Local notes from Cranbury and nearby towns
Cranbury and surrounding communities feature visits and travels of residents, church notes, labor day outings, schooling updates, and local errands. Activities include Mrs. Appleget visiting Point Pleasant, Miss Enid Walker returning to New York state, and many residents at Asbury Park and Hightstown events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mickle
Point Pleasant
Alice Suydam
Manasquan
Raymond Wycott
Wm. Steins
New York
Enid Walker
New York State
N. F. Clayton
Sara Applegett
Asbury Park
Straley
Brooklyn
Ruth Whitaker
J. L. Whitaker
Orange City
E. W. Walker
Labor Day
Hightstown
Griggstown
Warren Elsing
Elsing
Lemuel Stults
Clarence Perrine
W. H. Johnson
Samuel Perrine
Sara Clayton
Lakewood
New Egypt
Ida W. R. Lewis
Edna Davison
Ethel Boice
Mary W. Grove
Emerson Pullen Jr
Princeton
Grant Everett
Plainsboro
Trenton
Everett
Fred F. Grove
Mary
J. D. van Doren
Olive
Atlantic City
Thomas A. Mount Jr
Mrs. A. Gulick
Emerson Pullen Sr
Cecelia Everett
Washington, D. C
Raymond Everett
T. B. Woolston
Flist
Rosella
Bertram Clayton
Marion
Asbury
John Carlson
Pocono Mountains
R. Lee Headley
Swedesboro
Eyeglass Wearers Improve Through Army Training
London Mail notes many men who wore glasses before enlisting in Pals battalions saw major vision gains during six months of open air training. Higher distances and safer road reading improve sight, with long term benefits possible after returning to civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Ribbons for School Use at Mre. E. Harder’s
A store displays a variety of ribbons for school children in all widths and colors priced five and ten cents per yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre. E. Harder’s
Estate sales scheduled in Hightstown and Lower Jamesburg
September 18 executrix of David G. Allen deceased will sell real estate and personal property on Franklin Street Hightstown NS. September 27 George A. Hoyer will sell real estate on Railroad Avenue Lower Jamesburg next to the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Allen
Franklin Street
Hightstown
N.S
George A. Hoyer
Railroad Avenue
Lower
Jamesburg
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By Montpelier Reader
A reader from Montpelier Indiana endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for colds and coughs. The testimonial urges others to try the product, noting prompt relief and wide availability.
Gratitude for Chamberlain’s Colic Diarrhea Remedy
Mrs. T. N. Witherall of Gowanda New York writes she suffered severe summer complaint pain and sickness then found quick relief after taking Chamberlain’s Colic Choera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She praises the medicine and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. V. Harner
Montpelier
Ind
T. N. Witherall
Gowanda
N. Y
Executor to Exhibit Final Account in Middlesex Orphans Court
Notice to interested parties that Gratz B. Striceler as Subscriber Executor of Elizabeth Crusur deceased will present the final account to the Middlesex County Orphans Court on Friday October 15 1915 at 10 A M for settlement and allowance after audit by the Surrogate dated September 3 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Crusur
Orphans’ Court
County of
Middlesex
Gratz B. Striceler
Dead Flat Broke and the Night of Rescue
A penniless artist narrator describes aiding Mrs. Burt, a widow with a child, after winter hardship. Finding a pocketbook leads to saving a chained ransom victim, whose gratitude boosts the artist’s career and secures a marriage proposal from Helen. Enduring poverty turns to prosperity and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Tom Taylor
California
Mrs. Burt
Myself
Helen
W. G. Chapman
Automobile trips to the shore advertised
Elmer H. Dey offers automobile trips to the shore and provides phone 464 Cranbury. The notice also lists a sale of Buff-Cochin Bantams at 2.50 per trip from Wa. H. Schaner, Cranbury New Jersey. August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer H. Dey
Cranbury
H. ScHaner
N. J
Middlesex County Sealed Bids For Bridge No 204 Construction
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Middlesex County invites sealed proposals on September 13 1915 at 2 30 PM in New Brunswick for a reinforced concrete slab bridge over a Millstone River branch on Kingston Acqueduct Road Cranbury Township Bridge No 204. Plans are at County Engineer Perth Amboy and County Collector New Brunswick offices. A 3 dollar deposit for specs refunds upon return. Bids require a 200 dollar certified check without conditional endorsement. County may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Chosen Freeholds
County of Middlesex
County Record
New Brunswick
N. J
Millstone River
Kingston- Acqueduct Road
Cranbury Township
Alvin B. Fox
Perth Amboy
Edward Burt
New Jersey
A.J. Gebhardt
Home Comers' Carnival Suit Department Extravaganza
The Home Comers' Carnival offers a wide range of suits in many styles including foreign, military, and Russian models. Prices start at $15 rising to $35 with ready made options for stout women in sizes 39 to 58 at $12.50 $18.50 and $25.00, featuring gabardines wool poplins gray Emixtures and tailored fits.
New Shirts in Plain and Novel Weave Fabrics
New shirts offered in plain and novelty weave fabrics in all sizes from five to twelve fifty dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Cranbury Press
Fannie VanDerveer
Bob Milton
Adelaide Everingham
Stanley Conover
Clifford Conover
Ina
Ottie Puerschner
Mr. Puerschner
Swetland
Freeland Building
Elwood Groves
Cranbury, New Jersey
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Wr. Gleason
Surat
FP. J. Cheney & Co
J. Murry
James D. Courtney
Applegarth
Apollo Lodge
A-M
Clayton
W. M
Asher W. Bissett
Charles G. Groves
North Main Street
Cranbury, N. J
McCall’s
McCall
McCall's Magazine
S. P. Dunham & Co
Trenton, N.J
Home Comers
Oxford
John Winar
Cranbury, N. d
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