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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
3
Mrs C F Garrison rests by the shore while Miss Laura Scudder visits Newark friends. Numerous locals travel to Kingston Englishtown and Belmar visiting relatives and attending church functions. Harvest homes, band engagements, and a big summer scene fill town life alongside boarders in Englishtown and a near miss fire at Harvey Dey’s bakery.
The Rev A G Hagaman resumes pastoral duties today at Cape May Court House while Mrs Hagaman remains with her parents after a minor operation. Fred B Appleger of the Hightatown Gazette is named a Republican nominee candidate for Mercer county Assembly. Conrad Peppler, formerly of Hightstown, died at his home leaving a widow two sons and a daughter. Jamesburg Sunday School Convention planned for August 23 with a farmer’s meeting led by the State Board of Agriculture and speakers. Edward Voorhees of the First National Bank ill with appendicitis. operation considered but not performed. condition fluctuates但 hopes for recovery without surgery.
Local church notices list Rev. F. E. B. Hodge of the Board of Publication at First Presbyterian and Rev. F. Garrison at Second Presbyterian for next Sabbath. Methodist services include morning and evening sermons with a camp meeting planned in Windsor August 4 to 17, featuring eminent speakers and Epworth League rally on August 11.
A historic expose details how private letter-boxes lure swindlers, blackmailers, and romance seekers, noting New York hosts hundreds of boxes earning managers thousands yearly. It recounts notorious cases like Leggette and Howard, outlines mail order schemes, and cites dangers near schools drawing young women, plus odd anecdotes of covert methods and scams.
Old Wildcat Smith of Texas, a veteran of long wars from 1836 to Civil War, faced Comanches on the plains and twice challenged by a chief. Captured and forced to gamble for life, he won his liberty and freed a young white girl, with witnesses confirming the dramatic tale. Smith now lives alone in a woods cabin, hunting and surviving as a rugged fronter.
A London told anecdote recounts how during the British Egyptian advance on Omdurman three deaf and dumb prisoners were placed together, the Sirdar among them, and somehow the guard were outwitted. A Manila tale follows about two Tennessee volunteers shooting a convict escapee at close range with fatal results.
Practical guidance on daily cleansing and sun protection to maintain clear skin during summer. Includes detailed steps for bathing face, applying cream, homemade cucumber oil cream, and cautions about overexposure and diet to prevent freckles and sunburn.
The Yard stock fills buyers needs with well-made muslin underwear. Yard emphasizes quality, neatness, and stylish options. The ad highlights 25 cent items in eight styles, naming a V front with two clusters of five tucks, edged with Hamburg and feather-stitched braid.
A retailer touts the half year’s best business and unveils deep cuts on damask table linens and pillowcases. Yard wide bleached and unbleached damasks, table linen, and sheets are offered at low prices, alongside silk gloves, umbrellas, pocketbooks, and decorative handkerchiefs with discounts for men and women.
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