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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
7
A historical health notice explains treatment of Spanish influenza with bed rest and nourishing food while outlining external use of Vick's VapoRub to ease congestion. It emphasizes avoiding crowds, staying in bed during fever, and using steam inhalation to deliver vapors.
A light exchange features a wife asking her husband to fetch a thimble from a dress pocket. He parries with a literal shortcut about slipping the dress on and using common sense, turning the task into a comic about fashion and etiquette.
The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that cleanses the blood to prevent colds and catarrh, claiming it acts through the blood and mucous membranes. Also mentions Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio as distributors.
Sherman recalls a quarrel where Johnny laughed at his little brother after he fell. The boy says he was playing sailors and torpedoed a submarine, injuring his nose, while his mother urges restraint and shared distress empathy.
A man questions his future father-in-law about the seriousness of marrying his daughter. The reply jokes about a “beastly gay person” and suggests the best man will guard the ring, offering an escape before breakfast to avoid a speech.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as fast relief for belching gas acidity heartburn and dyspepsia with immediate stoppage of indigestion pain after a meal. The ad notes low cost at drug stores. The rest of the text includes jokes and dialogue snippets with no additional medical claims.
Women near the cantonment bake homemade bread pies and sandwiches to support soldiers, charging ten cents to cover costs. Red Cross chapters craft hospital slippers from linoleum scraps and worn trousers, with patterns available through the chapters. Casualties rise, and women volunteer to comfort wounded men with practical aid.
The article extols mink and sable as strong investment furs for women, noting demand outpaces supply and prices may rise postwar. It describes a luxurious cape with horizontal fur yoke and vertical body fur, versatile beyond fashion cycles, alongside smaller capes, scarfs, and ermine accents.
The Egyptian style dominates new materials for hangings with ornamental patterns. Experts warn that for drop de guerre designs the hand is crucial and the average woman should favor small pieces or bands on natural or two toned fabrics rather than full hangings, which feel heavy and tiresome.
The autumn look for busy young women features ultra smart sults: plain, distinctly mannish belted coats without pockets, narrow collars, and straight narrow skirts just over walking boots. A military touch defines these tailored outfits for women on war work.
An advertisement urges immediate treatment for kidney and urinary troubles with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims quick relief, notes two capsules daily, and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not seen. The copy emphasizes Bright's disease as a feared outcome and promotes the brand as the genuine Haarlem Oil.
A London News writer notes German prisoners of war in Britain have performed valuable farming work. A German worker suggests their motive matters little while admitting the aim is to maximize food production for when Germany occupies England.
In a paper to the French Academy of Science M Guipnard highlights sorghum as a sugar source, noting its strong growth in North Africa. He finds sugar yields up to 14 percent, though sorghum sugar crystallizes less well and is lower quality than beet sugar, its use may grow as a supplementary supply amid shortages.
The notice compiles various unrelated quotes and phrases about Castoria the familiar infant remedy, a remark about Fletcher's Castoria, a wartime line claiming Hun mischaracterization, a comment on a tortoise shell heating, and a line on the average man’s view of tanning, yielding a collage of old-time snippets.
A witty ensemble line contrasts women who insist on speaking roles with the idea of fitting fashion. The text jangles with social satire noting men and labor, driving, and postwar expectations while preserving a theatrical metaphor.
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