William R. Harshaw wrote an article for Outlook Magazine in June 1901 on the West Pittston library. The article was reprinted in the Pittston Gazette on July 9, 1901. He's very concerned about getting people to read only the "best" and rather snobbishly dismissive of Pittston, which was more immigrant coal miners while West Pittston was more professional and managerial. But for all his dated attitudes, he apparently was a driving force behind rejuvenating the library.
Theodore Roosevelt wrote for the magazine, which was not one of the muckraking mags.
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