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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
10
Local notices report residents returning to Philadelphia and elsewhere for new terms, housing changes, and shop openings. Church services, meetings, and social events are noted, with advice on health remedies and a brief item about a man delaying a hunt for a squirrel.
A notice lists the engagement of John Murtenis of Newark to Miss Rosie Bulgin of Girgat Meadows with attendees including Mrs and Mr Carling of Jersey City. The column also reports peach crop conditions, early apple shipments, a new roofing project by L. V. Williams, and local social calls. Various small items note Inter State fair attendance, a visitor named Jack Prost, grain beverage promotion Grain-O, local post office changes, and residents’ daily routine and travel.
The notice describes a town gathering with performances by musicians and a drawing at a charity event. It mentions Mr and Mrs Williamson visiting the State Normal School in Trenton, a local doctor treating someone, and the Keepers’ Medicated Company touring town with free and paid shows. It notes weather affecting hats and coats, repairs after lightning, and church debt fundraising efforts.
In Blairatown, John J Blair, aged ninety five, recalls the early railroading era and Commodore Vanderbilt. He describes ferry competition between Vanderbilt and Steubenville lines, his stores expansion, and Vanderbilt's wife’s sharp business sense. Blair reflects on steam adoption, wooden rails, and the shift from horse power to locomotives. He notes Vanderbilt’s prominence, the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line, and estimates of his own worth around 15 to 21 million dollars.
A glowing review praises the musical farce In Town at the Knickerbocker Theatre Broad way and Street. The piece features a large troupe of beautiful performers led by Carly Lat and comedian Bradfield. audiences fill the venue nightly and hum the tunes as the show thrives.
A blotchy OCR fragment reports on repairs and social events at Springtown while noting several local injuries and a rash of illnesses in the area. It mentions houses, a family attack, and costume and cloth details for upcoming wear.
Fragmented OCR describes a chaotic mix of terms and names including Budicwh a Miso Muraan Gantil Woveliowy and Die ny Cyrci with mentions of X rays and medical themes. The piece references a Cor Cap and Cap Fu with a address 108 Fulton Street Now York City and hints at a controversial experimental topic.
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