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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
3
The article notes J. H. Silvera wife and daughter with Mr. Dunham staying at the Royal Poinciana Palm Beach Florida reporting their delight with the climate and accommodations. It also lists local notices including auctions, sales, and events in New Jersey communities.
Notices list sales of wagons and farm tools in Monmouth Junction, real estate in Princeton, and personal property near Kingston and Cranbury with dates Feb 12 to Feb 19. The column also covers social events in Cranbury, a Rocky Hill ball, temperance sermons, bicycle touring advice for women, and a druggist advertisement for Davison’s Sure Cure with price and local seller N F Clayton.
Printer ads feature women and misses clothing prices, beaver coats, plush capes, and fancy fabrics. Vick's Rambler roses are promoted with planting advice and a 40 cent offer, plus Free Garden Guide. Also: optical exams at Applegate's in Trenton, oysters from Crata & Son, new valentines at Snow's, health tips on looks from Liver and should note Electric Bitters sold by N F Clayton. A listed meeting notice for Apollo Lodge No 150 F and A M set for Feb 15 at 7 o clock.
The notice lists Capes and Electric Seal along with Bal tic Seal types in fur or mart en collars. Silk or satin linings, lengths 24 to 38 inches. Prices revised from 18 to 35 dollars down to 10 to 819.87 dollars. Collarettes priced at 20, 10, and 12 dollars with 10 dollar items at 5 dollars. A large number of Fur Collarettes previously 7 dollars now 3.50.
Handsome rich heavy-pile Ax minster Carpets 75c to 1.10 Wilton Velvet Carpets at 75c Ingram Carpets 25 39 49c Tapestry Brussels Carpets from 49 to 69 cents for sale at area store.
Advertisement lists muslin goods and embroidery as specials. Hamburg embroidery in 3 and 4 inch sizes priced at 5 cents, finer embroideries 2 to 4 inches wide at 10 and 12 cents. Children's good muslin drawers in all sizes at 10 cents. Women's good muslin drawers with cluster tucks at 1 dollar. Rufile white petticoats with embroidery priced 39 cents.
A midwinter sale offers Women's Sample Shoes and a special lot of $2.50 shoes for $1.50. Women's patent leather lace shoes and cloth top button priced at $3 and $4, with choices. Children's rubbers in sizes 7 9 9k and 10 listed at 16c. Women's overgaiters offered at 23c.
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