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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
3
Never was the stock in finer shape to start a season of business with prices appealing to buyers. A wide selection includes Black Volles to $7.39, Black Novelty Dress Goods LC 1.25 to 0.49, Colored Volles to 1s.25, and Colored Dress Goods to 8c. The store touts its complete size and color range and emphasizes value with a $100 Kid Glove and Misses gloves at 7c. White goods, linens, and mercerized fabrics are highlighted as new stock arrives.
A promotional notice touts a large line of hats in northern New Jersey with a hat at your own price. Shoppers are urged to inspect the department and compare before buying, implying potential profits for buyers.
Three special lots of women's petticoats are offered with low prices and quality notes. Also advertised are light weight pieces up to silk skirt levels and a spring coat described as versatile through summer and early fall with exclusiveness and low pricing. Nobby jackets priced at $5.98 are promoted.
Style stamps itself here again on every parcel with prices from $1.08 to 98 cents. The notice highlights affordable fashion options in a period catalog fashion brief.
A local shoe store pledges to advertise merchandise accurately with no exaggeration. It promotes a fresh season stock of well made, fairly priced shoes and guarantees every pair as represented. The store invites buyers to preview its spring outfits and rely on warranted footwear.
Milford figures and regional notices appear with a death, a publishing venture, a candidate, church calls, a land company formation, a ship of Porto Rico trip, iron works reopening, a philanthropic fund, an accident, and probate proceedings. Names include H Bloom Hawk, O Fields, W L Moore, F M Wilmot, Andrew Carnegie fund, and Charles W Pidetek with related properties.
General news notes report a $12 million Toronto fire, a new sanitarium atop a mountain, public stamps for a Louisiana Purchase exposition, and large billboard ad plans. It notes bandits hanged in Chicago, wartime costs in Russia and Manchuria, and currency measures to fund the war effort.
A fragmented letter describes druggist issues with paint coverage and pricing. It references Westerley and Westerley people, a gallon covering 16 units, and mentions Davoe and Gadirey selling par pela. Tone is defensive and seeks clarity on measurement and supply.
A roundup of village notices and small news items from Hackettstown and nearby towns. Reports include pension grants totaling 1500, a cow yielding 285 pounds of butter, funeral permit fees, real estate moves, hospital care, and hotel construction near Cranberry Lake. Also mentions probate, farming oddities, a traveling show, and shop inspections with minor penalties.
New Jersey notes include Yrenton city debt near six million, Plaindford smallpox cost, and J V Lindaberry nixing a gubernatorial bid. New Jersey council totals rise. a Paterson death is reported. a Vineland scam robs a prominent lady. a Philadelphia account touts Electric Bitts as a cure.
Local notes say the Lackawanna will upgrade facilities at Rhoadsburg and set up a dispatch bureau. Contractor John R. OA plans work on Allen quarries at Waterloo while Barker expands service between Hackettstown and New York. Agent Valaptino to manage New York operations as the railroad plans major renovations to relieve dangerous tailing on the Ogee motive line. A reorganization includes the old station removal at Morristown, a new freight station, and upgraded grounds with formal plantings. Philadelphia and Reading want control of Lehigh and Hudson system via a long term 99 year arrangement, likely bringing double tracking and freight emphasis. A hotel incident in Trenton netted $70 theft from a guest, with no further details.
List of real estate transfers recorded at the County Clerk's office since April 16 1904. Transactions include executor transfers for deceased owners to various grantees in Knowlton Hardwich Whitaker Hackettstown and Franklin with nominal or specified sums, July 1901 to April 1904, involving properties such as hotels and land parcels.
REPILIGERATORS AT LASUBACHS EASTON PA One big ling 43 now ready The sams gitia factory line we have said for saveral years Compare our style our Quiek and our pricen with others GO UARTR AND BABY CARRIAGES We are selling more thin venyou then for several years Those who compare our goods such prices with other inakes will be pleased Make rela tions party Wa Lavison Bon Barton Pa P We prepay charges for out of tow oualomors
Native of Warren county 2The Ray G A Uriger died April 16 1904 at his Carry Ohio home. Born Sept 27 1810 in Warren county he joined Methodist and Episcopal churches at Oxford. He married Sarah Burrows and moved to Ohio in 1885. Survived by wife one son a daughter in law and two siblings.
An advertisement touts Dyspepsin Tablets as a cure for stomach troubles including dyspepsia and loss of appetite. It promises quick relief and urges readers to buy the three 83 cent full size package from Rexall stores or by mail.
Bids or proposals will be received at the County Building in New Jersey on the eleventh day of the month for the execution of a marble work project. The contract requires the removal and replacement of specific stone, with detailed material and workmanship standards. Bidders must include the contractor name, section bid, and abide by all specifications, with bids opened publicly and subject to rejection if unsatisfactory.
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