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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
8
Floy Gilder defends her home as a tramp-attack prompts a shootout injuring a stranger who proves to be Mr Trainor, a visitor to Colonel Gilder. The incident sparks a courtship under medical watch and a grateful, amused ending as the tramp meets the couple on the veranda.
The Philadelphia Record notes golf has grown nationwide with millions spent on balls yearly. It estimates half a million golfers in America and that each buys about two dozen balls per season, totaling roughly 12 million balls valued at about 6 million dollars.
The New York Sun notes that plain but ingenious designs lead trends in children’s wear. Straight apron tunics, two piece dresses with right-angled kimono sleeves, and light hand embroidery in cross stitch dominate. White crepe and linen fabrics with delicate motifs in blue, red, or brown showcase refined, durable outfits for youngsters.
An ad style snippet touts Gar field Tes as a quick relief for constipation and claims 118 benefits. It also mentions Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething and a quip about fashion and unification of interests.
An advertisement promotes Paxtine Antiseptic for dental care with claims of keeping artificial teeth and bridgework clean and odor free. It urges purchase at druggists for 25 cents a box or by mail from The Paxton Toilette Co. in Boston Massachusetts.
Photograph postal cards become art objects framed in correct size sterling silver with easel backs for room placement. Carved wood frames in square or oval antique finishes suit living rooms. White enameled bedsides with floral sprinkles suit cottages, while toilet tables use moire covered boards matching hangings and cretonne decor.
Quote laden snippet contrasts a man with a pull against a politician driven by a head. The lines imply social mobility and influence depend on advantage and intellect. No identifiable people or places are named in the passage.
The text details a walking suit in half mourning using black serge with violet satin trim. A high waisted skirt features two buttoned seams at the left front and right back, paired with a bodice and flat pointed hood similar to a Robespierre collar in violet satin. The ensemble includes a boat shaped black straw hat with violet wing accents.
The article advises income-limited girls to select simple, washable gowns and avoid frequent laundering. It recommends soft fabrics over linens to reduce wrinkling and suggests pressing with cold starch water to extend wear. It cautions perspiring individuals against coat suits and promotes the one piece frock as cooler and stylish.
Fashion notes describe new hair bands made with imitation pearls tinsel and crystal beads plus a spun glass tile brush. They fail to gain favor as women prefer eyes and overall ornament over mere sparkle.
Mrs. Mattie Gibbons reports a five year battle with a painful head skin condition on her daughter. After trying washes and remedies without relief, she used Cuticura Ointment and Soap, noting the sores loosened and the child slept better. She finished with three ointment boxes and six soap cakes, praising Cuticura.
A handy project to store common household tools including hammer screwdriver gimlet pincers and bradawl in a brown holland case. The design uses elastic loops a large lower pocket with flap and button closures. The case folds to enclose tools and is illustrated with a colored wool label "tools."
The text notes that tools tend to vanish unless kept together in a special place. It suggests arranging tools with the material before cutting to determine the case size.
An English earl, recently dead, hated children and once employed an army pensioner as lodge keeper. Months later the man’s wife bore a son. The furious lord visited the lodge and said he was hired to open and shut a gate, not to raise heirs.
A historical note describes skirt fastenings moving away from center front to a straight left side near the hip bone. It mentions versatile options after this shift and notes the envelope flap across the torso from waist to knees, then turning back toward the hem.
A boy pockets bright buttons from a motor show and pins one on his coat. At Sunday school the minister asks him to read the motto aloud. Richard cannot read without his glasses and blushes as the line is read for him.
Mrs. Dema Bethune of Sikeston Missouri describes years of monthly weakness cramps backache and nervous prostration. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health letting her perform housework garden work and social duties. The ad claims the remedy has helped thousands of women with displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities pain and digestion issues after other methods failed.
A terse comparison notes that a man who drops from an airship suffers as badly as someone cast off a political wagon, highlighting equal peril in two unlikely fates.
Mrs. J. L. Story recounts a kin tale of a lady who dreaded damp sheets. On her deathbed the fireplace was blocked with linens as she insisted she would not lie in damp bed clothes even after death.
A brief note records the arrival of Mr. Collier Down-Intelligence and Mrs. Collier expressing relief that it has come at last.
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