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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1899
Page
3
A stream of social items notes Miss Nellie Eldridge visiting in Trenton and Elva Chamberlain with Newark relatives, a Plainsboro strawberry festival set for June 1, and multiple visits among families in Asbury Park Newark Perth Amboy and Cranbury neck. The column also covers church events, a Grand Parade plan for Memorial Day, local marriages and a post office discussion, plus the Middlesex Creamery report and farmer revenue figures.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 18 months from a Rectal Fistula. Doctors predicted death without a costly operation. He reportedly cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, advertised as the surest pile cure. 25 cents a box, sold by N F Clayton Druggist.
A Shelby North Carolina firm quotes a testimonial from Mrs Luther Lutz a patient who endured seven years of illness and months of coughing and sleeplessness. She credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with enabling sleep and full recovery after two bottles. Trial bottles offered at N F Clayton s Drug Store with a money back guarantee.
A Cranbury resident recalls the town between New York and Philadelphia and lauds its diverse citizens who hold trusted positions in New York, Trenton, and across the country. The narrative highlights firefighters like Frank Golick of the New York Fire Department, Helen Gould’s charity, and Cranbury’s enduring patriotism from Monmouth to San Juan, with vivid anecdotes from a New York visit and community pride.
A nineteenth century style guide offers practical tips. It explains testing flour by its elasticity and fingerprint impression when kneaded, compares good versus adulterated flour, and describes dough behavior. It then covers washing quilts with a machine and pearline, drying, and wringing steps. It also includes a recipe for sweetbreads with butter and salt pork, and advice for cleaning counterpanes using brushing and gasoline, plus grilling pork slices over a hot fire and finishing in the oven.
Prices have been reduced to a level rarely seen before across a range of spring and summer fabrics. The deep cuts mark a significant shift in the textile market as merchants push for clearance.
Vintage store ad lists prices on stock fabrics and dress goods including lawn dimities silks and ginghams. It highlights dramatic markdowns from historical rates with items such as India dimities linen crashes and silk wool blends, plus patterns and patterns' discounts.
Bright silks arrive this morning with plaids and stripes in lively sunlit tones. The lot offers the season’s best taffetas including dollars, silks with pompa dours patterns and varied weaves, promising striking options for shoppers.
A vintage ad offer touts all wool crepons and man tailored women’s suits at deep discounts. Items include $8-$10 suits from 5.98 to 8.98, $12-$15 suits at 8.89, $20-$25 suits at 14 to 15, jackets 1.98, skirts 0.25 to 1.00, with mail order service for distant shoppers.
The Yard Wrappers are gaining public favor daily with patrons praising neat patterns and the absence of loud designs. They note reasonable pricing as a key consideration in the order.
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