Courier-Post from Camden, New Jersey • Page 70

22G COURIER-POST, Tuesday, October 3, 2000 125TH ANNIVERSARY. TopThe big stories from more than a centmy ago Continued from Page 18G is going to be a puzzle to accommo- EVENING COURIER FINAL date all who will apply," the article CAttPfcVi 71 "KSOAf, W'fcltr 1. 11M HHlH .1 FAP.FS TFP.HNIf.AI flRYNFSS STOLEN IN CAMDEN, TAXI IS WRECKED III FLED IE Un ii nnniiiniTinii s-nn a rnn mm BY PHILA. STRIKERS Ad u.d. rrtunmmuii hhud iuimt Trio to Be Camden Liquor 'Crara'iyijT jj JjlMS Drinks Soar ti i Htm Imh ComkI (My Damp Hw Aitff VETtNAK DRIVtK I Pnvr WJt Tt-rt Hot' -c I nrnrmnnrnnn I With Ncaring urniyuintuiitt IM SrOKF.

AT VIMt Repeal Hour ViokMc Ctarint Im QMhcrCtty.WiihPfca to U. 5. U.frJ Pouct.iiA'i is wottoy Oil lis itutttf Uril SWT It 3 If tr said. Shore coverage was different back then, with no reports on special events or Boardwalk attractions. "It is a clean city, morally and in every way," the article said of Ocean City.

Among other details, it noted that property lots initially priced at $500 now were going for $1,000. And it observed that the island's lower end is called Cedar Beach, "due to the large number of dwarf cedar trees which grow there." A few columns over, a tiny story summed up the near-drowning of George Schneider, a Camden man vacationing in Atlantic City. "George, while taking a bath, got beyond his depth and was rescued from the surf by two men," it noted briefly. "He says he will refrain in the future from going into deep C-uiLrf Uin At) i Lii 3 City Rulers Slated Liquor Board Here IWrW Ihink Without Fvu: Atntit Vmwy' AtHtm Mi r4int St ait Bill i IMF 111 PIE hampered what passed for rush-hour traffic. The resulting stories might look familiar to readers today.

"Early pedestrians this morning were horrified to find their passage blocked by drifts of snow of three or four feet in front of their domiciles, topped off with limbs of trees and broken branches," said an account of a blizzard in March 1899. "About half past 11 last night, the rain which had fallen in torrents all day ceased and was immediately followed without a moment's grace by heavy snowflakes This morning all along the principal avenues, telegraph and telephone poles could be seen lying upon the ground." The big storm blew down a house and coated rails with ice, causing the Camden Horse Car Co. to suspend service, the report went on. And, it noted, "All the trains on the Pennsylvania, West Jersey and Camden and Atlantic Roads were blockaded for hours." Over the years, other stories focused on such phenomena as lightning strikes in Camden and nor'easters at the Jersey Shore. One brief, written before the dawn of electric refrigerators, even noted that frigid weather in Maine was promising a good "ice crop." But the most reliable weather story seemed to be this: Things gets steamy in the summer.

"Another Hot Wave," said a typical story from 1901. "Old Sol and General Humidity resume Business after a vacation." That article noted the temperature a day earlier had hit 95 degrees as measured by the thermometer at Bear's Jewelry Store in Camden. CMS I K.anO! tii'ir us mumm mm PLEA 15-HOliHUTAHBELAY I 'f OJri iw P'ocUrfv fenrjilv Pl.Ml thirty. Civ-; WwH OIHtKCAftSroSIPOIcO Courier-Post archives When Prohibition ended on Dec. 5, 1933, the 'Evening Courier' reported the news with a large headline.

Because New Jersey had not voted yet for repeal, the state was still technically very technically It was called a 'Noble Experiment, and it failed miserably. From 1919 to 1933, the newspaper reported on the fight over Prohibition, which ostensibly banned the sale of alcohol. In fact, one writer noted, New Jersey was described as 'wetter than the Atlantic Ocean' during this officially dry period. And the Illegal trade In alcohol was big business In Camden a situation that bred crime, danger and social conflict. SSEKSL TO BKEIVE FOR 50 QC3 BAL.M I J3PMPIPI0IE8 Gallon and Half of 'Red Isc' Launches 'MiirphV Jubilee it Wtlt.

(ijtwl O'STTi tEy Out Ht( GW 1 AT COL "Butrd Lists Horse-1 rading' 0h aM noi.to But beyond these broad categories, Page One has always had a fondness for another type of story good yarns about human nature. So let's close with two headlines that say it all. One, from 1901, reported on the predicament of a South Jersey man whose secret became known, leading to a year in jail. "Miller's note went wrong," said the main headline. "Missive meant for another opens his wife's eyes.

While he was in jail for assault, Mrs. Miller discovered he had another wife." At the other end of the spectrum is the story from June 1926, when thousands of people stood in a storm to watch Dr. William Pounds, 74, marry Jennie Stiles, 50. The soap-opera headline: "Doctor freed from asylum and weds. Town turns out to see Paulsboro romance conquer.

"Irate citizens rescue aged and beloved physician from state insane asylum after incarceration by son to avoid marriage to nurse; dramatic municipal wedding ceremony staged." Over the decades, stories and advertisements detailed this area's love for the Jersey Shore. One account appeared in July 1901, noting Camdenites threatened to overflow a popular resort. "Ocean City is pretty nearly filled up and although the hotel accommodations are greater than ever before, owing to the erection of several new hotels since last year, it ri 1 1 it rwm arm This Ain't No Trick Courier-Post Treat yourself During Our Brand New Adult Movie Sale 125TII ANNIVERSARY I4 4 PQ $1 Sm derk lot Details. 'Must Mention Ad Far Sale. Historic Photo Album Deptford at Delsea Plaza Minutes from Phila.

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