27 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
1
Garden rakes and hoes dominate cheap wares with paint brushes and canned paint. Bargains include carpet beaters 10c, tack hammers 5c, stove pipe elbows, rag carpet 25c per yard, oil cloth and lino offerings. N Terwilliger, Prop: Pittston. Personal finance push from Armstrong & Sanders urging life insurance.
Hazleton township faces school funding strain as it borrows to cover the year. A Plymouth death, smallpox lingering in the Hazleton tenton, and emergency hospital transfers mark the region. Local power plant repairs progress slowly while a saloon owner faces legal action and a court habeas corpus hearing unfolds for advertiser M. J. Goodkin. Fragments touch on a pastor’s long-term planning, rent-free manse offers, and political notices amid a broad array of town reports.
Mrs J J Corragan of Throop dies as Bridget Regan of Yardstret Scranton dies suddenly. Patrick Horen of Dunmore granted a $10 monthly pension. Boston master builders grant two cent wage rise. Jon W Kelly of Montrose wins many county committee seats. Edward Casey shows no improvement from illness. A Colorado Springs trio travels to Meshoppen alone. Pennsylvania Knights Templar conclave planned in Scranton May 26 27 28. Joseph Oliver of Scranton seeks Republican nomination for First Lackawanna district. Gilberton shaft engineer wrecks tower after hoisting tank. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society convention in Scranton. Altoona miners and operators fail to agree on wage deal. National Mine to resume at Connellsville area. Troy Bradford voters approve $20000 bonds for waterworks. Lawson signs pitcher for Scranton baseball club. Williams McGay departs for Boston. Fred D Rutley of Scranton dies. remains to Scranton for burial.
Work has begun on the foundation of a new steel car plant by American Car and Foundry in Berwick with 1500 workers to be employed. Luzerne County shows over 5000 school age children. county officials report 5058. Taxes are reduced a fraction while county bridges require 40000 to be rebuilt.
The Millinery Department offers a stunning array of hats at all prices with enchanting floral laces ribbons and dainty garnitures. Fine French model hats range from 10 to 18 dollars costing us 35 to 40 dollars to import from Paris. Direct shipments arrive from Carlier Lewis Suzan e Blum Virot Berthe Camille Roger Fore Maurice Deffontaine Leontine Revaux and other Parisian makers.
The sale is now in full blast offering Pittston residents a chance to secure undermuslins and all white goods at less than manufacturer’s price.
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