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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
3
Personal items report social visits and relocations in Cranbury and surrounding towns. Notes include health recoveries, travel to Florida, new homes near Scotta Corners, car purchases, employment shifts, and local church activities with many residents named. The meager content reflects a busy community round-up with upcoming events and society meetings.
The Ladies of the Mite Society plan a Shoe Social at Mr Reuben Reynolds home on January 30th with a next evening rain date. Geo B Mershon of The Mutual Life Insurance Co reports $18 448 paid to the administrator for Christopher C Beekman policy, the original 10 000 policy accumulating dividends. A Temple Quartet of Boston concert in Hightstown Baptist church on Saturday Jan 27 with Miss Burnett to accompany. tickets 85 cents at Cundinghams. About forty friends of Willie Gordon held a masquerade party with schoolmates teachers and family. list of attendees includes Cole Applegate Applegate Dey Voorhees Bergen Lewis Dorrances Thompson and many others.
A Chestnut era essay argues motherhood as the supreme womanly function aided by science and invention, envisioning a refined home, ideal surrounds for a child, and a near divine motherhood. It contrasts this with a critique of early rising as superstition and illogical, urging flexible routines as century ends.
Cold weather persists with freezing conditions expected before spring. Lap robes and horse blankets are offered at reduced prices to clear winter stock at Goodwins. A 98 acre farm on shares is advertised, inquiry at this office.
The Monmouth Inquirer editor Applegate, a loyal Republican, seeks appointment amid his paper’s support. State Military Board orders all National Guard to Sea Girt camp for the first time since its founding. Metuchen borough bill and Perth Amboy bond issue target bank losses. Edgar Brothers form South River Metuchen firm to continue clay and brick business with capital set at 100,000. A House resolution proposes an inquiry into State Industrial School for Girls management with subpoena power. John P. Stockton dies in New York after a long public career including Attorney General and Senator roles. Public sales announced for several properties and farm goods near Kingston, Stults' Corner, and Friendship Road. Advertisements urge Bucklen's Arnica for eruptions and Dr King’s New Life Pills for health.
Florida bound excursion from New York and Philadelphia departs February 6 for two weeks in Florida. Tickets cost 50 dollars from New York and Philadelphia, 48 dollars from Harrisburg Baltimore and Washington, 53 dollars from Pittsburgh, with proportionate rates from other points. Includes railway transport, one birth, meals and return travel on a special train. Booking offices listed in New York Brooklyn Newark Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Philadelphia.
The first in a series of personally conducted tours departs New York and Philadelphia on Saturday February 8 to Old Point Comfort Richmond and Washington. The six day trip costs 84 dollars from major stations, with meals, hotel stays, transfers, and carriage ride included. Lower rates from Trenton Philadelphia and other points apply for shorter Old Point Comfort only trips priced at 15 to 18.50 dollars, depending on origin. Tickets and itineraries available from listed ticket agents and Geo W Boyd at Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers a 23 day guided trip through Old Mexico from New York. The special train visits Montezuma country and five days in Mexico City with round trip tickets 300 from all PRR points. Agents in New York Brooklyn Newark Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh and Philadelphia handle bookings.
Advertises inexpensive home sewn dresses in Nainsook with yoke fronts and backs of cluster tucks, hemstitching, and ruffles. Describes various styles and colors, pink and blue stripes, edging at neck and wrists, lined yokes, and prices around 25 cents each.
Thousands of yards of dress fabrics priced at half to full original cost, not remnants but full pieces and portions large enough for gowns. The sale features 39 and 69 cent fabrics in silk and wool, including many tailormade costume options, with prices previously up to 75 cents and one dollar. Over a hundred World War era ginghame styles included.
California itinerary begins February 27 from New York and Philadelphia. Tour travels via Pennsylvania Railroad to El Paso for a Mexico and California Special run. Includes Pullman parlor sleeping dining drawing room cars. returns by March 29 at estimated total expense of 376 dollars. Agents listed for tickets in New York New Jersey Baltimore Washington and Pittsburgh with Philadelphia address for Geo. W. Boyd.
Readable fragment describes ginghams above 12k¢ a yard when spring arrives. Mentions French mercerized gatina at 39c and mercerized Oxfords with prints resembling silk at 75c, and 1.6c and 8c for fancy outing flannel. Swansdown flannel compared to costly French goods, priced at 12c to 15c.
A Pennsylvanian Rail Road led tour to Mexico and California departs New York and Philadelphia February 12, Pittsburgh February 18 aboard a special Pullman train. It covers North America including stops in San Antonio Tampico Guanajuato Guadalajara Queretaro City of Mexico Cuernavaca and more with five days in City of Mexico and five in San Francisco. The Mexico and California Special travels fourteen days in Mexico and nineteen in California with round trip rates from east of Pittsburgh 550 and from Pittsburgh 645.
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