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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
7
A Christmas gift scene shows a young girl rolling a penny on a doughboard while on the floor with her toys. The father asks what she is doing and she replies she is rolling some dough, revealing childlike wisdom.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It claims the solution is a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile production. Bottles sell for 80 and 90 cents in civilized countries.
A jumbled collection of quips and clues includes a tale of Ao crew asking for bread, a bare cupboard reply, a joke about a gramophone, a postal card sample request to Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn NC, and lines about Orator Diazzy and Adam.
The Post Office establishes coastwise steamship parcel post routes from Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore to southern ports to expedite Uncle Sam's cantonments and ease railroad congestion. Through-car routing and bonded storerooms cut car transfers saving freight space. A Boys Working Reserve targets 2 000 000 youths sixteen to twenty one to aid war effort in farms factories and vocations with training camps and state cooperation.
Chinese textile firms Yu Yuen and Wha Sing start modern mills in Tientsin using American power and equipment. Two more plants under Tiow Sun Textile of Shanghai and Dee Yee Textile of Wuchang are under construction. Each Tientsin mill will daily spin 20 000 to 30 000 pounds of cotton yarn with short staple North China cotton, with orders to double capacity.
Live stock market brief shows steers at 14.50 to 11.50 with quality grades, beef cattle and lambs listed under standard categories. References to meat quality terms indicate Gujarati style grading and associated prices for sheep and lambs in the market.
Witnesses before the Whit ney Joint Legislative Committee at City Hall New York testified that many cough cures and cold remedies hide narcotics such as opium morphine and codeine. They warned that immediate nerve deadening effects mask dangers and later weaken the nerves, worsening coughs. Father John’s Medicine is promoted as safe and effective, claiming no dangerous drugs and centuries of use.
A garbled reminiscence mentions a boy named Richard unable to kiss relatives good night due to restrictions. The dialogue references grandparents, a bearded grandfather, and a mix of political chatter overheard in a domestic scene.
The ad states catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is claimed to act through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and restore the Eustachian tube, with a promise of one hundred dollars for untreatable cases. Free circulars from J Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
The groom faced no sign of possession and attended the ceremony as planned, showing up with calm resolve and proceeding through the wedding without incident.
An ad touts LAXATIVE BROMA Quinine Tanlets to stop cough and headache and cure a cold in one day. Each box bears W. Ghovh signature and lists additional ingredients. A clipped political quip follows about Senator grafts and a controversial evaluated phrase.
A home cosmetic mix uses water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair gradually without staining the scalp or leaving a greasy residue. The Barbo Compound package includes full usage directions and can be prepared at home or by a druggist.
A fragment from the Yonkers Statesman shows a conversation where a young person asks about a father figure and a caretaker replies with evasive guidance. The lines reflect informal dialogue and a domestic concern about parental roles.
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