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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1896
Page
3
Church notices describe services at First Second and Methodist churches with sermons temperance topics and youth programs. Social notices report visits from residents, meetings in Odd Fellows Hall, and upcoming political and social events with local leaders and speakers.
Citizens are invited to Odd Fellows Hall next Wednesday evening October 14 for addresses by Congressman Charlea N Fowler and Howard MacSherry on campaign issues including purchasing power and food prices. The same page notes the Congressional Convention renominating Benjamin F Howell for Congress and naming Middlesex county Assembly candidates and local notices from Cranbury to New Brunswick.
A mixed extract from a Boston Transcript piece cites a temperance anecdote involving a senator and a child who argues against alcohol. It references a physiology lesson and a teacher at Johns Hopkins University, then pivots to praise for Dr Kings New Discovery and Electric Bitters, with local drugstore notices and product ads for Arnica Salve and various remedies.
The best American production Jamestown Woolen Co. offers goods equal to any Toa styles at 8 1 2 cents a yard. Choice Turkish effects illuminate by contrasting colors and are very stylish priced at 44 and 59 cents.
An archaic advertisement fragment promotes ladies shoes with ornate description and a medical note touting Chamberlain’s Eye and Skin Balm. It claims instant relief for eczema itch and pain, mentions cure cases, and lists uses from itching piles to sore nipples and frostbite. Sold by druggists at 25 cents per box.
A city retailer advertises a wide selection of woven fabrics. It promises plain goods as well as fancy patterns including large and small figures and rough and smooth weaves. Prices are stated to suit any budget.
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