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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
7
Ex Governor Colquitt quotes opponents as overconfident in Texas affairs. He compares their attitude to a young graduate scorned by a middle aged widower who tries to marry the graduate’s mother. The exchange highlights shifting political tension and social norms.
The excerpt outlines arranging vegetables separately on a serving dish, pouring or tossing with French dressing, and assembling varied salads with lettuce as a base. It lists numerous ingredient combinations such as tomatoes, onions, beets, nuts, and cheeses, and ends with a quoted poem by Henry Van Dyke.
A brief ad solicits readers to request a free book on rheumatism its cause and current treatments. It cites Jesue A Case Department C W Brockton Mass as the contact for the offer.
A lighthearted newspaper note tells of a druggist who bought perfume atomizers for holiday trade. After testing them on friends and stocking shelves he finds a surprising discovery in a hen nest, describing a comical misunderstanding about “faunal atomizers.” The item ends with an unrelated advertisement for Johnson's Foot Soap and a Brooklyn company.
A dialogue between Jones and Smith notes Mrs Terror offering twenty pounds for her husband’s body after he fell into the river. They remark on his gold watch, chain, and two diamond rings, concluding with a caution not to underestimate fools.
A historical recipe excerpt outlines several lobster preparations. Hawaiian Lobster Curry and Lobster a la Bechamel use coconut milk, curry powder, cream, and eggs with lobster meat. Lobster a la Poulette combines butter flour stock cream lemon juice and eggs. Plain Lobster is prepared with lemon juice butter and hot lobster for serving.
A sermon overview on Paul’s first letter to Corinth from Ephesus, stressing the cross as God’s power and wisdom. It notes the church’s challenges in a pagan city, the cross as the central theme, and Paul’s reliance on divine revelation over rhetoric.
Friends of Billy Sunday recount his quick witted temperance reply on a Trenton train. A drunken man challenged him with a punch, and Sunday answered that charity begins at home, never give away what you want yourself.
Swamp Root claims to treat kidney and bladder issues and offers bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a sample offer by mailing ten cents. The ad emphasizes a physician like prescription and urges readers to buy at local druggists.
John G. Zepp recalls a negro funeral speech overheard by him in which the preacher in a silk hat and Prince Albert coat blesses the corpse pallbearers family mourners neighbors and all and ends with a blessing for Mistah Miller the undertaker and his prospering business.
A woman descending to her cellar for a jar of watermelon rind found a coiled garter snake on the floor. She killed the snake with improvised tools including a mop, hog-handle, flat-iron, an empty crock, and a wooden shelf board.
A humorous exchange centers on whether young Dodge inherited anything from his father. The talk shifts to a grocer on the corner described as a sandbagger after a 25 pound sack of Sugar purchase.
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment captures a comic exchange where a wife declares I am the Cinderella of this home and her husband retorts since we live in a flat call it the Kitchen. The lighthearted line reflects domestic humor of the era.
A quip from a Knickerbocker item asks why a phonograph travels on a fishing trip and answers because it can keep quiet, delivering a lighthearted joke likely from a society column.
The piece recalls anecdotes about Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal noted by Beckles Wilson. A Scot boasts of sour hard apples, and a Sabbath school quiz prompts children to name strong wise meek men, all answering with the hero Lord Strathcona.
The column quotes Briggins as a pacifist who fought after a man spoke disrespectfully of peace. It notes the common belief in heavenly reward, adds a French phenol geranium perfume for soap, and mentions India sustaining 24 505 000 acres of cotton.
Bishop Conrad criticizes lenient views of sin at a Newport News dinner. He references Cal Clay and a claimed chicken house looting by Calhoun, recalling his rebuke about taking communion after such a deed. The exchange highlights tension between piety and rumor.
Secretary Daniels lauded the American navy for its high morale and relentless work ethic. He recalled asking a boy apprentice if any complaints existed, and the reply was that there were none, just a constant push to keep going.
William Dean Howells calls a poet overrefined and overdelic ate, likening his work to a newly married man who jokes he will switch from the 8:15 express to the 8:20 slow accommodation to ease parting after the honeymoon. The remark underscores Howells view of poetic excess as a gentle dig at refinement.
A quip on leisure contrasts with a sailor’s warning in cold wind that signals an iceberg nearby. The fragment notes rest at home and a wife’s unseen tasks while danger looms in the sea.
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