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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
2
The notice lists rental properties on Ellenbeth, Main, Cork Lane, Mill street and Prospect Place in Shiloh and a separate line offers one box of cigars at Gillespie. The entry notes a person named Thompson and references smoke related action.
A state police barracks complex will be built near Buttonwood after Captain FD Beary selected Wilkes-Barre area sites. The plan includes stables on the Wilbur farm and barracks on the Prouts farm, with construction starting immediately and a mounted troop of about ten men expected to occupy the grounds within two weeks.
Notice to the Public references Scott & Bowne Emulsion as a food medicine blending nourishment and therapeutic effect for wasting diseases in children and adults. The text also mentions local business in Wyoming Valley offering doors sash blinds mouldings interior finishes lumber hardware glass paints and masonry supplies by O Patterson & Son.
Notice to holders of Lacoe and Shiffer Coal Co shares of meeting to elect directors and conduct other business. Meeting at the company office in Pittston, Pennsylvania on Thursday, December 14, 1905 at 1 30 p.m. John W Berry secretary Pittston Nov 20 1905 goni2t
A cow owned by Patrick Loftus vanished on a North Scranton hillside Saturday. It reportedly fell into a mine cave, wedged in by rock and earth. Neighbors and Loftus aided by planks and ropes, digging to widen the aperture, but initial supports failed. After replacing with stronger planks, rescuers hoisted the cow to the surface.
John Dorko a foreign-born resident on North Wyoming street Wilkes-Barre attempted to end his life by cutting his throat with a razor after acting strangely for some time His wife found him mixing a liquid of sulphur matches dissolved in water and he swallowed some of the liquid He was found with a gaping throat wound and a razor in his hand He was rushed to Wilkesbarre City Hospital where physicians say he will likely recover
A Midland ad for Pyramid Pile Cure offers a free trial package to any reader who sends name and address. The ad touts immediate relief from itching and bleeding piles with suppositories applied directly to the affected area and notes a 60 cent price per box in stores.
The county appeals against a contract clause requiring union labor for the new courthouse, arguing the provision is void. The Employers' Association and named defendants are challenged as proper parties, with demurrer and legal points raised about conformity to county resolutions and bidding laws from 1908.
An advertisement from Detroit Michigan promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for long standing indigestion and dyspepsia. It features a testimonial claiming instant relief after using the product and guarantees restored health with a 25 cent trial box and money back guarantee.
Excerpt discusses Rexall Remedies not being patent medicines and defends a sales guarantee. The speaker questions feasibility of maintaining trust if remedies failed to satisfy users and warns of financial loss if guarantees are not honored. It emphasizes customer assurance as central to business.
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