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A fragmented clipping notes Pittston and Pacha with June references in the local home paper. The readable portion hints at community items or notices but lacks full details.
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
1
A fragmented clipping notes Pittston and Pacha with June references in the local home paper. The readable portion hints at community items or notices but lacks full details.
A Tallan youth arrived seeking fortunes by diligent study of English then joined Y M C A classes in mechanical and architectural drawing. He passed the international exam in drawing, now works in New York City as a draughtsman with a wage advance in week two. He believes steady study leads to the top and hopes to inspire others. Also notes Connors Big Meat Opening with price cuts and other local ads for shoes and cabbage plants.
Personal notes place Miss Rose Williams confined at home on Parsonage Street while Jeffries visits Harrisbore. Patched snippets mention Atlantic City trips, New Jersey Central hotel booklets, local bike sales, and various ads for furniture repair, screen doors, poultry netting, and baked goods. Multiple names and places sprinkled through a collage of notices and promotions.
The Gazette lists varied society meetings and gatherings across towns. Modern Woodmen of America, Pillaton Male Glee Club, Witherspoon Mission Band, Presbyterian Christ Endeavor, and Broad Street M E church groups convene tonight and next Friday. Excursions, church services, and concerts feature, with ball games and deliveries planned, plus notes on hospitalities and a baby birth.
The Pittston area faces a coal strike surge as mobs attack trains at a colliery yard and threaten operations. Officials report police and company crews restoring lines while strike leadership claims momentum. A wedding amid unrest and routine notices appear alongside the broader labor turmoil.
Surgess Hunt of Hughestown convened a borough council session to seek backing for pacifying daily mobs gathering near No 10 breaker. Witnesses report hundreds of women taunting workers and damaging the town’s reputation, with threats of sheriff intervention to restore order. News notes stray medical and commercial advertisements interlined.
Fragmented OCR items show readers offered novels vegetables garden supplies and household goods alongside rental and real estate notes. Local vendors advertise candy fruit and provisions with prices and contact points in a small town ad style.
A local effort by several young men aims to revive Pittston's aquatic sports by restoring four oared shells and barges from Cornell University. Plans include leasing a towpath building near Perry Bridge for boat shows and creating two boat clubs to spark riverfront activity and future boat houses along the shore.
Trial in court today involved ex Councillman Michael Kane of Upper Pittston suing Pittston City for about 800 dollars for work on Lambert street sewer. After testimony, the judge directed the jury to verdict for the city. Attorneys Lenahan and Glennon represented the plaintiff. City Solicitor O'Brien defended the city.
Ainslee's Society notes outline the New York winter social circuit from horse shows in November through autumn weddings, operas, balls, and Lent rests. It highlights the pace of events for women of social prominence, the strain of the season, and the drift into Newport and Cape Cod gatherings with anecdotes of fashion, travel, and social rituals. The piece also contrasts high society fixtures with a humorous tale of a guest leaving money behind after a yacht cruise.
Classified fragment notes a nurse wanted for two children at Connor's meat market, with contact details. It also lists items for sale and loss notices. Additional items include room to rent at Gazette Cruising, ads for wines and medicines, and random names and addresses.
Fragmentary note mentions Mrs Tearlale recovering after weeks and Miss Alartha Thomas of Mountain Top visiting at Mrs Furey's.
A gas range promises relief from coat concerns and reduces kitchen drudgery with double oven gas cooking at $14.00. The offer includes putting in fixtures and connections. Prices list ranges and water heaters with salesroom hours and evening openings.
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