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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
4
Local notices recount family gatherings and greetings from Calhoun area residents. Names such as Powers, Apgar, Trimmer, Alpaugh, and Neigh appear among visitors and hosts across Newark, Flemington, and Plainfield as families spend Christmas week with relatives and travel for services and social events.
Fragmentary notes describe Christmas Day visits and gatherings among local families including the Calvins and Zieglers. Readers are thanked for support and a child’s school ceremony is mentioned. An advertisement-like block promotes patent medicines with broad health claims.
Christmas Day gatherings at homes in the area included visits from relatives and church events. The local church hosted a well attended service with a presentation by the Sunday school, and a wrap up by the pastor despite a misstep with a rollerstop desk gift.
Francis Weyder entertained Cline and Geden families at Meinton for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tondershot visited, Cramer family hosted Creel, Scott and kin, Geo Giest and Welen Pipher spent Christmas with relatives. Marton of New York joined the Rutherford-Minsan group near for the holiday. Frank Wexder’s brothers and Tamils stayed briefly, plans to move to Schettle Washington discussed. Mrs. Re Stuyvesant hosted a Christmas gathering inviting children from Rutherford and Mamie farms.
Local column records Mrs. Mra. and guests aboard in Washington for a week and visits by James Guorhy and Estella Remy in Newark. Families celebrate Christmas with gatherings, church events, and a postponed storm affected plans. Memorial services were held for Avs.Fetin Rowen. notes on mourning and survivors are listed.
A fragmented note mentions Send’s Emulsion years with cryptic phrases including oddities and references to Bragarthids Sovinga Lani wad. The text appears as a damaged excerpt likely from a 19th or early 20th century advertisement or catalog entry.
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