Pittston Gazette Demands Local Literacy and Reach
Pittston Gazette, oldest continuously published paper in the Wyoming Anthracite region, serves Pittston and nearby towns. Circulation notes 20 000 within census area and 40 000 including tributary villages. annual subscription $4 50 in advance. mailed daily except Sundays. carrier rate ten cents weekly.
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Pittston
Luz
William Joseph Peck
the Gazette
Wyoming Anthra
Eile
Pit
Exeter
Jenkins
The Home Paper and Graduates in June 1906
The article discusses the home paper as a tool for children's education and national literacy. It cites a June 1906 debate on commencement addresses by Congressman Bede and humor about married life. It highlights early automotive exports in 1904–1905, noting the United Kingdom, Canada, France, and Germany as major destinations and signaling rapid growth in this foreign trade.
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Sweet Gil
Congress
Bede
Aitimesota
Tadiew
Anind
Abe Bede
Chu
Wwe
United Kingdom
Canada
France
Germany
Fragmented Verse and Anecdotes From A Brooklyn Clergyman Piece
A mix of devotional verse about a mother and son and a Brooklyn clergyman’s remarks on vacation walks and a farm drink, interwoven with literary prize discussions. The dialogue recounts a farmer’s quiet moral gesture and a contest anecdote about a judge’s fairness, closing with a Scots-Irish coal tale.
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Brooklyn
Han
Confcience Fund
York Times
Pearl button trade boosts American industry and exports
Readers learn how American pearl button makers use native shells to reduce dependence on imports, boosting domestic jobs and exports. The piece notes rising American auto sales abroad and a shift in foreign production dominance, with Braneville reporting $8000 in shell finds near the Wabash and new domestic processing of buttons benefiting workers.
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Hhus
Branevile
Bargain for Love in a Travel Romance
A narrator recalls a perilous romance during a European tour. Nelly, aged eighteen, and his companion Tom pursue marriage despite age gaps and a wary mother, culminating in a plan to wed with a bargain that protects all involved while a widow mother watches closely. The tale blends flirtation, class tension, and social expectations amid travel from Rome to Venice.
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Nelly Smith
Rome
Teastehe Find
Tny
Abo
Colonel Peters
Florence
Venice
Paris
Coud
Ducal Palse
Red Headed
Tom
Thomas Sayles
Ae Won
Feil
Bin
Nell
Netty
Choo
Staton
Nelly
Smith
Mtr
Cora Ashworth
Notable Reformers and Politicians Highlighted in Journal
The piece profiles AMES BRON and REYNOLDS famed for meat packing reform work in New York, plus JAMES TEYNs impact. It sketches Rep William Alden Smith, Rev Henry Van Dyke, and ex Governor Bob Taylor, noting Theroux and Beveridge Linux connections, with anecdotes about Lincoln, Carson, and Burr.
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Ames Bron
Reynolds
Neil Reynolds
New York
James i. Teyn
Orbs
Nilfion
University Settlement
Citizens’ Union
Seth Lowing
Yale
Columbia University
Jacob A. Als
Chicago
Xelll
Democratic Convention Held in Pittston Third District
Notice for the Democratic convention of the Third Legislative District of Lattorne count to nominate a candidate for federal office and primaries to elect delegates will be held at Union hall Seventh ward Pittston on Saturday June 1906 final details and times by Secretary Frank A Batlle. Also includes estate notice for Robert Simpson and bids for printing County costs for 1906 in Wilkesbarre with deadline June 11th 1906 and right to reject bids reserved.
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George E. Green
Binghamton
Washington
New York
George W. Beavers
United States
Post Office Department
Beavers
Greentras
Bin
Green
Amtex
Tewaling
Brodge County
Hemes
Binghauton
State Senate
Lattorne
Union Hall
Pittston
Feral Assen
Covention
Frank A. Batlle
Robert Simpson
Tory
Oman
Wall Hutter
Nurmerly
Nurmerly Mag Foe 10 Ee (Ot Eat Tn i ‘Rae Eupentony
Parke
Minton
Robert Joe
Couty
Wilkesbarre
Mond Jane
Jax
Local business directory listing contractors and firms
A fragmented directory entry lists multiple firms including Davey & Crowther Architects and Hercules Concrete Stone and Engineering Co. as providers of construction and legal services. The notice mentions addresses such as 311 Spring St and a Wyoming Ave location, with incomplete names and contact details.
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Coforsen Aelaw & Notary Public
Wyoming Ave
Pittston
Foster
FortorVy NE Paw & Xovany Vpurst National Bank
Tm Mi
Picton
Joan A. Jonson
Proma
Phonce
Moshe
Bae
Seay
Fondi
Tor Tamera
Hercules Concrete Ston ‘and Engineering CO
Spring St
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Harper's Weekly
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Fentleman
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Sorren
Pat
F. Ad. Richter
PEARL
the New York
de. Moon
New Quarters
Bingham House
Globe Ware House
Real Eastate
Thompson
Ash's
William Alden Smith
General Alger
Senate
William
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
van Dyke
Assembly
California
Samuel Francis Smith
New England
Atanda
J.B. Pateterson & Co
Imhiker
Oib
Teiketheneges
Canadan Pacific Railroad Company
Bob Taylor
Tennesee
United States Senate
Carmack
Tennesse
Bob
Cou Taslon
Tennessee
Taylor
Barksdale
Shelby M. Cullom
Llinois
Abraham Lincoln
Tillnois
Sizn
Lincoln
Mr. Cullom
House of
Blaize
Blaine
Linda
Maine
Hardwick
Georgia
Aegre
Nero
Bona
Joe Gans
Albert J. Beveridge
India
Id Beveridge
Kansas
Atchison
Telegraph
Ren
Dershimer & Griffen
Bulla
B.S. Brenton
Jaltzei Biraicans
Main and Dock Sts
James M. Norris
James A. Dewey
Business Directory
Davey & Crowther Architects
Craton and Pulaion
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