Plainsboro News Briefs From Farmers Week And Local Events
PLAINSBORO H W Jeffers spoke at Farmers Week at State College. Mr and Mrs L T Grove visit Rhode Hall with their daughter Mrs Frank Dye who is ill. The missionary meeting at Mrs Wm Bolles home postponed to February 7 due to storm. Plainsboro Grange officers to be installed January 22. A social dance at town hall January 18. tickets 15 cents ladies 25 cents gents. R A Barnard teaching in Trenton Jr High School. Ladies Aid will meet January 17 at the Manse to sew. new officers elected. Congregation presented pastor Rev G A Burslem a purse and blanket. Mrs Eldridge Bennett, longtime resident, dies New Year Day in Trenton.
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L. T. Grove
Frank Dye
Rhode Hall
Wm. Bolles
Plainsboro Grange
R. A. Barnard
New Jr. High School
Trenton
Ladies Aid Society
Plainsboro Church
G. A. Burslem
Burslem
Eldridge Bennett
Found A Sure Thing Chamberlain's Tablets Praise
L B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York credits Chamberlain's Tablets with long time relief from stomach disorders. He calls the product the best he has ever used and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
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L B. Wixon
Farmers
Noon Hour Quiet Talks at Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia
Philadelphia churches stage five daily noon talks from January 8 to February 2 led by S T Gordon, a noted author and speaker. The committee is tied to the Sunday Campaign. churches and unions cooperate, inviting out of town visitors to attend. Honey production and cold prevention notes are also included in the issue.
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St. Gordon
Philadelphia
Garrick Theatre
Ministerial Union
Young Men’s Christian Association
Christian Endeavor Unions
Adult Bible Classes
Business ‘Women’s League
S. D
Rural Carrier Examination Held in Middlesex County
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination for Middlesex County New Jersey to be conducted in New Brunswick Perth Amboy and Bound Brook on January 27 1917 to fill a Monmouth Junction rural carrier post and possible future rural route vacancies. Open to male citizens domiciled in the county who meet Form No 1977 requirements. Forms and blanks available from local offices or the Commission in Washington D C. Apply as soon as possible.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Middlesex
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
Boundbrook
Monmouth Junction
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington
Oldest Bible Manuscripts Sinaitic Alexandrian Vatican
Christian Herald notes the Sinaitic Alexandrian and Vatican manuscripts as the oldest Bible texts dating 300 to 450 A.D. The Sinaitic was found by Tischendorf at Sinai in 1844 and is largely complete. The Alexandrian manuscript arrived in 1628 and lacks some Old and New Testament leaves. The Vatican manuscript, oldest of all, contains about 700 vellum leaves with Genesis and Psalms partly missing and the New Testament through Hebrews.
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Vatican
Tischendorf
Mount Sinai
British Museum
Christian Herald
Local Social Notes From Hightstown Area
Mrs John Peppler returned home after a week with sister Mis Charles Rabould in Roselle. Mrs Joseph Schenck stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs George McDowell at Hoffman Station. Mrs Charles Dennis and Mrs Bert Lanning visited Trenton. Mr and Mrs George Peppler hosted on Sunday with Mr and Mrs Thomas Peppler and son Samuel. Mrs Sager Mrs A Mockridge and Harry Kern were also mentioned.
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John Peppler
Roselle
Mis
Charles Rabold
Joseph Schenck
Mrs
George McDowell
Hoffman Station
Charles Dennis
Bert Lanning
Trenton
George Peppler
Thomas Peppler
Samuel
Sager
A. Mockridge
Harry Kern
Cranbury Station Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. William Vogel spent Monday at New Brunswick. Clifford G. Brown of Newark visits his parents in Cranbury Station. William Conway of Trenton was an over Sunday guest of his parents. Thomas McDowell spent the weekend in New Brunswick with the Rockbills. Mrs. E Malan is ill with grip. Mrs. Leroy Reid of Jamesburg spent Wednesday with Mrs. Voorhees Fisher.
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William Vogel
New Brunswick
William Brown
Grip
Clifford G. Brown
Newark
William P. Brown
William Conway
Trenton
Thomas Conway
Thomas McDowell
Russell Rockbill
E. Malan
Leroy Reid
Jamesburg
Voorhees Fisher
Unimportant Detail Cited in Quip about Language Learning
In a Wash ington Star quote the enthusiastic girl predicts she will speak French as well as English. The remark about mispronouncing words is met with a witty retort that English mispronunciation is also common.
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Washington Star
Sweet Girl Plans Marriage to Mr Poorchap Revealed
In a candid note from the New York Weekly, a daughter tells her father she plans to marry Mr Poorchap who is ready to reside with them, prompting a fond exchange about not wanting her to leave.
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Papa
Mr. Poorchap
New York Weekly
Snake Root Used by Charmers on Snake
Snake charmers crush snake root and place it in an earthenware pot with a snake. The root renders the reptile stupefied and torpid, weakening its ability to fight or bite before the fangs are drawn.
Egyptian Vulture as Chief Avenger in Pharaoh's Land
The text identifies the Egyptian vulture as the chief avenger in the land of Pharaoh, portraying a symbolic guardian figure within ancient Egyptian lore.
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R. A. Donnelly
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H. W. Jeffers
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The
American Bee
Hightstown
Aladdin
Standard Oil Company
Aladdin Security Oil
Standard | Oil, Company
Jersey
Cranbury Station
Steinbach
Asbury Bark
Company
New Legacy
Wen’s
North Broal
Horace Mann
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