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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
2
The text offers aphorisms on anger control, listening, and politeness. It cautions against ego and urging winners in disputes. It notes social schemes, public cases like the Dun case, and warns against drifting into risky habits while urging duty to loved ones.
Festoons of holly and mistletoe transform homes and stores into festive displays. The article notes residents plan gifts for Santa, emphasize simple, thoughtful presents, and celebrate the season with good cheer despite limited snow and shopping constraints. A warm Christmas greeting closes the piece.
A senior judge argues that most family quarrels originate from small tiffs within the home and blame is shared roughly equally between husband and wife. He urges mutual concession and cooperation to avoid escalating disputes and compares strained marriages to oxen pulling in opposite directions.
Holiday shoppers are urged to visit Mason & Son and Trenton area retailers. Mason & Son advertises a broad dry goods line, holiday dress goods and bakery pies. Trenton Clothing Co promotes Santa in a grotto for children. Yard’s at 4 and 6 North Broad offers a wide range of women’s accessories, hosiery, lingerie, handkerchiefs, gloves and bric a brac with many patterns and gifts.
A collage of holiday shopping notes promotes children’s wear from Yard store, insurance policies via F A Brown, wallpaper by A A Rue, flowers from Ribsam & Son, meats from Murphy, lumber and builders’ supplies from B D Davison, stoves from Humphrey & Hope, Peppler sleighs and carriages from Hightstown, and Lupton Brothers’ monuments. Mentions Christmas recess and Peddie School Society activities with staff and student officers.
The Mu Alpha Literary Society of Peddie Institute held a well regarded fall public meeting in Peddie chapel with performances by Miss Schuyler, F G Wallis, Ralph Aldred, and others. Mr G H Strouse closed the program with an address after readings and songs. An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles with a testimonial from J W Gardner of Toville Indiana.
Local ad promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets priced at 25 cents with free samples at Clayton s Drug Store. It claims ease of use and pleasant effect. Also mentions Bucklen s Arnica Salve as a cure for a running leg sore and references a prior medical payment by B D Blanton of Thackerville Texas.
Charles Davis of Bowerston Ohio faced a worsening lung ailment described as Consumption. After using Dr King s New Discovery he reported instant relief and a permanent cure. The remedy claims a 25 year record of chest and lung cures with bottles at 50 cents and 1.00, guaranteed, trial bottles free at Clayton s drug store.
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