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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
7
A scrambled page recounts community anecdotes from Hackettstown and nearby areas, mentioning Main Street work, local residents, baseball progress, and a railroad development. It notes social visits, school activity, and preparations for spring events, with several named individuals and places appearing in fragmented notes.
Incomplete OCR yields a fragmented obituary-like note referencing individuals and locales including Lake and county names. Mentions of death, ages, and names appear garbled, with scattered phrases about a person named Beavers and others, lacking coherent dates or placements.
A garbled newspaper fragment references Middletown events and a list of local figures including Rev Liaels W Muth and Mr. Agar. It mentions a yearly chicken supper on school grounds, church affairs and community names such as Lingolt and Vienna. The text hints at weddings, funerals, and local trustees, but specifics are obscured.
A reporting note discusses plans to improve rail service by extending lines and adding tracks. It mentions Morrletoiyn Mind Abept, Guntral, Port Morris, Derville, Hoboken, and a four track road from boken to the Delaware river with completion of the third track and commencement of the fourth. The text also notes a train detour and damaged destinations along the route, with references to ATW and local company shares.
Port Colden residents greet visitors from New York as relatives stay with family. A local home sale and moving plans are noted as Peter Kinneyman expects to move in. Gouverland FAS will return to his own property. An advisory mentions Foley's Kidney Remedy for health concerns in the community.
Sunday visits documented with Mr and Mrs Tharton and Mrs Er Pilot of high parents Mr and Mrs brant, plus relatives. The record notes further visits by Wilde, Ty rewire, Mr ippstying, Bewee and Mrs Frederick among others.
An old advertisement text touts Doan's Kidney Pills as remedies for back kidney pain and related ailments. It references Mr Goebel and a price of 40 cents, noting Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as sole agents and urging readers to buy from local dealers.
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