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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
6
Malnesburg and surrounding communities report visits from residents and travelers, church and school events, weather and farming notes, and ongoing personal updates. Readers note illnesses, road conditions, and local business plans amid a flurry of social and civic activity throughout the week.
A jumble of social updates from Whitehouse Philipsburg and Dover. weddings, family visits, and neighborhood gatherings. The piece notes Annie Higelow visiting brother DL Bigelow, Nellie Dickerson wedding to Richard Cok, and a Band of Saturday night program with prints and exercises. It also includes a health ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure with claimed universal benefit.
Fragments report Miss Luelle Rush and Stella Beittain visiting, weddings planned, and residents like John Lance and George Karkhull noted as deceased. Other items mention visits, quilting parties, and community happenings with names such as Wilken, Rush, Cole, and Lance prominent among locals in this Maine style notice column.
A mixed Phililpsburg column reports on Memorial Day exercises by local railroad brotherhoods at St. Philip and James Catholic church. It notes resumed work on a paving contract, receptions at churches, marriages, deaths, address changes, and several relocations and community notices including school and council actions.
Letter from Mrs Hoopes describes relief from womb and ovary issues after Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes long illness and failed doctor visits before a change led to improved health and gratitude to Miss Pinkham.
In the store of G W Beers and White Goods a range of garments and notions is advertised. Ribbed vests for ladies and misses in short and long sleeves, plus other knitwear and undergarments, are offered at low prices. Fabrics include linen, mull, organdies, piques, and dimities with a variety of trims and ribbons for sale.
Pa. carpet dealers LAUBACH'S Fiat advertise a vast stock for furnishing homes and rooms. They promise first pick on prominent lines, free storage if not laid immediately, and ongoing reliability from years of buying and selling trusted brands.
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