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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
7
Historic Lowell prescription book from 1855 preserves the compounding of Father John’s Medicine at Carleton & Hovey’s Drug Store. The remedy treated a Reverend Father O’Brien’s cold and throat ailment, leading to its naming and widespread use. The article also promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root kidney remedy and weaves in assorted anecdotes and jokes from the era.
A Sea sled cruiser owned by Milton C. Wilson reached 34 miles an hour in turnout trials of the patrol scout squadron near South Boston. It outdistanced the fleetest boats by 14 miles, earning the title of the speediest cruising motor boat in the world. The vessel features 300 horsepower and includes sleeping berths, clothes closets, a buffet, and full modern launch accommodations.
The Y M C A hotel in Chicago has been dedicated as the first of its kind in the country. It cost about 1.6 million dollars, funded by Chicago business men.
A dialogue fragment features a speaker claiming deep thinking and Senator Sorghumy replying that while they submerge, they fail to launch intellectual torpedoes that land. The exchange highlights rhetorical fighting and limited impact of ideas.
Johnnie asks his mother who the strongest man was and how long he remained champion. The mother, unsure about history, considers Samson as the likely answer, and contemplates the question with a mix of curiosity and doubt.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap hot shampoo as remedies for irritated scalps with itching burning dryness and hair loss. Free samples offered by mail via Cuticura Boston. Also includes a humorous exchange defining a superwoman as a woman who traces royal ancestry but does not.
A drugstore ad promises freckles disappear with ethine double strength lotion. Apply nightly and morning to clear skin, with most users needing under one ounce and a money back guarantee if it fails.
A fragment recalls a boyhood dream of becoming a barber and the irony of failed mandolin lessons. The passage also comments on a girl adopting a bold stance while pursuing a hit, highlighting social expectations and perceived courage.
A Buffalo mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from monthly back and side pains and irregularities. The advertisement urges young women with painful periods to consult the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
An advertisement promotes Absorbine Jr as an antiseptic Uniment for humans and horses, claiming it reduces blemishes and lameness without removing hair. It offers bottles for sale at $2 and £2, with delivery options and a request to write for more information from W F Young, P D F, 310 Temple St, Springfield, Mass.
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