1904 Califon NJ General Store Order Postal Card Beatty’s Store Ham Oil AA Farley
Approximately 3.25" by 5.5"
Item: United States 1-Cent McKinley Postal Card (UX18)
Date: September 5, 1904
Origin: Woodglen, New Jersey
Destination: Califon, New Jersey
Recipient: Geo. W. Beatty & Sons (Operators of the historic Beatty's General Store on Main Street in Califon, NJ)
Sender: A. A. Farley
This antique postal card offers a charming, firsthand look at rural daily life and local commerce in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at the turn of the 20th century. Sent from the nearby community of Woodglen to the historic Beatty's Store (now a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places in Califon), the message serves as a handwritten grocery and supply order.
"Dear Sirs:— Only bring five gallon of oil and also bring a ham weighing about twelve pounds ten cents worth of coconut. Yours Respectfully, A. A. Farley"