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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1899
Page
3
The Scranton Tribune record from September 12, 1899 notes its publication details, pricing, and office locations in New York and Scranton. It states letters to the editor must be signed with real names and printed as space allows.
Justice of the Supreme Court J HAY BROWN of Lancaster. Judge of the Superior Court JOBIAH R ADAME of Philadelphia. State Treasurer LIEUTENANT COL JAMES FE BARNETT of Washington. Election day November 7. The text notes the Déclnavus affair and urges intelligent silence rather than provocation.
In a move aligned with precedent, the president will not be the first to greet Admiral Dewey upon his return to the United States. The plan preserves official residence calls and avoids duplicating honors, while Dewey receives a formal welcome in New York with a city ceremony and a large public turnout.
Hint of value to landowners in the anthracite region emerges as the Girard estate adopts timber planting on thousands of acres of waste land in Schuylkill county. The estate notes one acre of productive land equals three acres of mountain land now nearly worthless, and seedling trees will yield marketable lumber when mature. The Northeastern Pennsylvania landscape shows hills near rail lines with little agricultural value and overgrown weeds.
A column advocates re timbering of non productive lands as a future wealth source and critics pension agents decline under Evangs supervision. It notes high initial costs and long recovery but argues reclamation could yield profits while linking agent opposition to Evang with dramatic cuts in registered claim agents and payments.
Congressman Foss tours Europe visiting Britain Germany France and Austria Hungary. He quotes the German ruler praising cordial U S German ties and the emperor's energetic, statesman like leadership as essential to Germany’s prosperity. Foss notes German industry shows rapid growth and overall favorable impressions of William II.
The text notes the exclusive goal of sending goods to China at high speed, with the US paying $23,000 to American crews and $14,000 to foreign crews for the same task. It argues the US handles under 6 percent of Orient commerce despite nearer western ports than Europe, highlighting competitive disadvantages.
A formal note corrects misinformation from a New York Sun dispatch about Kipling and Hubbard. The letter defends Hubbard, cites legal maneuvering over an injunction, and notes general Shafter praise, hunting mishaps, and various quick cultural quips including Joe Patchen’s $320,000 sale.
A scattered column notes various advances and curiosities from around the world. It mentions Italy adopting electricity in rail, Oregon’s wagons possibly yielding to automobiles, a Congo State railway planned at about 10 million dollars, and a French electric car touring at 65 mph. It cites storage-battery improvements, a refrigeration scheme for Paris exposition, a Newark bridge swap, ancient Greek athletic diets, a Thames subway fate, and New York trolley travel to Boston covering 205 miles by trolley and 52 by train. It also mentions a Providence sale of a ship’s bell, and shifts in religious and royal practices. The piece closes with a report on a natural bridge in Arkansas with a petrified tree and vast agate.
A fragmentary verse about a child asking a father to take its hand appears alongside brief items from newspapers and public life. The text mentions angels, a yearning for guidance, and a future plea at life’s end, interwoven with scattered literary passages and quick cultural notes.
A Washington Star column quotes Amelia W. Trowell and Robert Gilbert Walsh on patriotism and distance from a couple’s six month anniversary. The prose blends romance and national duty as lovers imagine travel from London to Timbuctoo while the flag and war sacrifice loom in the background.
The Rev Frederick Hie, recently consecrated bishop of Sault Ste Marie and Marquette, hailed from a Huke Garman village near Coblenz. Also mentioned are O Blunt, Britain's consul general for New England, famed for Crim ean War service and Lincoln’s thanks for Turkey duties, and John Collier whose Royal Academy portrait features prominently this year. Max Nordau discusses personal characteristics and traits in his writing.
Otto Skinner opens the season in The Liars on September 14 with Minnie Radcliffe as leading lady. J Stoddart to play Dr Manette in The Only Way. Henry Miller and Charles Klein script The Lombard Street Mystery. Jeside Angelia pursues fortune in The Jolly Mischief. Belle Archer buys a play titled 4. Bernhardt cautious rearmament news. China Lavine and William Tate star in Strange Adventures of Miss Trown. Clement Beott mocks The Degenerates as pot-botter. Opera Pony to feature Bartlett Davin's company. weekly new operas planned. Dreyfus case noted causes audience disruption in London. Rogers introduces Dorothy Morton in London. Winter writes for Corhlin. Irving and Terry to return to New York. Various other season items and legal-matters noted.
Advertises Star Automatic Paper Fastener that feeds itself and improves with each use. Prices are said to be lower than ever. Planitary Pencil Sharpeners are sold with a 16 day free trial in offices. Also promotes other office supplies including blank books and typewriter supplies.
The Hunt and Connell Co offers heating plumbing gas fitting electric fixtures and builders hardware. The firm serves customers seeking comprehensive home and commercial install and repair services with a wide range of hardware supplies.
The ad touts hot weather relief with refrigerators offered at reduced prices. It promises value for customers while noting a rival who charges more for equal quality as a warning to shoppers.
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