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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
3
Batavia New York testimonial praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a strong tonic and blood purifier. A reader says it rebuilt health after decline and boosted strength for both themselves and their husband, recommending it as a family remedy available in fluid or tablet form at drug stores.
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a merchant demands marriage of his daughter. The young man remains unfazed and offers to relay a message, ending with a quip about Garfield Tea sold widely at drug stores.
An old advertisement notes Hoxsle's Croup Remedy for croup coughs and colds, 60c at Kells Co. Newburgh New York. It repeats a humorous pink tea diplomacy joke from Uncle Bill Bottle Top in the Perpetual Smile. No opium and no nausea are claimed.
In a Boston transcription a father tells his daughter that Robert has asked for her hand in marriage. She loves her mother and fears leaving her, while the father urges acceptance and promises to accompany the mother. The exchange hints at family duty and sacrifice in a melodramatic tone.
Mrs Benham weighs the new ship by truck idea while Mr Benham questions her mother’s readiness to go home. The dialogue suggests a domestic scene centered on transportation plans and family care.
A proverb-like note warns that excess money in a man’s pocket can dull judgment and mislead perception, suggesting caution against wealth’s influence on thinking. It reflects a moralizing tone about wealth and discretion.
Governor Edwards warns that enactment of highway bills would cost 109 million by 1922 and urges limiting the extension program. The Morris Canal takeover seeks state condemnation amid testimony from Jersey City officials and industry groups, with opposition arguing water front needs and rail interests.
The report lists a range of brief New Jersey items including a Girl Scout troop formed at the First Congregational Church in Vineland led by Mrs J L Unsworth, Bayonne job hours for 4500 Standard Oil workers, Jersey City bans Sunday performances, Eye Harbor sewer ordinance debate, and Atlantic City court housing concerns. It notes bond auctions in Atlantic City, a conviction in National Park, Palmyra Tacony ferry plans, Ocean Grove borough status stay, and multiple local civic developments across towns.
Old ad claims St Jacobs Oil eases lumbago sciatica and strains with a simple rub. Advert says it soothes soreness and stiffness, is harmless to skin, and offers a trial bottle from any drug store.
A Montreal metal company reportedly found a magnesium alloy lighter than aluminum by two thirds with strength comparable to steel. The alloy is touted for pistons and connecting rods in aero and motor car engines, offering both lightness and strength.
For years druggists note Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver bladder medicine. It is a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A district attorney on her first case delivers a forceful cross examination while the defendant trembles. The judge, in tired relief, finally concedes with a soft echo that she is perfectly right. The American Legion Weekly quotes the scene.
Constipation described as a sign of stomach liver and bowel disorder. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claim to restore regularity without griping.
A dialogue notes gowns may be small yet costly and suggests buying fabrics by karat weight rather than measure. Miss Cayenne remarks that certain weaves are so precious they could be priced by karat, not by length.
The piece notes competing claims that Christopher Columbus was Galician linked to the ship La Gallega sailing from Pontevedra. It mentions Italian Spanish Portuguese Corsican and French interests and cites Galician scholars increasingly supporting a Galician origin. It also briefly mentions Garfield Tea containing no harmful drugs and made from herbs.
Dialect dialogue shows a debtor resisting repayment with a blunt refusal while a broker-like figure claims no denial and hints at restraint. The exchange centers on a two dollar loan linked to land and framed in regional newspaper voice.
An old advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to reduce nasal catarrh and prevent recurring colds. It claims internal action through the blood to soothe mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions with circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A line contrasts a husband and wife recalling past selves before marriage. The exchange pivots on worth and weight to gold, highlighting social judgments. A Boston Transcript quotation ends with a note on evil-minded rolls measuring others by their own standard.
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