Secret of Honesdale’s diverse industries works well
A 1002 diary-like note praises Honesdale as a thriving, diversified town with many factories including rasp-cutting woolen mills and elevator works. It highlights gradual growth, community pride, and harmonious labor relations, arguing such a model could benefit Pittston as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hronesaa
Peanay
Yania
Honesdale
Lst
Honeydale
Ind
Honesdaig Ie
Pittston
Local notices and ads list residents and remedies
A hometown column lists Miss Gwennie Davia and others visiting and working in Pittston, with references to Miss Sadie Connery in Sugar Notch and Miss Kittle Kelley in Olyphant. It mentions Owen P. Kenly joining Wilkes-Barre Record staff, Philip Philbin visiting from New York, and bakery and patent medicine promotions. Also includes testimonials for Mystic Life Renewer and Bucklen's Arnica Salve, plus a note on an outbreak of scalp disease and addresses for supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwennie Davia
Taylor
Sadie Connery
Sugar Notch
Pitston
Kittle Kelley
Olyphant
Sirs. Conway
Pine Street
Owen P- Kenly
Wilkesbarre
The
Wilkesbarre Record
Maneseer Devaney
Philip Philbin
New York
Sebastopol
Mr. Philbin
Morse
Olivia Peterson
Coldwater, Mich
J dMeyuck
Mala St
Sanderson ON and Specialty Co
Scranton
Waite company performances shuffle at Music Hall report
Notices reveal Waite company shows at Music Hall with afternoon and last night performances. an apparent cancellation of tonight's planned engagement. The article also notes a postponed Hatle club social, a planned Scranton M C A gift of 5500 dollars for the new building, and various local notices including marriages, train changes, and public notices from Pittston and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite Company
Music Hall
Wilkesbarre
Pittston
Ninth Regiment
Eugene Glering
Glering
Mies Agnes Fleming
Hatle Club
Mra. Frame
Market Street
Scranton ¥. M.C. A
Elner Sourwine
Washington Club
Sons of St George
First National Tank
Armory I
Father Mathew Society
Thomas J. Murphy
John ‘T. Howley
M. Haggerty
B. McAndrew
James Philbin
M. W. Moris
P. Palmer
Leigh Valley
Pittston Station
New York
Pitston
Lathigh Valley
Gertle Gromlich
George Miller
Scranton
Elm Park Church
Maplewood
Tride
A. D H
Duryea
Metcalf
Hal
Peter Langan
Thomas Ratchford
John Doran
Thomas Malarky
Patrick Bre Jay
Floated Down the Raging River in a Homemade Trip
In Tunkhannock two telegraph workers Dexter Prevost and Henry Dewey navigated a rapid swollen river by improvised boat to reach Sayre after trains halted by floods. They traveled about eleven miles per hour, guiding the craft through submerged debris, arriving safely at the Latckay Bridge junction. The men treated the peril as an adventure rather than danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter Prevost
Yatesville
Henry Ewey
West Pittston
Sayre
Mr. Dewey
Fom Sayre
Tunkhasinock
Fen
Leigh | Vailey
Syridge
Latckay
Niles
Valeral
Fredericks
Thomas
Len Seager
Call for Convention Delgates Meet in Scranton Area
A heavy effort to organize a United Mine Workers convention in Samet Waren 18 is reported with delegates invited from operators and miners. The Pennsylvanian Railroad earnings for 1901 are cited at 198,626,878 with net earnings of 64,? billion and construction outlays of 17,261,351. A Knobbs Grip remedy note and press mentions Congressman Warren and Governor nomination talks with Willam Connell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samet Waren
Tweedy
Spnearance
National Peat
Tom Michell
Ecaenton
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Staten
Ita
United States
Hatton
Ierests
Pennsylvania
Wan Athe
Ackawanna
Bays Wat- Tea Han
Scranton Tribune
Pole News
Is Washington
Comependent
Sue Tance
Congreveman
Willam Connell
Repubican
Fr Bovernor
Pennapivenia
Concresaman
Osm P
Waites
Washington
Det Eid
Tackawann
Lackawanna
Alege
Hit
Ing
el State
Remembering Robert Emmett and music contest tales
Professor Gwilym Davies of Dorranceton will adjudicate the musical competitions at the eleventh feddfod in the Congregational church on Friday March 2. Davies, a respected pianist and educator, serves in public schools and has refereed similar events with satisfaction. The Henry Grattan Society marked Robert Emmett's birthday with speeches songs and instrumental selections, led by James Henghan, in a well attended gathering that concluded with a social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwilym Davis
Dorranceton
Gwilym Davie
Doranceton
Feddfod
Tonal
Thin City
Davis Tsaite Popa
Nanticoke
Davis
Robert Emmett
Henryrattan Sociaty
Henry Grattan
Jolesy
Robert Ermine
James Henghan
Atlantic City Steeplechase Pier to Expand for Pan American Expo
George C. Tilyou plans to widen the Atlantic City Steeplechase Pier by 130 feet to host comme festival attractions. The remodel includes a miniature ocean trestle railway Thompson’s scenic line and daily Sousa concerts. The expansion aims to boost rites at the Steel Pier and Pan American Expo proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
George C. Tilyou
Nay Beach
Atlantic Cit
Ocean
Thompson
Buffalo
John Philip Sousa
Atlantic City Land
Teaside
Electric Lightin peculiar case from Hughestown vaccines and springs
A report from Hughestown describes a child in the Callahan family of Rake Street suffering a vaccination reaction while living near Springs and Hot Springs hotels. Doctors diagnosed a non smallpox steam bath origin and noted recovery progressing at a mountain resort with hot mineral waters. The piece also mentions electric lighting pricing efforts and a passenger railway update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughestown
M. B. Callahrake Street
Philadelphia
Springs
N.C
Asheville
Dively
Jennings
Dans
Various Classified Items in Gazette Page
A jumble of notices and small ads listing jobs rooms for rent sales and services. Items mention nurse girl wanted house rentals near Ferry Bridge offices and staff needed plus sales of milk cow heavy wagon and miscellaneous goods with addresses such as Broad Street Montgomery Street and Main Street and businesses including Gazette Printing Office and People's Savings Bank building listings.
