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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1902
Page
2
One lot of blue and white and green and white tanneled Ware with white lining. High priced Venetian Ware offered at less than Granite Ware. Preserving kettles, tea pots, coffee pots, rice boilers, pudding pans and various kitchenware priced 28 to 98 cents. N. Terwilliger, Proprietor.
A victim of the Goxey shaft disaster resisted urging to take life insurance saying he had no time. His father already held an Equitable policy and valued it, prompting the young man to consider following suit. The accident was reported next day and a brief obituary appeared days later.
Fragmented item chronicles betting on heats and horse names, mentions a Date Devi e Shuffer, Albert Allison colt, Croc Tila, and Foundtation Andrew Mt. Uy Allerton. Also notes Dr King’s Now Discovery cough cure, dental services in Wilkesbarre, and New Jersey Central railway “Quaker City” train to Philadelphia plus life pills claims.
Hazleton reports a scarcity of female workers while Wilkesbarre clerks stay busy. Quarantine permits issued, new foreman at Dorrance, Plymouth stores open on paydays, Drifton streets to be lit, and funeral notices for local residents. Fire debris cleared at Globe store site. smallpox efforts improve in Plymouth. train and railway developments discussed in Hazleton region. Local deaths include Mrs. Mary Inglisom and Philip Edgar of Kingston. crime notes include a seaman arrest and a break-in, with vaccination plans for Hasleton almshouse inmates and school district changes in Plains and Kingston area.
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A jumble of briefs reports on Bradford County deaths, a candidate for school director in Reading, factory orders at Bloomsburg Car Co, and a dynamite blast near Mauch Chunk causing window damage. Also mentions a mayoral race stance, business openings, and ads for watches and books.
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