Political turmoil and Blodgett rise in New Jersey Senate
The long partisan feud over United States Senator picks ends with Rufus Blodgett of Monmouth winning support from thirty seven Republicans and five Democrats to gain forty two votes. Blodgett, a Democrat and Jersey Central supervisor born in New Hampshire in 1884, is described as a capable and conservative machinist with a pro protection stance.
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United States
Congress
Senate
Tuenesday
New Jersey
Rufus Blodgett
Monmouth County
Baird
Chattle and
Chase
Blodgett
Leon J Abbott
Kelsay- Little
New Flampshure i
Jersey Central
Atteman
Abbott
Democrat Party
Democracy
Middlesex County
Charles A. Sulover
Emily A. Mount
Middlesex
I. Benjamin BF. Howey
Cranpury Rss
Benjamin F. Howell
Turbulent politics and tragic deaths in New Jersey and Belvidere
A disputed political split among Democrats and Republicans over Blodgett and Abbott stirs Belvidere politics as temperance reforms take hold. In Jersey City and nearby towns a string of violent and tragic events emerge including a boy found hanged in an orchard, an attempted murder in Somerset county, a severe injury in Trenton linked to a tumor operation, and the death of J. Scudder after chloroform anesthesia.
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P.C. Ritcher & Co
Jersey City
Murphy
John—Williams
Giberson
Mra. Giberson
Williams Maror
Appie Tree
Wiliams
Siice
New Brunswick
N.J
John D Ashwell
Somerset County
Wickoff Brown
Holian
Brown
Williamson
Miss LaPrist
Edgar M. Scudder
East State Street
Trenton
Wiltinu Lewis
Amboy
Broad Street
J. Scudder
Scudder
Green
Lalor
Lewis
Dr. Lewis
New Brunswick resident offers 4600-volume library to Rutgers College
P. Vanderbilt, noted local citizen and Rutgers College descendant of a former treasurer, announced to the college trustees on Tuesday his intention to donate his extensive library. The collection consists of about 4,600 volumes valued at $20,000 and includes rare art works, local histories, and bibliographical titles.
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P. Vanderbilt
New Brunswick
Rutgers College
Enjoy Life With August Flower Remedy
A الدعوي item touts Green's August Flower as a cure for dyspepsia liver complaint and related ailments. It claims three doses prove its effect with sample bottles priced at 10 cents. The tone imitates a period health advertisement.
Wealthy Men and Entrepreneurial Success Highlighted
The article profiles Dr. G. G. Green of Woodbury as a premier example of wealth built by business talent and perseverance. It notes his medicines and sustained growth over eighteen years, contrasting genuine success with flashy but unfounded claims. It also promotes a catalog of bargain goods and Demorest's Magazine with sales pitches and art goods offerings.
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GG. Green
Woodbury
Sean
Ladies Guide to Fancy Work and Home Arts
A catalog style notice advertises Ladies Guide to Fancy Work with 800 heralded illustrations for embroidery lace knitting and various home crafts. It promotes the 64 page bound volume available postpaid for 80 cents from The Empire News Co Syracuse NY and mentions other consumer notices and medical remedies including Electric Bitters and Dr King’s New Discovery with local store promotions and a chancery notice from New Jersey.
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Empine News CO
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Empire News CO
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