Before Breakast: Notable quotes on journalism and farming
Attorney George Horn is praised as a unique figure who doubts his newspaper talent and refuses to boast about his abilities. John Zeidler, now in St. Joseph, notes dramatic Western advances, citing higher wheat and corn prices and larger crops, with real estate gains as a sign of improving times.
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George Horn
United States
Mr. Horn
John Zeidler
St. Joseph
Zeidler
Local Residents Return From Trips and Visits
Mr and Mrs Myron Clark are in Philadelphia Eugene Burke of Carbondale spent Sunday in Green Ridge Mr and Mrs George Yost returned from Block Island Ex Sheriff Charles Robinson returned from a fishing trip at Five Island J M Hornbaker returned from Baltimore and Washington P O Malley Frank McCann Leo Coyne and John Loftus returned from Old Point Comfort Mrs George Obele and children returned from a month long visit in Philadelphia Lieutenant of Police John Davie on duty due to his mother’s condition Miss Lilian Krielich and Minnie Jones returned from Marshwood two weeks ago Mrs W B Duggan resumed her duties after a two week vacation Miss Marie Richards and George McGovern will wed at Holy Cross Bellevue tomorrow noon Lieutenant W W Inglis returned to camp at Lattimer after two days furlough Private Saville was ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Clark
Philadelphia
Eugene Burke
Carbondale
Green Ridge
George Yost
Block Island
BR. Schoenfelt
Franklin Avenue
Europe
Charles Robinson
Five Island
J.M. Hornbaker
Olive Street
Baltimore
Washington
P. O'Malley
Frank McCann
Leo Coyne
John Loftus
Old Point Comfort
George Obele
Stone Avenue
Thieutenant
John Davie
Lilian Krielich
Minnie Jones
Marshwood
W. B. Duggan
Associated Board of Charities
Marie Richards
Second Street
George McGovern
Mauch Chunk
Holy Cross Church
Bellevue
W. W. Inglis
Company D
Lattimer
Saville
Local residents return from travels and out of town visits
Mins Mabin Duffy and Mise Fannie Tyrell return from visits to Pater son and New York City. Mr. and Mrs. William McAllister with family come home from Northumberland with Mise Jennie Leghow. Mrs. William Clark returns from Honendale with her mother Mrs. J. Db Seoul and Misses Louise and Edith Hutt from New York. Mile Katherine Mill, new cymnasium teacher at the YWCA, arrives Wednesday to stay with Mrs. Hera Ripple. she is a Dr William Anderson graduate with five years teaching experience.
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Yenter
Mins Mabin Duffy
North Brel
Mise Fannie Tyrell
Second Street
Paterson
New York City
William McAllister
Belmont Place
Northumberland
Mise
Jennie Leghow
William Clark
Honendale
H. W. Beely
Chpoure Avenue
Mra. Clark
Aire. J. Db
Seoul
Mite Louise Hutt
Edith Hutt
New York
James W. Hutt
Natonal Express Company
Miss Matter
Quincy Avenue
Mile Katherine Mill
Startford
Conn
Hera Ripple
William Anderson
Homoeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania Opens in Scranton
About 150 to 200 physicians and many wives arrive for the 33rd session in Scranton. The program spans several days with talks, papers, and discussions, plus social events and a potential move to establish a Scranton homoeopathic hospital. Rev C M Gittin attends the opening prayer with welcomes by H B Ware and H M Toles. Visiting members stay at the Hotel Jermyn after last night’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homoeopathic Medical Society
Pennsylvania
Board of Trade
Scranton Homoeopathic Society
Delaware and Hudson
F. D. Brewster
Washington Avenue
Elmhurst Boulevard
Scranton
Scranton Bicyele Club
Omeers
C. M. Gittin
Elm. Park Church
H. B. Ware
H. M. Toles
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Jermyn
Excursion to Allentown by Central Railroad of New Jersey
On account of the Allentown fair the seventh annual popular excursion runs Sept 23. Special train leaves Scranton at 7 a m and returns from Allentown at 9 p m. Tickets refundable on any regular train Sept 23 and 24. Fares Scranton 2 50 Wilkes Barre 2 00 Refreshment car aboard Tickets sold at stations and on train by committee.
