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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
1
A special election will determine whether to approve a bond issue to advance education and the school system. Proponents cite long-term benefits while opponents warn the tax burden could rise sharply, urging all supporters to vote next Tuesday.
The Pisst Methodist church in Phit linsburg reopened Sunday after Lennys closed for several months due to remodestry. Dr John Kran of Paterson delivered the morning sermon and Dr GL Muller supervised the Paterson district. Evening services resumed with music and new furnishings including a $1,000 pipe organ and other improvements. Rev Mulelew formerly of Ox ford will lead special exercises during the week-long events.
A fragmented report outlines duties of physicians in a school district to periodically examine pupils for eyesight, hearing, and physical condition. It mentions a $20 payment and notices about hunting conduct, livestock, and community events including an earnest workers rally at a Presbyterian chapel with low prices on offerings.
In Philadelphia a person known as the "Georgii Magnus" was arrested after a moving picture theatre demonstration caused a boy to suffer a brain concussion. The event prompted police and a magistrate inquiry, with the exhibitor facing a bonding decision and potential further action. Separately, Geo A. Depue, a Warren County salesman, died in a Philadelphia hospital after multiple operations for appendicitis and complications. The report also notes probate actions and local notices on estate matters.
A Philadelphia minister warned Presbyterians that signs point to the end of days. He cited centralized power in industry and commerce, likening it toían ominous collapse. He urged repentance and referenced biblical prophecies, noting moral decay and imminent divine judgment.
A reminiscence from Mrs Angeline Fowler connects the famed Fowler Home at Mafard to its Civil War era past. Elien A Fowler, longtime boarder housekeeper, named the establishment and hosted 45 years of tenants, with two deaths during Mrs Fowler's occupancy and one Jersey officer who died for the cause later laid to rest at Oxford.
A motorcycle crash on the Parsippany road near Fox Hill killed 38 year old Wm Lyons, a Newark liquor wholesaler guest of Win Sommer. The accident, described as accidental by local officials, also injured several others and led to a burial permit after doctors confirmed the death.
A fragmented 1920s style pamphlet advises housewives on frugal shopping and careful buying. It urges scrutinizing freshness, insisting on brand-new stock, testing cheese for saltiness, comparing prices, and bargaining with grocers to avoid being overcharged. It also cautions assessing meat quality, watching for deceptive practices, and maintaining control over household purchases.
A local item describes a holiday issue titled The Christmas Star to be issued Thursday at Aur i Week. It hints at a near final design and features from Carl Mailers Siltourcis with plans for interior views and a special neighborhood ads section. The piece promises a history of the flare and development of a local plant, with preview notes on six merchants and holiday ads.
In Columbia, a cluster of weddings flourished over five to six years dating back from a long-ago era. Marriage rites were brisk with 24 hour ceremonies at the parsonage. On a single Wednesday morning three couples wed and a wedding trip followed. The Rev Warren B. Caan presided over all ceremonies amid rumors of more weddings to come.
The fragment references the death of Calitetr Mou et al and mentions a brother Dukhd af day ill, plus a Galiton Jimestang Co founding link. It also contains a long, garbled Christmas store advertisement with Dry Goods, cloaks, furs, carpets, and upholstery, urging readers to send copy and update ads by Monday.
The Gibson family reunion play at the Opera House drew a large audience and reported receipts of 182. The production featured the Gibson family cast with Mrs Sudie Gilson and Mrs E Y Jenkins, and included children acts, songs, and choruses. Critics noted insufficient rehearsal but audiences enjoyed the varied entertainment and the show promoted studio photographs for sale.
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