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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
3
A fragmented civic reader letter argues the ideal wife should love her husband, dress well, be a skilled cook, manage home decor, and support her spouse, while avoiding gossip and religious excess. The piece reflects late 19th century gender expectations and the emergence of the "new woman" debate through a domestic lens.
A Carnegie Hall assembly of Presbyterian leaders and officials in New York last week focused on reducing a $292,000 debt for the Board of Home Missions. President Cleveland attended, praising the work and urging sustained support to aid missionary efforts in newly settled regions and distant frontiers.
A distant hand notes Christian sympathy and urges unity to back home missions. Speakers stress the Board’s importance, urge donors and churches to fund and sustain outreach. applause follows as emphasis shifts to expanding efforts locally and abroad. Also mentioned is the sale of a historic farm near Newton and a milk shipment controversy in New York.
A confusing notice describes an auction at Samuel G. Wolley farm near Oxford Was?ngien on a Saturday in March. It lists livestock and farm implements including a bay mare, cattle, hens, ducks, hayrake, corn cultivator, churn dog, and various tools, with names and details garbled by OCR.
A late 19th century public sale notice outlines retirement from a farm business and lists items for sale. Items include equipment like a wagon, buggy, plows, harrow, and tools. household and farm goods. oxen and cows. and various livestock and implements. The sale is to begin Monday at a specified street location with terms to be announced. Buyers are urged to attend the auction.
A local auction will sell farm chattels and real property including plows harrows cultivators mowers forks hoes and various implements. Items listed include a corn cultivator horse gear and farm tools. The sale will occur on a Saturday at a specified road location with conditions and bidding to be announced.
A damaged OCR notes a Monday sale in 1696 at Poquent Furnace near Oxford Portiage with quoted items including tools, mules, cattle, pigs, and various implements. Names such as JOSEDITA and Geo Lorutnsson appear as participants or buyers in a rustic auction catalog.
A garbled OCR style notice lists livestock and farming equipment for sale on a Monday in March with references to horses cattle plows harrows cultivators and household items. Names and locations are unclear but the document mentions buyers sellers and various farm tools and implements.
A dissolution notice details a property at Wierington Nyon with improvements including a 40x60 frame mill and four wheels, valued assets, and a May 2 date. It notes a 2000 gallon water capacity, yearly trade, and railroad linkage. The document cites Paull KN croak and Warrots county authority as part of conveyance.
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