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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
6
A light humorous snippet notes Doctor Wombat as an unusual physician. It suggests a playful rest cure by recommending dancing when exhaustion strikes, reflecting a whimsical medical persona.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a positive gentle cleanser for a child's stomach liver and bowels. It contrasts it with harsh old time medicines and promises a sick child saved tomorrow with a teaspoonful today. The ad notes a 50 cent bottle and full directions for all ages.
An old style advertisement notes PAZO OINTMENT for piles promises relief after first application and a refund if it fails to cure itching or protruding piles within six to fourteen days. A stray line features a child remark about knowledge having many branches.
An ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for scalp care with a free sample offer. A court clerk’s mishandled citizenship interview leads to a mistaken exchange when the applicant answers with Michigan and forty years, prompting advice to seek an interpreter.
Whitney Warren spoke at the Metropolitan Club in New York about central empires submarines and American supporters of that policy. He recalled a Scottish apples boast and contrasted tastes with American Oregon apples while criticizing sour opinions.
A testimonial promotes Postum as a healthier coffee substitute. It recounts a speaker's health decline from coffee and recovery after switching to Postum Cereal or Instant Postum, noting steadier nerves better sleep and restored strength. The ad urges grocers to sell Postum with two formats priced 15 25 cents and 30 cents to 60 cents.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans near Clinton street station show land purchases and options as engineers seek fixes for a known weak spot on the Philadelphia New York main line. A jitney protest parade to Trenton opposed the Kate jitney buster bill and highlighted routes bonds concerns. The Trenton post office reported a profit of 18 308.29 for the year. Billy Sunday preached to 15 000 in a drive to close saloons with a mass show of support. State job exams announced for museum assistants and nurses at the Soldiers Home in Kearny with salaries listed.
A Joint Highways Committee report calls for an adequate system of road building and repair with a State Road Advisory Board and a three member State Road Commission. It proposes transferring motor vehicle functions to a new road department and outlines a future highway budget and staff. Trenton voters win again as six-for-a-quarter tickets persist despite injunction bids. Secretary of State Thomas F. Martin enters the Democratic governor race, signaling party tensions and intra‑faction maneuvering ahead of the primary.
A second night of mysterious wrecking attempts near Cambridge station and Riverside involved a tool chest abandoned on the rail line by a section gang. A westbound train struck the chest and ignored the obstruction, a miracle no derailment occurred.
Reports from across New Jersey feature the International Glass Company starting a new Millville plant, five double houses in Collingswood, and local bank leadership in Grenloch and Florence. Hammonton shows record-low 1915 deaths, Florence votes for a new Franklinville school, and Boy Scouts of Woodbine beautify with trees.
A Northern Plains feature extols western Canada’s railroads and farms, praising the growth from a sparse 19th century settlement to a thriving prairie region. Sir Donald Mann urges youth to claim western land, noting rail mileage, rising population, and grain output as signs of national progress.
The excerpt defines vacation as a time that lets a man escape his home and avoid living up to his reputation. It frames vacation as a respite from daily expectations and social pressures.
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy to flush and energize kidneys. It claims drinking four ounces in water before breakfast, plus ample water, will cleanse the urinary tract, relieve backache, and neutralize urine acids.
A terse reader’s quip from the Albany Argus contrasts the bite of meanness with the sweetness of beauty in a playful line about a peach. The remark invites reflection on taste and sentiment in a light editorial vein.
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