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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
4
The Cranbury Press local weekly edition lists Cranbury, N J as its home base with editor and proprietor Geo W Burroughs. The paper notes a yearly subscription rate of $1.60 in advance.
In New Jersey the house approved a mandatory jury reform bill by 89 to 15 amid claims President Wilson directed Speaker Taylor to seek votes from Senator James Smith and allies. The vote sent the measure to a referendum, with lawmakers referencing the president’s influence and a broader tariff and wage debate tied to Secretary Redfield and Underwood.
An advertisement touts electric Bitters as a cure for weak nerves and poor health. It claims benefits for stomach liver and kidneys and cites Mrs. O Rhinevault of Vestal Center as a testimonial. The promotion urges readers to try the remedy at 50 cents or 1 dollar with local endorsement.
H St J Boldt of Princeton University and a companion harassed John Hall and Harry Roberts with a public safety item, fired at the ground, and chased by car. Boldt was captured near Dutch Neck and later apologized to Hall and Roberts in Cranbury with his father in attendance.
The freezing temperature Sunday night caused extensive crop damage in central New Jersey. Farmers report losses to potatoes corn and other tender vegetation while trucks face difficulties as frost affects the local area.
John Supsic of Seabury Pennsylvania credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with relief from constipation and digestion issues. The ad says the pills are effective for constipation and liver complaints and recommends them at 25 cents with endorsement by N F Clayton.
J T Sossaman of News of Cornelius North Carolina says one box aided his serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. The advertisement promotes Wonderful Skin Salve as best for skin diseases burns boils and inflammation. Only 25 cents and recommended by N F Clayton.
The article notes rising sales and voluntary testimonials for Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, claiming it cures coughs and colds. It urges readers, including children, to try the remedy and become acquainted with its qualities, with All Dealers carrying it.
The Subscriber Executor of Elizabeth Lewis deceased intends to exhibit his final account to the Orphans Court for Middlesey County on Friday June 6 1913 at 16 A M for settlement and allowance the account to be audited and stated by the Surrogate Dated April 24 1913 Michael H Caltanany Executor
Lewis W. Powell as executor gives notice to creditors of Louise P. Holmes deceased in Middlesex County. Debts, claims, and demands must be filed within nine months from date of April 28 1918 or be barred from enforcing any action against the executor.
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