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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
2
The Home Trade Advocate argues that supporting home industries strengthens the community economy. It warns against excessive criticism of out of town merchants and stresses how dollars spent locally boost local circulation, wages, and municipal growth. It also highlights town improvement plans, advertising for business, and civic efforts in places like the Oranges New Jersey.
Practical old time tips describe gathering earthworms at night with a lantern, keeping them in a ventilated moss box, and using crawlers and white grubworms for bass, trout, and sunfish. Also covers water plants, mock ice cream, saffron bread, cabbage, silver care, sherbet, flavoring vegetables, and Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar for colds.
Walter Emmons Sr of London Camden county narrowly escapes death when a swarm of bees drives two horses to panic. He is knocked unconscious and thrown from the wagon as the animals run their course. One horse dies instantly and the other must be killed. Emmons, 21, is found later by a farmer. The report notes a rough, fragmented section with local ads and a medical claim about DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and railroad excursion rates to Buffalo for lodge events.
Excursions run weekly from July 6 to August 31 by Pennsylvania Railroad to Ocean Grove Asbury Park and Long Branch with very low round trip fares. Adult and child pricing varied with a special train in each direction on the day of return. Departures from Long Branch 6 30 PM with return from Ocean Grove. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised at Clayton’s drug store for 25 cents noting a Cleveland man praised its healing effects.
Pennsylvania Railroad advertises round trip tickets from all lines to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria Vancouver and San Diego for Lewis and Clark Exposition and summer conventions, with sale dates April to September and reduced fares. Also promotes King’s New Life Pills remedies and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for headaches dizziness constipation.
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