Had Martha Beat
A Terre Haute captain drills his prize drill team as visitors watch. An old countryman quips about Martha and betters her at changing minds, while an Indianapolis ad promotes Cuticura skincare in a general notice style.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
6
A Terre Haute captain drills his prize drill team as visitors watch. An old countryman quips about Martha and betters her at changing minds, while an Indianapolis ad promotes Cuticura skincare in a general notice style.
A humorous exchange about an astrologer offering $50 for a successful New Year forecast while the editor negotiates rights. The vignette contrasts the modern press with claims of sensational prophecy and the editor’s opportunistic stance. It reflects topical humor and social commentary.
Freak B Hubin, owner of a Boardwalk post card shop in Atlantic City, praises Colac Pile Pills for relief from piles. The preparation is taken like other pills and targets the lower bowel to drive piles away, avoiding salves and surgery. Cost is 60 cents at drug stores or 65 cents postpaid from Colac Chemical Co. Inc. Glens Falls New York.
A feature on hand knitted sports suits in blue and grey heather with ribbon trims. The piece highlights the craft, cost, and design options from sweaters to accessories, noting machine knitting rivals handwork while preserving individuality. Observations on hats, ribbons, and Paris notes conclude the styling guidance.
A 1928 kitchen feature provides a dense fruitcake recipe with detailed preparation steps for soaking drying and aging the fruit and a spinach dish Indian style with a curry enhanced sauce. The piece closes with a moral on simple living and hospitality.
A vintage baking segment shares hermits with sour cream and brown sugar, molasses cookies with cinnamon and ginger, and soft varieties. It includes methods for shaping, spicing, and baking in a moderate to slow oven, with notes on decorations and texture.
Mrs. Fred Miner of Churubusco New York reports five years of backache relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound She urges all women with female troubles to try the remedy noting its safety suitability for young or old and its ability to help in carrying on.
Mrs Jones wonders where fires come from while family quips link the cyclone to flames, the blacksmith to fire, the jockey to flight, and children to butter. The playful exchange highlights domestic life and humor in a rustic setting.
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