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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1887
Page
2
An editorial urges restraining dogs with muzzles to prevent hydrophobia as warm weather nears and critiques Albany Street Bridge costs and mismanagement. It also notes rising Decoration Day preparations and calls for greater public interest in honoring veterans despite a shrinking Grand Army.
Mr D S Hullfish a Lawrence township farmer employed by John Maple, lauds a harsh day’s work but ends with his man’s peril. A minister, Rev He G Overbaugh, faces removal for unbecoming conduct. In Jersey City, Thomas Baye is found dead in an alley, his razor stained with blood, leaving a wife and five children.
A nine o clock Sunday boating trip on the Delaware resulted in five drownings near Market Street wharf in Philadelphia. Injured survivor Tim Murphy and others describe the capsizing as crews tried to save companions with a rope, while authorities searched under dark waters for the missing.
James Preston died at his home near South Amboy on Sunday night and was born December 20, 1782. He managed a farm of over two hundred acres and, at a hundred years old, walked eight miles in under an hour. Preston, a Scottish native, fought to protect the Stars and Stripes as a child and grandchild, remained politically Republican, and never missed an election. He kept a daily drink of apple whiskey, stayed sharp in old age, and lived a long, faithful life.
An advertisement touts Beetrie Bitters as the cure for low spirits and fatigue. It claims the tonic purifies blood, improves liver and kidney function, and renews heart and strength. Available at S A French's Drug Store for 60 cents a bottle.
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