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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
2
A fragment from the Pittston Gazette dated Wednesday December 10, 102 contains home news and notices. The readable portion emphasizes timely local reporting and promotes the Gazette as the source for fresh daily home news in Pittston and surrounding areas.
A garbled note discusses how city authorities may not fully back residents on clearing sidewalks after a recent show fell on walks. It warns that if walks remain uncleared, accidents and property damage lawsuits against the city may follow.
Amusements listing notes the Leon Washburn big minstrel show at Music Hall Monday with a large, well equipped company. It promises grand costumes, top comedy and vaudeville acts, urging readers to attend the grand parade and noting holiday shopping and local store specials nearby.
A garbled ad lists Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with claims of rapid cure. Mentions 100F test, 3 1 Sy price, Hoock and Weber stores, free tri bottles, and a Christmas sale. Also promotes jewelry and a social club dance at the Armory with Freed Bros.
AMlxe Mary Healey of North Scranton has returned home. Brocat Dolph, cashier of Traders National Bank of Scranton, was a business caller in the city. Dr Lockhead, resident hospital physician, left this morning for Philadelphia to see the renowned surgeon Dr Awolt et at operate. The trip aims to observe the operation and the party also notes other locals attending a Wilkes-Barre performance of The Mummy and the Hemming Bill by John Drew and company, listing several Scranton residents and friends.
Local notes report a paused Board of Health meeting, a diphtheria case corrected, Broad Street church property transfer to YMCA, electric light plant expansion, and various community notices. Several deaths, hospital reports, and upcoming services are listed along with local political candidacies and club elections. Generous detail on skating, construction plans, and a religious class program follows.
Reports from Scranton detail a tense arbitration proceeding with few witnesses and no decisive statements. Traders, miners, and company officials mingle amid speculation about witness willingness and possible settlements while testimony centers on discrimination claims and workers reinstatement.
The identity of a dead man found in Monongahela City November 24 remains unknown. Letters to Postmaster in Pittston hint at family ties and a possible name change to Scotty Wallace. Local engineers confirmed the Broad Street theater bulge is minor and the building is generally safe.
Names, ads, and notices show varied want ads and sales items. W Kyte seeks information. 657 N Blain St. 19 Federal St Pittsburg. employment for a bright youth at Acme Laundry. horse and cow for sale. bank notice about a savings book. needlework and housework postings. sale of mare, Exeter Street residence. Exeter cod offered. Gazette building office space and local business promotions. cheap meats and bread. early December store hours at Lewis's Jewelry. local real estate investment pitches.
The Bi Boston Shoe Store claims to be the public’s palace for footwear bargains as it touts daily sales and special ext ext weeks. The ad highlights affordable prices and efforts to fit customers’ feet with low prices, inviting shoppers to take advantage of ongoing specials.
Classified ad describes rubber boots and rubbers with sizes 40 to 10.1 percent? noting sale terms from 95 op and fancy items. Prices range from $4 to $825 and mention discount or trade quantities. Contains garbled OCR but conveys a retail footwear sale with varied prices and sizes.
A local shop showcases ladies slippers in cloth tops and rain leather with fur trims. Prices range from 85e to 98e, with fleece variants and fur trimmed styles from 48e upward at Fancy Everetts.
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