Local Flash: Penny-Price Pantry Ads Spark Shopper Rush
Tiny town newspaper highlights bargain notices with low prices for flour and baking goods. Readers chase 25 cent deals as coupons and sales wheel through aisles, signaling a busy market day.
30 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
1
Tiny town newspaper highlights bargain notices with low prices for flour and baking goods. Readers chase 25 cent deals as coupons and sales wheel through aisles, signaling a busy market day.
Mrs. Christopher Burns of Brooklyn described a cruel marriage and family estrangement after her husband vanished. On Thanksgiving she walked from Asbury Park toward Newark, threw her pocketbook and hat into the ocean, and was found exhausted on the Avon beach. She was sheltered by Life Saving Station No. 7 crew and later taken to marshal James R. White’s home. Her father was notified and planned to travel to Avon.
The riparian commission granted United States Senator Kean a riparian right with a 900 feet frontage at four dollars per running foot on the Newark bay west side. The plan aims to reclaim marsh land to render it marketable by dredging mud from the strip to fill adjacent meadow land, raising its level several feet. The grant sits between Elizabeth and Newark city lines opposite Greenville Jersey City.
James Conway of Asbury Park and Miss May Swan of Trenton wed yesterday in a ceremony performed by Rev. Father Thomas Roche. Conway works as a bead cutter at the Steiner mill in Bradley Beach and is active in several Asbury Park organizations. a wedding dinner followed the service.
A fragmented note describes a new line of Derbya and Alpines varieties entering the market with lower prices. The source text appears damaged with unclear lines and inconsistent capitalization.
About 1,200 fans watched the Oreos fall to the Princeton Scrubs at the Athletic Grounds. Princeton scored twice in the first half after errors on kick plays, while the Oreos improved in the second half but could not break through. Referee William H. Bannard officiated a clean game with no slugging.
Nearly two tons of poultry were sold by the Bradley Market in the days before Thanksgiving. Guests visiting Ocean Grove include Mr. and Mrs. Van Voorhees of Philadelphia and Mr. and Mrs. Farrady with two sons from Brooklyn. Also listed are locals and visitors from Asbury Park, Spring Lake, and nearby towns with social events and property purchases noted.
Journal predicts the Central Railroad of New Jersey will decide tomorrow on extending the theater train to Asbury Park. Officials meet this afternoon to settle the matter per Mr. Baldwin’s Wednesday promise. Rumor of a Long Branch stop denied by Passenger Agent McFaddin.
City police now issued with electric clubs featuring storage battery in the handle. Founder Bradley introduced the novelty first by supplying beach police and the township officers have been equipped as well.
In Freehold area residents fear hydrophobia after a dog bite infected Frank Teuzena of Smithburg. The dog belongs to William H. Horner, with more bites reported around Bergen's Mills and Marlboro. Amid the alarm a Thanksgiving parade drew hundreds in costumes, led by County Clerk Joseph McDermott, followed by contests and merriment on the courthouse green. Separately, David Vanderveer Perrine and Elizabeth Wyckoff Conover were married at the bride's home in Freehold with Rev. James M. Maxwell officiating.
Ten riders ran the Corinthian Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle event on the city course. Guy Hankins won in 27 minutes 27 seconds for ten miles, a new city record. Cliff Bearmore finished third after a late chain repair, and Rushton placed fourth. Prizes included a flag, watch charm, pins, umbrella, and assorted goods. Charles Lippincott withdrew with a flat tire.
Township Committeeman Halshart circulates a petition urging the next Legislature to pass a local option bill. The measure would allow voters in every municipality to decide on liquor by a three year voice before a further election. Several hundred signatures expected.
Justice Fort cannot try the Long Branch infanticide case against Dr. R. P. Thompson on December 4. The court has adjourned the case until January 12 and will hear it in Freehold.
On Mattison Avenue this morning an advertisement states the owner can claim fame by describing contents and paying for this notice. The notice implies a described inventory and a payment requirement to secure publication.
Robert R. Love, son of Rev. Dr. John Love Jr., describes his first experience under fire in Manila with Troop G Third U S Cavalry. He recalls ambushes, fording streams, a near drowning incident, hunger after two days without food, and the first taste of making cakes in a bamboo shack.
Nine cases brought by the state dairy commissioner were heard before Judge Heisley and separate juries. Four juries found against the dairy commissioner, while in five cases the commissioner announced he would not prosecute further. Defence argued sampling and analysis flaws including improper tube cleansing and failing to shake milk to reveal solids. Defendants had been fined $50 per case originally. Attorneys Halstead H. Wainwright represented the dairy commissioner with Samuel A. Patterson and William T. Hoffman for defendants.
Company H invited friends to a Thanksgiving smoker and entertained them in good style. A galvanized coal scuttle was filled with tobacco and passed around with clay pipes. Mr Saunders of Bradley Beach showcased club swing fog. Refreshments were served at ten o'clock.
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