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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
1
Samuel P. Totten has been named postmaster at Shavertown. The report lists numerous local events including poisonings, deaths from accidents, a 7 mill county tax levy, appointments and honors, and a fire destroying a large Nescopeck saw mill, with several deaths and legal notices across Lackawanna and neighboring counties.
The readable fragment mentions tea, a dealer scene, and names like Rew Hepsia and Pan. It references paying for tea each night and a list of unusual names, suggesting a colloquial or coded inventory. The text is garbled and lacks clear narrative or dates.
West Pittston High School graduates eight seniors in a June Music Hall ceremony. The program featured essays, orations, and choral music with Miss Blanche Sanders, Miss Violet Johnson, Miss Anna Mead among the graduates. The event included a reception at Armory Hall and a large audience applauded the performances and the diplomas.
William Norris of Delaware avenue West Pittaton was killed in a premature blast at the Clear Spring mine last Friday around ten. He prepared the charge warned "Fire" and applied the match when an equipment defect caused the cartridge to explode before he could exit. Survived by his wife and five children, with deep local sorrow and extensive church involvement noted.
James E. Roderick reports 1809 mine inspectors data showing 54,084,224 tons produced in the anthracite region with 140,585 workers over 180 days. He pins most accidents on worker carelessness and praises the anthracite law as among the best mine statutes worldwide.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional blood disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a systemic remedy that enters the bloodstream to affect the mucous surfaces and mucous linings.
Plymouth selects A F Harrison as president and J A Opp as secretary Moesio names John White as president and Thomas Lovering as secretary with John McCrindle as treasurer Hughestown chooses D P Williams as president John Lumley as secretary and Samuel Monk as treasurer New members James Kerwin and Henry Schmaltz join the boards
Ladies can wear shoes with ease using Allen's Foot Ease powder placed in the shoes. It relieves tightness and new shoes and soothes corns and calluses. It claims to prevent swelling and sore spots and cures sweating feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with a trial package free by mail from Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y.
Mr F S Adams of the Findlay Transfer Co Findlay Ohio states that his positive view of Doan's Kidney Pills first published in 1896 remains strong after two years. He urges continued publication and notes his backing of the product continues to grow as backache and kidneyrelated pains are relieved. Price 50 cents a box. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sells and ships.
The Pittston High School class of 1900 held its graduation at Music Hall Friday evening with a strong audience and a spirited program. Miss Queen Hamlin opened with an oration, followed by essays by Miss Elizabeth Jones on a dollar bill and Miss Edith Evans on Frances Slocum. Ray Bosworth spoke on the American newspaper, Nina Robinson performed a recitation, and Miss Evans delivered a Wyoming history essay. A debate on women in business featured Miss Mary Redding and Miss Jean Williamson. The program included fine music from Oppenheim's orchestra and the High School chorus, with praise for Principal Shiel and music director Golden.
Rev N G Parke marks fifty six years in ministry at First Presbyterian Pittston with a morning sermon and reflections on loss. He notes his family’s sorrow after Mr Parke’s death and cites II Corinthians 4 18 about things seen versus unseen while tracing the valley’s early spiritual history.
The piece outlines differences between drone and queen bodies, cautions against mixing full hive frames during brood rearing, and warns against overstocking stores as it reduces honey yields. It notes fertile workers versus drones and explains how diseased bees exit the hive to protect the colony. Water on comb dilutes honey flavor.
Multiple newspapers debate trust control and monopoly power highlighting calls to curb greed. References include the American Ice Company lesson, a banana trust movement, and czarist Russia appointing an auditor for Standard Oil profits, with price effects noted in Russia.
A fragment discusses air weight estimates and forthcoming diet science reducing medical needs. It notes a Lancet claim on diet replacing many medicines. It mentions New Zealand inviting electricity based strategies to defend Wellington and a plan to use failed water pots for a cordite factory nearby, aiming to combine two concepts.
Dr. Talmage recounts a sermon from Europe about Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee. He urges keeping Christ in every venture, notes revivals bring fear to some, and contrasts mortal peril with divine protection until believers reach heaven's harbor.
The Providence Journal notes ex-President Harrison, 67, has taken up golf following Cleveland's lead. It praises golf as a profitable, non-fatiguing sport suitable for older men and argues athletic exercise suits all ages, countering the old view that nobles should avoid vigorous outdoor pastimes.
A Kimberley resident recounts Cecil Rhodes dining at the club during the siege. Rhodes mocks the ration by tying ham and eggs in a napkin and then carries the portion to a hospital ward, delighting a convalescent patient with the gesture.
A compilation of short quips and commentary from multiple papers, mentioning plans of military action, political reforms, language study, armor development, postage stamp changes, a giant American flag atop the Eiffel Tower, immigration, Kipling verse fundraising, oleo labeling, and mail carrier letter registration. Names of papers include Wichity Eagle San Francisco Examiner Boston Transcript Omaha World-Herald New York Herald New York Tribune Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette and Boston Globe.
A fragmentary society column notes Mrs. Astor with solid gold table service and a horizon colored cover, mentions Miss Helen Gould honored, and references Countess Gabrielle von Wartensleben as the first woman to earn a Vienna PhD. It also recalls Mile. de Stael’s London wedding with a bridal veil mishap witnessed by notable figures.
Reports from multiple papers describe Russia pressing Korea for a land grant and access to ports, provoking Japanese irritation and signaling Russia’s growing influence in Asia. Commentary frames Russia as pressuring concessions while Korea yields in formality, with critics forecasting a broader clash or peace-leaning shifts amid tension among Russia Japan and China.
Malcom Kirk, after a year abroad and a steerage voyage, returns toward Hermon with the aim of reporting to his seminary and pursuing Dorothy Gilbert. Dorothy, stirred by his pamphlet sketch and memory of him, imagines a future where his concern for humanity and her love intersect, as she anticipates his visit and reunion.
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