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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1918

Page

7

Proclamation to Enforce New Jersey Anti Loafing Law

Governor Edge orders full enforcement of the Anti Loafing act using all state law officers. He compares the effort to the military draft and urges sheriffs mayors and police chiefs to identify habitual idlers and warn them of penalties while directing labor officials to assign suitable work to able bodied men aged eighteen to fifty. The fiscal year is reset to July 1 through June 30 and state finances adjust accordingly.

Trenton Edge New Jersey Walter E. Edge Labor Department State Labor Department Newton A. K. Bugbee Assemblyman Whitney Morris County Burbee William T. Stead United States State Department of Education Bugbee State Department Uncle Sam National Market Garden Commission Newark Camden New Brunswick Home Defense League F. M. Yor‘stom Plainfield Cranford Ocean City Long Beach Jamesburg North Bergen Asbury Park Blackwood Anti-Saloon League of Samuel Wilson Court of ‘Chancery

Toasted cigarettes aid Red Cross boys in France

Copy highlights Lucky Strike toasted tobacco cigarettes sent by Red Cross nurses to wounded soldiers in France. It notes improved flavor and preservation from toasting, and mentions newspaper tobacco funds channeling supplies. A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Star ends the piece.

RED Cross Nurses Europe American Tobacco Company Red Cross Society France Red Cross

August Flower Remedy and Eden Joke Clip

Green's August Flower touted as a universal remedy for constipation liver troubles and low spirits with claims of quick relief for indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. An old joke about a teacher and pupil ends with a pun on apple-plexy in the garden of Eden dialogue.

Aday Eve John

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure

The advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that cures through the blood. It describes the medicine as a blend of tonics and blood purifiers and offers testimonials and free literature from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo.

Hai Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo

Evening Things Up

Bertha boasts of her father's income while Loretta puzzlingly declares her father has a hoil. The dialogue hints at pride and a domestic mischief or misunderstanding in a domestic scene.

Bertha Loretta

Castoria urged for safety and honest labeling

A notice urges careful checking of Castoria bottles for the proper signature of the long‑used remedy. It recalls children’s cries for Fletcher's Castoria and notes dated sentiment from London Punch about food control and local unrest.

Fletcher Ministry of Food Halls Twickenham Food Control Committee London Punch

How This Fine Family of Seven Keeps Healthy

Klaus Zandstra of Whitinsville Massachusetts says his seven children have benefited from Father John's Medicine for four years whenever they catch colds. The product is described as nourishing and strength-building, free from alcohol or dangerous drugs, and a safe reliable family medicine.

Father John Klaus Zandstra Whitinsville Mass

End of the Lesson in Curious Local Speech

A mosaic of old comic dialogue and misheard phrases features characters discussing a dog, a patent remedy named Garfield Tea, and a running joke about Hoover and a million dollar brain. The piece paints a humorous, slang filled scene with comic misstatements.

Gray Hair Remedy and Cautionary Adage

A home preparation blends Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken gray hair without staining the scalp. It is sold in drugstores or can be mixed at home with low cost and ready directions in each Barbo Compound box. An accompanying admonition warns to beware of humble seeming traps as you move forward decisively.

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Truth about eczema and piles Peterson's ointment ad

An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a cure for eczema and piles with testimonials. It claims thousands use the box for skin relief and includes address quotes from Pittsburgh and Racine. The copy also promises removal of pimples and blackheads in under ten days.

Peterson Mary Hill Third Ave Pittsburgh A. B. Ruger Washington Avenue Racine Wis

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