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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
2
In a veranda scene Florine jokes about an amulet as a suitor is teased away by superstition. A late twist reveals Florine’s amulet is a photo locket bearing the narrator's monogram and a fragment from his handkerchief, implying a deeper connection.
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for severe kidney disease citing C F Collier of Cherokee Texas who recovered from backache headache and low mood after using the tonic. It also endorses Bucklen's Arnica Balm for wounds sores and sore eyes with testimonials from D J Gregory of Hope Texas.
In a chatty scene Florine and narrating youth explore a tale of a princess and a missing amulet, while sidelong notes recount Lord Strathconan and Donald Smith’s Hudson Bay days. The page weaves prose with Irish proverbs and ad copy for Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tur, One Minute Cough Cure, and Dr King’s New Life Pills from local shops.
The town marks the unveiling of a cannon donated by the War Department in memory of Moll Pitcher, organizer of a Fourth of July festival under Patriotic Sons of America. A clock fund for the High School Alumni, a festival at Odd Fellows Hall with supper and snacks, afternoon and evening events, and ball games at 10:80 A.M. and 3 P.M. are planned, with local businesses advertising DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers one day trips starting July 6, every Thursday through August 35, with round trip fares of 41.20 to Ocean Grove or Asbury Park and 1.50 to Long Branch. Tickets show valid directions from Cranbury at 5:47 AM and depart Long Branch 6:16 PM and Ocean Grove 6:30 PM. Children ages 5 to 12 pay half price. Also an advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims it aids digestion and nutrition, sold by N B Clayton.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces greatly reduced round trip fares from all stations to Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria Vancouver and San Diego for travel between May 22 and September 27 and from June 1 to October 15 in relation to the Lewis and Clark Exposition and summer conventions on the Pacific coast. Consult local ticket agents for sale dates routes and rates.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced round trip fares to Baltimore for the International Convention of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, July 5 to 10. Fares from Pittsburgh to nearby points vary, with several listed including Erie 12.00 and New York 6.50. Tickets on sale July 6 and 5 with return by July 15, and extensions to August 31 available. Special weekend excursions Baltimore to Washington return at 12.5.
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