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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
7
A Florida town tale recounts two neighboring Black families sharing a shallow open well. After a fence was moved ten feet, Eliza fell into the well, screamed for help, and accused the others with the remark Now who done moved dat well.
A cartoonish dialogue shows a customer asking for a ton of coal and a dealer offering sizes, followed by an ad voice for Garfield Tea and a proverb about a woman. An 1890s style Miss Winslow soothing syrup ad promises teething relief for children.
A Mercer County meeting in Trenton laid groundwork for a central farm information bureau led by a farm expert. J F Allison was named president with support from the Chamber of Commerce and Mercer boards. costs shared with the U S Department of Agriculture. The expert will advise on crop rotation, fertilizer use, farming practices, and extension work, plus talks in schools and Grange halls.
The text cites student replies praising Mrs Cleveland and reflecting on education. It then lists multiple federal court actions against Erie and Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroads, seeking return of alleged illegally obtained funds. The suits, stemming from 1908 rate discrimination rulings, name Mountain Ice Company and numerous others, with totals including several hundred dollars. Local claimants are also enumerated.
A stranger induced Mrs. Frank Powell to care for a 4 year old boy whose name he says is Jacobs. The woman boarded an electric train to Camden and has not been seen. The boy’s origin remains unclear though Mrs Waltman suspects Virginia ties and a Jacobs family adoption. local police investigate.
A rapid area summary notes a four year old girl’s murder in Whbert street Farms, sturgeon fishermen ending nets in Delaware Bay, Oak Street Mission earnings from a strawberry festival, and various local civic updates. Salem sewer work halted by laborers, Glassboro high school proposal, unusual accidents near Fort Mott, early potato shipments to Wilmington, land sales for fruit farms, Jersey cabbage first of the season, and wills probated. Local clubs, police promotions, religious baptisms, and school staff updates appear with farm and industry notes throughout New Jersey communities.
Two elderly chess enthusiasts at the Merchants Institute in San Francisco battled for nearly five hours in strict adherence to rules. After a flawless game with no clear edge, one player made a decisive break and his opponent quietly cried Check. The loser then left in frustration, explaining he could not play with a chatterbox.
Wichita lawyer discussions focus on Wallace B. Baker who was recently convicted in district court of selling mortgaged property. The prosecuting attorney probed Baker about married life by asking if he sent dresses to his wife, noting responses about four dresses and a good dress costing around four dollars and fifty cents.
In a dialogue style piece the magazine contrasts social behavior at sea and on land with a comical jab about class and manners. It recalls a shipboard incident where a man would sacrifice a seat for a woman yet tries to lead a sinking saloon orchestra. It also notes a vocal recital remark where a spectator pathologizes a melody as a malady.
An early 20th century Murine eye remedy advertises relief for red weak and watery eyes with granulated lids. It claims professional use in physicians practice and offers illustrated package inserts. Sold by dealers at 2 cents and up per bottle with aseptic tubes and marine eye salve.
Excerpt presents maxims on sowing and reaping with quips about remedies for constipation. References Garfield Tea and notions of gossip versus superstition appear as scattered lines. The tone resembles a column of opinions or a reader’s note in a vintage newspaper.
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