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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1900

Page

2

Farmers gain over a billion in crop and livestock value

The report shows farmers' crops adding 647,034,029 and livestock value rising to 995,955,914 this year, with corn and hay leading gains from 1899 to 1900. The era remains prosperous as voters decide how to sustain employment and consumer vitality. Obituary and local notices follow, including Mercy hospital death and Daughters of the American Revolution officers elected.

United States Department of Agriculture Catia MMR

Bear on Tracks Ends Sailor Engineer's Ride Near Glen Eyre

Veteran engineer Benjamin Gardner, honored recently, faced a rare encounter as a monster black bear blocked his train near Glen Eyre. The bear derailed no cars. Gardner escaped uninjured, though the animal was killed. Two bears had been seen in the area prior.

Honesdale Benjamin Gardner Allen House Lackin- Waxen Glen Eyre Braln Mr. Gardner

West Pittston and Tunkhannock Battle Ends 11-5

In Tunkhannock on Saturday West Pittston and Tunkhannock football clashed with the locals edging ahead 11 to 5. Pittston scored once in the first half, but both Tunkhannock scores came in the second half, the final tally just before time. The crowd saw a tight, evenly matched contest. Prohibition candidate E. J. Sumner visited town promoting his candidacy, amid local political chatter about the ballot.

Tunkhannock West Pittston Pittston E. J. Sumner Prohibition New Milford Bradford County Edmiston Misa Anna Sterling Meshoppen G. N. Doyle Nicholton Tle Catharine Townsend Wyoming Avenue B. Littl Scranton John W. Gray Philadelphia James Terry Martin Clifford Wilkes Orre Pratt’s Opera House Wyoming County

Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold

Ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promises quick relief from cold symptoms. Claims to stop coughing and cure cold in one day with no cure, price 25 cents.

Illness Strikes Susquehanna Avenue Resident Misa McMillan

Misa Agnes McMillan of Susquehanna avenue West Willetton is critically ill with typhoid meningitis. Mrs Henry Martin, 70, died Saturday at her daughter Mrs Alexander Allens home in Oregon Heights after long illness with paralysis. A husband and seven children survive. Funeral set for Monday at 2 30 pm. Mrs Thomas Brown of Cork Lane.

Scranton Tribune Pliteton Misa Agnes McMilan Susquehanna Avenue Henry Martin Alexander Allen Oregon Heights Thomas Brown Cork Lane

Palm Balm Heals Clergyman’s Bruised Leg After Ice Injury

Mr James Reed of Clay Court House West Virginia bruised his leg by striking ice. After swelling and severe pain he could not walk and tried multiple ointments and whisky baths. A week of Chamberlains Palm Balm brought almost complete recovery, preventing possible amputation. Reed is a leading merchant. Pain Balm is advertised for sprains bruise and rheumatism.

James Reed Chamberlain Reed Clay Court House W. Va Matthew Bros

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting at St Aluylus Society

Miss Belinda Dougherty returns from Mercy hospital after weeks with typhoid fever. Mr and Mrs Frank Howard move into their finished Bailey property home on Main Street. Thomas Davis, son of Mbenexer Davis, discharged from Pittston hospital after weeks with a fractured skull from being struck by a companion.

Mercy Hospital Wilkes-Barre Scranton Annette Gorman J. Severson David Moane Cork Lane West Scranton Thomas Evans Hyde Park Thomas Davis Bwheneger Davis Avoca Hepbottom Sarah Edwards Almira Brown Rhoda Case Dora Belcher Carbondale Deborah Davis Alessis Batley Kellum Tarbel Pond Chicago Scranton Dairy Company Japan Methodist Mplsvonal Church Methodist Episcopal Aid Society Alonzo Bell James Merrill Andrew Merrill Universalist Aid Society W. B. Brown Frank Benjamin Nicholson W. L. Sterling 8. R. Eldridge A. Sterling A. W. Kent A. G. Waldle Gertrude Waldle Brooklyn St. Aluyalus Society Belinda Dougherty Frank Howard Bailey Main Street Mbenexer Davis Pittston Hospital Beluge

Protracted Election Proclamations and Patent Cure Claim

An overflowing page shows a mix of an advertisement for Catarrh Cure promising a hundred dollar reward for cures and a dense sheriff proclamation listing candidates for offices in Lackawanna county with Democratic and other party lines. The text names many individuals in varied offices including Representatives at Large and various assembly seats.

Prohibition and Electors Names in Local Proclamation

A sheriff proclamations lists presidential electors across districts and parties including Socialist Labor and Socialist groups. The document names numerous individuals across districts and parties with roles such as district attorney and representatives in the General Assembly.

Local Election Precincts Listed Across Lackawanna County

Long list of polling places in Archbald, Benton, Blakely, Carbondale, Olyphant and other towns. The notice names district locations for wards, townships, boroughs, and cities in Lackawanna County with specific buildings and streets assigned as polling stations for the general election.

Lackawanna

Polling places listed for several wards in Scranton districts

The proclamation names polling locations across Twelfth to Twenty-first wards and Taylor Borough, Throop Borough, Waverly, and West Abington districts with specific buildings and street corners for each first and second districts. It also outlines eligibility limits for election officers and urging adherence to constitutional provisions and polling hours from 7 AM to 7 PM. The notice is signed by Sheriff C. Pryor at Scranton on October 26, 1900.

Benton Township D. L. Potter Said Township Blakely Borough 8. W. Arnold Said Second Atore Lackawanna Coal Company Providence and Carbondale Turn-Pike Third Borough Council Blakely Street Said Ward Carbondale Township Dickson City Borough Odd Fellows Veincoln Halstead Storrs J. A. Barron Jackson Street Third Ward Michael Matelavits Jermyn Stocker Hose Company Waverly Borough Waverly Band Building Church Street West Abington H. EB Capwell Winton Borough Thomas Reddington T Corner Church Street Clarkson Avenue Safe Justices of the Peace United States Legislative Congress Keranton Commonwealth Pryor Scranton

Sheriff Proclaims General Election in Lackawanna County

Clarence E. Pryor, High Sheriff, declares Lackawanna County will hold the general election on Tuesday November 6 1900 to choose thirty two Presidential Electors. The notice cites acts of the General Assembly and constitutional amendments guiding election duties and polling locations.

Congress Eleventh Fourth Assembly District Court of Common Pleas Register of Wills Lackawanna General Assembly Itme Commonwealth L. Clarence E. Pryor Lackawanna County Commonwealth of

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