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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1894
Page
7
Public instructors of the county gathered in this city for annual Institute sessions to gain new ideas and inspiration for teaching. Two institutes were held this year in distinct venues to broaden the division of work and strengthen contact with essential information. Yesterday's session saw strong attendance and earnest interest in the program.
The morning session enrolled teachers and prepared for the convention. Superintendent George Phillips opened the afternoon session at 2:15, introducing Professor C. H. Albert who led the opening prayer. Ohio’s ex-state superintendent B. E. White spoke on will training, stressing voluntary right choice, self control, and seven virtues for character building in schools.
An advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a remedy for weakness exhaustion and nervous fatigue. It claims to restore flesh plumpness and roses to the cheeks while aiding digestion enriching blood and providing lasting strength. Sold by Matthews Bros. Scranton.
The speaker marveled at lake sizes, noting they could rival oceans if undrained for a century. Dr. Albro discussed west cyclones and Yellowstone Park. At closing, two secretaries were chosen, Jesse Lees for intermediate grades and Delia Evans for primary work, and the institute adjourned.
County teachers gathered at the courthouse for a week of lectures led by Professors Albro and White. J. C. Taylor presided while local enrollees Moyles Whitlock Osborn and Daniels joined the morning session.
Professor DeMotte of Cambridge Massachusetts spoke at the teachers Institute on the secret of character building. He urged inward reverence for the body, explained how thoughts become deeds, and warned against phrenology while stressing training of nerve tracts and personal responsibility in shaping one’s life.
Gautach and Sons at 108 Chestnut Street F iindelpbje offer orchestral organs and music boxes that play any number of tunes. Specialize in repairing and improving old music boxes with new tunes for careful owners.
The $40,000 School House on Columbia Avenue has been let and will begin immediately. A few more lots remain available at low prices. Arthur Frothingham, Office, Theater Lobby.
A nostalgic verse recalls Whaea Whaea Daby and a child’s early medicine Castoria. The speaker notes continued use from infancy to adulthood, suggesting a cultural memory of the product across generations and life stages.
At a large First Presbyterian meeting led by E P Kingsbury the congregation voted 65 to 12 for purchasing the reservoir lot at Madison Avenue and Olive Street, Scranton Gas and Water owner, and authorized trustees to acquire it and sell the current church site. Plans for a new parsonage were assigned to a trustees committee.
The YWCA state convention will meet in Scranton from November 12 to 14 with an attractive program. Mrs. Cornwell T. Boyd, former international secretary, will attend and conduct the teachers' conference for city educators. Mrs. Boyd recently became general superintendent of the Secretarial Training school. Mrs. Morse of New York and Miss Agnes Hill, former Toledo general secretary, will also be present. Miss Hill will soon depart for Madras India to serve as general secretary of the local YWCA there. Other notable women are expected, signaling an unusually significant gathering.
A quarrel between Shadrick Pritchard and Mr and Mrs Sage at 314 Putnam street led to Pritchard drawing a knife and threatening them. Patrolman Johler intervened and arrested him. In police court he was jailed 30 days for failure to pay a $10 fine and placed on a $200 bond to ensure peace.
The Tribune announces a carefully compiled classified hat of Scranton and vicinity showing leading wholesale banking manufacturing and professional interests. The book will feature photogravure views of pulse buildings business blocks and streets with portraits of reading citizens. Representatives will visit those named to explain the edition and solicit notices for readership.
A dense listing of local professionals including ophthalmologists attorneys and dentists with office hours and addresses on Lackawanna and Washington avenues. Also includes notes on schools and kindergartens, surgeons, seed firms and nursery, and various business ads in Scranton Pennsylvania.
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