Portland Fire Destroys Block of Buildings in Portland
A major blaze in Portland destroyed four brick buildings and several smaller frame structures. The Enterprise Office reported heavy losses and insurance details after visiting the scene on the night of the fire’s origin in the Hauser building cellar. Photographs were taken to document the damage and accompanying features of the event.
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Portland Enterprise Office
Portland
Mpet
Ng Pearly Se
Hauser
Scattered items from Mt Holly and regional notices
A jumble of notes mentions Haynus charged with murder in Mt Holly and other cases. J A Bennett, missing Delaware Water Gap minister, believed dead may have suicided. Various local incidents include a railroad office move, a Dover store employee injured boarding a freight train, and a bizarre rope gag incident in Backetts Town. A Princeton student misadventure leads to fines, while factory data show plant counts and wage figures. A bottle voyage between Milford and Delaware County is recounted with three letters passing along its trail.
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Gatling Row
J. A. Bennett
Delaware Water Gap
Henry Posten
Stroudaburg
Banco
New York
Jareny Central Railroad
Philadelphia
Erie Road
Simon Webber
Richardson & Hoynton
Dover
Heir
Asa Trinmor
Backettstown
Sorelatown
Ewillag i
Trenton
Princeton
Bellatab
Slonday
Conus
Randall Sayre
Delaware
Milford
Ander
Tie Wan
Floyd Bevans
Mire Bevann
Delawardthia County
Fire wipes out large block and damages downtown Portland
A cellar fire started by a forced sale dispute grew quickly destroying a wide downtown block. Hauser & Raseley planned to open with hardware stock. several buildings including the Campbell press and Portland Enterprise suffered heavy losses. Firefighters saved key structures and the Portland Hotel. Insurance losses ran high across multiple firms and residences.
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Cherry
Hauser & Raseley
C. E. Beck
Gdoming
Portland Hook and Ladder Company
Portland Hotel
Vannatten
Bruce
Portland Enterprise
Ollne
Campbell Newspaper
Houser
James Deitrich
Weller
Bacon
John Felker
Snyfer & Jones
Edward G
William Loch
Portland
J. 3. Johnson
Portland House
Colonial Paint advertised in weekly newspaper
An advertisement claims Colonial Paint uses zinc and barytes in the old fashioned way with ten percent ink added. It argues zinc causes cracking and barytes offer better quality. The note promotes Colonial Paint’s 16 percent zinc content and durability, urging readers to buy this paint from Colonial Worke.
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Gin
Spring Opening Sale on Men’s and Young Men’s Suits
Guaranteed wool suits for men and youths in single or double breasted styles. Spring opening sale prices range from 6.48 to 9.98, with high end models advertised as worth 22 to 25. The ad markets dozen patterns including plaids and tweeds from top makers in America.
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G.co
Spring Opening Sale on Men's Pants in Varied Styles
Opening sale features durable heavy cotton worsted pants with patent buttons at 1.35. Chelsea black cheviot and worsted pants offered in all sizes with value 200 and spring opening price. Cassimere and fancy worsted pants in many shades and stripes with value 2.66 and price 1.48. Hale line mixed casimere pants valued 3.00 offered at 1.79.
Opening Sale on Men's Alping Hats Marks 1992 Style Roundup
Dunlap's Knox Youmangy Lamson & Hubbard present Sprintz shapes in soft black and brown hats for men. Sizes vary with guaranteed values up to $4.00 but opening sale prices as low as 51.25 to 1.98. Local shop offers all shades shapes and styles for the season.
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Dunlap’s
Knox, Youmangy
Lamson & Hubbard
Strikes and graft mix with local notices in 19th century column
The article sketches an array of items including a Denmark based exile Senator Kean facing old scores, a Stroudsburg theatre project revived by the Sons of Veterans, Morristown carpenters on strike demanding 250 dollars for 9 hours plus eight hour day for painters and masons, graft rumors around potato tomato grafting by Capt. Londreth, a fatal goring of Abram Beckman in Ringoes, and a double wedding ceremony where Justice Linaberry marries the couple after a postponement, with guests touring from nearby towns.
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Denmark
Kean
Senate
Nun Champloo
Oles
Stu
Sons of Veterans of
George A. Milla
Capt. Burnet Londreth
Bristol
Abram Beckman
Ringoes
Hunterdon
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