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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
18
Local column lists Missives from Hackettstown and nearby towns with school reopening on January 2, church events, social visits, and upcoming community entertainments. Reports include plan for a Christmas treat, church programs, a moving picture event, and local residents’ activities and health notes.
The store offers Christmas presents for all ages with merited value and fair prices. Handkerchiefs, boxed for Christmas up to $2. Umbrellas for Christmas with plain or fancy handles. Ladies and men's umbrellas from $1.50 up. Children's umbrellas priced at $2.25 and up. Colored silk umbrellas in popular shades.
Advertises RISSHI carpet sweepers and vacuum sweepers praised for saving time and labor. Lists prices from 3.00 to 4.75 and notes children's sweepers at 2 and up. Emphasizes value and availability for homemakers.
Local store advertises a full line of electric portable and stand sewing machines at the lowest price. Fully guaranteed. Special deal aims to please the recipient.
A varied assortment offered including silk and wool hosiery undergarments blouses bath robes gloves scarves hand bags stationeries ivory ware glassware ovenware serving pieces candle sticks household linens towels rugs pictures baskets towels and linens plus Christmas cards booklets seals ribbons tissue paper and colored twine.
A misread surtout list records visits by Tarmenins Mutchvight Watt and others to Mrs Haxeell Elant and families in Beekuyis and Sewaek. Numerous names appear with family greetings and church events noted around December 25, including Christies, Raymond Vaa Pl, and Mr and Mrs Cherles Niner visiting relatives and aiding parents.
A fragmented Townsbury column reports residents and animals in distress. Names such as Mr Pome, Mrs Sarto and Mrs Blurr appear alongside mentions of a sewer accident, milk transfers, a rescue, and various domestic incidents.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a village gathering with relatives and friends attending multiple events. Mentions of a wedding, burial, and a nephew’s well-wishing appear amid scattered names and places, including Orange and Sidlers. The text is garbled, but indicates social rituals and familial ties in a small community setting.
Fragmentary OCR text describes people shopping in Marten and mentions several names in a Port Murray area. The exact event, date, and actions are obscured by garbled characters and misspellings. No coherent incident or outcome can be established from the readable fragments.
Pessimists claim hard times and high prices will dull the season, yet the Lanterman Store glows with Christmas cheer. Glittering trees and a wide array of affordable goods spill into the square as the community embraces the holiday spirit.
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