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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1921
Page
7
A terse cartoonish chat shows grandpa frantic over a lost chest protector. Willie is blamed as the object circulates between relatives. The dialogue hints at a spanking threat and a domestic confrontation amid a layered, literary interlude referencing Coleridge.
Quote from Burke on intemperate minds forging fetters in life and passion. Reflects on restraints created by uncontrolled desires and the burden they impose on men.
A short excerpt cites a quote about golf and a reflection on despondency and hope. It presents a contemplative mood attributed to H. W. Beecher, linking envy and gratitude to spiritual worship.
New Jersey briefs note a building boom with twenty houses completed at National Park since March one, rapid growth in Clayton and Glassboro, and widespread brush fires in West Essex. Topics include naturalization in Cumberland County, cesspool inspections in Butler and Bloomingdale, state reimbursements over cattle losses, jitney traffic enforcement, and municipal finance developments.
In the Carolina mountain counties of Ashé Allegheny and Watauga a thriving trade gathers herbs roots and plants used to make crude drugs. Families roam camps living near nature while collecting wild cherry bark hazelwood leaves mandrake cohosh ginseng and goldenseal for manufacturers.
A story from the Indianapolis News describes a boy who, on cold days, wears minimal clothing and shivers others. He arrives at a News substation during a rush and boasts of finding a “brand new fur” named Transfer, shocking the manager with his claim.
A brief note quotes the idea that people seek success through hustle and advertising as alternative paths to achieve goals. The text contrasts luck with effort and enterprise as strategies for advancement.
Spratt laments friendship drought while Sponger offers aid in exchange for five dollars. The exchange reveals a bleak bond and money driven motives shaping their interaction.
Advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red rough itching skin. Recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap, application of Cuticura Ointment, and occasional use of Cuticura Talcum powder as part of the Toilet Trio. The copy emphasizes the fragrance and indispensability of the trio.
A Chicago Daily News quote argues that fear sharpens effort and actions should be in a straight line, not measured by clocks. It urges residents to avoid watching time, work with energy, play sincerely, and use today to its fullest without dwelling on yesterday.
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