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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
4
An ad contrasts shotgun prescriptions with a direct medical approach. It touts Vinci as a reliable tonic for many ailments and promises a money back guarantee if it fails, citing success in ninety eight of one hundred cases. Warren Co Drug Store offers mail orders and expedited delivery.
Albert Bolmer Bloomsbury attended a sister's funeral in Porth Amboy on Monday. Numerous locals were reported visiting, entertaining, and hosting gatherings at homes on Brunswick Avenue and nearby streets. The community featured tea visits, porch additions, a chicken supper, a concert fundraiser, and a sixteenth birthday celebration with many friends in attendance.
Port Golden notices recall a neighborhood gathering with a fine dinner and a pleasant time. Multiple health and visiting items appear, including Mr Sw Nuon and daughter Niva visiting friends, Mrs David Natio ill, and Joseph Loo also sick. A Missionary concert drew a large crowd and a Lingua meeting theme is God s Covenant and ours.
Former President Grover Cleveland spoke to one of the era’s largest audiences in Lyceum Hall Morristown as crowds filled streets and hundreds waited outside. Senator Johnston Cornish and others addressed the overflow before Cleveland’s ascent to a temporary platform.
Hackettstown native Moore the Merry Maker, proprietor of Gore's Merry Makers, operated in Newark with a traveling show. Police allege he offered a position to young men requiring 76 cash security, intending to defraud about 75 dollars from each. An applicant warned authorities after meeting Moore with an officer present.
In Hackettstown court a woman testified that a $5 000 loss from a Morristown meat market remains unclaimed. The case involves John Adams, his daughter Mrs Harden, and mortgage security once traced to cash hidden in a butcher shop. The judge heard two hearings and noted the security’s mysterious disappearance.
Local county seat faced turmoil as a traveling troupe founder Moore faced debt and desertion causing a move to Belvidere. After one stop Moore vanished and citizens granted a small fund to help him leave. Moore was later arrested in New York but the case was settled informally. Residents of Hackettstown remain highly respected.
The transcript reveals a defendant who says he never repaid a loan lost in Wallatreat. The Wilson Admas case has costs exceeding $1200 and the court and plaintiff seek swift resolution, with Adams believed to have acted recently.
A resident recounts how in spring Mr. Skerry from New York met a coachman Alpaugh and a mill girl Force at Changewater. They marry, work in mills, quit for farming then plan a move to Scribner’s while Jones Connolly studies immigrant transport and human stories.
An advertisement from The Bryant Store touts a vast selection of men and boys outerwear and accessories. It highlights Reefer and overcoats for boys, young men’s Melton and oxford coats, underwear, dress shirts, hats, gloves, and boys clothing with prices from 49 cents to around $15, promising quality, style, and value for a town of this size.
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