimps etc. Many departments are omitted in this advertisement but shopping is a duty of women and surprises are planned for visiting customers.
The department advertises Novelties and Staples from top American and French manufacturers. It lists Black Satin Jhuchess Black Moire Francaise Black and Colored Bengalines and Taffetas among offerings. Prices are now so low that customers choosing silk over alternatives can satisfy their wishes.
Two or three new plaid back cloak designs in golf capes have just been placed on counters, showcasing popular materials and updated styling for the season.
Dr Reeves announces full establishment at 12 Spruce Street Scranton with permanent Parlors. He offers free examinations and treatment for nervous system disorders eye ear nose throat dyspepsia rheumatism and related conditions for all ages. A female department is opened for female patients and a nine day offer provides four fronts treatment for catarrh. A home cure and trial treatment are advertised.
London dispatch notes Joey Chamberlain sparring with Home Rule critics and attacking the Local Veto Bill which would abolish local option for pubs. Redmond discusses Lords abolition plus elections, while public amusements face scrutiny from the National Vigilance association and a healed Scots mining return dominates talk.
Wailer mill enlarging to add twenty five workers. Rumor of steam railroad from Saylorsburg to Stroudsburg nine miles. assignments and debts at local hotel. Normal and Blair Hall football game ends 4 0 with eight touchdowns by Normal. Various visits and lectures noted.
In a humorous exchange, an upholsterer showcases a new chair designed for callers, while a refined Madams Society member testily complains of discomfort. The dialog highlights the chair’s intended audience and social satire of comfort expectations.
A garbled passage voices concern about boys and a fight, with terms like Moral lecture postponed and references to Pall Mall Budget. The text reads as a cryptic, satirical aside rather than a coherent report.
H J Brooks of Greenwood returned from Philadelphia after a month away and went back for rheumatism treatment. The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union of Taylor plans a ladies branch here. Miss Emma Wellburn was surprised at her Miners Hill home by local young women with many from upper Greenwood and Taylor attending.
Elmhurst Signal condemns personal smears in Frank H. Clemons campaign. The Scranton businessman is praised as honest and steady, while critics are accused of lying to defeat him. Call for right thinking citizens of both parties to support Clemons and curb baser attacks.
The exchange argues for a universal signaling system for bicyclists and pedestrians. The plan envisions numbered rings guiding actions such as stand still dodge right dive left jump and back handspring to manage traffic and avoid annoyance from walkers.
The piece notes an impending drop in temperature and urges timely buying of warm clothing for comfort and health, warning against delaying purchases despite earlier postponements.
A comic gag filled with mispronunciations and rapid dialogue references opals and unlucky choices. A narrator notes a couple the girl Ethelinda and her suitor dispute a high priced jewel as a threat to her plans. A dog steals a cake, adding chaotic humor to the scene.
Lida McCandress of 1230 South Thirty fifth street Philadelphia credits Munyon's Catarrh Cure with curing her catarrh affecting nose throat and stomach. She urges others to try the 26 cent bottle and cent tablets sold by Munyon's Homoeopathic remedies and druggists.
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