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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
6
Father and daughter find quick relief from digestive misery with Eatonic after meals. The ad cites R. J. Powell of Sweetwater Texas and claims many users benefit from one box, with claims of improved health and energy. An unrelated grandfather joke follows, then a Cuticura baby care ad.
The race was abandoned due to insufficient wind to fill the yachts’ sails. Observers noted Sir Thomas Lipton had invested heavily to win the cup and argued the wind should have cooperated.
An old line advertises Dead Shot Dr Peery's Vermifuge claiming a single dose will expel tapeworms. The brief promotional note urges readers to obtain the product for worm eradication.
A Boston Transcript excerpt quotes a specialist offering to examine a patient for ten dollars and promising half the proceeds if something is found, prompting a wary reply from the patient.
A terse exchange notes a revolver with six chambers and a seller as the punchline. The remark echoes a blunt joke about procurement and trust in firearm trade.
National affairs move fast with Latvia legation issues at Ellis Island and Tennessee ratification of the Susan B Anthony amendment. Railroads embargo coal to tidewater, while labor unrest eases on coastwise routes. International messages praise suffrage progress as planes push toward Nome and Chinese talks conclude with a Peking dinner for U S congressional delegates.
Well informed New York bankers report arrangements for paying France's share of the 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anglo French loan maturing October 15 Next. France expected to offer $100 000 of new bonds bearing 8 percent. The American Railway Express Company seeks authority to raise rates 15 percent higher than the 14 percent already approved. June mineral oil exports from the United States valued at 46 400 000 compared with 33 459 916 in June 1919 and 28 380 780 in June 1918, a 60 percent two year rise. May exports reached a high 49 143 888. The Department of Justice plans for stockyard divestiture by Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahy. Grain trade to feel impact of 40 percent freight rate increase effective September 1. Chicago Board of Trade says rate rise will push eastern buyers to place orders. Chicago to New York shipments imply a 4 4 cents per bushel wheat uplift.
Officials of the United Ming Workers of America concluded conferences in Cleveland and departed after failing to reach wage agreements with central bituminous coal operators. Julius Hauck, 52, drowned at Lake Agawam after aiding a woman and a boy in distress. he died before lifeguards could rescue him. Preparations by North American steel makers respond to AFL drives seeking unionism and closed shop. Flight time from Mineola to Dawson noted as forty seven hours forty eight minutes. Canadian Pacific official cited potential traffic rise of up to 20 percent, with caution about safety measures.
A Seoul dispatch claims a foreign plot to trap visiting American congressmen while a Tokyo cable reports floods in Kyushu and Shikoku. General Wrangel reportedly lands on the Kuban coast and Japan weighs pulling troops from Sakhalin amid protests and occupation costs.
Battling Levinsky the light heavy champion and Georges YWeight European champion will box 15 rounds at Ebbett Field on Columbus Day October 12 for a share of receipts as agreed at a September meeting.
A Boston relic on Bosworth Street preserves parts of the colonial Province House and an iron archway used as an entrance to the governor's garden. Built in 1607 by Peter Sargent, it inspired Hawthorne and once hosted grand balls. The house now shows only exterior fragments while the staircase is gone.
A proposed Otsego County plan would have all twenty four townships plant 100 acres of trees each to create profits supporting county running costs. The initiative aims to reduce taxes and operate expenses as forests mature and timber profits accrue.
A light exchange recalls a rainy mishap where one man takes another’s umbrella thinking the owner has left. The owner, noting the weather, wore the borrowed hat home to protect it from rain and saved his own hat.
A cautious inquiry by the enforcement agents questions why a respectable elderly woman would hide whisky bottles. The humor hints at a corkscrew curls jokingly tied to the suspect.
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