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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
6
A health exhortation claims drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast cleanses the digestive tract and purifies the body. It cites a well known physician and urges lifelong use to prevent poisons from accumulating in the blood and organs.
A young woman spent a busy day browbeating salespeople floorwalker a milliner and a modiste, ensuring a taxi driver stop his meter and firing and hiring a new maid. She refused to smile when a young man asked to protect her that night.
AArk woman credits her recovery from stomach trouble to switching from coffee to Postum after a doctor failed to help and high fees prevented treatment. She notes improved sleep and pain relief after quitting coffee, calling Postum a magical change and saying coffee was harming her. Postum Co. promotes two forms, Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with prices and brewing notes.
Confederate sergeant Wyatt infiltrates Green Briar county as a spy. He disguises as a U S lieutenant, marries Noreen Harwood to shield her land dispute, and escapes after a federal muster drives off Cowan's gang. Wyatt outsmarts guards and evades capture in Lewisburg with Noreen's aid.
Lieutenant Mann and Noreen plot a covert exit from a fortified camp. They bluff guards with forged orders, slip past sentries, and head toward the stables with the plan to vanish before detection. The tension rises as their cautious steps echo toward freedom.
In the night, Tom drafts Noreen to escape by horse. She confesses being a Union-supporting daughter of a general's officer, and they flee toward hidden fords, choosing shared peril over capture as they head into the mountains bound for safety.
A new halibut fishing area lies west of North Head Washington about 27 to 35 miles from the Columbia River mouth. The grounds, depths 95 to 99 fathoms beyond the 100 fathom line, yielded 18,000 pounds in a single day and over 200,000 pounds in three weeks to June 2 1915.
A New York Sun correspondent reports a rooster that cannot crow has emerged, hissing instead of crowing. The piece satirically condemns wasted morning energy and the costly “Extras” of early dawn rivalries, noting competition has killed the rooster.
A Scotch town council purchased a piano for the town hall and appointed three councillors to inspect it. One member, not a musician, declared he could not judge music but guaranteed all the boards were plumb.
The 1915 trade revival in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta is described as real with optimism replacing pessimism. Farmers report record crops and wealth estimated around 400 million dollars while Winnipeg and twin ports see record grain shipments. Banks, wholesalers, mail order houses, and debt payments reflect broad economic strength shaping 1916 expectations.
A past remark recalls how one developer missed a cheap corner lot while bragging of another purchase that yielded fifty thousand dollars. The exchange highlights quick real estate gains and missed opportunities in a brisk, rhetorical dialogue.
An advertisement asserts a 10 cent box clears headaches by cleansing the stomach and bowels overnight. It claims biliousness, sour stomach, foul breath and dizziness result from a torpid liver and reabsorbed toxins, and that Cascarets remove waste and restore regularity by morning.
A 19th century ad touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders to cure colds fevers headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms in children. Marketed as pleasant and used by mothers for 28 years with 25 cent price and free sample. Le Roy New York address given.
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