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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
2
Rev James Kirkman of Belle River commends One Minute Cough Cure for immediate relief from long standing coughs and colds. The product is described as a fast acting remedy popular among families and children in Pittston and nearby areas.
H W Evans estimates garden and crop losses around 100 dollars after the river breached a ten foot high bank that had withstood floods for years. A celery crop was ruined and a windmill on the bank was undermined.
A fragmentary 1901 advertisement page describes exhibitions of steam and talking machines on a West End premise, with warnings about heat and dangerous contraptions. It mentions Dr King s New Discovery saving a life, and promotes travel specials to Washington D C, Baltimore and Philadelphia, plus rail excursions and device ads for phonographs and electric light tubes.
A crowded sale offers $10 $12 suits reduced to $7.99 to $9.90, with overcoats cut from $8 to $4.00. Various kids and boys suits in sizes 2 through 16, and men’s overcoats in multiple colors, claim rock bottom prices and large stock, urging customers to shop now.
An advertising roundup extols robes and smoking jackets as ideal gifts for friends. The copy highlights bath robes and smoking jackets priced at five dollars, touting their quality and larger selection.
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