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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1887
Page
2
The piece notes Secretary Kelsey’s reappointment and Chancellor McGill’s surprise selection, urging GOP and Democratic compromise. It condemns the 112th Legislature for disorder and questions Grand Jury relevance while detailing rail passes, inter state commerce bill objections, and a fatal wreck at Rockport injuring two engineers with one death.
The notice markets yardage of various fabrics including Navy Blue Batiste Flouncing with Gold and Beige embroidery at 99 cents per yard. Black Satin Rhadate 21 inches wide offered at 189 dollars per yard in heavy twist. English Cashmere in all colors and black advertised as the lowest price. Zephyr Barrette Suiting 27 inches wide offered at 18 cents per yard.
A vintage advertisement extols nature and health benefits, claiming Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia and liver complaints. It asserts 75 percent of illnesses stem from these issues and promises relief after three doses, with a 10 cent sample bottle offer.
An advertisement listing silk and wool cloths, cassimere, cashmere, trimmings, and dress fabrics. It mentions yard pricing in cents and dollars for silk finished black cashmere and trimmed jersey pieces with open-work silk and gimp passementerie details.
Citizens of Cranbury report friends once deemed incurable by physicians have been cured of consumption using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. It is advertised as a remedy that cures throat and lung diseases including coughs and asthma. A large bottle is sold at A French’s Drug Store for one dollar.
The fragment lists carpet prices: Boddy Brussels at 900.0 yards, Tapestry Brussels at 500 per yard, all wool Ingrain at 5c per yard, Cotton Chain Ingrain at 26c 86c and 50c per yard. The garbled text shows unit costs and product names without full context.
W. D. Hoyt & Co wholesale and retail druggists of Rome Georgia report two years of selling Dr King’s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with universal satisfaction. They claim several cases of pronounced consumption were cured in this city using a few bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery plus Electric Bitters. Sold by S. A. French.
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