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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
4
The Loyal Temperance Lessons of suzerne Lackawanna and Wayne counties will hold a conference in the Baptist church Carbondale on Friday June 1 delegates are expected to attend. An eating feature and commencement program will be part of the evening events with graduates to be addressed by the organization.
The Wilkesbarre area reports election of a new city engineer Alfred Hand after seven ballots, a Plymouth school bond sale of 15000 with premium, and various local incidents. Also noted are parish jubilees, injuries, and community projects including a public fountain. The piece lists civic changes, local injuries, and school funding updates with multiple named places.
Attorney W L Pace of St Aloysius society and John A Colier Brian McAndrew and T P Walker of the Father Mathew society attend the C T A U diocesan convention in Scranton. They are instructed to invite the union to hold its 10th of October parade in the city. A diocesan board conference with Father Mathew and St Aloysius representatives had Rev Father Cure Fan as union president.
A long, disjointed historical column notes various local notices including Sharon Methodist organizing a second church in Potter County with 71 applications for Heenge in Potter, 36 in Bradford, and Berke County leading in snake stories. mentions unions, farming losses, maple syrup, political denials, a jail incident, a school thrashing, and other scattered items from Pennsylvania communities.
Readable fragment urges immediate action for Lake Ladore bookings as strikes ease. It notes committees must file at once to secure dates and mentions a passenger agent D. and H. Gow at No 47 Lackawanna Avenue, Seranion, Pamistt.
Vintage clothing advertisement details $10.00 wash suits made of pure linen with Eton jackets, lace trim, rose and medallion motifs, and circular pleated skirts. Another suit features pure white butcher linen with similar styling hints.
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