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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
A scattered 1903 column highlights U S foreign trade figures, political commentary on Cleveland and Johnson, Navy target practice costs, weather bureau praise, Salt River irrigation plans, Rockefeller golf lore, bond substitutions, Louisiana acreage optimism, Gorman's presidential mobilization, and reform talk in New York. Includes a product note on Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Pennsylvania Railroad plans major upgrades on the Long Branch division including separating north and south bound tracks with a fence and crossovers for passengers at key cities Perth Amboy Matawan Red Bank Long Branch Asbury Park Ocean Grove. Elevation of tracks beyond a year or two seen as near term future.
An account from Philadelphia by John Oliver describes a dramatic recovery from severe illness using Electric Bitters. The piece promotes medical cures and outlines Prohibitionist lectures, rail tours to Los Angeles, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon, with detailed pricing from New York and Philadelphia and special services aboard the trains.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced excursion tickets to Atlanta for May 4 to 12 for the National Conference of Charities and Correction with return by May 16 inclusive traveling from all lines. Police enforce new curfew law closing pool rooms to under 18 with Bridgeton areas affected. Leesville Indiana resident praised Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with claimed cure and relief for asthma bronchitis pneumonia and grip. Trial bottles free.
Excursion tickets to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition dedication in St Louis Missouri from April 30 to May 2 and the Good Roads Convention April 27 to May 2 available April 26 27 28 for travel on Pennsylvania lines. Tickets are valid for going on the sale date and returning to leave St Louis no later than May 4. Joint aged return passage is required and no fee charged for the service.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets from all lines to New Orleans for the American Medical Association meeting from May 4 to 8 in New Orleans Louisiana. Tickets sold May 1 to 3 must be used for travel to New Orleans and return to the starting point within ten days. An extension to May 30 can be obtained by depositing the ticket with the Joint Agent in New Orleans between May 1 and 12 and paying fifty cents.
Fragmentary OCR lists place names across New Jersey including Newark Trenton Philadelphia Camden and nearby towns. The passage appears as a garbled transit or municipal route nomenclature with multiple misspellings and absent context.
The article notes a strong Easter hat market with many pretty picture hats, large Watteau hats, and large toques selling well. It highlights French-inspired designs, agents for Phipps & Atchison, and prices ranging from 1.98 to 20 dollars for outing and fancy straw hats.
Readable fragments mention places and possible names but lack coherent details. The text imitates a public notice or obituary style with scattered geographic references, showing no clear event, date, or authority.
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