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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
The Trenton Assembly Chamber drew a large crowd of clergy white ribboners and liquor proponents on Monday. The article notes strong advocacy on both sides and hopes that right prevails regardless of outcome.
George Dichi a 54 year old Farm hand on the McDonald farm at Port Mercer near Princeton died in the Delaware and Raritan Canal. He left home Saturday evening for Princeton, did not return, a footprints tow path and broken ice led to his body. It is believed he attempted to cross the canal and the ice gave way. A drug advertisement follows noting Dr King New Life Pills with refund offer at N F Clayton’s drug store.
A London Standard piece surveys odd artillery from history. Leather, wood, clay and iron were used in improvised cannons from Henry VIII’s siege to Maltese defenses. Eyewitnesses note iron tubes with gold casings and clay bombs. unusual devices include a seven-foot terracotta cannon found in Mexico and Spanish clay bullets.
A Reading from Outing Magazine by Robert Dunn details a harrowing ascent over a volcanic island. The prose paints molten fissures, sulfurous gases, and a chilling, almost hostile landscape as the climber survives the inhospitable lava drenched terrain.
A fragmented historical piece recounts how Napoleon chose violets as a symbol after a chance meeting with a child at Fontainebleau. Bertrand and Bassano debated liberty as Napoleon walked with the flower, later inspiring soldiers to wear violets as an imperial badge. The article also mixes parables and a short anecdote about a Russian jailer turned educator and a city portrait of Khartoum and the Nile.
Legal notice of land transfer in Cranbury Township Middlesex County New Jersey. Describes parcel beginning at a tone landing on the west side of Quorgne Road and southeast corner of William L Sellonck deceased. Includes metes and bounds with directional bearings and distances and mentions rights, privileges and hereditaments. Sheriff Andrew J. Church. Dawes Solicitor. February ad-tt.
The subscribers and administrators of the estate of Franklin A Bennett, deceased, intend to exhibit their account to Middlesex County Orphans Court on Friday March 6 1908 at 10 AM at Torch Building for audit and allowances as named by the surrogate. Dated January 25 1907. Bennett G Annamono Bennett? and Franklin Bennett.
Mary Osborn administratrix of Benjamin F Osborn deceased gives notice via the Surrogate of Middleanx County to creditors to present debts demands and claims against the estate within nine months under oath or affirmation or be barred from action. Dated February 1908. Many E Osgogy administratrix.
George I Thomay executor of Abijah Applegate announces by Middlesex Surrogate direction that creditors must file debts demands and claims against the estate under oath within the stated months or be forever barred. Dated January 14 1968 George R Thomas Executor
Addison Stults and Daniel W. Crayton administrators of Cornelius V. Stults deceased, by order of Middlesex County Surrogate, call creditors to file debts and claims against the estate within nine months from November 28, 1907, or be barred.
William C Voorhees and Harvey M Voorhees as administrators of Henry J Varlan notify creditors to present debts and claims within nine months under county supervision. The dated notice invokes the Surrogate Court in Middlesex County with administrators named.
Emmino J. Bonnett administratrix of Andrew Bonnett deceased, by direction of Middlesex County surrogate, calls on creditors to present their demands under oath within nine months. Exon J. Bennert administratrix dated October 14 1907. Would take a chance. Not a cent. replied the rich man coldly. Money is not good for the poor.
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