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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
2
A Pittston Pennsylvania shop touts its attractive stock of crockery for women, claiming superior designs and quality. It invites new beginners to shop cheaply and promises friendly ad clerks to guide purchases.
A garbled OCR snippet lists numerous street addresses in Pyrstn and nearby areas. It mentions alarm duties, fire engine actions, and commands to send hose lines and operate valves. Names include Walter Boos and Evans Thos, with references to Main Street depots and several cross streets.
Scranton plans another bank with a 50000 capital. Local deaths include Port Bowkles resident Johntines. Edwardsville mentions seventeen pet cases and Hazleton mine operations. Wilkesbarre schools report expenses 137,442 with 842 treasury. Local societies and churches plan meetings and visits. A door tender in Midvale slope killed in Lehigh Valley accident. Community ads urge health and dental offers and Perry Davis Painkiller promotion.
State errors and obituaries from Scranton area reporting deaths of Adam Newis and Toho Moran, sale of Kittatinny Hotel for $76, plus burglary loss at Philip Waltisburger butcher shop. Notes on miners Otto Hirth killed by blast, carpenters strike, Johnson breaker at Keen Ridge operation, and court and political appointments in Lackawanna County.
A garbled OCR fragment describes household cleaning items and methods for scrubbing surfaces. It mentions a small wringer avacnea and mops, brushing sun exposure, and suggestions to use ginger, salt, Aerocene, soap and water. It ends with a quirky product note about Vaseen's Pine rawberry rushed fruit soda.
A fragment describes a finished upper part with fing tucks and circular flounce, noting beautiful trim over hot. Prices are listed as two amounts, one and ten dollars and fifty cents.
An advertisement extols Pittston Brown & Co claiming the store buys in a large national syndicate, offers carpet sets direct from Japan, silk gloves, and wide wash materials at steep discounts. It argues margins are lower than rivals in Northeastern Pennsylvania and touts careful carpet laying and stable quality across items including tapestries and Mother‑of‑Pearl style goods.
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