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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
7
The item combines a brief exchange about attacks and denunciations with a humorous jab about an umbrella business. It promotes Hoxale's Croup Remedy for croup coughs and colds by a distinguished physician, noting no opium and a price of 50 cents. It mentions Kella Co of Newburgh New York and a playful line about a rain beau.
An old advertisement claims dandruff damages hair and promotes Knowlton’s Panderine as a cure. It asserts hair becomes lustrous and grows with use, promising visible fine hair regrowth after weeks. The piece ends with a social observation about shoppers and memory.
State notices report Assemblyman Edgar Weart chosen by Governor Edge for Mercer County Tax Board seat at 1800 a year. Ocean Boulevard plan backers meet in Lakewood to back a one mill road tax. Frigid winter yields strong ice harvest in Alloway. Trenton budget rises by 28k. officials seek cuts. Lena Alt sustains serious burns from stove fire. Gustave Schneider and John Thomas aid. Moorestown M E Church builds a new pipe organ. New fil? proposed as borough. Westmont Mission elects Haines as president. Pitman Methodist group repeats Tom Thumb Wedding fundraiser. Millville boy concussion after playground fall. Mary Morgan dies of indigestion. widow of Andrew Morgan. Newbold Civic Club elects officers. Genieu honored at DuPont plant dinner. Kenneth Gandy recovers after ingesting tablets. Divorce suit filed by Nicholas Freeman. Miss Minna Krumbiegel marries Albert Guenther. Five German workers flee to Mexico. War scare boosts naturalization filings. numerous foreign residents face warrants. Bayonne mayor suggests bridge toll, militia for riot control. Nellie Finneran appointed assistant to principals. Bayonne mayor urges Hudson bridge consideration. Jersey City official proposes direct tax referendum. Franklin Board names building committee. Hoboken Shooters Corps offers marksmanship training for forty high schoolers if approved.
In a tense session the Legislature swiftly approved a $100,000 emergency appropriation for the National Guard and Naval Reserve to protect state property including armories and arsenals. The move follows pledges of loyal support to President Wilson and pressure from Adjutant General Barber and Governor Edge.
The article chronicles the Mount Vernon estate’s early ownership by Lawrence Washington and General George Washington. It notes the central mansion’s origins, roof reconstructions, 18 room expansion in 1785, and the role of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association led by Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham in preserving the property.
The article explains that at the Declaration of Independence Washington led the patriot army in New York to prevent Lord Howe and British forces from taking the state. It argues he was unavailable to sign the document at that time.
The extract cites George Washington's inaugural address stressing that the preservation of liberty and the republican model rests on the experiment entrusted to the American people. It underscores the duty placed on citizens to sustain founding principles in government.
A 10 cent box promises to cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove sour undigested food and foul gases, and clear the head by morning. The ad claims poisons re absorbed into the blood cause headaches and Cascarets detoxify overnight.
Fine Management reviews a quirky case where Smith’s wife pressures him about a birthday motorcar gift. The line implies clever influence over his decision, framing the episode as a witty social note on spousal dynamics and auto purchases.
This warning urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the E signature, noting the remedy’s use for over thirty years. It mentions children grow for Fletcher's Castoria and quips that the piece is well mounted, calling it a regular horse pinny.
A famous actress shares a recipe to darken gray hair using half a pint of water with 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and some glycerine. Mix at home or buy at a druggist. Box directions explain use. It darkens gray hair without staining scalp or rubbing off. A shipboard tenor performs well on high C notes and charms aboard.
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