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Allentown
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Gale
City Taxes Due 1897 with Penalties After October 1
City Treasurer Co Boland notifies that city and school taxes for 1897 are due. A 4 percent penalty accrues on unpaid taxes after October 1 1897 with an additional 1 percent monthly from November 1 1897 until paid. Taxes unpaid after November 1 1897 will be turned over to collectors per state law. Office hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays 6 to 12 noon.
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Assembly
Issg
G. Boland
City Hall
Washington Avenue
Onice
Tod
Hall Rate Excursion to Niagara Falls via Lehigh Valley Railroad
Three day carnival September 23 24 25 for Grand Trunk Railroad bridge opening at Niagara Falls. Tickets on sale for evening trains September 22 and for all trains except Black Diamond Express September 23 and 24. Return valid through September 27. Inquire Lehigh Valley ticket agents for details.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
Niagara River
Lehigh Valley
Knapp Seeks Divorce From Edith W Knapp
Samuel D Knapp through attorney B F Tinkham yesterday began divorce proceedings against Edith W Knapp his wife since Aug 19 1891 They lived together until Dec 3 1895 when he says she deserted him without reasonable cause
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Samuel D. Knapp
B. F. Tinkham
Edith W. Knapp
Waterhouse petitions for divorce from Mercy Lurry ble
George HM Waterhouse filed the divorce petition alleging his wife Mercy Lurry ble abandoned their marriage after April 1888 and lived apart since November 15 1894 amid accusations of adulterous conduct. Oscar Thielfelder is named as correspondent.
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George HM. Waterhouse
Miss Mercy Lurryble
Waterhouse
Oscar Thielfelder
Dallas Pair Announces Dog Show Building at Fair
A new departure at the Dallas Pair this year is a building devoted exclusively to the Dog Show. Dogs of all kinds varieties conditions sizes and colors will compete. If you have a fine specimen send him to the Fair. Dates are Sept 28 to Oct 1 with special prizes offered.
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Dallas
Dallas Fair
Organ Recital at Elm Park by J Alfred Pennington
This evening at Elm Park church J Alfred Pennington performs an organ recital with the Elm Park church quartet. Admission is a silver offering. Tewis Morrison presents The Master of Ceremonies at the Lyceum tonight with Faust scheduled for tomorrow evening.
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Elm Park Church
J. Alfred Pennington
Tewis Morrison
Master of Ceremonies
Lyceum
Faust
Scranton Conservatory OF Music
Labor Capital And The Tariff Author Willey Gives His Views
An unusually large board of trade gathering heard Hon. Freeman Willey of Orange, N. J., advocate a high tariff matching domestic and foreign labor costs. He argued labor and capital are interdependent and that protection benefits both, citing rising labor earnings and falling capital returns while urging wage gains and abolition of sweatshops. Francis B. Thurber urged wider circulation of Willey’s book.
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Board of Trade
Freeman, Willey
Orange
N. J
Willey
Francis B. Thurber
New York City
Charber of Commerce
Scranton Board of Trade
Mr. Willey
Mr. Thurber
Thurber
Jenet
Miss Vernon's Cookery Lecture At St Luke's Parish Rooms
Miss Vernon opened her series on cookery with a demonstrative lecture at St Luke's Parish rooms drawing a creditable attendance. The session explored bread in all forms with recipes for paste, pastries, soups, custards and meringues, and noted potential afternoon sessions if favored by attendees.
