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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
4
Attendees Break Fair Attendance Record at Pittston Races
At Pittston on September 4 the Northeastern Pennsylvania fair drew its largest crowd yet despite rain. Horse races featured top purses and times, with Kid Cloud and Emma G among contenders. Ongoing good weather tomorrow promised more exciting heats and a Japanese troupe exhibition alongside the Ninth Regiment band, while local schools closed for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Ninth Regiment
West Pittston
Exeter
Wyoming notes from Altoona convention and town life
The Wyoming column reports Robert Stiff attending the Junior Order gathering in Altoona this week. Edna Lewis of Mt Zion wed George W Blecel at Kingston Methodist parsonage with Rev J C Murdock officiating, and the couple planned a short wedding trip. Residents discuss local church events, farming shipments to Maryland, a potential canning factory, and social visits as town rebounds from rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stiff
Altoona
Samuel Honeywell
Eighth Street
Edna Lewis
Mt. Zion
George W. Blecel
Kingston
J. C. Murdock
William Jeffery
Fourth Street
Maryland
Gasper Oberdorfer
Heir
Harding
George Wilson
Lewis Oberdorfer
Robert BR. Thompson
Wyoming
Frank Smith
Local notes on residents and moving events in Duryea
The column reports Mrs. Elizabeth Webber and family moving to Duryea as malaria wanes. Herbert Kispaugh recovers from a broken leg with Dr. Knapp attending. Locals note retirees returning to town for quiet living. Attendees at the Allen town fair are mentioned along with a fatal coal fall in Mount Lookout. John Shultz visits Johh Lamb, and property sales and medical study plans are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Webber
Duryea
Herbert Kispaugh
Knapp
Allen Town Fair
Mount Lookout
Pittston Hospital
John Shultz
Portland
Johh Lamb
Henry
Tragic Death of West Side Man After Train Strike
Thomas Amos, about 45, died after being struck by a passing train near Dupont while returning from a Heidelberg strike meeting. Found beside the track with injuries, he previously worked as driver boss at Avoca colliery and survived by a wife and adopted daughter. Funeral set for Sunday. Amos belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Amos
West Side
Heidelberg
Dupont
Avoca
Lansford
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Laneforid
Fannie Crosby
Langcliffe Church
William Cantillon
New York City
Morahan
John Curnin
T. J. O'Malley
Patrick McKean
Hawley
I. T. McGowan
Colonel French
Herbert's Hall
Alaska
Kate Gibbons
Agnes
Bloomsburg State Normal
Annie Callahan
Eak
Scranton- Pittston
Oak Hill
Moosie
Margaret Mulrooney
St. Mary's Church
Michael McGowan
Martin McGowan
James Gallagher
Thomas Kerrigan
Charles Gardner
Michael Golden
St. Mary's Cemetery
Jonnie Newlin
Scranton
D. R. George
Laflin
Dallas
Local Notes and Social Updates from Luzerne County
Nicholson area reports Tra Hardy visiting friends after returning from Harford where he placed his eldest daughter in a soldiers orphan school. Mrs. George Snyder visits her father A B Capwell in Factoryville. Rev Dwight Waterbury attends Presbytery in Hallstead. Clara Tiffany takes an assistant matron post at Scranton homoeopathic hospital opening soon. Postmaster Burt of Starkville patents an automatic wagon brake. Silver medal awarded. Edward Reyhelde weds Nellie Green. J F Wells weds Rowe L McCoy in Brooklyn. officiated by Rev F B Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tra Hardy
Luzerne
Harford
Soldiers’ Orphan School
Hardy
Glenwood
George Snyder
A. B. Capwell
Factoryville
Dwight Waterbury
Hallstead
Clara Tiffany
William Hine
Wittston
Mr. Lowe
David Garrick
Justice of the Peace
Forest City Residents Visit and Travel Updates
N A Walker of Ararat Summit visited Forest City as a business guest yesterday. F Maxey departs today to resume studies at the New York College of Pharmacy. Theodore Carpenter of Uniondale, a former Forest City resident, visited friends yesterday. William T Gummer of Forest City and Miss Verna M Gager of Cold ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Walker
Ararat Summit
F. Maxey
New York College of Pharmacy
Theodore Carpenter
Uniondale
Forest City
William T. Gummer
Verna M. Gager
Cold
Keokuk Man Praises Peruna Cure In Letter To Dr Hartman
Michael Eden of Keokuk Iowa recounts how Peruna cured his wife after years of stomach pain and ill health. KR Helser the local druggist confirms the testimony and notes the wife’s rapid improvement. Dr Hartman’s book for women is advertised free for a limited time by The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Eden
Keokuk
Iowa
Dr. Hartman
Peruna
Pe-ru-na
KR. Helser
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
How He Got It From the Cleveland Recorder
Booker T. Washington recounts a tale of a persistent enslaved man praying for a Christmas dinner. After nightly pleas for divine help to obtain a turkey nothing arrives until a final plea yields a turkey that very night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Recorder
Booker T. Washington
Pierve
Market Reverses as Sugar Leads Decline in New York
The stock market resumed a reactionary slide after morning gains spurred by Sugar, which rose as buyers anticipated Dutch export bounty protections. Manhattan strength failed to sustain prices, and the day ended with a broad decline as public interest waned and bear activity stayed firm. Total sales reached 601,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treasury Department
Holland
Manhattan
Outide Publc
William Linn
Ale Len & CO
Meara
Shoes Sale Declares Deep Discounts for Men
A local ad offers 450 pairs of men’s fine patent leather shoes hand-sewn at 2.98 dollars and 300 pairs of men’s calf shoes with Invisible cork sole priced at 1.98 dollars, reflecting a significant markdown.
