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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1906
Page
1
A man treated at Belle Vue hospital in New York admits daily drunkenness for six months each year since age 17, totaling over 6000 intoxications. The case notes his alcohol career and notes a domestic scene with a wife forbidding his presence at Valley View Tuesday evening.
Report from a conference notes bleached glucose not used by candy manufacturers as a sulphur dioxide preservative. Corn Products Refining Co withdraws bleached glucose from markets and pledges neutral glucose for U.S. sale. Local testimonial praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and related illnesses.
In Wilkesbarre last night a shooting at an Italian boarding house on Hazle Street left Joe Topa wounded in the left side and hospitalized at Mercy. Tony Yorea, a trackman for the traction company, is alleged to have fired three times during a quarrel involving Yorea and James White, son of the boarding house owner, with one shot grazing Topa and another lodging in the ceiling. Yorea fled and was not yet found by police at dawn.
In rainy conditions Syracuse and Wilkes Barre played at Ringhamton Scranton 7 to 1, Utica edged Troy 5 to 4, with noted batteries for each game. Standings show Scranton leading, Albany and Binghamton close, and Utica mid-pack. miscellaneous local ads appear alongside game notes and odd line scores from the day.
A foreman named Wanam Fènshaww at B. Markle & Co. is reportedly out of work after a dispute with miners over compensation for re laying sheet row and erection work. The Conciliation Board sided retroactively, acknowledging credit for the foreman's labor. Rooms above Antrim's art goods store list details.
Camp Lieutenant Colonel Oberteuffer welcomed officers and Major General Grant while Governor Pennypacker and other high officials were due to visit Camp Roosevelt. First Brigade teams won both regimental and cavalry practice matches with scores 448 and 416 respectively, as rifle competitions proceed through the week in Mt Gretna Pennsylvania.
Four Scranton bathers and one Wilkesbarre man lost valuables at Moosic Lake on Sunday totaling around $100. Attendants noticed open bathhouse doors after swimming, prompting an investigation. A man and a boy seen nearby fled into the woods as officers closed in. Nearby listings show rental rates and shop asks filling space in Pittston and West Side areas.
A Sunday reunion gathered the three Neuer brothers John of Noxon Walla Walla W. Neuer of Los Angeles and B F Neuer of Wilkes Barre with their wives. Irvin Neuer of Newark N J was absent. The event celebrated family ties and long absence.
Residents urge stronger protection after a gang of Italians allegedly attempted to seize authority and unleash terror in Hughestown last Sunday night. Complaints target lax law enforcement, poor lighting on Upper Parsonage street, and the chief’s reported low pay and lack of equipment. A push for a paid officer gains momentum as state police attention is deemed insufficient. A local testimonial praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for indigestion, sold at Mayo's Pharmacy and West Pittston drug stores.
A fragmented account recounts a miner and his wife facing separation at the county almshouse, prompting activist effort led by Mr. Palmer to push a state-supported Miners' Home bill. The piece also touts Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney and stomach ailments, with local stores offering the remedy.
Maxwell Chapman of Scranton and his son drove on West Market Street when the automobile turned from a street four and lost control striking a tie post. The car damaged the sidewalk, broke an iron post and part of the running gear. It was towed to a Wilkesbarre garage for repairs before resale.
The Delta Times reports an unusual rise in marriage-minded young men in coal regions influencing school boards. County Superintendent Seltzer notes several boards rescinded resolutions to hire only female teachers, a trend once common in Schuylkill County.
In a surprise move John M. Garman endorsed Frank McCormick for district attorney amid a brewing Lenahan Garman clash over convention control. The report details shifting loyalties, registrations for Congress, prothonotary, and state senator, plus implied factional alignments among Gar manites and Lenahan supporters and the likely slate battles ahead.
The Canadian Pacific introduced an innovative lunch car replacing traditional diners. The car seats 80 or more, with a cold storage cellar and a large cooking range. It offers an à la carte, inexpensive lunch on long journeys and pilgrimages, aiming to improve traveler convenience.
Adam Lochs and Landmesser win appeals challenging alderman and squire judgments fining them for alleged liquor law violations in July 1906. Lochs argues no hearing, no summons, and no notice. Landmesser disputes testimony and sale to Luther. Ad reads for fresh oysters and new office fittings.
Ears drooped and body covered in sores. three doctors failed to cure. child grew worse yet eventually recovered and face and body became clear.
A testimonial from a local resident who healed skin ailment in two weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Neighbors recommended the products after trying doctors and medicines without benefit, noting they would pay more than seventy five cents for similar results.
The 39th annual Knights of Pythian convention in DuBois, Pennsylvania, elected officers for the coming term. Grand chancellor T. V. Conway Oakdale led, with George W. Allen Pittsburgur e as grand vice chancellor and James B. Wates Taylor as grand prelate. James A. Steese Mt Holly Springs was named grand master at arms, George Jawkes Philadelphia grand keeper of records, Julius Mountney Philadelphia grand master of exchequer, and Thomas K Newitt Chester grand outer guard. No election for grand inner guard due to lack of a majority. the office will be filled by representatives of the Grand Lodge during the convention in DuBois.
A grainy page listing preserved goods and canning hardware price points including Gr. Sugar 20 lbs at 1.00, Mason jars by the dozen in qt and pint sizes, jelly glasses, jar wrenches, root beer bottles, and related preserving supplies.
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