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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
2
A fragment from an old advert proclaims The Equitable Life as the strongest redundancy provider, asserting it will fulfill the contract whether death shortens life or old age erodes it. Armstrong and Sanders are named as agents.
An OCR fragment features a poetic lament with archaic spellings and place names, a named user Wester pine Harte Josh Westhater of Taogootee Ind, and a claim Chamberlain's Pain Balm saved a poor man from crippledom. It includes rental and sale classifieds for dwellings and business properties.
A Saturday evening earth settle at Dorrance near Payne colliery damaged Wyoming Avenue homes and disrupted pipes, risking further harm. Several residents on Ten, Dorrance, Oscar Myers, William Payne and others face repairs as mine workings were flooded and an old shaft area may be affected. Local authorities assess total impact while miners’ operations resume.
News of the annual season opening of the Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain in Freeland tomorrow. Includes election of officers for Wyoming county Republican committee in Scranton and local notices of crime, deaths, burials, and community updates.
The county section reports a series of brief items including deaths and accidents. William Francis died at his son's home, the grand jury finished work with 128 indictments and 98 charges noted, and a farming district near Buttonwood suffered losses due to foragers. A Chesterian borough woman Mrs Dennis Barry, aged 67, died after cholera morbus. A Welsh mining party from Wilkes-Barre leaves for ten concerts in Pittsburgh area. A fatal trolley accident at Sugar Notch left John Lenahan's girlfriend injured. he died later from injuries. A young man Harold Heinerdinger, 20, shot himself after domestic troubles. An ad promotes King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs with testimonials from users. Vacation train rates and Nickel Plate railroad services are advertised for trips to the West. Doors and window screens are advertised for sale and Perry Killer pain relief products are pitched.
A preliminary showing highlights clever waist designs in the latest fall fashion. Models feature rich shades such as cardinal, navy, old rose, olive, turquoise, and related hues signaling the coming season's palette.
Silk finished Balbriggan shirts and drawers in all sizes at regular 25 cent price. Also offering every soft shirt in stock including Bedford cards Percales and Madras in fancy patterns.
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