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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
3
The Busy Rail line near Lackawanna planning a new bond test amid changes. Local workers and engineers named, with social notices across town. Residents and businesses report travel, retirement, and church activities, plus a string of personal updates from Columbias to Lackawanna and beyond.
Fragmented OCR text outlines agricultural topics including fruit crops and markets. Mentions apples, walnuts, and harvest notes with vague references to regions and prices, plus scattered place names and personal names.
The fragment lists a wedding likely Sarah Gallagher and a Fairfield area date, real estate concerns and donations to churches, pastor shifts including Rev Bodutphan moving to Browway church in Ganden, a salary of 2500, and various local names, incomes, and transactions.
Public sale announced by a widow of farming property including live stock and household goods. Items listed include a mare foal, tools, belts, plows, and family belongings. Sale to be held Saturday November 9 1907 at the homestead with purchases covering real estate and contents.
The article notes the reopening of the church in the Valley area with donations reaching 5333 toward a 1600 repair total. It mentions pastors Mr Wert and Mr West serving the congregation in their second year, with improvements like memorial windows and new pews. It also references the Pure Food and Drug Law and drug safety concerns.
In Vienna the Presbyterian church reported no service on Sunday. Rev Alfred Yeonwun of the Methodist church preached later. The Vienna public school for October is listed with names of teachers and students, including Apgar and Bartow, with proceeds and attendance details.
A garbled 19th century notice references Beaty WE de Soran Misa BI SEW and Gar Peter along with Alba Shaw and Or Shaw connected to Bethel and a case of abuse of bowels. It lists cures and tonics like New Life and King Blockers as antidotes for various ailments including headache malaria and jaundice.
The article notes numerous Sunday and weekend visits. Names include Wise Allee Ackh and Walter Campbell with family in various towns. Visitors from New York City and Newark stay close to home. many families are mentioned with friends and relatives in Changewater and Mt Bethel.
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