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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
6
A catalog-like listing presents assorted fabric and trim items with broad price ranges. Items include neckwear, collars, scarves, handkerchiefs, towels, cushion tops, ribbons, wax fruit, pillow cases, slippers, leather purses, mirrors and brush sets, dolls of various types, and clothing such as bath robes and pajamas. Prices span from a few cents to several dollars.
Advertisement notes black white and tan gloves with embroidered backs at 89 cents. Silk stockings listed in lavender green red pink blue white black and tan at 45 cents.
Fancy white aprons with cross bars and embroidery runes dotted Swiss and white lawn with scalloped edges priced 25c and 50c. Embroidering aprons include floss at 10c.
A list of fur names including Russian Mink, Jap Mink, Leopard, Black China Fox, wolf, and opossum appears with pricing and reduction notes for the Christmas season. The item group includes Coney and Coney animal furs of various origins and colors.
Long list of short local items: death of Chas Atwater at age nine dies near Flemington. David Newton Welsh commits suicide in North Branch. various civic notes on judges, roads, and court proceedings. school enrollment figures for Newton. political moves in Hunterdon and Morris counties. immigration and public works updates. local business and crime mentions. several named residents and officials with scattered event details.
A garbled section lists visits and gatherings in various communities. References include Rev P M Meade, Mire. Wars, Mabel Parker of Lafayette, Grace and Flor, Paddock, and Mr Coudkan. Several appearances mention Stillwater and Newark, with family visits and entertainments described in terse, fragmented phrases.
Residents report social visits and family moves across Blair Hall Blairstown and Port Murray. Names include Lanning Fowler Abrams Britte and J G Flamorfelt with church, farm purchases, and Christmas stories among brief hometown notes.
The readable lines reference names such as Mrs. FRO and Mrs. Cee, and mention visitors and social events around a weekend, with unclear events and dates. The text includes scattered names like Philadelphia visitor and Widebrant, plus vague mentions of people and activities.
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