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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
8
Hamburg dispatch reports a Coethen family misled by a German word. A gunner wrote he would visit on leave and asked money in Brussels. A telegram read Send 100 marks to Victoria hotel Zugel. Officials advised the family that Zugel is censor shorthand meaning passed.
During a holiday at Onset two young women tour a beach and encounter a local breakwater where sand bags are stacked. A companion jokes that the government filled bags with salt to flavor the bay, a tale the pair later repeats as a curious, humorous misinterpretation.
Precede shampoos with Cuticura Ointment to treat dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Fragrant emollients praised for complexion hair hands and skin. Free sample by mail through Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Also a lighthearted note on dog show ribbons from Brockton Enterprise.
An old lady unaware of contemporary slang salutes Mr. Smith with a smile. She congratulates him on being better and jokes that she heard he had a swelled head. The scene captures a light social misunderstanding and a corrective compliment.
Hle Alm recalls a voyage where an ox on the cattle ship escaped and wandered freely before being secured. The incident sparks a wry remark that perhaps the ox was seeking the steerage.
Aimee asks what the needle’s hole is called and the mother explains it is the eye. Aimee quips that the old needle must be cross-eyed.
In a brief Shakespearean exchange Romeo swears by the moon and Juliet counters with a sharp retort about the moon’s unreliability. The dialogue echoes themes of fate and illusion in a concise snippet.
A crank is described as a man with enthusiasm for a specific form of idiocy. The statement characterizes cranks by their fixation on a particular irrational belief or activity, framing them as unwisely devoted hobbyists.
A young mother buys scales to track her baby's growth. After weighing, she finds the baby underwhelming. The hardware seller suggests the fault may lie with the baby, not the scales, prompting her to keep the scale.
George Bowles a press agent for The Birth of a Nation faced a hostile editor. In a note arranging an engagement the editor said I approach the matter with an elastic mind. Bowles replied I approach the table with an elastic belt.
War zone hospitals have ordered Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for convalescent troops. It is shaken into shoes or used in foot baths to refresh and prevent foot fatigue. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Allen S. Otomed LeRoy New York Adv.
A sharp exchange contrasts bluff as a life skill with the risk of failure. A blustery man touts bluffing through life while a conservative counters that inability to swim would doom bluffing when falling into the river.
An old advertisement from Chicago by Marine Hewedy Co promotes a product claimed to relieve weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with a general eye comfort claim. The copy_style mimics early 20th century patent medicine rhetoric.
A playful exchange defines a sepulchral tone as speaking gravely. Father explains the term to a child, turning a literary device into a simple lesson.
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