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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
3
The page offers routines for skin care and hand care using cologne water, borax warnings, and glycerine mixtures, plus canker salve and mouth cures. It includes social advice for young men and women, hygiene guidance on teeth brushing, and old fashioned digestion notes with various foods.
The ad urges readers to purify their blood and strengthen heart and appetite before spring. It endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic to guard against seasonal illness and improve vigor. Also included are garbled land transfer notices and a Kitchen remedies section touting Grain-O and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs, with various local real estate entries and social notes.
Local residents discuss town manners, neighborly behavior, and the impact of storms on daily life. John Kase of Flemington is noted for a pasting, and Marcus Dalrymple recovers from a serious accident. Uncle Cruthers reflects on hospitality, trust, and the old-fashioned Journalistic wave amid social tension. The piece mentions dehorning cattle, a Congregational meeting aftermath, and ongoing weather-related concerns in Cortland and Point Pleasant.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only permanent remedy. It asserts catarrh is constitutionally treated internally to reach its foundation, build up health, and deliver miracle cures through doctors endorsing the product. The text promises $100 reward for proof of failure.
The passage describes water levels dropping after a night rain, with two feet of rise and relief as imminent danger subsided. It notes many damages but says they are minor compared with prior floods, yet still not worth extensive mention.
Local items report a Epworth League fundraiser at Robert Porson’s home in Yaloatawn with about ten dollars raised. Margaret Cline, wife of Dr. Garner Cline, lies gravely ill. Mrs. Elizabeth Anangst of Oxford dies from grip with multiple relatives named. Funeral at the M E church. interment in local cemetery. Shs entertainment planned Feb 19 with dances, recitations, and tickets ten cents. Johnson of Aniontown seeks a position. Riley loses and recovers a silver watch in Uniontown. Peter Tinsman improving amid minor notes from the town.
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Warren County court, involving the property of Walt Walt and others, following a writ of fo rtions to be conducted at the court house in Mickersona. The sale, to settle debts of Emmas J Mackey and others, targets the premises conveyed by deed dated August 31, 1881, and is scheduled for the February date stated in the notice.
Andrew Rapp disputes recent talk while Mr and Mrs Joseph Bride celebrate a daughter’s birth. Visitors Toghoa and Lizele Saller return from Newark. A horse incident injures another horse at Hugh Thompson’s stable. Todd considers buying a bicycle. Workmen begin a new project near Watson Large. Thieves have been seen at night. Andrew Ruppins leads on a new road. A high creek swelled Saturday. The date marks one year since the flood.
A distressed patient describes a long battle with a leg sore deemed a dire life threat by several physicians. After trying Ayer's Sarsaparilla for a summer, the person reports significant improvement and healing, attributing the recovery to the tonic.
A bold pledge outlines fair pricing and upfront quality to attract broad customers. The speaker stresses honest dealings and aims to expand market share by appealing to everyone, asserting reliable service and reasonable charges.
Fragmented ad style list showing Fancy Lima Beans 860 quart Pearl Tapioca Seath Oat Maal and Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce 106 a can. Laundry starch and soap offers two bars for 5c, Teat Reresene two gallon, Best Feed, nuts, lemons, bananas, cigars and tobacco.
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