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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
2
The store advertises fruit jars jelly glasses and various household items now on sale including screen doors windows screen wire yard matting porch screens fans and freezers. It touts prompt delivery and a candy department with new goods and new prices daily driven by low prices and good goods.
An ad collage lists products from 25 Cent Store and Terwilliger Prop, touting Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Dr King’s New Life Pills. It mentions Pittston Pennsylvania retailers W. C. Price and J. H. Howe, Stroh’s Pharmacy, and other items like screen doors, cabinets, and gas stoves with refund offers.
The President appointed John W. Zerbe postmaster at Shamokin Pa. In July permits were issued for new buildings in Scranton valued at 261000 dollars. The police chief of Itanton, Victor Sarto, alleges a Pope company controversy. West Scranton man David W. Lewis named inside foreman at Hyde Park mine. A new rural delivery route to York will start Sept 1. William Bushleys Son planing mill and lumber yard in Pottsville destroyed by fire with 50000 loss. Shamokin board of health moved Mary C Haley to almshouse after she ingested medicine. Isaac Carpenter of Shamokin bitten by a kissing bug, lip swollen. blood poisoning feared. General Manager Scranton Railway named Joseph Newhouse chief clerk after Landers resignation. James C Waddle retired after 42 years as PA railroad freight conductor. Scranton Central Labor Union reports Laurel Line trouble to AFL leader Gompers. Philippine traveler spent a few hours here. Bellefonte merchant John W Beckwith died by drowning. Sudden wire accident in Shenandoah kills Peter Baycosh, wires lay across street. Lehigh Valley Co discussed rebuilding breaker. old colliery deemed unsafe. Harrisburg libel law reform meeting. press groups urged to form fair libel statute. Carrie Nation's Scranton visit turns calmer. habeas corpus hearing outcomes debated. she travels to Bayonne then Forestville for engagements. Over 600 lives lost in Samoa noted. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters praised for indigestion and stomach troubles reducing death tolls. The ad ends with window screens from J Patterson & Co.
Judge Lynch ordered the release after a habeas corpus hearing in which Romolo Masterozzi, an Italian resident of the Boston settlement, was found not to be a legal husband to the 12 year old girl involved. The case linked him to an alleged marriage certificate shown by the girl, with testimony tracing the girl’s whereabouts and the county confinement prior to the hearing.
A busy county page reports deaths and illnesses from Avondale to Kingston, with drownings, paralysis, and accident injuries. It notes a large Wilkes-Barre delegation to an Allentown convention and local court actions, plus a variety of community notices and advertisements.
The Vienna trial acquitted a woman for theft of a seemingly worthless document, arguing jeseo letters lack intrinsic value. The report notes broader Austrian attitudes toward life insurance and finances as parents bar heirs without policies. It also mentions plans for a university enabling scientists to retire for research and a poetic aside on a rubber ear replacement crafted after a biting horse incident in Vienna.
Fragmentary notes discuss mirrors of platinum cobalt and copper with a theory by Profenor Lodge about disintegration into Hecrona. A claim mentions unimaginable particle states beyond current instruments and a personal medical testimonial about piles, tumors and a remedy sold by local druggists.
The notice advertises sale of Vador Porch Awnings with reduced prices due to late season. Rationale states porch awnings have been cut in price to clear stock and avoid carryover. The promotion presents a timely opportunity for buyers to purchase porch coverings at a discount.
A sale notice highlights a Vudor Shade priced at $1.38 for an 10 by 8 foot size, offered as a regular price comparison with $5.00 tag. The fragment stresses discount emphasis and sale terms.
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