Fire at Preston Park Sparks July Festivities
A large bonfire near the Preston Park boat landing lit the evening as crowds gathered with corn on sticks. The scene featured reflections on the water and a festive mood ahead of more celebrations planned at the lodge. local officials and guests, including G A R posts, will attend a flag raising and program with speeches by Mr A W Dickson and music by the Como band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Park
Mr. Jones
A. W. Dickson
Como Band
Preston Park Association
T. J. Foster
Messie
T. F. Wells
Colonel Sanderson
W. W. Watson
W. Kirkpatrick
J. A. Lansing
G. F. Barnard
P. Aller
H.C. Barker
Myra Allen
New Jersey
Margaret Hanley
Tracey
Kirkpatrick
Harrigan
Philadelphia
Tiebingon
Carbondale
Crane and Sons
Movements of People Around Scranton and Nearby
A long list of residents from Scranton and surrounding areas report travels and visits. Names include Mrs C E B Hale in Rhamokin, Miss Florence Finch in Dansville, Miss Elisabeth Sanderson back from Boston, the Norton sisters from the Adirondacks, and many others visiting Buffalo, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York, or returning from vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. EB. Hale
Rhamokin
E. L. Faller
New Orleans
Florence Finch
Dansville
Anna Buck
Buffalo
F. H. Jermyn Apent
Mise
Elisabeth Sanderson
Boston
Norton
Adirondacks
Elizabeth Howell
Bummit Lake
Taylor
Cottage City
Smith
Bhelter Talond
G. A. Jessup
Elk Like
Mary Tracey
Honesdale
George J. Ash
Timex
Miss Leighton
Stroudsburg
J. L. Crawford
Miss Harrington
Philadelphia
T. J. Foster
B. Hines
Miss Hines
Wilkes-Barre
H. M. Boles
Camp Meade
Charles Schlager
Clay Avenue
Richard Matthews
Popham Beach
George C. Yocum
James G. Shepherd
Atlantic City
New York
Robert Peck
Mra
T. J. Detweiler
Ocean Grove
Miss Smith
Monteclair
N. J
Mies Edith Morgen
FE. H. Butler
Buffato Newa
Judge Hand
G. W. Chase
Quincy Avenue
Stone
F. B. Hines
Grand Central Hotel
Asbury Park
Katherine B. Wilcox
West
A. A. Underwool
Frederick
Myer Davidow
Lackawanna N Avenue
Margriet Loughlin
Green Ridge
Bliss
Jersey City
W. F. Hallstead
G. M. Hallstead
Ernest W. Dolph
Grant Bell
Traders’ National Bank
Lake Underwood
Miss Crossin
New Brunswick
Jonnie O' Boyle
Archbald
Jennie Kearney
Wyoming Avenue
Gertrude
Emma Hager
Jackson & Wandin Manufacturing Company
Berwick
Scranton Business College
Colonel Schoonmaker
Schenck
Thia City
Old Forge
XN Y
James Walsh
Joseph Walsh
Parsons
Europe
Harrisburg Editorial Sparks Debate On Women Responsibility
A Harrisburg Star-Independent column accuses women of all blame for marital neglect while joking about entertaining husbands with ongoing performances. It notes Edith Brower’s Wilkes-Barre Times comparison of New York and Boston as summer resorts, highlighting a Boston merit and a New York strictness toward public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Star-Independent
Edith Brower
Wilkes- Barre
New York
Hoston
Boston
Reunion at Elm Park church and travel notes gripe
The Kings Daughters of Elm Park church held a reunion with members returning from vacations. The column discusses a railway traffic surge on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, noting a large baggage flow and a train with eleven passenger coaches. It also mentions beauty treatments, a charity card drive, and a literacy effort among local children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Daughters of Elm Park Church
Saya G. M. Hall- Ftead
Delaware, Lackawanna and Wetern
New York
Leader in a great position shocks procession trail
A Washington Star fragment quotes a neighbor calling a man a leader and noting his talent for predicting procession directions and leading the way with urgency. The dialogue hints at a bold, proactive figure and a tense scene as the crowd moves.
