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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
5
Ad copy states the product is designed for bedrooms and emphasizes cost efficiency. It mentions four coverings and notes the yard yields are favorable. The language is promotional and somewhat unclear about specific features or applications.
A confused stretch of OCR reads like a local column listing events in Hunterdon and nearby counties. It notes a $200,000 wholesale tabulated sale and a $40,000 garage construction in Bethlehem. A dynamite accident injures two men near Pen Argyl Friday. Surrogate and Mrs Demarest announce the engagement of Cornel Armsprong Demarest to Albert Bievens Webb of Newark with no wedding date set.
Rail workers demand wage increases amid coal strikes and eight hour shifts. Port Morris crews walk off, machinists discharged, and an agent in Waterloo handles new postings as the Interstate Commerce Commission contemplates passenger fare relations.
An advertisement from Harke Harkness of Marshalitown Te promotes a hair removal and scalp conditioning product. It claims to rid hair and prevent itching and falling hair while aiding children and households and mentions a large bottle priced at 00 cts. The copy endorses Tristan Sage as a preferable option.
Read across New Jersey and nearby areas for snippets on municipal notices, university mentions, and urban happenings. The clippings reference Princeton, New York City, and Deseret area signals with scattered names and dates, illustrating a busy regional snapshot.
The piece records visits and social events in Delaware including Maury Wildblek and Mracas Pe Tbdebrait visiting New York, a Win vp Cravken gathering, family receptions for Hiniestachy and Hedda Guta, and community notices of graduations, church events, and a large garden party. It notes relatives’ travel, school activities, and local residents hosting guests with scattered references to places like Belvidere and Providence.
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