Long Career on the CRB Honors Veteran Inspector Samuel Thornton
Samuel P. Thornton, veteran Central Railroad of New Jersey inspector of drawbridges and derricks, born 1849 in Bristol Rhode Island, began as a cabin boy before a Civil War navy service. He joined CRRNJ Elizabethport shops in 1864, advanced to wreckmaster in 1865, and contributed to drawbridge and signal innovations including the box signal with a diamond top at Elizabeth crossing. He later became road foreman machinist and served years as a church trustee and veteran employee leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Thornton
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Kr. Thornton
Bristol
al Cooper
Young ‘Phornton
Thornton
Matanzas
Cuba
Providence
R. I
Philadelphia
Juniatu
Norfolk
Spain
Union
Adrom Waa
Aspinwall
CR. R. of
N. J
Elizabethport
Johan
Crossman
Bloomaburg
Ricker
Wilmington
Tel
Raritan River
United Rails
Eliabeth Crossing
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Jersey Southern Division
Poultry Notes and a Water Vessel Mystery
A truncated poultry notes item mentions Klann and Mr. Pa de Riversic, with garbled lines about a water vessel for drinking water. The fragment hints at a galvanised iron water vessel of about three gallons, used for poultry care, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klann
Mr. Pa.de
Riversic
Hatching Schedule and Poultry Care Notes Cracked From A Farm Needle Sheet
A damaged OCR style notice gives poultry care tips and a hatching schedule. It warns against metal vessels for acids and suggests earthenware. Advice covers bedding mixtures, grit quality, feed cautions, and pest control for roosts and pigeon houses. Specifics include road dust, wood ashes, lime ratios, and a caution about freezing water and drowning.
Nest box tips and poultry chatter from a busy page
A jumble of poultry advice urges readers to build long nest boxes with tobacco stems for nesting materials and to standardize perches. It warns against fake egg records, promotes careful brood management, and cites Panama and Petaluma egg markets with vivid local color and household anecdotes.
Notable Career Shift From Sea to Railroading Highlighted
The passage contrasts associates who garner respect in the community with Sam Thornton, an honest man who abandoned the sea for a railroading career. He has remained with one corporation for forty four years, illustrating steady dedication and loyalty in a changing industry.
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Sam Thornton
Relatives of Washington in Virginia Heritage
Guy E. Mitchell notes Washington kin in Westmoreland County Virginia. He traces John Washi of Northamptonshire who came to Virginia in 1657 and bought land along a river near Bridge Creek. The land was acquired from Col. Foe whose daughter Anne married the immigrant Washi, linking the families to the Washington name.
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Washington
George Washington
Washington Plantation
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Guy E. Mitchell
Technical World Magazine
John Washi
Brighton Parish
Northamptonshire
England
Bridge, Creek
Col. Foe
Anne
Mattress Renovat ion Work Improves Rest and Comfort
A branch dedicates effort to renovating hair mattresses as a health measure. Workers perform sanitary cleaning and hair picking in well ventilated sunny rooms, add filling when needed, and supply new ticking. The result is springy bedding that enhances rest and comfort.
Low prices offered for quality work this season
Advertises consistently low cost for quality work due to a lull in demand. Encourages readers to telephone or write to receive samples and a home visit from a representative who will provide an estimate.
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CRB
Jainvol P
Beaton
Bensine
Bomere
Qanada
Big Pond
United States
Rusala
San Francisco
Petaluma
Eiager
Penn
DePowevinks
W. B
Égor
Perery
W. V. Snyder & CO
McManus Bros
First Street
EOPLE
America
J.wiss & Sons
Broad Street
Newark
E. W. Parsons
Teeoat
Springfield Ave
N.J
Woodruff Storage Co
Poo A
Te Sale
F. J. Vogel
S. T. Morrow
Steve Fittingster
Makeda
Brucklacher Bros
Elizabeth Ave
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