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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1902
Page
3
July 8 1902 edition of THE HOME NEWS in Pittston and vicinity promises fresh local updates printed in THE HOME PAPER THE GAZETTE. The note hints readers may see deviations in out of town papers but assures earliest reportage in the Gazette.
Broad Street M E Church choir meets this evening. Westminster Mission Band to join Mia Meten Jones on Froth Gineham street Tuesday. Two Tom defeats Pittsburgh Grey in a Riverside Park game 7 to 2. Hughestown council to discuss resignation of J F Schmalt. trolley and water works topics rise. Mountain Park excursion by Bartenders of Seran ton, open-air concert by St Aloysius League. Beach recreation piece extols New Jersey coast and transport links. ads urge local readers to seek employment and services.
An assorted crop of ads notes farmers supplying berries and vegetables daily from South Main Street addresses, plus laundry lists of products. Moffat’s bakery draws customers with quality, while Dr King’s New Life Pills promise improved digestion. Local stores tout ladders, miners’ oils, and mattresses as trusted buys in Pittston and West PRE Ks.
A garbled OCR fragment lists visitors and social calls in Scranton with names like Samuel Fukersin and Alan Puretough, mentions travels to New York and Parsipany, and notes people staying two days with relatives. The jagged text references Allen, Donnelly, Hawley, and Barer Mendance, ending with a note about someone found in the vicinity and telephoning home.
The Fifth Legislative district of Limtere County held a peaceful, orderly convention ending minutes after start. Hon. K. J. Burke was renominated for representative amid bitter primaries between Burke and Tennant, with 40 contested seats and unanimous support for Burke.
Rev G Campbell Morgan of onion will spend Oct and Nov at Moody Bible Institute Chicago lecturing to students and holding city and suburban meetings. The offering targets pastors and Christian workers seeking Morgan’s lectures at 3 dollars weekly for accommodations. Details from ALP Pitt 8 Insite Pl Chicago.
The management of the People's Coal Co. of Scranton says operations at the Oxford colliery will resume as soon as the cleanup is finished. The company has 85 men clearing the mines and expects to restart once cleaning is done. President Mitchell met district leaders in Scranton amid ongoing labor tensions and expected further checks on relief payments.
A buyer describes how department stores and manufacturers separate products into perfect, seconds, and short ends. Seconds sell at reduced prices, with defects often minor and invisible to the eye, while names may be altered or omitted to protect reputations. The piece notes this practice across fabrics, collars, bicycles, yarns, and other goods, and discusses the economics and ethics behind end-of-line surplus.
A collection of small ads and notices appears from the Susquehanna Avenue area. includes a lost brass wagon cap between vans Brass store and St. John church, rent notice for a single room in Gazette, a partial bank book loss, and a railroad excursion fare offer to New York valid to Aug. 3. Also lists casualties and a death in Sebastopol with survivors including Patrick Hopkins and several relatives.
The People’s Light Co offers free service connections for all jas stands sold until August. After August, customers must pay the cost to meet them.
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