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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
7
Silk items are advertised as the best grade and value in black taffeta at low prices, with guarantees on taf feta and multiple price points. Ladies suits, skirts, and silk waists are pitched as exceptional deals, urging customers to compare and request to view the collection.
Fifteen thousand people visited the Lehigh County Fair in wet conditions, with last year’s 80,000 crowd noted as a sunny contrast. Excursions came from Lackawanna Luzerne and Philadelphia areas, races postponed to Saturday, and crowds shopped under umbrellas as pickpockets and shell-game operators attracted attention.
Warning against catarrh ointments with mercury as they damage the sense and nerves. Hall's Catarrh Cure by FP J Cheney Co Toledo contains mercury and is taken internally. Sold by druggists, price tic per bottle, Valedo Ohio. Anmonia is free.
Commander Hobson of Santiago fame will lecture at the teachers Institute in early December. Henry Heiser plans to open a store in the Bunnell building at Tioga and Warren. Judge Dunham attended Clarence Little’s funeral. Milk station site staked near Kittridge ferry. Joy Flummerfelt and wife will move to Tempe Arizona. Mrs Martha Bunnell and daughter Elizabeth depart for New York City for the holidays. Philena Avery returned home from Towanda after visiting relatives. Mrs Elisabeth Spaulding attended Wyoming meeting.
Residents and visitors mentioned include Mrs Charles P Melkitown in New York City and Harry Cooper returning from the Philippines to the Pacific coast with plans to be home mid month. William Rorengrant of Denver heads to Binghamton with Miss Maine Williamson. A river bridge contract was awarded to Penn Bridge Company Beaver Falls Pa with work to start within ten days. Lebieh Valley company also to build a railroad bridge and a new creamery promises activity this season.
Kate Cummings has returned home after two months of visiting friends statewide. Alex Laird lists his Malin street property for sale and will move his family there this fall. Mrs. James Allen of Scranton visited yesterday, Char Tollister on Malin street is ill with typhoid fever. Dr. Price of Pittston will settle here after next week. Charles F. Druffner departs Monday to attend Baltimore Medical College. Miss Gertrude Sanders hosted a party last evening. The funeral of Michael Gilroy is at 9 this morning with a Requiem Mass at St. Marys Church and burial in St. Marys Cemetery. Mae L. D. Sanders and daughter Mae visit friends in Binghamton. W J Renniman spends a few days in Pike County.
The Alerta visited Daleville to coach the Athletic club in baseball but rain canceled the game. A 6 to 6 score at darkness left the result uncertain. Both amateur teams impressed with baserunning and fielding. after the match, young ladies served a supper in the Athletic club rooms and admirers hope for a rematch next season if dry conditions return.
The Daniel Ryan company performs An Enemy to the King at the Academy today with both shows. The troupe continues to draw crowds after yesterday’s matinee of A Royal Lover and the evening Fatal Wedding.
The Dixies weekly program draws larger crowds despite bad weather as laughter runs through the show. The Devil's Daughter at Star theater receives praise for music and humor with Clarence Wilbur leading Patsy Bolivar and Flo Jansen in the title role supported by Madge Woods Lillian Hathaway and a skilled chorus.
Manager Kirke La Shelle previews the Lyceum show Sergeant James as a play of strong human interest with varied character types and striking pictorial effectiveness. Set in Montana the scenes by Joseph Physioc include two exteriors with mountainous backdrops and key moments at a regular army post and a mining superintendent's home.
A patient in an eastern city recounts chronic stomach trouble and nervous irritation from overwork and dinners. He describes trying doctors, giving up stimulants, and finally using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets which improved appetite, digestion, and sleep. The ad claims the tablets digest food and strengthen the whole system, with wide availability in the U.S., Canada, and Britain.
The article praises the production for careful artistry and handsome stage sets. It notes the company is meticulously prepared and Mr. La Shelle predicts Sergeant James will be as capably acted as Arizona.
The Clyde Fitch play Lover's Lane will be produced by William A. Brady at the Lyceum Saturday afternoon and evening. The production comes on a strong New York Chicago and Philadelphia tour note and promises heart interest sentiment comedy and pathos with continuous surprises from curtain rise to final descent.
The Irene Myers company at the Academy presents a two act production featuring a full sized working dynamo and switch boards to depict a city scene. Nellie Randolph plays Poegeries in a strong performance while the popular Two Orphans will be presented at the Tuesday matinee.
The subscription sale opened at Powell's Music store yesterday for the Mme Sembrich concert with many seats reserved. The new diagram arrangement was praised as a vast improvement and prices ranging from 7 cents to $2.00 offer broad access to hear the artist.
Cut out daily pictures, circle hidden objects, and save until Saturday. Send or deliver to The Tribune Puzzle Department in an envelope with name age and address. The first correct six pictures marked each week will have their names published in The Tribune Monday morning.
A music portfolio is lost near Linden Street and Quincy Avenue. Please return it to the address at Quincy Avenue. Reward offered for its safe return.
In Chicago the National League game ended 11 to 6 with Chicago scoring late. Baltimore Philadelphia Boston Washington and Detroit Cleveland games postponed due to rain. Cincinnati beat Louisville 14 to 0 with Currie Ryan Poole and Bergen as battery. An exhibition game noted at Worcester and Pittsburgh with an indicated weary score.
A collage of local business notices including patent attorneys Replogle & Co offering worldwide service with ten years’ experience, Victor Koch proprietor of a Mercantile plan passenger service, cleaning vaults by A B Briggs, and various shops and contacts around Beranton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre.
Schedule details list weekday and Sunday trains from Beruntom via Wilkes Barre to Philadelphia with parlor car and coaches, via Pottsville and intermediate stations. Includes connections to Bunbury Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Pittsburg and westward points. Also notes Sunday trains to Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and service from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia via Pottsville with intermediate stops. Endorsed by W. Pryor Scranton as District Agent.
The timetable shows intercity trains from Beranton and Carbondale via Scranton with morning and afternoon departures. Key routes include Hawley bound at 7:20 am and 1:33 pm to White Milla, with arrivals at Scranton around 10:08 am. Service notes cover Sundays, city connections, and intermediate points to New York, Baltimore, and points west.
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