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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
2
An advertisement urges readers to visit a local jewelry store in Pliston offering custom engraving on a wide gold and silver line for the holiday season. It claims the shop provides first class engraving, a large selection of diamonds, novelties and umbrellas, and promises best quality over competitors.
An old ad urges renting tenants to buy a home, claiming long rent payments are wasted. It cites Armstrong & Sanders and promotes real estate investment, presenting mortgage over rent in a catchy, rhymed pitch with sales language.
A Wilkes-Barre report notes fines unpaid for violations under an act, prisoners sent to county jail, and local officials including Owen Meet Henry Bank and Sheriff recaps. It records a miner’s 20 year work history, a German-born worker’s death, a paralysis case in Ashley, the counterfeiter Teahan’s arrest, and community actions like a Brage presidency vote and a high trestle accident at Henry colliery with injuries. Also mentioned are a murder of a Plymouth resident, a county treasurer bond, a Kingston train incident, a bricklayers strike, pneumonia death of Mrs. Shively, and local burglaries in Wilkes-Barre with limited loot and attempted entries.
A wary note warns that insurance becomes more expensive as you grow older and that two parties must agree to a life policy. It urges readers to purchase now while conditions are favorable and before age increases.
Democratic lawmakers met in Philadelphia for a caucus to outline plans for a special session. Attendees included James M. Guffey national committeeman W H Berry and Charles P Donnelly city chairman. They urged personal registration laws, public money safeguards, and ballot reform in the governor’s agenda. A committee urged Governor Pennypacker to call the special session to address ballot reform and related measures. The caucus adjourned to meet January 16 in Ebensburg.
A damaged ad fragment promises relief from back pain and kidney trouble with Swamp Root remedies. It hints at reader benefits and cites a distant origin, urging requests by mail. The jumble suggests a period newspaper personal remedy feature from a past era.
Tan retirement list includes long serving official tied to 60 years of service. John F. Shyer retires after 45 years as chief engineer of the Mining department of the D., Lo & W. Cove. Arthur Lamonte named as assistant in hotel duties. Wapwallopen hotel building damaged Monday night after coal gas explosion in cellar. cellar wall torn, barroom damaged.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal remedy for coughs colds grip and nervous dyspeptic catarrh. It lists endorsements from Henry Distin H Henry Powers and W J Purman among others and claims rapid general benefit with patient testimonials and postmaster notifications. The piece quotes a Philadelphia maker and a Pennsylvania Grange event context while presenting the product as a trusted household cure.
Diamond City Hive Ladies of the Ancient Order of Hiberians elected officers last evening including Mrs HM Ellaworth as past commander and Grace Alexander as commander. Pittston Firemen’s Association elected reelected officers led by President John H Mullin and Vice President Oscar Houck. Report notes a flourishing treasury over 85,000 with more than 200 members.
The Joint Committee chaired by Thomas R. White of Philadelphia drafts senatorial and legislative reapportionment bills for a special session. Alexander Simpson Jr. of Philadelphia is hired as attorney. Louis A. Watres joins via Scranton Board of Trade. Members include George W Guthrie, Morris L. Cooke, Thomas Rasburn White, Clinton Rodgers Woodruff, David M. Lane, William L. Reeder, and U.S. District Attorney John C. Rose. Next week visibility from John C. Rose on personal registration is expected.
In Drifton area former Coxe Bros employees discharged when Lehigh Valley Coal Co took over received checks from Philadelphia for full monthly wages. The Coxe family announced they would continue to pay these pensions until the recipients' deaths, a surprise welcomed by the beneficiaries.
Thomas H Hartman Jr William Reagan and Charlen Judge, election officers in the Twelfth precinct of Philadelphia's Fourteenth ward, were each fined 600 and sentenced to two years in prison for padding the poll list and plotting fraudulent returns in last February's election. Benjamin Williams, another election official from the same precinct, was fined 350 and sentenced to one year in prison. Lowneys candies lt sizes Gilles let.
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