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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
4
A fragmented OCR page shows a mix of catalog ads and local notices including musical instrument sales with phonographs and accessories, names like Joseph Harvey and Williams, and scattered personal notices. It references a 1889 church pastor, local institutions, and a series of community happenings with various names and places, mixed with later crime and death notes.
Fragmented report notes citizens voting on a new borough officer and mentions a series of names and locations including Mercer Street and Philadelphia. It also recounts a fatal gas stove incident and the discovery of an elderly woman in bed, with investigators noting the stove valve had been left on.
A freight train derailed near Phillipsburg at the Delaware River bridge area during the night shifting box cars onto track. An onlookers reported a woman questioned near the scene while others assisted and noted minor injuries.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as superior to substitutes. It claims long-standing effectiveness for health, urging readers to request the product at drugstores, noting a price of $1.00 and listing the distributor at Peat Street, New York.
General note on health and wealth shifts with Carnegie funding for retired teachers announced. references to Fitzgerald Leer IS retirees and Andrew Carnegie plan. Brief items include pianist Vladerowski struck by illness easing to summer in Switzerland. New Jersey and regional notes on fires, parades, local offices, and community incidents.
Mourners gathered at the Presbyterian parsonage in Phillipsburg for the wedding of Elton Ervin GOOD SPRINGS and Miss Toma Anilth, with Rev. P. Sebolly officiating. The couple, after the ceremony, planned to establish a home in Phillipsburg before moving to Eballipebnire for housekeeping. Friends and relatives, including local residents and former presidents, attended, while others traveled from nearby towns. The community noted arrivals, health updates, and upcoming services by Rev. Gibbin, the new pastor on Broadway.
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