Fire devastates New York capitol causing $6 million loss
Fire roars through New York's capitol building burning the assembly library and vast records. Five hours of fighting leave the western half destroyed, with 400000 volumes lost and the state library’s priceless collections gone. A defective wire blamed. suspension of state business follows.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Assembly Library
Hames
State Library
Samuel Abbott
State Department of Education
Court of Claim Chamber
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Assembly
Kills A Murderer With New Life Pills
An old patent medicine note advertises Dr. Kipp New Life Pills as a remedy to prevent appendicitis by stimulating stomach liver and bowels. Claims cure for constipation headache biliousness and chili symptoms with price 250 at N FF Clayton's.
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Kipp
New Life
N. FF. Clayton’s
Woman's Foreign Mission Society Meet in Long Branch
The thirty ninth annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Monmouth Presbytery will convene at the First Presbyterian Church in Long Branch on Thursday April sixth. The program includes devotional service minutes reports addresses elections and closing benediction with Mrs. E Boyd Weitzel and Mrs. Ella Stults leading as president and secretary respectively.
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Woman’s, Foreign Missionary Society
Presbytery of
Monmouth
First Presbyterian Church of
Long Branch
E. Boyd Weitzel
Penny parties and photo fundraisers for aid societies
A periodical suggests easy fundraising ideas for aid societies. Photographic exhibitions of local houses and prominent figures mounted on gray cardboard are shown to buyers by a volunteer committee for orders and delivery of finished prints. Penny parties offer inexpensive confections and small sale items with tea, all priced in pennies.
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Aid Society
Asa Davison Injured in Wagon Accident
Asa Davison son of Assessor Ancil M. Davison suffered a serious leg injury when a wagon tongue struck his leg while he sat on a wagon. He studied at Horton & Large business school in Trenton and is recuperating at home under Dr. Geo E. Titus of Hightstown.
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Asa Davison
Ancil M. Davison
Horton & Large’ Business School
Trenton
Geo. E. Titus
Hightstown
Attacks School Principal Endorses Electric Bitters
Chas. B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia details a severe three year struggle with rheumatism stomach trouble and kidney disease. He credits four bottles of Electric Bitters with a complete cure and endorses the remedy for stomach issues female complaints kidney disorders and general vitality. Readily available through N. F. Clayton.
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Chas. B. Allen
Sylvania
N. F. Clayton's
Metuchen and New Jersey Notes on Women in Education and Croup Remedy
A column cites a local writer predicting women may win seats on Metuchen’s Board of Education next year, noting past female influence in school elections and plans to elect at least two women. It also mentions Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for croup and respiratory illnesses, praised by many in a 1912 ad-like excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metuchen
Board of Education
New York City
Lewis Chamblin
Manchester
N. F. Clayton
Sebe
Thirty Years of Service at Hightstown Store
C C Blauvelt recalls opening the Stockton Street store on April 2 1881 with under 500 dollars in savings. The firm expanded through the years adding space and employing the Schenck property and later a second store to serve millinery and general goods. The note thanks patrons and invites continued support to keep the business thriving in the community.
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Stockton St
J. W. Davison
Hightstown
Schenck
Chas, J. Keeler & Bro
Blauvelt Salve Boasts Millions of Trusted Users
The advertisement extols Bucklen's Ark salvedors claiming millions of friends and miraculous cures over forty years. It touts the salve as best for sores ulcers eczema burns boils cold sores corns and more with a 25 cent price and N F Clayton's as a seller.
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Bucklen’s Ark
N. F. Clayton’s
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