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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1889
Page
2
Christmas and New Year observances show strong Christian spirit with open stores on New Year’s Day and many gatherings. Local notes cover ballot reform ideas from Governor Hill, weather signs along Oulansey creek, Y M C A convention plans, clergy moves, a jail incident, an elephant joke, business closures, a near collapse of a wallpaper firm, a near drowning scare, and a horse fraud perpetrator preying on farmers in Warren County.
Readers are told of fraud against Warren and Sussex farmers by Jersey City commission agents who shipped produce and received nothing in return. A Mount Holly jury awards H B Smith's widow one third of his estate, about $200000, after a contested second marriage ruling. A fatal shooting in Bucks County follows threats to a man named Thompson, who fired in self defense. Wismer wounded but alive. In Philadelphia East Fairmount Park a murder case reveals Jacob Schroop confessed to killing Anthony Schilling for bread money with grisly details. An ancient order chapter is established in Freehold with fifty to sixty members.
Trextos promotes New Year sales with 5000 yards of dress goods priced from 49 to 79 cents, urging customers to shop before stock taking. They highlight coats wraps jackets including satin lined seal cloth, silk plush, Modjeskas, and children’s wear, promising low prices and new lines.
The Wind is Blowing bargain way in Silks offers heavy pure Silk Faille Francaise at 99c, with every yard warranted. Black gros grain silks at 88c, Latin Rhadames at 95c, and other colors available, all discounts from higher prices.
Carriage shawls street shawls and a wide range of shawls are promoted with emphasis on genuine Scotch Beavers priced at 3.97 4.50 and 5.50. The advertisement touts warmth comfort and elegance and urges buyers to act while prices are nearly half regular.
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