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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
2
A fragment listing streets and avenues in West Pittston and surrounding towns, with brief notes on local notices, employment ads, and public matters. Included are references to a Walter B. Redman inquiry, a court constable appointment in Kingston, a Plymouth marriage, school issues in Hanover township, burglaries, and various community updates from Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne county.
Falls Mes Herman Bekel and Mrs Helen Shelley visit Pal as Dr and Mrs Decker entertain. Mrs Deborah Derschimer funeral held in Oly Chant. Laura Shaffer and children return to Philadelphia. Emma Cole returned home in Philadelphia. Sunday schools from Mehoopany Meshoppen excursion to Randpark. band sold 35 gallons of cream. Georgia Kreege hosted a tea for friends including Misses Harry O'Dell and Mrs David Kroege.
A collage of notes from Scranton and nearby towns. revenue figures for August. Cumberland Shirt Factory strike at Mt Carmel. a mine drowning in Hazleton. a Mt. Carmel church pastor back from Europe. Reading to build a $90,000 bridge over the Schuylkill. West Beranton cat die‑offs likely diphtheria. Shason Hill trestle collapse injuring two men. Scranton residents with accidents and deaths. various obituaries and personal notices. medical ads and product pitches. cultural notes on notable figures and civic items.
Educational notices announce Wyoming College of Business Gavected with Wyoming Senator and over 26 graduates from Wy dung Valley, promoting bookkeeping stenography and thorough business training open year round with day and evening sessions. Also promoting Electric Bitters as a cure, and low fare train offers to New York City with a round trip of 4.35 from Pittston.
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