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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
7
A young boy named Marshall, five, lives in a flat with a small yard. A neighbor notes he wandered into the street and into a vegetable wagon zone to fetch goods. Marshall returns with three pounds potatoes a box of berries and two cantaloupes claiming he needed sings and that his mother spanked him too.
Edwin recalls a Chaplin film at the Bijou with comic business that will split sides. A second note mentions Shrieking Souls at the Scarehead, a frightful feature that makes hair stand on end. Angelina muses on current fashion as Pin shows off a new pearlette wardrobe.
The item notes witty lines about wives making tarts and pies speaking for themselves and adds a comment that a person’s sleep is affected by their job night watch duty. It reads as a light humor snippet from a periodical.
Advertising copy claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain and allows easy removal with fingers after a single drop. It touts a cheap bottle from druggists that cures hard and soft corns and toe calluses without soreness or irritation.
A quiet sitting room scene is disrupted when a guest yells as a boy explains his experiment to test a supposed painless dentist. The father disciplines the boy and warns him about consequences, while recalling the dentist’s advertised pain claim.
A traveler recalls a remote northern Minnesota road through a tamarack swamp. Cars crowd the route, and low-hanging trees forced them to remove top. Local children affirm heavy traffic with a quirky phrase about many cars passing by.
A quotation discusses pride as a medicine-like substance. It notes that pride can aid in moderation but harms when overused, and that self-satisfaction is key to pleasing others. The author attributes the idea to Frederick Sandnder.
A New York Sun clipping notes bolts related to sorehead and soreheart terms, presenting a brief, fragmented item from a newspaper page.
A collection of light favorable summer dishes includes cucumber soup with cucumber liquor and milk, eggs a la Bourgeoise on buttered bread with cheese, creamed fish with potato, macaroni with codfish, and a potato border bake. Also featured are Curried Salmon, Currant Pie with meringue, peas and carrots, and tomato hors d oeuvres with cottage cheese paste and nuts.
Washingtons peculiar hobby is described as training baby foxes for fox hunting and exhibitions. The text notes his fondness for the animals, bringing them home and teaching them tricks for display to friends.
Auction of Rigolboche belongings in Paris yields an old silk dress bought by a second-hand dealer for a song. Inside the lining the buyer discovers a bundle of French banknotes totaling 1060 francs.
A Minnesota farmer compares costs of corn and oats, finding oats cheaper to grow by about 13 per acre. Western Canada offers land at about 20 dollars per acre with 50 to 60 bushel yields, even higher in good years, and oats often win top prizes at international exhibitions.
A fragment from the Soston Transcript presents a mother asking her six year old Ike about visiting grandma in the country. It notes a quip about chasing fame and a joke about kissing a pretty girl being possible at any time.
Article highlights I. T. Nedland of North Dakota with a micro air turbine under one twentieth inch diameter weighing a fifth of a grain. The device features a gold casing, six-slotted steel motor, 0.032 inch motor diameter, 0.007 inch shaft, eight parts, and a hollow pedestal driving by compressed air. Also mentions small electric motors and steam engines as contenders for the world’s smallest machine. Advertising blurbs for Cuticura products and Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills follow.
The ancient Egyptian mummy cloth durability is linked to a vegetable glue from the African locust bean tree. Also offered is a proverb about character over appearance and a remark on avoiding firearms when seeking work.
In a candid exchange Senator Sorghum admits unease when delivering political remarks. He notes it isn’t stage fright, but that choosing the right epigram or anecdote could alter outcomes, leaving a veteran timer wary of public speaking.
Advertorial note explains taking Entonic before and after meals to remove acids and toxins, claim improved appetite, pep, and cooling mouth and stomach during heat. Warns hot weather reduces hunger and suggests a big box from the druggist for daily use. An inserted cartoon dialogue follows about settling in the desert.
A note questions if the candidate was ruffed but answers that she wore a severely tailored model. The remark centers on gendered attire and campaign presentation without addressing policy.
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