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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
1
A quirky town notice from Dover Delaware proposes taxing 1,000 taxable dogs to fund a free library. The plan would arrest and fine dogs at 60 cents per head, raising about 500 dollars if adopted. Also offered are price cuts on watches and clocks as stock to be sold to raise funds.
A DESERVED PROMOTION Frank Patience promoted to callet maker at Rogers Cour Factors on North Main Street Towanda and nearby towns. TANKHANNOGE SHOOT Towanda men win over Pittstonians in a shouting match. F D Muntause Jay Ward lead in a two hundred point event. silver trophy awarded to champions.
Evening meetings and church sermons are announced across Pittston and nearby towns. The Kafr Boys choir performs at Presbyterian church and the Pittston Male Glee Club schedules a concert at Latin, with trains to Joel? events and a number of town notices about street work, new pumpmen meetings, funerals and a forthcoming store opening in Jersey Shore. Interspersed are personal notices including birthdays, illness injuries, and social gatherings.
The article details the Wilkesbarre convention forming the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor. It covers committee duties to monitor legislation, weekly reports, and outreach to the state capital. mentions President Gompern's approval and funding levels for local, central, and state unions. It notes the federation's aims to form two central labor unions per city, promote union goods, and push laws favoring workers.
Elopers from Johnson New York Aire Amon Mason and Levi Kelly were found near Avoca and confined for four weeks at the Valley hotel where a smallpox case exists. They were arrested after seeking tickets and eluding searchers, while their plan included possible reconciliation and custody of children.
The large front room on the second floor of the First National Bank is to be divided into two apartments and finished for BC Attorney Onear C. Foster to occupy as law offices soon. He studied law with Judge Ferris and at the University of Pennsylvania, and will make the offices homelike with proper heating. Delegates to the State Convention will be chosen at a Fifth District Democrats meeting next Friday in the town hall, with two alternates to be selected. A grand Ball of Wyoming inc. B. of KT is set for Keystone Hall on March 17.
The crowd of three thousand attacked and burned two Scranton traction cars at Minooka after forcing a wrecking crew to haul a disabled car to the car house. The workmen escaped unharmed as stones and fire lit the night, leaving only iron teeth in the wrecked scene.
A fragment describes a variety program featuring the Trish comedians and the Marle Trumbull troupe with "The Trish Pawnbroker" and other acts. Cast lists include Demore Wilton, Morgan, Talley, Ferguson, Hearn, Jones, and Lane among others. An ad praises Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and other remedies, noting local shops and products like Norway Pine Syrup and DeWitt’s Little Liver Pills.
An attractive review touts Thirty Years in Washington by Mrs. John A Logan. It highlights government access, vivid plates, and the author’s insider perspective from 1858 onward. The piece endorses the merit of the work, its elegant illustrations, and recommends agents and home ownership of the book.
Local column features a jumble of notices and classifieds including Wanted help general housework positions and salaries, rentals and sales of rooms and items, and vendor ads. Names like Gazette Office, J. Langford, WH Holmes, Wyoming Valley Lumber Co., Lehigh Valley Coal Co., and Harter’s Bread appear alongside address listings at 317 Race St and 39 South Main St.
An old testimonial from F J Green of Lansaater New Hampshire praises Electric Bitters for chronic indigestion and nervous sobility, claiming remarkable health benefits for both him and his wife. The ad promises satisfaction guaranteed by local merchants W C Price J T Houck and others.
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