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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
3
A brief notice introduces Green Fancy by George Barr McCutcheon, author of Graustark and other works, highlighting the publisher and copyright line in a compact catalog style.
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas K. Barnes, caught in a New England storm, meets a girl bound for Green Fancy at a crossroads near Hart's tavern. An automobile arrives to give her a lift, and Barnes encounters a troupe of barnstorming actors led by Lyn don Rush with Miss Thackeray as lead.
In a stormy dusk at Hart's Tavern, Barnes, a wealthy NY engineer, meets Lyndon Rushcroft and the local company in the taproom. The scene blends comic banter, a curious description by Miss Tilly, and hints of a mysterious woman and distant journey.
A lively Hart's tavern program shifts to a grim scene as a staged battle ends in murder and sudden death, shocking patrons and drawing investigators to the venue.
A historic note on a sphex family mother wasp that digs a ground tunnel, lays eggs, then uses a pebble as a hammer to tamp dirt and seal the entrance. The behavior is described as rare among insects and cited as a documented example of tool use.
The line about mercy weaving the veil over futurity is attributed to Bulwer Lytton and offered as a reflective thought.
A child asks about grownups and who cooked dinner when they were little. Family members including mother grandmother and uncles confirm they were children once as the boy probes who cared for them.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin. Touch pimples redness roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Everywhere 25 cents each.
A police officer remarks he will take charge of a man acting oddly as he imagines himself Sinbad in a glass strewn roadway. The man prefers being called a brick but is upset when named common clay.
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