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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Father John’s Medicine as a safe food tonic to help underweight individuals gain weight. It claims the remedy provides pure nourishment without stimulants, alcohol, or dangerous drugs and supports steady weight gain for thousands of people.
An editorial urging readers to strive for success without blaming others. It argues that effort and self-discipline drive achievement, not unfairness or favoritism from external sources. The quote from John Blake emphasizes personal accountability, followed by a humorous exchange about a marriage proposal.
Mrs. W. H. Person reports awful sickness from gas and acidity, saying Eatonic helps but Entonic and Watonic tablets after meals restore appetite and strength. The ad touts Watonic as affordable with druggist’s guarantee and urges relief from sourness belching and indigestion.
The Northwest Territory was contested by Spain France and England before ceding to the United States in 1783. Ohio entered the Union in 1803 as the seventeenth state. Ohio, the Buckeye State, is named for horse chestnut trees and is famous as the state of presidents.
The piece traces Louisiana’s history from early Spanish exploration through French control and the Mississippi Bubble saga to the 1803 US purchase and statehood in 1812. It notes New Orleans founding in 1718, Law’s Company of the West, and the Pelican State nickname.
The article argues there is no better guarantee than honest work and steady effort. It notes that market success comes from consistent production and earning a rightful place in competition, despite temptations of quick schemes.
The article extols scouts for ingraining civic duty by example. In Ogden City a boy scout warned pedestrians at a slippery street crossing and helped others safely cross without prompting. Scouts also cared for a dangerous school street crossing daily, guiding children to safety quietly and willingly.
A poem from Bay City Michigan contrasts outward acts with true Scout meaning. It argues real scouting requires inner pledge and action, not mere membership or wearing a pin.
At the first international scout congress in London last summer a permanent scout magazine was approved. The Jamboree, published in English, French, Spanish and Italian, aims to unite scouts across nations and foster world peace and goodwill through shared efforts and mutual support.
Scouts in Roselle Park New Jersey raise and lower flags daily for three years. In Battle Creek Michigan troops wind the town clock. Casper Wyoming Troop 71 acts as a sanitary squad keeping school grounds and buildings clean led by troop leaders with the principal reporting good results.
A Broadway jeweler says men increasingly wear rings beyond the woman’s style and many are married without obvious signs. He notes men may wear signets or plain wedding rings and that brides now seek equality in wedding jewelry, reflecting changing norms. Ink stain removal tips follow.
A Walnut Ridge Blade item riffs on public gripes and common maxims. It swipes at habit breaking and the idea of fairness, noting that everyone has a turn and even watchdogs have their night. The tone is humorous and cautionary.
Ruth O Hannon in Life tells of an artistic maiden with bobbed hair and shabby smocks whose three suitors reveal their true natures. Suitor one confesses love despite bad art, suitor two praises but矗cruelly aligns with crude parts, and the third flatters perfection yet she sees through the lie and marries him.
H. A. Knight reports to the Iron Age that about one tenth of wire nails are now cement coated. Nails are tumbled in a hot barrel with a resin-based compound to form a thin tough coating. Friction melts the cement and the glue bonds the nail to wood.
A dialogue snippet shows two speakers debating room security with an employment agent. One person complains about the agent's samples while questioning why a room could not be secured. The other responds about dissatisfaction with the samples.
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