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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1900
Page
2
Descendants of William Gardner gathered for their annual reunion at A J Gardner’s farm near the tunnel, with 130 relatives attending. The day featured meals, readings, songs, and a business meeting electing new officers, and attendees expressed optimism for future reunions. Dr A J Alney and local officials were noted among attendees.
Klark Scoville theatrics company will remain in Susquehanna another week. Labor Day brings bank closures. A barbecue at Riverside Park features an ox dinner at 2 pm with the Lanesboro and Susquehanna fire departments and Doran's Susquehanna orchestra providing music. The piece notes local visits, purchases, and plans for Columbia Grove.
Miss Kornmann of New York visits Company H Bailey. The Ladies Aid of the Universalist church meets at Dr N S Sage and plans a winter fair and an ice cream social on Sept 7. Miss Gertrude Lee of Moscow visits her aunt Mrs Loomis. H Perrigo, recently ill, can go downstairs. Miss Ethel Sterling leaves Friday for Portland Mill Elk County to teach this winter. Leslie Kinney returns to Blairsville.
The Wyoming County Bar Association met to draft the October term trial list for the court of common pleas. Cases include ejectment, interpleader, replevin, and trespass along with the homicide case of James Terry. The trial week starts Oct 15 with a full schedule and the homicide case expected to take much of the first week. Parades and canning factory activity are noted, with attendees traveling to Sayre for the firemen's convention.
Wayne county court appointed viewers H Stevens Andrew McKee and Richard Watson surveyed the Lackawanna river crossing area with Erie Ontario and Western and Delaware and Hudson railroads officials and Forest City businessmen to assess bridge needs but gave no report yet. A local clambake honored foreman John F Gallagher amid Hillside Coal and Tron company promotions.
An old advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a longtime remedy for mothers to ease their children. It claims soothing effects, pain relief, and popularity over many decades with emotive language and product praise.
Joseph Hill dies at seventy six after cancer battle and funeral set for Monday at 9 am. Robert English lands contract for Exeter Catholic church. Dominick Lambert injured by blast at Butter Coal mine. George Powell arrested for store robbery. F Dr Fullmer becomes Nelson Morris Pittston manager. School board adopts Brooks arithmetic and vertical writing. Rev Mr Robinson leaves Coaldale for Hopkinton NY pastorate. Y M C A secretaries plan prayers at Wyoming camp ground with Bard and Buckalew. Mattearrier W A Gillespie rest in Atlantic City after appendicitis surgery.
The Avoca school board will meet this evening with post office hours set from 9 to 11 am and 6 to 7 pm. Obituaries note Mrs. Charles Doran’s death on Friday at the West Side home after dropsy, survived by husband and six children, with burial at St Mary’s Cemetery. The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs David Cranston died Friday. burial at Langcliffe. Patrick Doran of Battery M US artillery, recalled from Port Morgan Alabama after his mother’s death, may join China-bound unit. Agnes Morahan visited Jermyn. Lester Williams aged 13 months and Wate Williams aged nine buried with family and community flowers. Mrs Eugene McLaughlin of New York joined her husband awaiting Erie contract completion. Frank Milligan, age five, convalescent after lung abscess surgery.
Factoryville reports receipt of Maitland Fair and Delving Park premium set of 1907 quality, urging local farmers to prepare exhibits for the upcoming September fair dates September 11 13 18 and 14, and to start planning what to bring to the event.
A clerical anecdote collection recounts Irish and English church humor. A rector’s sleeve snagged during a vestment fit yields a quip about the devil, while a Bishop Beckwith anecdote features a sharp retort on a Run case. A Dublin cathedral service ends in shared laughter at a bishop’s finance sermon.
The Tribune reports standings in its Educational Contest with 68 points by C Spencer of Bloomaburg in fourth place and Eugene Boland of 245 Walnut street Dunmore in fifth with 41 points. Harry Reese and Sidney W Hayes sit near sixth and tenth as daily changes occur, with Miss Fannie Williams and Miss Grace Simrell shifting positions accordingly.
The standing displays ten contestants headed by Charles Rodriguez of Scranton with a score sequence 193, 113, 87, 58, 41 and continues with positions for David V. Birtley Providence Arthur Kemmerer Factoryville and others. Addresses accompany each name including Scranton Dunmore Hyde Park Carbondale and Bloomsburg.
The Tribune lists the top ten leaders with their points and positions as of today. Charles Todrigues leads with 198 points, followed by David V. Birtley at 115 and Oliver Callahan with 87. The article notes competition remains open for entrants and urges timely point submissions before Labor Day deadlines as described on the fourth page.
Claim asserts deafness results from blocked Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Proponent touts Mall's Catarrh Cure and Pills as remedies. includes testimonial style note and address for Toledo, Ohio.
A catalog style display lists all wool blouse suits vestee and blouse suits fine worsted suits school caps fedoras rough rider hats long peaked Eaton hat with prices 45c 75c and 25c for select items. The terse ad emphasizes durable fabrics and varied headwear for a refined wardrobe.
Corrected listing shows Potter-Creamery dairy tubs and various dairy products, cheese types, beans, peas, and patent figures with prices. Entries include 2ic dairy tubs, Select western, 40.5 nearby state, Inc. Cheese-Full cream new, Beans-Per bu choice marrow at 2.45, Bermuda Ontone patent figure 4.25.
The text lists disjointed references to winter goods, places in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, various numbers and codes, and scattered phrases about markets, firings, and manufacturing terms. It reads as a garbled, OCR corrupted page with no coherent event or narrative.
The fragment lists assorted goods and terms from a Philadelphia marketplace and bar trade, including names and descriptors of grains, livestock, and poultry. It mentions Western and Southern regions, prime city products, and various measurements and quantities, but details are unclear due to OCR corruption.
Fragmentary OCR captures a rural market briefing with scattered cash quotations for grains and commodities. The text lists various grain types and prices, but many words are garbled, hindering precise itemization and market context.
Chicago markets show cattle mostly steady with nominal changes noted in early trading. Traders watch demand patterns as prices hold firm on select classes and feed costs influence futures.
Cure for chronic diseases of the liver kidneys bladder skin blood nerves womb throat lungs and more. Includes asthma catarrh leucorrhea gonorrhea syphilis and general disorders. Treatments offered with $8 for specific catarrh and trial, office hours daily and Sunday 8 am to 9 pm.
Fragmentary market report lists various animal lots and prices including sheep and lambs, mixed stockers, and heavy weights. Mentions Texas locations and references to cattle and lamb markets with inconsistent OCR data and numbers.
East Liberty markets show cattle steady with prices for prime and good grades. Sheep and lamb sections report steady to up, with mixed lots of heavy and veal offerings. quotes include ranges for various classes and quality levels amid a busy trading day.
Fragmentary OCR shows cattle prices and goods like shoes and leather items with numbers and mentions of locations. Readable names and exact details are sparse, making precise summary difficult.
Ambiguous OCR text presents scattered market and financial references from New York dated September 1. It mentions individuals and figures but lacks coherent events, making precise summarize difficult. core terms include names and numeric hints without clear actions or outcomes.
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