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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
7
A hurried man enters a barber shop, removes hat and coat, asks to shave without removing his altar. The barber agrees and notes the customer has no hair on top, only a fringe at the neck. The barber jokes he could cut the hair if the hat stays. Columbus Dispatch.
An old time hair dye ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair. It claims natural color restoration, improved shine, and relief for dandruff and itchy scalp. The product is sold in drug stores for about 60 cents with simple daily use instructions.
A plan to clothe the British army in silk receives an order for bat talion cloth for the Yorkshire regiment. The homely material uses tussah yarn wool and worsted and is urged by the silk trade to be adopted. It reportedly offers lightness and durability with nearly double the strain of current fabrics.
A Philadelphia family announces their daughter Alice’s engagement. A visitor learns Alice is away this afternoon at a class, preparing for marriage in the fall, as the colored maid explains she is taking a course in domestic silence.
The article praises Japanese dolls as the jewel of toyland praising their rosy serene appearance and charming appeal. It notes Japan as a paradise for housing dolls and mentions a complete setting including pen and ink for writing notes by the doll.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs Wells asks about a washwoman's husband and his toothache. The washwoman explains the clothes were too big and given to his brother Eph. She notes he is out of work but hopeful about improvement, while Aunt Matty reveals he is a realist and a strict Methodist who would divorce over new religions. The judge closes with a quip about wigs.
An advertisement touts Father Johns Medicine as a unique tonic and body builder. It claims to increase flesh and strength and to aid colds throat and lung troubles bronchitis and asthma with no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
Ad copy promotes Cuticura Ointment as dandruff, scalp irritation, and skin remedy with claims of enhancing complexion and hair. Encourages free samples by mail and postcard requests from Boston. Also brief, playful line about a host urging a song during a party.
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