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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
3
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The article celebrates the end of the school year with praise for students, teachers, and administrators. It notes high attendance at commencement, commendable school conditions, and strong parent interest, alongside a historical account of Benguet road work under Governor Peck and the cholera response among the Igorrotes, highlighting progress and ongoing challenges.
The Coal Trade Journal reports steady anthracite demand across regions with producers stocking grounds and selling over a million tons weekly at profitable figures. The price schedule is fair, delivering even monthly output. New York mentions a planned Manhattan and Hudson Tunnel Co route to reroute suburban trains, potentially linking downtown with a future underground system.
An old ad style piece touts Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia and consumption with testimonials from Mrs. C B Van Metre and G D Stroh. It also advertises tourist train rates to western resorts and a Dewitt Witch Hazel Salve claim. Includes a Montana paper reprint and a note on growing western travel interest.
A garbled Philadelphia Ledger fragment hints at a theft case or street crime. Names, quotes, and partial phrases mention money, a person resisting, and pursuit, but details are unclear. The readable portion suggests a report on a crime or incident with competing voices and unclear chronology.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a railway guide listing routes and stations including Cuneo Wilkesbarre Tomah and Baader with references to Delaware and Susquehanna regions. The text is garbled with multiple errors and stray letters impeding full reconstruction of schedules.
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