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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
6
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy for constipated children and sick tummies. It claims quick relief when a teaspoonful is given, notes a coated tongue as a sign, and promotes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages. A closing line jokes about gas plant workers.
A Canada promotional piece extols vast natural resources and early prosperity, urging farmers to move to Western Canada for free soil, scarce capital, and eventual wealth. It emphasizes natural resources, human labor, and the chance for independence, urging readers to contact a government agent for facts.
The Youngstown Telegram reports that Daubensplatter won first prize and a thousand dollars at the cubist art exhibition. The judges misread a pictured piece, believing it a masterwork, though it belonged to another school.
Claimed home remedy Jad Salts cleanses sluggish kidneys and relieves backache and urinary discomfort. It is described as a grape lemon lithia mixture that neutralizes urine acids, stimulates kidney function, and can prevent rheumatic pains.
In a discussion of modern poets W B Trites, the Philadelphia novelist, condemned Alfred Noyes. He derided Noyes peace poems and warned they supposedly fueled irritation and suffering that he claimed helped ignite a world war.
Carefully examine each Castoria bottle for the signature and use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, with the instruction to administer liberal doses.
Charles Courtney, Cornell rowing coach, states his crew will win at Poughkeepsie this spring. A close associate hints at past dissension harming teamwork. Courtney claims to have fixed the slate by maneuvering to ensure a selected man cannot join the varsity crew.
Eddie Plank, longtime Athletics pitcher and hero of several world series contests, left to join the Baltimore Federals after signing with them in Gettysburg, Pa. The move ends a 13 year tenure with Philadelphia and marks one of the era’s longest active service records with a single club. Connie Mack lauded the veteran as still a great pitcher and wished him well.
A friend of Russ Ford explains his idea of the swivel or cork screw ball inspired by billiard ball curves. The note links Ford to innovative pitches and the emery ball origin. A separate item reports a one armed golf match at Hot Springs Virginia between William Parchill and Charles Fry both from New York drawing a large crowd.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley urged football players to carry lump sugar and suck a lump during play to maintain strength. He claimed sugar is the quickest emergency food and cited his view in a Harvard Alumni Bulletin letter.
The article notes Norman F. Brookes and Anthony F. Wilding returning the Davis Cup to Australia after beating the United States. It predicts the pair may retire from the international stage, with years ahead seeing weakening strength and speed in Brookes and a decline in Wilding, suggesting younger players will defend the trophy in 1915.
Salt Lake City joins the Pacific Coast league as Honus Wagner says his aged legs slow but he remains useful at forty one. A Philadelphia fan is mocked as goatish by Mack after a rich diet. Harry McCormick of Chattanooga hit .322 last season as a pinch hitter denied. The Central league may expand to eight teams adding Youngstown Erie and Wheeling. Springfield Ohio is out as New York World reports Connie Mack plans to keep McInnis, Barry and Baker, preserving a $75 000 infield. Earl Hamilton of the Browns reports his wing mended after auto injury. Charlie Herzog sets a new Reds era contract record despite a last place finish. A Chicago critic notes McHale sings better than he pitches. Marty ranked thirty eighth among American League pitchers last season.
A quip about economizing on cigarettes leads to a cartoonish line about 20 FATIMAS costing 15 cents. Then a joke about a wife noting her husband “lost” his temper permanently about two years after their marriage.
George Chip seeks a rematch with Al Mc Coy while Jess Willard may tour to meet contenders. Jem Driscoll has joined the English army. Jimmy Coffroth laments boxing’s shutdown in California. De Wille Ritchie has gained weight, ending hopes of lightweight bouts.
Trainer Geers worked the horse J. Mal colm Forbes a mile in 2 12 minutes as winter work and praised the handsome stallion's behavior. Fred Jamison shows a likely pacer in Tramp-a-Bit, which logged 2 12 on a half mile this year. The colt is three and by Trampfast, dam by Prince of India.
The Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club aims to draw Brooklyn schoolboys into rowing. Cornell announces a Navy schedule with two varsity races before the Poughkeepsie regatta next June. Cornell will row Yale and Princeton on Carnegie Lake June 15 and Cornell and Princeton freshmen crews also race that day.
George Slosson of New York withdraws his challenge to Willie Hoppe for the 18 2 balk line championship. Hoppe will use a clothesprop in all future matches to ensure parity.
The phrase is being repurposed in the British Isles during wartime. After the war began critics attacked golfers who kept playing links. Supporters argue golf remains viable as younger players, including the amateur champion, are at the front.
Golf figure Jerry Travers has joined the New York cotton exchange as a notable cross industry move. The brief item quips about hoping boll weevils stay out of his clubs.
Williams wins the amateur tennis championship over McLoughlin while questions linger on who is recognized as world champions in baseball and how titles are judged.
In New Haven the expectation centers on Hinkey guiding Yale next fall as the silent coach has laid a foundation for later success. Harvard's crushing defeat is viewed as a strange catalyst toward athletic redemption for the blue.
Charlie Taft son of a former president excels on Yale basketball team. Hannes Kolehmainen shown as a rising figure in American track events while 36 rifle clubs across 21 states enter the national championship competition.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura cleansers and emollient ointment as skin care for purity and beauty. It claims to prevent roughness and disfigurement and offers free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
E Berry Wall remarks in New York that women's dresses look stunning yet shockingly revealed as skirts vanish for lace panels. A slip of a butler hits a bull's eye line as Mrs Blane is said to be upstairs undressing for a dinner dance, prompting light social chatter.
Mr. C. Potter reported to the Royal Society in London that exposure of charcoal, coal, peat and other carbon forms to air can cause a slow bacterial oxidation. This may explain loss of weight and occasional spontaneous heating in ships bunks, with microbes potentially initiating and continuing the chemical oxidation.
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