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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
In the near of the family circle the store promises prudent economy and a wide range of house furnishings. The new 25 by 140 foot floor is now open for business featuring imports of French and German china available for purchase.
A collage of kitchen guidance and shopping chatter, listing mixed baking instructions for cakes and frostings, coffee testing tips to detect adulteration, and a plug for home repair services. Includes names like B G Carpenter and Derehimer & Grit, plus notes on patterns and patterns for winter home projects.
Plains township will light its streets with electric lamps tonight for the first time. Hundreds of mine workers paraded at Plains and Plymouth during the strike era. Pensions were granted to Daniel Byeland of Hazleton and Alice Hughes of Gambra. A Wyomin g Valley bid to insure the Chicago telephone venture drew financial interest from local residents. A mortgage burning for Conyngham Post, G A R, was planned in Wilkesbarre, and local religious and civic events were noted including the Reformed Synod session featuring Rev Dr Schick. A marriage in Plymouth connected to the mine family life was reported along with public notices and local ads.
An advertisement touts Stuart Catarrh Tablets as a modern effective remedy for catarrh, claiming antiseptic action in blood and mucous membranes. It cites a Pittsburg lawyer with twelve years of head and throat catarrh who improved after two months of use and praises ease of use and lack of harmful drugs. The notice also mentions endorsements and availability from druggists in several towns.
A string of local calamities fills Scranton news with injuries and fatalities. Edinger of Delaware Minooka died yesterday after an abdomen injury. J. Ham and J. Levert suffer eye injuries from a tree rebounding a rifle shot. a 10 year old boy died after being struck by a D H train in Beranton. Several marriages and legal notices are noted, including D H plans, county court actions, and a burglary at Ruben Dainty’s Dunmore home.
Mrs. Reeu Mora of 175 Welle Street Ivimeataree claims relief from severe headaches and insomnia after using Dr A W Chase’s Nerve Pills priced at 60 cents a box sold by Gordon’s drug store. The advertisement urges timely use of Dr Wools Norway Pine Syrup before consumption grips the lungs.
A crowd of locals from Sayre to Pittston and Wilkes Barre visit relatives and attend gatherings. Miss Zida Risenbarry and Miss Kathrine Landseldie travel from Bloomsburg Normal and Scranton to stay with family. Mr and Mrs Howe of West Pittston announce an entertainment at Ransom church on October 25. A variety of visits and weddings are noted along with ads for Dean's Ointment and local printing services.
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