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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1893
Page
3
Property auctions and estate sales announced for Cranbury and nearby towns with multiple listings including Monroe Street and Cranbury Station. Local merchants advertise flooring wallpaper spring goods and low prices. Community events include a church lecture, a dance recital, and a dog fox hunt invitation, with road improvements and public notices on township committee actions.
Local readers battle over actions of the W. C. T. U. and liquor opposition. Letters criticize and defend church women, accuse opponents of slander, and discuss township party loyalties and caucus dynamics amid community tensions.
Ad copy touts a salve that treats a wide range of skin conditions including eruptions, chapped hands, chilblains, and piles with a money back guarantee. It promises perfect satisfaction or refund, priced at 35 cents per bottle, sold by N F L Clayton.
An old time catalog style ad touts wide stock from 25c to 2.50 per yard, noting Black Goods and Plain Goods, luxury fabrics, trims and ribbons, ready made undergarments, and an assortment of men's and boys clothing. It promises low prices through inside deals, calls out old stock sales, and cites shoe savings, patterns and accessories.
Inventory overflows as we close out to make room for spring offerings. Major cuts on dress goods from 2.50 to 0.40 and 1.24 sale prices, plus many blanket and coat reductions. White, half wool, all wool blankets offered at deep discounts. coats halved in price with numerous low price examples.
Trentox store touts extraordinary 2 Midwinter Sale values on Merino Underwear Hosiery gloves coats and more. Heavy wool white and colored undergarments priced at 39c to 1.00 with wide selection in black stockings opera hose and Shaker knit hosiery, plus bold coat sales surpassing previous January markers as shoppers flock to essentials at low costs.
When unable to visit Trenton you can mail orders for lace trims ribbons hosiery and more. We ship samples or send goods on approval with return postage if not kept. We also seek to procure items out of stock and forward them free of expense. City prices and prompt service await.
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