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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1901
Page
3
A rough, fragmented reminiscence describes Christmas preparations, drought, and a hunting trek for meat. The narrator recalls riding out with cowboys to fetch game, enduring a cold journey, sighting deer and fox in rugged terrain, and returning with uncertain results.
A terse diary style account describes a harsh journey through a snowy landscape. A party of explorers endures wind, thawing patches, and treacherous canyons. They encounter wolves, endure cold, and push toward a rough river crossing, resigned to rough survival and a return by skiffs.
A fragmented Christmas party excerpt discusses children's merriment and party planning with recipes and gifts, mentions carols and decorations, and reflects on Christian festival meanings. It touches on catering ideas, games, favors, and a note about its influence on holiday customs. It also includes stray references to Christ and Christmas observance.
An advertisement features TJ Blackmore praising Bryatie Cure as curing rheumatic pain within 24 hours. He cites doctors failing to relieve his suffering and endorses the product as the best remedy, with sales pitched by J. K. Mowek on a local street.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Beta, Tenn, Wolter, and Dr King’s New Discovery as cures. References to prices and local businesses appear, with stray phrases about health remedies and a sale price of $1.00 at W. Price’s and J. H. Hou. The text is garbled but indicates medicine favors and local commerce.
For Rent and For Several stores left over at very low rents plus several dwellings with modern improvements and houses at medium and low rents in Pittaton and West Pittston. Buyers sit in at bargains GB Thompsen.
Cherry Tar Syrup advertisement claims a simple cure for hacking coughs using a product named Dx. games. The short promo includes dire warnings about other cough remedies and urges readers to try the syrup as a quick fix.
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