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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
3
Train times from Cranbury to Philadelphia New York Trenton Freehold and Long Branch listed with weekday departures and returns. Local notices report residents’ moves, illnesses, visits, church events, and society happenings in Cranbury and nearby towns.
Miss Minnie Stults married Neil A. Winquest in a home ceremony at Prospect Plains with Rev. J. E. Curry officiating. Guests included the Stults and Snedeker families. the bride’s father presented a $1,000 wedding gift and provided a Brooklyn address. The Merahon and Groves homes hosted subsequent receptions, with music, readings, and a Puritan era style supper.
The article highlights Voorhees Store in Trenton as a leading destination for women’s ready-to-wear with a metropolitan assortment and low prices. It notes strong fur department sales and argues shoppers save by buying locally rather than traveling to New York or Philadelphia. It also lists community notices including a Central Christian Endeavor Union meeting in Manalapan and upcoming auctions in Cranbury and surrounds.
A shopper notice lists various gloves and mitts including kid, mochas, silk lined, and golf gloves. Prices range from 60 cents to about 21.50 with styles for women, men, and children, plus heavy pique and fleece options. Availability covers many colors and finishes with mentions of Meyers and other brands.
A basement display features a wide lamp sale with many styles and prices. Center draft and globe lamps range from $1.25 to $6, plus nickel and brass lamps, wall brackets, and portable options priced from 50 cents to 1. The text markets decorated lamps, large globes, and nursery or sick-room friendly lighting.
The S Ps Dunham and Co store in Trenton urges local residents to visit and explore Christmas gifts with personal assistance. A full catalogue will be sent by special delivery this week unless customers request it by mail.
Visitors explore a basement fair filled with numerous games sold this season. The assortment spans many titles with prices from ten to five dollars, promising something for every shopper and a memorable display.
The piece reflects on a year of toy production in Old Christ workshop with a range from basic German wooden toys to elaborate mechanical devices selling from 50 cents to several dollars, noting a large variety and many names.
A playful, old fashioned note describes a household theme of wheels and toys for Christmas. It envisions a boy fastening his “big round exes” and a girl wanting a go cart or baby carriage to trundle about, with lighthearted plans for Christmas morning.
The ad lists Takstands from 1 to 2 dollars, thermometers 75 cents to 1 dollar, jewelry cases and accessories, glove boxes, handkerchief boxes, dressing table mirrors, neckwear boxes, and victory frames with prices from under a dollar to several dollars, highlighting inexpensive holiday items.
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