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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1886
Page
3
Mesars and Voorhees are painting the exterior of the Dutch Neck Church, carrying out a renovation task on the historic building.
A July fifth festival at the M E Church features ice cream lemonade cake and refreshments at modest prices. A grand baseball game is planned at Johnson Groves field at 9 80 AM with local men and professionals expected to attend. The event aims to raise spirits and support temperance efforts while officials request muster rolls for a future New Jersey troop history.
Sunday observers tour the Jamesburg State School with Jamesburg figures and Phoenixville editors. The 300-student site features Catholic and Protestant services in separate buildings under a reform in management. Superintendent Ottoson earns praise for staff, while dignitaries urge students toward lifelong possibilities and virtue. In New Brunswick the Seminary class ordains Palmer as pastor and Chamberlin as a missionary bound for India Arcot field this fall.
In Trenton Cook and Jaques showcase a solid gold set for a fiftieth wedding anniversary in New Orleans. Each cup bears monograms 1836 and 1886 with heart intertwining and laurel decoration. The two-saucer gift, valued at 1000 dollars, comes in white morocco cases and marks perhaps the first of its kind in the United States.
Dialogue-heavy excerpt shows a physician discussing Banker Jones now rumored to have fled to Canada. A grocer quips about cash while a patient narrator recounts a rambling scene. The second fragment highlights Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson praising Electric Bitters after chronic illness and significant weight gain following six bottles.
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