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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1908

Page

3

Personal News On Local Residents In Cranbury

Miss Maggie Hanning and Miss Jon with Clara and Bessie Bergen spent Monday in Philadelphia. Mrs. 8 T Lewis and Miss Lewis with Master David were in Philadelphia Tuesday. Mrs. A 8 Cole’s daughter Clementine Lewis enjoys Easter from the Normal School. Mrs. Voorhees at home during Easter. many residents report illness and repairs. Local clergy and families prepare for church events and social gatherings.

Misges Clara Bessie Bergen Philadelphia T. Lewis Misa Lewis Master David Daniel Applegate Mra. A Cole Clementine Lewis Mary Voorhees Fred Maple Trenton C.H. Lewis J. B. Perrine Schenectady Whitlock Richard Hagerty J. E. Corry P. B. Bergen Princeton M.S. Farr Wao Embley

Pretty Birthday Celebration for Ottie Puerschner

A tenth birthday party for Ottie Puerschner was hosted by Mr and Mrs George Puerschner. Twenty classmates attended with games and a cobweb prize. Luncheon featured chicken salad sandwiches cake and fruit with pink and white decorations.

Ottie

Girl dies after dress catches fire in South Amboy

The fourteen year old daughter of William Batznowski burned to death when her dress ignited while playing with matches at home. John Ryan of South Amboy Lumber tried to smother the flames but failed. The report also notes the Middlesex county April term Supreme Court calendar with 40 cases, plus circuit, common pleas, and justice appeals listings.

William Batznowski South Amboy John Ryan South Amboy Lume Ber Upply Company Supreme Court Middlesex County Circuit Court Common Pleas Justice Appeals James J. Bergeo Somerville

Big Draw Moving Postponed For New Bridge

Perth Amboy April 7 John H Gregory holds the contract to move the draw of the old New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge. Officials say the new bridge will not be ready for use for about two weeks. The plan calls for four scows to lift the draw with water and pumps, then tow it to Gregorys yard awaiting disposal. Trains will begin using the new $1,000,000 bridge on completion.

Perth Amboy John H. Gregory New York & Long Branch Gregory Bis Marina Mr. Gregory New York and Long Branch Railroad

Decoration Day Parade Seeks Riders for First Rough Riders

Wanted active patriotic men with horses to join the Decoration Day parade with the First Rough Riders of Cranbury New Jersey. Apply to Mongo CopRyWiN at the Headquarters of the First Pugrscener's Cranbury N J for full particulars on Saturday April 11th at one o'clock. James H Thomas executor will auction Mary E Andersons personal property on the premises at Etra. Desirable offers to be sold Wednesday April 16th at 2 o'clock George R Thomas executor of Ablijal Applegate deceased will sell at the homestead property adjoining G A Bennett and others a Main Street lot between homestead property and Mrs Samuel Bennett.

Rough Riders Cranbury Mongo Coprywin Pugrscener's N. J James H.thomas Astate Mary E. Anderson Etra George R. Thomas Ablijal Applegate G. A. Bennett Homestead Samuel Bennett

How Indians Tan Deerskin Century Fashion Insight

The article describes skin dressing methods used by Indians for buffalo and deer skins. It explains stretching, graining with an adze, and smoking in a smoke house to fix the finish. Skins remain supple even when wet after this process.

Eats Em Alive Dog Story Sparks Unlikely Debate

In a humorous clash of dialogue, a dog named Ike is described as liking strangers and having eaten some, prompting the remark that a dog must not Ike strangers. The exchange plays on dog behavior and social quirks. Separately, lingering family tensions surface as two neighboring clans feign reconciliation while trading a peculiar toy drama and a pead boy, revealing ongoing frictions beneath feigned harmony.

Houston

Witty Empress Tales and Droll Inking in Napoleonic Anecdotes

A fragment from reminiscences recounts a Napoleonic dinner joke about a senator who praised a speech but preferred the sauce to the fish. It includes a quip by the empress and a quick, witty corrective reply by the senator. Additionally cited are a geography quip about a Japanese prince and an official notice from Mary A Varfan’s estate administrator in Middlesex, dated 1904.

Eugenile Napoleon Tuileries Monaburr Manchiuria

Do You Need Male Help The Bowery Mission Opens Labor Supply

The Bowery Mission led by Louis Klopsch offers to provide able bodied men for unskilled labor to farms and industrial centers facing labor shortages. Transportation cost must be paid. applications to John C. Earl Free Labor Bureau 92 Bible Home New York City.

Bowery Louis Klopsch John C. Earl Frea Labor Bureau Bible Home New York City

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