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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
6
A shabby visitor enters a merchant prince’s shop claiming to offer an infallible memory system that would make him a success. He boasts of mastering memory to post letters and forgotten details, but time runs out and he departs. Moments later he returns breathless saying he forgot his hat.
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Talcum for sore hands and for use in bathing, suggesting soaking, drying, and applying Ointment, then removing excess with tissue. It presents Cuticura as versatile for personal care and toilet purposes.
A cigar shop scene features a blind man and a sharp remark by a cigar girl about a man who buys 25 cent cigars. The dialogue links poverty to sly motives and ends with a stray aside about careless construction of the future and underperforming landlords.
An article urges recognizing kidney disease as a major health risk and promotes GOLD MEDAL capsules as a remedy. It claims kidneys filter blood, warns symptoms include fatigue and backache, and promises rapid relief within 24 hours with continued use.
A roundup of local notices: Mrs Joseph Meredith resigns as assistant principal at Woodbury Heights School. Mrs Mabel Ivins installed matron at Camden County Home for Aged and Infirm. road aid promised for Mays Landing Cape May Court House and Bridgeton. State Republicans see James withdraw from Atlantic county assembly bid. Joseph Gregory jailed on enticement charge. storms flood lines and towns along the coast and washout farms. vaccine rules for Gloucester City schools. post office growth in Gloucester City. multiple local school and municipal updates across Millville, Pleasantville, and Vineland.
An east side porch gathering turns awkward as a young spinster faces matchmaking by married women. The hostess reveals she herself is a second wife, prompting a tense but softened closing remark about future prospects and shared experiences.
Captain Reginald Humphreys notes long immersion preserves wood with lime like marine growth. Underwriter say Oregon salvage recovered bicycles after four months underwater still bright. wines from fifty-year sunk vessels sold high. gold metals glass and gems remain unaffected. Salvage submarines may open new avenues of wealth.
A preacher asks the congregation to stand if they pay debts and all but one rise. The minister questions the lone man who cannot pay, who replies he runs a newspaper and that the standing subscribers are his readers. The minister then calls for prayer.
A guest asks how the local baseball team fares. The landlord at Grudge tavern says the team dominates in winter, sweeping all before them, but in spring when games begin the team falls short, plagued by losses and resulting exclamations. The Kansas City Star quotes the exchange.
A Baltimore American quotation captures a sharp exchange about a petition described as a bird and a round robin discussion, reflecting public sentiment and indignation in a terse, era-appropriate tone. The snippet highlights civic discourse and literary wordplay without further context.
Newark woman Miss Kelly describes a three year nervous breakdown and daily headaches. After two years under a physician and trying many remedies, she credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and removing nervousness. She allows publication of her letter to help others.
The new protective device described to troops includes a neutralizing ointment for use on body face and hands. Mustard gas, a blistering liquid, burns clothing and flesh. the ointment aims to prepare soldiers against its spread and injuries from gas shells.
A Western Union messenger boy caused amusement by repeatedly asking directions to Evans Woolen’s office in the Fletcher Trust building. After several elevator trips and detours through multiple rooms, he delivered the telegram to Evans Woolen, the Fletcher Trust president.
The visiting chairman asked the pupils to discuss Belgium. A bright boy responded that Belgium is one of the most thickly depopulated countries of Europe, prompting quiet reactions from the audience.
A humorous exchange shows a petitioner reluctant to sue a poor plaintiff, citing lack of education. The dialogue reflects social attitudes toward wealth, status, and access to higher learning in a bygone era.
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