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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
7
A column-like snippet highlights playful verse and social gibes. It recalls a poem titled Lines on Mabel's Face and recounts a luncheon anecdote by Lady Duff-Gordon about divorce talk. The piece also contrasts thrift advice with humorous quips about marriages and Reno.
The National Progressive movement casts Theodore Roosevelt as its presidential nominee at Orchestra Hall, hours after Taft’s renomination. Delegates, supporters, and a cheering crowd declare the party born. Roosevelt accepts the nomination and pledges to reconvene in six weeks to ratify the endorsement.
Prendergast of New York and William Draper Lewis of the UPenn Law School spoke as delegates cheered. Prendergast criticized Taft and called the convention stolen while Roosevelt urged a mass meeting to nominate a progressive candidate appealing to all regions and parties.
Senator Duncan A Fletcher condemned an orange grower in Jacksonville for failing. He said the man failed due to ignorance and blamed external factors, comparing him to a tramp ignorant of industry and questioning the value of hard work as fruitless.
A Boston physician describes two cures with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for dermatitis and skin afflictions. He details a painter patient and his wife’s persistent skin troubles, noting rapid improvement and ultimate healing after using the Cuticura regimen. He endorses the remedies and provides address for free samples and literature.
A butcher jokes about prices raising sausages a pound and compares Schmidt's stock. A quip notes a girl may laugh at love but later cries on a man's shoulder. Garfield Tea is praised for its claimed benefits. A wry line imagines a tax on stupidity would target clever dodgers.
A playful exchange at a recent ball game features Miss Weary and others reacting to a misprint about mapping. The lighthearted banter turns to laughter as onlookers tease the misunderstanding and joke about who will laugh next.
A young man visiting a daughter’s home is confronted by her stern father who forbids future calls. The visitor explains he came about a small debt from his firm, prompting a tense exchange and a wary, reluctant invitation to return.
A South Carolina colporteur walked miles through mud and urged a passerby to buy a Bible but was refused. The next day after rest he set up again and sold a Bible to the same man who had rejected him. He recounted meeting a muddy man yesterday with Bibles and noted buying from a Baptist gentleman.
A comment on Father celebration traditions contrasts with Mothers' Day observances. The dialogue points to weekly Saturday nights and a named individual, Steve, in the discussion.
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston Massachusetts will ship a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic a delightful cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation to any woman free upon request.
A collage of vintage ad quips and product pitches includes Willing to Dye dialogue, eye salve touts, Garfield Tea claims to cleanse systems, Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, and light humor about theft and discontent.
Ottumwa Iowa resident Harriet E Wampler reports relief from years of female trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad asserts the remedy draws on native roots and herbs and offers confidential advice from women in Lynn Massachusetts.
A reader from Tobinsport Indiana quotes a testimonial praising Absorbine Jr for bunions and general foot pain with swelling. The ad notes uses for goitre enlarged glands varicose veins milk leg strains sprains cuts bruises and lacerations. Prices are 1.00 and 2.00 with a free book offered by W F Young P D F Springfield Mass.
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