From the July 24 edition of the Register-News
125 years ago
The best thing for keeping hams through the summer from the fly is to stick them in paper sacks such as millers use to put flour in, made of thick manila paper.
The weather is never too hot for the young velocipedist.
There’s a fortune in Bonaparte’s Park, if it be fixed up for picnics.
Last Sunday the Nelly White carried between four and five hundred passengers. Hot day, you know.
The Female College is greatly improved in appearance by a substantial wall and neat iron railing on the Avenue.
100 years ago
The matter of vaccination and boiling drinking water has been strongly impressed on this community for two or three years past. Over a year ago free vaccination was done by order of Board of Health and very many took advantage of it. To include all, a house-to-house visit would hardly answer. Some belated people will never believe of the risk they are running until a pestilence actually starts.
Bordentown people are now pretty familiar with formaldehyde, but didn’t know that the milk at Trenton, Red Bank, Asbury Park and Atlantic City contained that disinfectant. State chemist Shippen Wallace found samples of milk from the places named to contain formaldehyde.
75 years ago
The local Playground Association reports gratifying response thus far to the appeals for financial assistance this year.
A bag of gold containing $100 will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the next Red Arrow auction.
The Delaware River Bridge enjoyed a good start on its third year of operation this month. There was an increase of $16,243.35 in the total of tolls collected in the first 10 days of this year over the same period of 1927.
60 years ago
A Home Town Carnival, sponsored by the Fieldsboro Police Department, will be held on Aug. 30, 31, and Sept. 1, 2, 3 and 4, for the purchase of new equipment for Police Department.
T.C. Kelly, proprietor of a slaughter house, was given 60 days to comply with township ordinances governing such establishments, and this time allowed by health officers, expired yesterday, July 15.
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Kennel will celebrate her 100th birthday anniversary on July 20. She resides with her daughter, Mrs. Adelaide Powers. The elderly lady’s husband was the inventor of the revolving door.
Japanese beetles are due to attack farms in this section any time. They will continue until late in August.
Outdoor activities at BMI for the summer school are: Softball, swimming, rifle, football, tennis and track.
Compiled by Vanessa S. Holt from the Bordentown Register, 1878-1943.