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Vernon
St. Luke's
Sessons
Leason
Tenth Annual Reunion of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers
Scranton hosts the tenth reunion of the Fifty-second Regiment with Colonel John C. Dodge present for the first time since the war. A business meeting in Music Hall, a banquet, and a camp fire follow veterans' registration at Griffin Post. A list of Scranton survivors is published.
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Feld
Fifty-second Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers
John C. Dodge
Dodge
rMe
Mays
Griffin Post
Lackawanna Avenue
Music Hall
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Wyoming
McClellan
Charleston
8. C
Scranton
William McClare
Transportation committee hears freight rate comparison
The transportation committee, chaired by C. H. Pond, noted a Western fourth class freight rate of twenty nine cents from Scranton versus twenty five cents from Albany, with Albany located thirty one miles farther from Buffalo. His motion to refer the matter to the transportation committee was adopted.
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Transportation Committee
Artention
C. H. Pond
Scranton
Albany
Buffalo
Brewery Syndicate Nears Certainty in Regional Deal
A pending but unconfirmed report says twelve regional brewery firms will finalize a syndicate this week. Beranton planned as headquarters with officers William T. Kelly Joseph Hughes Weaver Charles Robinson. Steemater of Wilkes-Barre excluded after rejection of his 2 million valuation demand. Plan calls for one third cash one third preferred stock and one third common stock.
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Beranton
William T. Kelly
Casey & Kelly
Scranton
Joseph Hughes
Hughes & Glennon
Pittston
Mr. Weaver
Weaver & Reichard
Wilkes-Barre
Charles Robinson
BE. Robinayn
Grand Special Excursion to the Klondyke Gold Fields
An old newspaper item advertises a grand excursion by train to Seattle and steamers to St Michaels and the Klondyke gold fields. It lists March travel departures from Buffalo and Seattle with sleeping cars and through tickets. Contact F J Moore to inquire rates and reservations.
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Klondyke Gold Fields
Seattle
St. Michaels
Gold Fields
Buffalo
Klondyke
F. J. Moore
Nickel Pigte Road
Exchange St
N. Y. Oo
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement
An old advertisement touts laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It promises full refund if not cured, priced at 25 cents. The listing notes Twining, optician at 125 Penn avenue in Harris' drug store with hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Twining
Penn Avenue
Harris’ Drug Store
Lews
Lackawap- da Avenue
Jane White
Nature Ia
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Popular Punch
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M'amy Favorite
Garney, Brown & Co
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A. B. Warman
W. B. Henwood
Lackawanns Ave
Chas . McMullen
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Charniteed
New’ York
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Jersey Central Railroad
Florida
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Eugene V. Debs
Samuel Gompers
Price
Queen's Tariff Investigating Commission
CW. Fulton
Grant Pelton
Sol Goldsmith
Harrisburg
Hastings
L. T. Mattes
D. P. Replogle
National Board of Trade
Washington, Dee
St. Luke's Parish
Lee
Pitty-second Regiment
Col. Dodge
BB. Mott
Joseph Bristly
Fred Wagner
John Huntaman
G. Hinckley
C. Gd. Griffin
Nelson la Rowe
John L. Hull
Anthony Long
Simon Rhodes
W. #. Hopkins
P. Hull
Jazon Ayres
Henry Ward
James Jeremiah
William J. Jones
Charles Oakes
Levi
Hackett
John Smith
David Evans
J. H. Seblager
Frederick Fuller
Edwin W. Smith
Don Davis
Carolyne V. Dorsey
Wyoming Avenue
Beecham
Col John C. Dodge
Por
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Clarke Bros
Coe
Bronson Tallman’s
Spruce Street
Bell & Skinner
Jermyn Hatters
S.C. Snyder
D. D
Spruce St. Opp
Ark Church
Maloney Oil and Manufacturing CO
Meridian Street
Aint Department
Antes SS
Raynolds
Sohmer Piano
J. W. Guernsey
Scranton, PA
Prop
J.D. Williams & Bro
Lack. Ave
Silverstone
White Front
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