Middlesex County Proves Democratic Leanings in Assembly Vote
The recent Middlesex County election shows strong Democratic support while three Republican Assembly nominees were defeated. Ridgeway and Eckert led with 7,472 and 7,461 votes respectively, with Eckert trailing by 500. Governor candidate Howell topped Democrat gains, and Cranbury Township gave Silvers his largest Assembly majority in the county.
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Middlesex County
Assembly
J. 8. Silvers
Ridgeway
van Anglen
Eckert
Essuee
Edgar
Sesse
B. F. Howell
Democrat Assembly
Howell
Silvers
Cranbury
Protective tariff facts boost US exports and markets
The article argues that under the Dingley tariff US manufacturers dominate global markets. It notes agricultural exports set records and manufactured goods exports reached 288,871,440 dollars, with imports of such goods unusually light. It claims Republicans restored trade strength while Democrats weakened tariffs.
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Bureau of Statistics
Democratic Party
European wage quotes support protectionist policy
The piece cites U S consul Erdman reporting German labor wages in glassware, gloves, rail, and other industries. It argues that Germany’s cheaper labor makes German goods cheaper than American-made equivalents and asserts protection is wise to counter this. The wage list highlights low pay for blowers, cutters, painters, and laborers compared with U S levels.
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Germany
United States
Charles W., Erdman
Breslau
Globe
Erdman
Boon
Free competition and pay levels in global labor markets
The text argues that American workers would face wage cuts under free competition, while the Dingley tariff protects U S manufacturers and jobs. Erdman concludes unskilled German pay of fifty cents a day undercuts U S labor, and common sense points to a protective approach as the remedy.
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United States
Erdman
Germany
Rise of American manufacturing and trade post tariffs
In recent years American manufacturing surged aided by tariffs. Exports rise while imports fall, with Britain and Europe facing sharp declines in shipments as the U S market expands. Also a domestic ad promotes Excelsior Salad Dressing from Mrs William Stonaker for potatoes meat cabbage and other uses.
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America
Board of Trade Returns
United States
William Stonaker
Fate and a thwarted elopement across a quiet resort
A narrator recalls a twenty year old love plan and a thwarted elopement after an aunt overhears a midnight rendezvous. Two elderly women sabotage the scheme with noise, sending the couple apart. The tale ends with rueful musings on luck and providence amid a collage of society snippets.
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Providentia
Detroit
New York
Patrick Henry Buried Quietly at Red Hill Estate
The Philadelphia Press notes that Patrick Henry lies in a grave on the Red Hill estate in Charlotte County near Staunton River, 38 miles from Lynchburg. The site features a marble slab reading His fame his best epitaph and is now owned by Henry's grandson William Wirt Henry who preserves relics of the revolutionary figure.
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Patrick Henry
Richmond
Charlotte County
Staunton River
Lynchburg
Charlotte
Campbell Counties
Red Hill
Henry
John Randolph
Roanoke
William Wirt Henry
Lafayette
Washington
Madison
Sully
John Marshall
Philadelphia Press
German Embryoscope Reveals Secrets Of Letters
A German physiologist using an embryoscope shows that sealed letters can be read in sunlight through multiple layers of paper. Dark ink on one side reads more easily, while folded or crossed writing remains hard to decipher. This may explain clairvoyant claims and offers simple defense like blackening or layering envelopes.
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Maassachnectts
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the Cranbury Press
Cranbury, N. J
John 5. Silvers
Quade
Assesse
Crimsonbeak
Koward
Yeast
Yonkers Statesman
Gerald
Cowendolen Green
Brooklyn
Mr. Millons
Mr. Littleman
Scott
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Burma
Crool &Padardas
Alcala
Guardia Civil
Japan
Yokohama
England
Tomery
Chicape News
Donnelly
Taylor
Opera House
Trenton, N. J
If Lornes
Chinchilla
Trenton Clothing Company
N. Broad St
Clothiers
Hattero
Furnischero
Ge. Ribsam Son
Frank A. Brown
Liverpool & London & Globe
Royal, Ins. Co. of North America
Commercial Union, Standard
Mercer County Mutual
Shrewsbury Mutual
Monmouth County Mutual
Press Building
Hightstown
Edward Schaffer
N. J
LION
Coppfeies
Trenton, Q. J
Tobbins & Large, Hatters
Knox
Youman
Bill
East State Street
Trenton
Lupton Bros
Matawan, Keyport
Perth Amboy
Qiatawan, N., J
Burroughs
Hixperience
J.S. Silvers
Bro
Mason’s
Hightstown, N. J
Lean’s
Syracuse
South Bend
McCormick
Lanet Jr
Thompson
Lehigh
Lister’s
W.J. Rowland & Son
Monmouth Junction
Davison’s
Lehigh Coal
B. D. Davison
Jamesburg, N. J
Thos. Peppler
Bergen & Rue
General Merchandise Supply Store
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