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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
8
A lunch at a Fifth Avenue restaurant ends with a diamond cross found in a Russian leather box. A supposed detective menaces the finder and a lady owner, but the hero negotiates a settlement, reveals the fraud, and has the crook jailed for blackmail. The owner expresses gratitude in a later trial.
The article traces fashion history from hoop petticoats under Charles I to Elizabethan and Georgian designs, noting steel and whalebone supports and a satirical reference by Addison. It then summarizes Mexico City’s long colonial past, its Aztec founding, Cortes conquest in 1521, repeated revolts, Porfirio Diaz’s long rule, and General Scott’s 1847 capture of Chapultepec and Mexico City.
A strange creature, the pholas or boring clam, forms six to eight inch hollows in sandstone rocks as it grows. It uses a long siphon to feed on microscopic organisms in sea water and cannot leave its rock dwelling. It is valued for its tender meat in seaside resorts and is often dislodged with dynamite or picks.
A medical note links fault finding to a disordered stomach and claims Chamberlains Tableta improve digestion and restore natural function. It states many users are benefited after years of suffering and says the tablets are obtainable everywhere.
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