Recounts and Rhetoric Ring Through Jersey Politics
Local comments praise John T Dunn after a confrontation over a gerrymander in Somerset while crossfire over Speaker Joseph A Cross grows. The Elizabeth Journal and Courier News note political shifts, with Tammany office holders facing reversion to old trades and predictions on income tax.
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Halet & Davis Piano Company
Fifth Avenue
York City
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Davad
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Clough & Organs
Republicans Dominate Union County Politics in 1894 Courier News
The Courier News extols Republican control in Union County with praise for Sheriff, surrogate, clerk, board of freeholders, senator and three assemblymen. It lauds William Howard of Rahway as Union County Clerk and notes Plainfield’s strong Republican majority and forward-looking political culture.
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The Devil A Roosther A Red Scare Poem
Reprinted from the Tribune of a year ago a labor verse recalling a rally and a vote on tariffs that harmed workers. The speaker, Pat, laments voting for tariff protection that benefited bosses and reflects on the moral cost as a mill closes and wages fall.
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Tribune
Manyoo’s Stomach and Cure touted for indigestion relief
A reader from Janvier New Jersey testifies that Manyoo’s Stomach and Cure rapidly eased her disordered stomach and restored her appetite, calling her a new woman. The remedy, sold by Manyon’s Homeopathic Home Remedy Company of Philadelphia, claims to treat indigestion and related symptoms for 25 cents a bottle.
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Janvier, N.J
Manyon
Homeopathic Home Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Burglar Seeks Alfred Marsh Home. Intruders Flee
An attempted burglary occurred Tuesday night at Alfred A. Marsh’s West Front Street residence about 11 30. The intruders forced a cellar window, rifled the area for some time, took a quantity of established items, and fled after knocking a dish from a refrigerator. The scene revealed by a broken dish the next morning. The cold snap comes as locals seek gloves at E M Laings on Park Avenue.
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