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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
1
The article reports Luzerne county Republican primaries and the upcoming convention with details from the official call. It notes three candidates for district attorney and two for recorder, plus ongoing reorganizations and local political activity ahead of the November elections.
A historical notice urges buyers to seek DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve with the DeWitt name on every box. It promotes the product for bruises burns and dermatitis, claims many cures, warns of counterfeit versions, and identifies E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago as the genuine maker, sold by Thos. J. Yates.
Attorney General Knox will not return to Pittsburgh upon retirement but will reside at Valley Forge and practice law in Philadelphia. He bought a Chester Valley farm once occupied by his ancestor General Knox. A bronze tablet to General Henry Knox is mentioned near Thomaston Maine. A tale of a South Dakota mine name arose from a prospector and his wife choosing to name the mine in his honor.
County committee announces a Republican primary with two district attorney and two prothonotary candidates listed. Polls open 4 to 7 pm at usual precincts. The notice names Abram Salshire Wilkesbarre and Jo Carpenter Scranton as candidates among others, and mentions inspectors from Crawford County Hale era as vigilantes.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers ten day trips from Washington and Baltimore to Niagara Falls on multiple dates in July and August with return passage on regular trains. Excursion tickets priced from several points, stopovers allowed at Buffalo, and parlor car service included. agents in Philadelphia handle descriptive pamphlets.
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