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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1902
Page
4
In the heart of the family circle a prudent economy is discussed and our store is a bare place to buy. A new floor of 25 by 140 feet is now open for business. We offer selections of French and German china now on sale.
During August every death claim paid in the United States and Canada by the Equitable Life Assurance Society was paid within one day after proof. The record exceeds all others and has never been approached by any other company. Armstrong & Sanders, agents, Lamb Block.
The page advertises heating and plumbing figures from B G Carpenter in Orleans and New Jersey Central rail tickets from Scranton to the south at 32.85 with return flexibility to Nov 30. It also lists a string of local notices. sale info, medical remedies, business school claims, a postal list of uncalled letters, and promotional notes from 1902.
Local items report Miles Comstock resigning as yardmaster for the Lackawanna Coal Company at Plymouth after six years, a minor fire at George Overton's Witkesbarre residence, and a wedding of W. Alfred Valentine and Miss Mary Irene Shoemaker. Transfers, street lighting upgrades, and pensions for veterans are noted, along with several obituaries and minor legal actions in Luzerne County.
Mrs Margaret Evans spent today with friends in West Pittston. D W Richards bought Berlow's meat market in Moosic and will move next week. George Laird and William Mainwaring returned from Cresson after strike work. The Warnke washery resumed after a week idle for repairs. Kingston Hose Co bought a cart with the jumper from the town. Mr Cooper cleaned and painted the scarf. An ideal medicine Stuart's Catarrh Tablets touted for catarrh cure, with endorsements from a Pittsburgh lawyer. Electric Bitters praised for liver kidney and stomach relief. Speer's wine advertised for entertainment and health. Proper mastication essential to health.
Pattioon spoke in Lebanon, Manheim and Lancaster while Senator Quay addressed a Republican mass meeting in Pittsburgh. Lackawanna teachers plan next week’s institute in Scranton. W. J. Thomas named music director in Taylor borough schools. Reports mention Northampton County urging support. mine depth claim around Canton tested and abandoned. A house fire in Millete. a child burned to death in Columbia County. Mrs William Carley dies in West Mayfield aged 38 years. Thomas Callahan injured on a Lach Feanne track. Jean Henter moved from local school duties. Shickshinny faces miner unemployment impact. local bank capitalization discussed. Swart Perkins, 92, dies at home. Navy service noted.
The article recalls Adams who built a Sayre lumber business with his brother and helped drain northern Pennsylvania forests. It mentions his consulship at Santa Cruz, twelve children, and one survivor. It also reports on the Lehigh Valley bridge at Tunkhannock, its $180000 cost, the Nov 30 school pal at Scranton Private hospital, and a series of regional infra updates including track changes, roundhouse work, and school supplies stock.
A partial ad fragment lists items including a one foot tall crystal lamp, a variety of textiles such as flannel, curtains, and Swiss fabrics. Prices noted include 85 cents for some items and 81.50 for a quilted blanket. The garbled text references Monday sales or wrappers and colors like blue.
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