No general holiday after victory says Beehaw
Beehaw argues no day set apart for rejoicing can be a general holiday. Bill Simson challenges the idea asking for whom would it be a holiday. Beehaw counters that fireworks would mark the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beehaw
Bill Simson
New York World
Bell Rings for School Bargains in Scranton
The notice advertises two day sales in Scranton offering exceptional bargains on boys clothing and shoes for school wear. It adds special lots of books and muslin underwear to attract shoppers and urges families not to miss the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mplorey
Florey & Brooks
Children’s Clothing Sale With Deep Discounts
Bargain sale lists boys shirts waists at 19 cents and 50 cents for laundered percale or white shirts. Includes wool knee pants, cloth caps, and caps, with sizes 4 to 173 specified for patterns. Vestee suits and Sailor Blouse suits offered, plus double breasted coats and covert top coats in various sizes.
Book Bargains for Paper Novels From Noted Authors
An advertisement touts paper novels by Laura Jean s for 10c Libbey Charlotte M Braeme and 100 more at 10c each. Cloth Bound Books bound in linen with gilt 17 for 100 titles worth 30c. Top titles by famous authors bound in Buckram or satin cloth 25 for choice of 100 titles. Would be a bargain at 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jeans
Libbey
Charlotte M. Braeme
Shoes sale offers boys and misses footwear at reduced prices
A local shoe sale lists numerous boys and girls styles at discounts from 8c to 8c for sizes 11 to 5 1/2, featuring waterproof box calf lace and button shoes, spring heels, English toes, and casco calf models with prices ranging from 8c to $2.50, noting original values and varied widths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Gent
Muslin Underwear Prices Advertised in Catalog Copy
A catalog style list offers Women's Muslin Drawers with wide hems and tucks at low prices. Umbrella Drawers feature ruffles and a fitted yoke band offered cheaply. Night Gowns in fine muslin with tucked yoke and Hamburg ruffles are promoted as bargain items, including Empire front versions.
Musical Question Box opens at Screnton Conservatory
Professor J Alfred Pennington director of the Screnton Conservatory of Music at Kim Park church has consented to reply in the Saturday Tribune to readers questions on music. Readers may address questions to Music Question Box care of Tribune or to Professor Pennington. Only initials will appear with questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
J. Alfred Pennington
Screnton Conservatory of Music
Kim Park Church
Saturday Tribune
Hox
Pennington
Paderewski
Regenthal
Rosenthal
Singing in a Chorus Risks Voice Strain and Forcing
A piano teacher explains that singing in a chorus not inevitably injures the voice if one avoids forcing it. Problems arise when singers imitate the loudest voices without proper vocal instruction, leading to forced tones. Chorus directors can mitigate this by emphasizing tone quality and cautioning against voice forcing.
Liszt Pedal Technique and Berlin as a Music Study Hub
The writer discusses Liszt’s pedal discipline advising to strike chords before pedal action and notes that pedal markings can guide beginners yet true independence comes from harmony study. He compares study centers in Europe, favoring Berlin for organ and piano and Paris or London for voice culture with Berlin praised for hearing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liszt
Sherwood
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Paris
France
Herlin
London
Joachim
Musical Gossip and Forest Resource Debate
The article sketches a tour by the Seidie orchestra led by Mr George W Colby with plans for concerts from Bangor to Minneapolis and a Whiting guided chorus. It also discusses global wood and coal fears, citing Archangel forests and consumption patterns in the United States Britain and Europe with data on timber exports and forest coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Colby
Seidie
Bangor
Minneapolis
New York
Colby
Professor Whiting
Boxton
Gilmore
Scranton
Professor Whithing
Whiting
Thorne
Mr. Whiting
Guernsey
Music Blore
United States
St. Petersburg
Lemion Foreign Office
Archangel
Petchora
Pushlakta
Kola
Huesia
Canada
Norway
Sweden
England
France
Spuin
Great Britain
America
Germany
Mexico
Central American
Cub
Porto Rico
Europe
United Kingdom
Names Listed for Christmas Rent Notice Fragment
A fragment lists individuals including Mrs. Harry Palmer, Miss Sabina Simpson, Miss Annie Losey, Miss Susie Fisher, Miss Annie Morgan, Miss Jessie Smith, Miss Phoebe Lau rent, and several men named Joshua John, Harry Acker, Charles Whittemore, Ernest Hetts, William Whittemore, Thomas Morgan, William Hughes, and Howard Griffin in a likely historical lease notice.
