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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
3
Local briefs list rail timetables with Philadelphia New York and Trenton departures, mention Decoration Day May 30th, and report residents visiting family in Newark New York and Hopewell. Notable items include a Pike catch, band uniform arrivals, ecumenical conference echoes, and a funeral.
The document lists monthly butter fat prices from April to March plus an average 4.20 and 23.80 cts per lb. It notes Miss Minnie H. Underhill as Newark census enumerator candidate, detailing her background, movements, and a note on her eyesight and open air assignment.
A large fire swept Englishtown on Sunday destroying the upper story of Elwood Reed’s store and post office, the shirt factory of L V Day, several residences and barns. Freehold volunteers eventually arrived with limited equipment, fighting the blaze in bucket brigades until dawn. Loss estimated at about 950000 with most insured. Mrs Trautman severely burned but rescued in time.
An editorial from Margaret Sangster urges women to value themselves and seek suitable work. The piece then reports William M. Johnson sworn in as Acting Governor of New Jersey, pending Governor Voorhees' Europe trip. It continues with a detailed forecast of the May 28 solar eclipse and extensive notes on the forthcoming national census, its legal safeguards, and local enumerator c. V. Van Horn guiding Cranbury Township residents to prepare the census responses.
The list covers delegates and alternates from New Jersey for the Philadelphia convention on June 19. It names Delegates-at-Large Senator Sewell, Governor Voorhees, Franklin Murphy, Barker Gummere, with alternates Irick Blair Reiley Williams Woolley, plus district delegates and alternates across several districts. Headquarters are Hotel Lafayette Braadst noted for the week. General Sewell leads the delegation and is likely to join the Committee on Resolutions, shaping the platform.
The body of Princeton student Philip Kingsland Hay was found Monday after he and Christopher C. Augur attempted to ride a frail canoe over Kingston Falls. Augur’s body was recovered hours earlier. Hay’s body lay mid eddy between the falls and the bridge, dragged under by the strong current. John R. Hay, the father, rushed from Nutley to Princeton as his wife’s illness worsened in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements were postponed. A Jersey City police action shut a Bijou Theatre vaudeville event as illegal entertainment. State official Henry J. Budd narrowly avoided eye injury when a bottle of poison mistaken for eye lotion caused severe inflammation. Princeton University clubs elected officers and planned the November inter-collegiate gun shoot with Yale. Mrs. Susan Lampkey’s funeral was held in Boonton. Health Officer David Chandler announced a crackdown on ownerless dogs and roaming livestock. Newark man Ernest Schwanke, 36, shot himself following a family dispute after asking for ten cents to buy beer for his wife and children.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers special excursion tickets for the German Baptist Brethren gathering in North Manchester Indiana from May 29 to June 8 1900. Tickets from west of Baltimore and from Lancaster and Reading at one first class limited round trip fare. return by July 1 1900.
A vintage ad claims Bucklen's Amica Salve relieves cuts bruises and pain from bicycle accidents. It touts benefits for chafing chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles. Guaranteed cure priced at 26 cents. Sold by N F Clayton druggist.
On account of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip excursion tickets from all stations at one fare. Minimum 50 cents. Tickets good June 15 to 19 and return June 26.
A five day escorted rail tour from New York and Philadelphia covers Gettysburg Blue Mountains Hagerstown Antietam Shenandoah Valley Caverns of Luray and Northern Virginia ending in Washington. Departs May 29 at 8:00 AM from New York and 12:20 PM from Philadelphia with a chaperon for unescorted ladies. Tickets include transport drives and hotel for 26 dollars from New York 24 from Trenton 22 from Philadelphia with proportional rates from other points.
The Imperial Council, Order of the Mystic Shrine, reports Pennsylvania Railroad will sell round trip tickets from all stations to Washington D C at one fare. Tickets valid May 19 to 21 for travel to Washington and May 28 for return. May 22 to 24 event dates in Washington D C.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will offer excursion tickets from all stations on its New Jersey line to Trenton and return at a single fare for the round trip with a minimum rate of 25 cents. Tickets are valid May 30 and 31 for outbound travel and returnable until June 1.
An old remedy ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills for stomach and liver health with a 25 cent box promise. It also features Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and lung troubles with testimonial by T L Martin of Dixie Ky and offers trial bottles and guarantees at N F Clayton's Drug Store.
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