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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
7
A Philadelphia Ledger style anecdote recounts a spinster recalling a man who visited monthly to sell advice and medicine. She waited hours to be admitted, asking a brusque doctor if influenza can be transmitted by kissing. He confirmed, noting the kiss occurred about two months earlier. The scene ends with a resigned fondness for discussing the topic.
A painter at a water tank in Bubl Minnesota dodges a cow that scratches its back on the ladder and bolts away. The cow drags the ladder and gear a quarter mile while the painter escapes unharmed, though the ride ends with a hard landing.
A congressman warned against government extravagance and rising taxes, criticizing the attitude of demanding funds from the public. He questioned how citizens can pay when state coffers are empty. The text also includes a satirical line about a wise girl who cannot sing and knows it.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic for itchy scalp and hair loss. It promises cleaned scalps, revitalized roots, reduced shedding, and thicker, brighter hair after several applications. The copy notes the product is inexpensive and sold at druggists or toilet counters.
The article offers seasonal guidance and simple recipes for light meals and hearty dishes. It includes Creamed Fresh Beef-Chop, Delmonico Hash, Cheese and Olive Canapes, Moravian Apple Pie, Russel Sandwiches, and Pickle and Relish recipes. It also includes moral verses and notes on preserving foods for winter with Olive Oil Pickles, Corn Relish, Plecalilt, Mint Vinegar, and spiced mushrooms.
After thirty four years a Bathman finds dividend checks from shares in a silver mine bought long ago. A friend recalls the purchase and mentions a notice in a paper that the mine would pay its first dividend, prompting him to cut the coupons.
An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as containing only vegetable ingredients. It claims the pills act as a mild tonic and purgative.
The 1713 Boston statehouse served as Merchants Exchange and governors meeting hall. Nearby stood the site of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Washington reviewed a procession here in 1789, and in 1885 Garrison sought refuge from a mob. Restored in 1881, it now houses relics and paintings under the Bostonian Society.
The piece explains how lightning forms from a dis charge of electricity in the atmosphere heating air and vapor rapidly. It describes the resulting loud sound as a deep compression wave and notes a moral aside about discipline and divine law.
An advertisement claims a tiny bottle of Freezone stops foot corn and callus pain with a few drops. The product promises immediate relief and painless removal without numbness, available at drug stores for a few cents.
The text outlines Sir Joshua Reynolds habits and studio: a spade shaped palette with a solid handle, brushes with 19 inch handles, and painting while standing in an octagonal studio 20 by 16 feet lit by a square window. It notes Reynolds valued time, faced idle visitors, and ranks him as a leading Maltish painter of his era. He died in February 1792 from liver disease and was buried at St Paul’s Cathedral.
A town woman visits an east side grocery and inspects a basket of white eyes for freshness. The grocer confirms they arrived from the country that morning, but the woman presses for an exact laying date before buying.
Bayer insists on genuine Aspirin in Bayer packaging with directions for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism and lumbago. The name Bayer denotes genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer, manufacture of acetylsalicylic acid.
Wesleyan College at Macon Georgia founded in 1846 asserts itself as older than Elmyra College, chartered in TS52, and stands as the oldest women’s college in the United States.
Not enough factual content for a standard news item. The text presents a quotation about popularity and noble ends attributed to Lord Mansfield, without verifiable context or event details.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh claiming it treats the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and notes testimonials are free from B. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
A note states that Korean widows may not remarry, even after a brief month of marriage, reflecting strict traditional rules limiting a widow to a single union. The rule underscores the cultural expectation prevailing in the era.
A jumble of archaic phrases and faded dialogue. Mentions Ham mockery hammocks croup remedies and a murderer with yellow eyes. Contains nonsensical lines about danger education and superstition with scattered names and brands.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a mild laxative to cleanse liver and bowels, claiming it cures head dizziness and bad breath without gripe unlike salts or calomel. It promises the product works during sleep and sells easy nightly relief.
An advertisement warns that kidneys failing bring danger and urges immediate action. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a historic remedy, claiming relief and money back if not satisfied. It cautions buyers to seek the original imported GOLED MEDAL brand only.
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