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Osa Ie
J. T. Porter
Eleanor Treadwell
Brooklyn
Bessie
Bauer
Katherine and
Telia Steell
Jessie Dimmick
Maud May
Marjorie Warren
Cornelia Galpin
Anna MecAnulty
Mary Gearhart
Florence Bower
Helen Hulburt
Anna Russ
Jean Dimmick
Virginia Ver Wanck
Ruth Handley
Willam Dimmick
Walter Stevens
Isaac Haslam
Hugh Archbald
Ford Pratt
Clarence Gilmore
Edward Walburt
Charles
Arthur Teell
Max Hessell
Douglass Moffat
Arthur Phillins
Stewart Plumley
Lawrence Watres
Mollie Menner
Edith Torrey
Thomas Jam
William Swift
Walter Whitney
Elizabeth Lewis
Harrisburg
Mrs. Porter
Florence
Clara
Edith Holland
Grace Hullart
Adeline Hand
Florence Peek
Ethol Woolworth
Gadya Hicks
Helen and Fisie Towell
Helton Connell
Norothy Warren
Louise Smith
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Gertrude Coursen
Nettle Bchianer
May Teall
Marjorie Collins
Helen Parke
Marjorie Pratt
Frances Jermyn
Elizabeth
Mary Dickson
Nuth Steel
Gladys Watkins
Marjorie Mallory
Janet Storrs
Marion
Evelyn Matthews
Fannie Mears
Katherine Pratt
Helen Simpson
Masters Taylor Foster
Gordon
Becca Taylor
Kenneth Welles
Harold
Lawrence
Carleton
Edgar Connell
Curtis Platt
Grier Parke
Cole
John Price
Harold Welles
Tomer Rice
Arthur
William Matthews
Frank Williams
Edgar Courson
Douglas Torrey
Mo«well McMullen
Leon Griffin
Seybolt Lanson
Witing LaBar
Raymond Sanderson
Robert McClare
Miss Atherton
Harvey
G. B. Smith
D. KE. Taylor
E. C. Lynde
P. H. Warren
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Lincoln Avenue
Harrisburg Country Club
A.B. Ry
A. de Haldeman
McCormick
Batley
BOA
Leopold
Hall
Scranton Country Club
A.B. H
Aue
I Hunt
Moffit
Blair
Boyd
Haldeman
Ay Scranton
Balla
Bent
Brady
Golf Brooks
Wing
Tiak
Ilickok Beetre
Hoyd
Walker
T Foster
Shee
Wanes
Flunt
Hammond
Bcranton
C. C
Harrisburg C.c
Holes
Bone Brook
Ctiseaea
J. G. Ewing
A Blair, Jr
Miekok
I. B. Thorne
Hsoin
Poster
A. G. Hunt
al Tithe
Ars Brooks
Ayer
Gor
Anton Tiem
Bo Vat Iy Yin
Inquirer
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Moerere, Hil & Co
W. T. Best
Decenss
Liverpool Town-Hall
Col. Bol
Beethoven
Aus der Ohe
Bloomfield-Zeisler
D'Alvert
de Pachman
Friedheim
Godowsky
Kleeburg
Joseffy
Liebling
Perry
MacDowell
Sauer
Silottl Sternbers
Sieveking
Lnds
Araminga
al. W. H. Sherwood
Eer G. W
Wauer
Laurel Hill Park
Laurel Hilcone
Wo Mies
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