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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1920

Page

6

Legislators Return to Session Amid Housing Bills Debate

After a two week recess the Senate and Assembly failed to transact joint business. lawmakers debated housing measures, adjournment dates, and emergency fund allocations as they pursue constitutional housing legislation and potential improvements to state institutions.

Senate Solons Trenton House Morris Plains Hospital Adourn Simpson Hudson Edwards State House Commission Wallworth Camden Barrett Assemblyman Rowland Barett Mr. Barrett

Westmont Fire Company Circus Dates Set In New Jersey

The Westmont Fire Company fixed its annual country circus for August 20 and 21. Ongoing items include Bridgeton High School graduates, oyster boat activity, Independence Day planning, and notable regional developments from Vineland to Atlantic County.

Westmont Fire Company Bridgeton High School Tomsrom Baltic Pitman George Edwards Rines Encyclopedia America Maple Avenue Vineland Pacific Slope Ocean City J. P. Fox Corinthian Avenue Second Third E.A. Carson Ocean Front South Ocean City Gloucester Salem Cumberland Mary Harris Armour Georgia John Perkins Moorestown Almeda Mitchell Camden Baptist Association George Blackmun Perkins Prank Fink Merchantville Lodge Cooper Hospital Camden Lincoln Highway Newark Elizabeth Line New York Wholesale The Public Schools of Trenton Board of Education Ovean County Parkertown West Creek Board of Trade Hackettstown New Jersey State Police and Detective Organization Jersey City Roland C. Bowne Frank H. Miller John J. McNally Walter S. LeTourneau Asbury Park Golf Club Shark River Fred W. Sheaf Rutherford Harry R. Brown Alvah W. Bickner David Stoddard Ahreal Gloucester City South Jersey

It Is Hard to Break the Ice with Reserved Men

The speaker notes the difficulty of rekindling rapport with a reserved man and believes the effort is worthwhile despite social barriers. The remark suggests value in overcoming initial coldness to build connection.

Examine Carefully Every Bottle of Castoria

Important instruction to mothers to inspect each bottle of Castoria, the well known infant remedy, for quality and safety warnings, urging careful examination of contents and labeling.

Lift Off Corns with Freezone Removal Claim

An old advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn and callous remover. It promises quick relief for hard corns soft corns and toe calluses with a tiny bottle costing only a few cents and a few drops applied to the affected area.

Spooky Road Drive Ends With Driver Missing

While in Nashville a traveler recalls hiring a car and driver for a trip leaving town. They pass a private cemetery and hear groans and a voice from beneath a stone. The driver swerves and vanishes, with the narrator and son escaping and later finding another ride back to the city.

Nashville Tenn

Shave and plaster offered free in small town parlor exchange

A customer questions the price of a shave as the barber quotes 25 cents but offers to waive charges for plaster applied to cuts. The exchange ends with the barber insisting the plaster is free as a courteous gesture, per a judge's remark.

Egg Eating Birds Crow Specializes In Eggs

A descriptive piece notes the crow as a remarkable egg thief, claiming no egg escapes its appetite and placing the bird in a class of its own.

Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver bladder remedy ad

An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant vegetable herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises consistent quality in every bottle and offers a trial by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY with a paper mention.

Dr. Kilmer Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton N. Y

Cuticura Trio Ad Promotes Skincare Routine

An old advertisement touts the Cuticura Toilet Trio soap ointment and talcum to cleanse soothe and perfume the skin. It also mentions Dr Peery's Dead Shot as a worm expeller and digestive tonic with a cautionary line about a young girl maturing into a shrew.

How to Get a Drink in the Prohibition Era Town

A recently arrived man asks for a drink and is given a coded, sprawling set of directions by the Petunia tavern landlord. The guidance leads to a hidden cellar behind a shack where a man with a lantern warns that nothing is available due to prohibitionists.

Petunia SUL

Fat Lady Seeks Waist Reduction via Massage Machine

The exchange jokes about a massage device promising a slimmer waist. A doctor comments on a steam roller rolling down the street, while a quip attributes events to fate and destiny.

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