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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
6
A scatter of notes from various places covers railroads and birthdays, a Morristown resident’s 103rd birthday reception, and a range of small incidents. Highlights include remarks on the Pennsylvania system, a million-dollar plant plan near Newark, and local misfortunes such as a fatal gash and a suspect suicide attempt, all framed in brisk, period-voice prose.
A fragmented vintage piece surveys Friday scenes on the Water of Asia with Turkish women, boats, and parasols, then shifts to brief notes on Brechin and Abernathy towers in Scotland, Grizzly and polar bear lore, cobweb pills, and assorted jokes and anecdotes from newspapers.
The letter from A D Gaylord recounts his arrest on charges tied to coal taken from the Lackawanna obutee at Port Washington on March 2. He asserts he aided a man named Mr Riggin, claims ignorance of the coal being phones, and disputes the charges as a grave wrong. The document includes sworn statements and a March 1908 date.
An advertisement claims Vinol restores tired women and nursing mothers, noting customers report renewed strength with a money back guarantee that has reportedly led to a 98 percent success rate in trials. The copy targets weak, exhausted people and promises relief for old, delicate, and nursing individuals.
Washington Water Co directors held a meeting at Superintendent J. J. Palmer's office and voted to extend the water mains from Carlton avenue north across the canal and beyond the corporate limits to the house of R. M. Rush. Work will begin as soon as piping is secured, possibly next week, to serve new factories expected to be built. The board also plans system upgrades to accommodate the new plants.
A partial OCR note references Mi D Smith and Washington Aganus with unclear details about a telephone connection or contact. The legible terms include numbers and names but lack a complete event or outcome to describe.
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