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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
3
The readable text lists items like cheap factory doors water coolers and color names with unclear prices and store names. It appears as a scrambled ad fragment referencing multiple shops and products without coherent sale details or dates.
In heavy rains the Lackawanna River flooded causing extensive damage across Scranton and nearby towns. Bridges washed away, cellars flooded, and several foundations damaged including an iron bridge original site. Mayfield and Jermyn suffered significant inundation as water level rose high over abutments. Local businesses and residents faced widespread destruction while Freed Bros Jewelers advertises a large stock of instruments and strings.
A string of dated notices from Wilkesbarre covers a death in Derranceton, a pending Independence Day celebration, a pastor's leave for Ocean Grove, upcoming marriages, a clerks association address, and graduation events at Wilkesbarre High School. Also reported are a damages suit over a sidewalk, a potential pardon for Michael Dougherty, a Alaska connection to a Hazleton resident, a murder case still unsolved, and local business ads.
Potomac snippets describe postmaster appointment at Bardwal Wee, Missina, updates on smallpox in Scranton, and various local occurrences. Notables include Judge Witmer named department attorney, a fatal accident at Allentown, and a Keystone Consistory inspection in Scranton with record class. Also noted are rail and streetcar incidents, a missing girl, a bridge drowning suit, and insurance loss figures for 1902 with local clerical notes.
A fragmentary column mentions Princess Armetle and Queen Caroline of Saxony in a sensational note about a dynamite explosion linked to poems of a husband. It also references Emperor William and the Prince of Wales with health quips, and lists ads for Hale’s Catarh Care, the New Netherlands Insurance, and F. J. Chenny & Co. of Toronto. Buffalo agents advertise vacation rates via Nickel Plate Rail.
The store highlights a rush for lightweight men’s suits driven by recent heat. Fresh from the tailor, the stock features broad shoulders, snug collars, and wrinkle resistant fronts. Garments were purchased at lower prices and are being sold at proportionately low prices to satisfy demand.
The article notes rapid sales of $8.50 suits with strong demand from dealers visiting to verify the offer. It describes the garments as top quality and fashionable in cloths such as Homespuns, Cheviots, Thibets, and Cassimeres, with detailed tailoring features and styles matching higher priced rivals.
The ad touts a dark all wool Worsted suit described as stylish and well made with features like a single or double breasted cut and semis military styling. It asserts similar quality costs at other stores and highlights a $15 price point.
Serge suits priced from 7.50 to 15 dollars prove popular as buyers seek value. The seller notes rapid outs of several styles, questions whether people buy for value, and promotes the three to four button, round sack coat with single back vest and belt loops.
Vendor touts a range of suits in Scotch Cheviots and Worsteds with hand finished details. Emphasizes hand felled cellars and lapels, broad shoulders, interlined fronts for shape, six-button vests, varied back options, and trousers with openwelt seams, belt loops, and suspender buttons.
The item argues choosing a ready made suit at $10 less over a tailor made option. It praises a four button blunt corner sack with back seam, fitting waist and shoulders, hand-tailored, using imported light Worsted fabric.
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