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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
4
Fragments show residents visiting relatives in Newark Trenton and Philipsburg. Aged Mrs. Fitzgerald facing surgery and family gatherings span May Memorials and social events across Bayonne Easton and New York alongside a rural farm update and church notices.
Reports from Warren show Fanny Thompson elected annual secretary. American Advocate Council No 4 plans district meeting in Golden Star Council hall with Oxford attendance tomorrow. Five more propositions received by No 04. another class of candidates expected to be initiated April 20.
The ordination service for the Baptist church will be held in the afternoon with Rev. E. B. Tilton of Philipsburg giving the charge and Rev. H. A. Buell of Washington serving as pastor. Mrs. Jas. Hujner attended the event as sessions of the New Jersey A. M. E. conference at Trenton last week. A temperance meeting is planned for Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the Union Mission with Miss Mae Christine and Miss Ethel Beers providing recitations.
Potts, a former Phillipsburg Assembly candidate on the Republican ticket, is named as a defendant in a damaging suit filed in Northampton County courts. The complainant seeks 325 000 dollars, claiming substantial emotional and financial harm. The case was set for trial, with Potts’ attorney noted in the filing.
In Vienna readers note social and church events, with reports of weddings and gatherings. The column mentions a May wedding in Wales and a Rev. Feeger uniting Arch and Arco Gupderman, plus various local visitors, travels, and community updates through the week. The piece also includes a sermon excerpt praising the Bible’s influence and a political editorial on tariffs and labor, referencing President Taft and Democratic positions.
The article notes a notable rise in human life expectancy by about twelve years, with records showing most gains in the older population. It attributes reduced mortality to better control of infectious diseases and cites New York data from the 1860s, while warning that organic diseases in advanced ages remain poorly understood.
A fragment notes a long history with a product by Chan T. Fletcher and claims lasting brand loyalty over thirty years, suggesting a lasting signature item of The Kind You True Always Bought.
Miss Wheeler, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wheeler of Vienna, died at Hackettstown Hospital after peritonitis worsened. She had been treated since Thursday, transferred for an operation, and died mid afternoon. Survived by parents two sisters and two brothers. The body was returned to Hackettstown and then to home.
Henry Miller's Rainbow appears in New York where audiences pack the theatre for the long-running production. The play centers on the father figure and his life, with Miller and a strong supporting company drawing a devoted crowd and praised for its charm and beauty.
A rider attempting a test on a new motorcycle skidded on a recently repaired road. The machine escaped damage but Crevéling sustained a broken ankle while Atthoush' inexperienced rider avoided serious harm.
Advertisements tout Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a steady tonic not a stimulant with no alcohol. Doctors are urged to trust medical advice and recommend the product. The Ayer Company of Lowell Massachusetts emphasizes sixty years of pill production.
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