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations
Quotations from Scranton board show flour barely steady and wheat futures firm. No. 2 red, leer, and various corn and oats prices steady to lower amid foreign buying and heavy export activity. beef firm and butter steady. petroleum dull with refined NY and PHI/Baltimore prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sent
Cublea
Saateyc
Sige
Western Creamery
Matugo
State
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Philadelphia Provision Market Report of Sept 4
Wheat firm with higher bids in September and near months. Corn steady for No 2 mixed. Butter firm amid strong demand from western creameries. Refined sugar steady with good demand. cotton unchanged. Live poultry steady with firmer dressed poultry notes. Saltice and flour details, shipment and stocks for wheat corn oats listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gerade
Pennsylvania
Large
Hale
Don Small
Scaldel
Chicago Grain Futures Open On Mixed September Prices
Chicago markets show a mixed start as the leading futures list uneven bids across wheat corn and oats with September positions fluctuating. Traders watched allocations for December and May contracts amid cautious activity in wheat corn and oats as morning quotes drifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Skyatttke
Nervous Troubles Treated with Animal Extracts
The Washington Chemical Co in Woobankton promotes freebool cures using animal extracts for nervous disorders. The ad backgroundlines claim relief for various nervous troubles and promise quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervous
Washington Chemical Co
Grain Prices and Quotations From Local Market Report
Quotations for flour and bread grains appear with assorted figures in December and January. Receipts list 600 barley and 10 bushels of wheat, with ship shipments showing 88 000 bushels of wheat and 721 40 bushels of corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonory
Odo
Dyante
Cattle Market Report Shows Mixed Feeder and Stocker Prices
Chicago markets list calf and steer prices with figures for native cattle bolded by category. Receipts include 22 100 head of cattle and 1 000 head of sheep, with prices ranging around 4.00 to 4.70 for various classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Market Terms Mixed in Fragmented Ledger Notes
A fragmented New York market report lists varied livestock prices and conditions across cattle sheep and hogs. Entries include steady to active cattle quotes, calf figures around 6.00, and sheep notes with lambs and wethers described as strong or fair with mixed quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reever
Livestock Prices Weak but Steady Across Market
In Est Liberty Pennsylvania on September 4 cattle and hogs held steady with prime light and beet medium grades around 1.60 to 1.65 per unit. Heavy and cull categories showed mixed results while calves and lambs commanded 2.0 to 5.0 ranges, with wholesale buyers active but fluctuations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Petroleum Market Brief From New York and Pennsylvania
In New York and Pennsylvania on Sept 24 crude prices and balances were noted with limited figures. Credit balances and certificates show activity with shipments and runs reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW City
New York
Pennsylvania
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Lackawanna Ave
Northeastern
Kid Cloud
B. m
L. A. Patterson
Emma G
Smiles
HaRlGton
Bellman
B. G
Fred Cook
Spain
B. Ey Elwood Smith
Wilkes
Jim Doyle
M. I. A. Patterson
Rex
W. L. Smiles
Hagleton
Borre
Elwood Smith
Fienuty
M. R
Springs
Bethany
Wayne County
George Ledyard
Conatade John Maxey
Montrose
Kelsey
Cannoneville
N. Y
Joseph Kelsey
Livingston Manor
Harrows
Indiana
Myre
John H. Cunningham
N. DD. Palmer
Stroudsburg
M. J. O'Malley
Ward Devel
Dundalf
Susquehanna County Teachers’ Institute
John FE. Danaher
Albany
H. W. Brown
Cooperstown
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Susquehanna County
Dallas Fair
J. Scott Inglis
Lackaave
Royal
Royal Gakieo Powdna CO
HOT Worm
Hartman
Columbus, Chie
Wall Street Review
Tobacco Co
Cot
Bug. Reg Co
Cite
Southern
Br PF
Delaware
C.F
Lake Bhaore
Livy
Loult, & Nash
M. K. Tex, Pr
Bakee
Peween
Central
Nym
N.Y
B&w
Iado
Ofc
Omana Cresevresersess Hoy Pacific Crevesvees
Phil. & Teadeebeae
Pre
Td Southern R. R
Tenn, C. & Trott
Ye Texan Pacific
Union Pacific
Wabash Oi Cs
BM Big Wabash
West
Union
Ceseeeensen
U. & Leather
Big
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Beranton & Pittston
Coe National Nortng & Drillie
Teat National
Wee Elmhurst Houlevard Co
Nee Scranton Savings Bank
Ose
Ponanton Parkin Co
Third National Bank
Throop Novelty M
Scranton Traction Co
Scranton Axle Works
Con Weston Mill Co
Alexander Car Replacer Co
Bewanton
Pspeeeaene
Chicago Grain Market
Haifnio
Ohoalee
Haina
East Liberty Cattle Market
Ol Market
Price
McCormick & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Philadelphian Stock Exchange
New York Produce Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade Building
T. N. Rutter
Klondike Gold
Drexel
Baldwin's
Hunt & Connell CO
Lackawanna Ava
Snow
Weston Mall
Scranton, Clyphan
Carbondale
Abuso
Exconea
Quater
Aurel
AX Remedy CO
Knises Bros. and
Morgan & Co
Myer Davidow
Lackawanna Avenue
Iains
Myer Davidov
N. B
Lacka, Ave
Dr. Jaeger
W. J. Davis
Wyoming Ave
Aimit
Third National Bank OF Scranton
Capital
WM. Connell
Henry Belin
William HL. Peck
Ens Moe
Moosic and
Rose Dale Works
Laplin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical Co
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