09 Dec 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
1
An old-style advertisement urging customers to shop O P Co for Burt Packard shoes with various heel styles and leather types, plus P&G O. Shue Co Keen Warn and West Pittston Lu Gerne underwear. Highlights include durable, comfortable footwear for men and dressy options for women, with affordable pricing and size fitting emphasized.
A whimsical scene unfolds in a holiday store window where two eight inch tall soldiers in black and yellow pose with windups. They discuss duty and adventure while real soldiers in the crowd muse about escape, monotony, and a wish for brighter postings as the shop displays glittering goods.
Bread is called staff of life yet Vinot promises value to the run-down and ailing. Vinol is offered with a guarantee of money back if it does not benefit the user. Ninety eight out of a hundred bottles sold prove satisfactory.
The article portrays Pueblo Indians of New Mexico celebrating Christmas with a traditional election of village officers, a grand dance, and a war dance procession. It details ceremonial attire, headdresses, face paint, and the role of the governor and council. nights filled with mescal, gambling, and rodeos, amid white spectators and frontier temptations.
A fragment from a Chicago source portrays village horsemen chasing a rooster for sport, with riders leaping, grabbing the bird by the head, and racing home for bragging rights amid laughter and derision. It also notes daily church services, solemn Bethlehem Christmas observances, and Turkish guards at the Nativity Church.
Fragmented text discusses winter hardship and public health remedies. Mentions Dr Pierce and family care themes while noting difficulties with weather, pain, and wellbeing amid unclear context. Distinct entities include Dr Pierce and general references to medicine and hardship.
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