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Gazette
J. T
Ferry Bridge
Gazette Ofce
Hent-Buite
People's Savings -Ank
Tagulee
J. B. Johnson
Sts
Avec
Janice McHugh
Front Street
Montgomery and
Harketts
M. Bolin
Searle Streets
Jas
Guilford
Broad
Holmes
Andi
Ofice
Thos. Ford
Joseph Lang- Ford
Montgomery Srect
Lehigh Valley Coat Co
Exeter
Wyoming Valley Lumber Co
Land Richards
People's Savings ‘Bank
Harter
Pittston City Municipal Directory Preview
Pittston City officials listed include Mayor Thomas J. Corcoran City Controller John Kennedy City Clerk John T. Flannery and City Engineer James Langan along with Assistants Police Chief Joseph Loftus and other officers located at Miners Bank Building with addresses on Swallow Lambert Market Union and Union streets through 93 Swallow Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston City
Thomas J. Corcoran
Offce
Miners’ Bank
P. F. Joyce
John Kennedy
Hank Dulding
George I. O'Brien
Rasistant
John Murphy
Bank
Joseph Loftus
City
Swallow Street
Atseesors
Frank Lyons
Lambert Street
P.M. Doran
Market Street
John J. McGarry
Uaion
Local Ward Council Names and Addresses Revealed
A scrambled OCR list shows council members across wards with names such as James Langan John Gavin Thomas Keating and more. It includes street addresses like 580 North Main Street 43 North Main Street and 86 South Ave with Ward placements and several garbled entries indicating a formal roster of ward representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Langan
Est
Chapel Street
John Gavin
Main Street
Thomas Keating
North Main Street
Thomas Afurphy
Wood Street
Pith
Jamies Manley
Searle Street
George F. Buss
Defoe and
William Streets
Ila. Hines
James
Jon Main Street
Alexander Thompson
Vine and
Swallow Stith
Thomas McAndrew
Keatrect
mKey
Carrol A. Foster
South
Aleve
Closing Out Sale At Lester All-Goods Below Cost
A local closing out sale offers patent enamel shoes and other leather goods at steep discounts. Items historically priced at four dollars now sell for twenty three dollars and two dollars respectively. The ad lists numerous local residents and ward addresses alongside the sale notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
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Dutiston Curette
Fateh Antec
Bohan's Bakery
Main St
W. C' Price
J. H. Houck
G. D. Stroh
West Pitston
J. Q. Hood
Crosby
Miss
Farrer, Peck & Roberts
Pitston F
Scalahead
C.D
Mora Town
Teun
Buckien
W. . Price
W. . Price's Zi Fand J. H. Houck
G. D
Burob’s
Hood
Alar Y
Teaction Company
Allen
DeWitt
C.F. Hooper
Albany
Parrer
West Preston
G. B. Thompson
Rat National Bank RM
Areca
Tunkhannock
Messick
F. Te Hews
Winfield
Wm. Nash
ENTS
Omar
Mr Wright
Roland Neegeder
Susquehanna
Oliver Thurke
Giles
Price
Chas. Waters
Strob
Ives
Dean
Little One
Ofc
Onice
Wiliam Street
de Charles Chandler
Columbia
Solkde Ae
Nnat Grains
Chas
Hopkins
Pasenger
Southern Railway
Chestnut St
Sunset
San Francisco
Washington and Southwestern
Ithsted
New 5 York
New Orleans
Pennsylvania Railroad
Souther
Philadellphia
Broad Street
Charles 1. Hopkins
District Passen
Chetfut St
Fe J. Moore
Geral
Alain
Street
Perry Cave
Perry Man
Sharpe
Mar
Rugglew
ASRS
Tinamith
Walter Boos
Beecham
Ame
ET Catera
Municipal Directory
Select Council
Common Council
William St. Jin Hession
Union Street
William Ormity
Econ
Charles O'Urien
North Dain St
William White
Cornelia
Straira
James McHugh
New Main St
J. McNevin
Curtis St
Fourth Ward
Michael Linsky
iMill
Theo. Davenport
Lagrange
Ih Ward
Luke Connors
Elizabeth St
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