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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
7
A local store announces daily closing at 7 pm except Saturday and discounts on summer stock to clear before shifting to fall and winter goods. Highlights include 20 to 50 percent off men’s suits and trousers, boys’ and men’s underwear, coats, straw hats, crash trousers, and knee pants for school, with limited time to save before stock rotates.
An itemized summary of regional happenings includes a pow pipe organ for a church in Anpandale, property transactions in Branchope, efforts to stock 1200 quail for release in Hunterdon, and various local incidents. Notable items cover court cases, hospitalizations, deaths, railway and electric plant updates, school and band events, and preparations for Labor Day celebrations with a High Bridge Stroudeburg baseball game.
The postmaster general has ordered abandonment of rural routes delivering under 3 000 mail pieces per month. Brighton Beach fans watch Dan Patch pace a mile in 1 50 as 400 attendees respond. Payne plans US government protection for trains by commissioning postal and rail workers to handle the mails to prevent strikes interfering with commerce.
A testimonial from George Stevens of the National Soldiers Home describes severe kidney and bladder troubles and relief after using Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy. The ad claims the medicine directly targets kidneys, purifies blood, and avoids constipation, offered in 50¢ and $1 sizes with free samples from the Kennedy company in Rendout, N.Y.
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