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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1901
Page
10
Factoryville reports residents planning moves to Ithwen New York for Cornell University positions and mentions several local social events and church activities. Community leaders, extending greetings, note gatherings, travel to Montrose and New York, and a golden wedding celebration among locals.
The Scranton area calendar lists a Maple City band dance at the armory on Wednesday evening and balloon ascensions at the fair. Horse races at the sale week include WYOL Ferguson and Col with owners driving. theatre at Honesile Opera House features A Thaw and A Night. Miss Mursarrall joins the Comnellyy and Wallace act in Scranton. the Imperial History Club opens October 25 with a Chopin program.
The Scranton Tribane reports a strong demand for houses in Hallstead with few vacancies. A fire at a barn on Main street caused a minor blaze. no serious damage. Local residents attend church events and plan to join the Harford county fair in Halstead.
New Milford residents report Mr and Mrs William Von Cott leaving for Buffalo to spend the week. Mrs Charlee Morgan died at home Sunday. Rev Charien Smith conducted the funeral at 1 o clock. Mrs M O Bradley and daughter Borgie are in Buffalo this week. Nina Moore of Harford visited her mother Mrs L W Moore on Sunday. Jessie Vaile visits daughter Mrs Harry Bartlett in Binghamton. Miss Eadie Quinn visiting Binghamton friends. The following young people enjoyed.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports Mrs Lueda Ate kkinnen of Albany visiting her cousin Mrs SD Barnes in Thompson last Friday. Leonard Cate and Mrs J M Page of Cohecton also mentioned in a brief visit context.
Nine departments of the United States Geological Survey examine practical gauging of river discharge to quantify water power. The study stresses low water stages limit mill and factory reliance on streams, causing overestimation of usable power and prompting supplementary steam use.
Fragments describe a wedding, deaths, evangelistic services, travel, health, and local jobs. Mentions include the Sumner-Wrighter wedding, Rev. Skillett and Rev. Tower, P.O. Tower, P. Lyden, A. W. Gates, and postmaster B. M. Barnes. Also notes a Pan American survey on river power and electric transmission importance.
Local brief notes report Wn concern taking over stock, good will and fixtures from a Noxen merchant to the Agricultural Mercantile company. Other items mention painting projects, funerals, travel for business, a short Armament Court session, births, visits, and illness among residents.
The King Dramatic company staged A Ward of France to a large audience at the Academy of Music last night. Tomorrow night Will Moyt’s Day and a Night company arrives at the Lyceum with One Day Two Flags and A Bearen Warrant featuring Willis Granger and a strong supporting cast.
Reading Sept. 26 AP report says Teesley of Katetown died today aged 40. He was a prominent Berksmont citizen noted for strong reformist views and was a Reichbonn candidate in a past election where his Democratic opponent led by a slim margin.
The market showed relief after Inside support for Amalgamated Copper halted its sharp drop following a dividend cut. Heavy selling pressed rail stocks and bonds, with total daily volume at 725,500 shares and $2,260,000 par value in railroad bonds.
An assortment of classified notices from The Tribune lists for rent including a fourth-floor light manufacturing space with heat and power, multiple homes and rooms for rent, and a nearby farm. Lots for sale include an art store, two-seated car, household furniture, wagons, and a farm. Several professionals advertise services and loans. legal notices feature attorneys Jessup and Thayer, with banking and seed store references.
Recelpte flour and multiple grain shipments noted including 200 barrels and 1.418.600 pounds in packe. Items listed include wheat 708 bushels, corn 49,000 bushels, oats 14,000 bushels and 69,000 bushels for oats. Shipments show wheat corn and oats quantities with mixed spellings.
Chicago stock market mirrors a bearish board with December wheat and related grains finishing lower. Cash grain quotations show steady flour and mixed bids for various wheats and corns while livestock and pork values drift.
Market figures show steers cows calves and lambs with variable demand. Prices listed include 6200 for heavy cattle, 600.25 for stocker cattle, 18006 for cows and calves, 7710 for heavy lambs and 1000 for mutton futures amid mixed slaughter and feeding values.
Furnished front room with tent bath and gas near cont Nove. Gentleman preferred. Address Room Hoxt. Also another listing: Furnished room with cat and bath 62S Linden street.
Fast Wilects notes cattle and hog prices with bids and weights. Sheep steady with best lots quoted. veal calves reported around 7.75. markets mention auto and mill terms, with regional price ranges and buyer demand.
Classified notice requests a private family to provide board for a young man of German preference. Contact details reference Madison Avenue and local addresses, with a request to respond to TS Puller at 416 Ving Street. The text contains garbled names and unclear locations.
Corrected by H. G. Dale, listing varied dairy and produce items with prices and origins. Items include Lackawanna Avey beans por burhel eboine marrow priced at 2.60ui, Butter-Frech creamery, Cheee-Full cream, Medlin Browne-Poer Wuhel geo Green Pear Fer bushel 41.40a1.46, Flour-meat patent per barrel 648, Beane-Ver Deli marrow $1.10, Potators-lr bushel $tal 10. Nearby state references and vendor names appear in a dense OCR ledger style.
A transcribed market summary from New York on September 21 describes quiet wheat futures and mixed elevator activity. It notes steady opening, later rallying on covering and a closings near steady to firm levels with a May contract around 1.50 and December around 1.60, alongside descriptions of spot markets and creamery price signals.
Market notes from New York show mixed signals with fluctuating commodity quotes. Prices for major staples appear firm on some items while others drift, reflecting uneven demand and shifting futures.
The annual meeting of the Lackawanna Sore Association Limited is set for December 6 at 10:00 am in Scranton Pennsylvania. Members will elect five directors and transact other business as needed at the secretary’s office.
Fragmentary notes describe cattle offers and entries including calves and veal at a local market. Mentions weak demand and a hearing or sale event. All details are uncertain due to damaged text from OCR.
In a high energy afternoon card, Philadelphia hosts Milwaukee as Batters Sterling and Maloney lead the offense while Washington faces Cleveland with Cronin Slaw Carrivek Clarke handling the batteries and Umpire Hart calling balls and strikes. The report lists multiple players and lineups with overlapping names and unclear spellings from the OCR source.
The unreadable OCR fragment lists assorted dairy items like New York full creams, refined sugar steady, tallow firm, and a poultry section with live birds and spring chickens. Substantial readable entries mention butterfat, margarine, and various market terms, but details are incomplete.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous personal names and place tags such as Phyl Stith Wanner Mervitt Ziduiwer Ungiiwaithos with scattered city references like Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Boston and Empire wrote in a dated newspaper tone suggesting a fragmented notices page. The legible elements hint at notices or notices of events but lack coherent structure or dates.
Letters of administration granted to Davie J. Davis for the estate of Demmiah Simon of Lackawanta. Creditors must present claims promptly. all debts and obligations are to be settled. Also notice of two partners Weate and May and the firm Weate & May dissolving and debts due to the partnership to be settled. Business to continue at 784909 Tackawanna Avenue, Scranton.
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