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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1922

Page

7

Bayer Aspirin Ad and a Classroom Moment

An old Bayer advertisement promotes genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets with warnings to check for the Bayer name on packages and tablets. It notes small boxes and bottle formats and states aspirin as the trade mark. The page also includes a classroom joke about a teacher asking for a definition of blessing and Johnny answering that his father says blessing at every company.

Bayer Johnny

Jaques' Little Wonder Capsules credited with life saving

A Corning woman testifies that Jaques' Little Wonder Capsules saved her life during severe indigestion and dizziness. The ad urges readers to try the remedy for relief from gas sour stomach and related symptoms and notes availability from Jaques' Capsule Co. at 60 cents. Also includes a political joke segment.

Jaques Lewis J. Burke Bast 3Rd St Corning N. Y Jaques’ Capsule Co Plattsburg, N. Y

Diamond Dyes Promises Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics

An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple and stain free for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics. It claims no streaks fading or running and guarantees perfect home dyeing even for beginners. Also notes a misused figure of speech example about a son called spendthrift and a motorcar shown in a quotation.

Rixchange

Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully

Mothers urged to check every bottle of Castoria for the signature and note its long history of use. The reminder emphasizes the remedy for infants and children and the well known Fletcher's Castoria name.

Fletcher

Pleasure's Penalty and Vanity Ads in One Page

An old Boston Transcript note muses on sunlit sands and fatigue, while a beauty ad promotes Cuticura talcum powder with the trio promise. A Campaign aside quotes Senator Sorghum defending voter intellect and offering a morale break from politics.

Boston Transcript

Racers Strip Themselves To Outstrip Competitors

A terse note on racers stripping to shed weight and improve speed, reflecting the sprint mindset and the drive to outpace rivals.

Scouts Population Totals by Country 1922 Report

The United States leads global scouting with 403 152 members out of 799 030, from a June 20 1922 report listing country enrollments. Latest HQ figures push enrolled scouts to about 425 000 as the movement emphasizes character and citizenship. Scouts are noted for kindness to animals, reinforcing the slogan A Scout Is Kind to Animals.

United States Boy Scout Organization International Bureau Scouts Austria Belgium Greece Britain Holland Hunzary Italy Latvia Liberias Luxembourg Norway Peru Sweden Switzerland

Memorial to war heroes presented by Salt Lake Scouts

A flag day ceremony in Liberty Park Salt Lake City saw Boy Scouts of America Salt Lake Council unveil a six foot octagonal stone base monument with a bronze tablet honoring World War service. Nickels and dimes funded the memorial and Eagle Scout Vincent Loew led the dedication with Mayor Neslen praising the scouts. The council plans annual Flag Day gatherings to renew appreciation for the American flag and its ideals.

Salt Lake City Liberty Park Boy Scouts of America Salt Lake Vincent Loew Neslen Scouts

Scouts Collect 23000 Pounds of Dandelions in Poncha City

300 Poncha City boys worked after school and on Saturdays to harvest 23000 pounds of dandelions from local lawns and parks. The chamber of commerce paid a penny per pound, sending 14 truckloads to the Arkansas river dumping grounds and distributing over 200 checks totaling about $500 over one week.

Ennery Gath Western Virginia Peavers Buryers C. H Lady Washington Lima Jersey Cobblers Long Island Cape C New York Elberta Nee Chambers of Commerce Arkansas River

Richest Known Food Element in Father John’s Medicine

Doctors confirm cod liver oil as the richest source of vitamin A in Father John’s Medicine. The product is described as a scientifically blended pure food that strengthens nourishes children lagging in growth and builds new tissue and blood. Start taking it today.

Father John

Internal Remedy Relieves Piles

An advertisement touts Colac Pile Pills as quick relief for piles available at druggists or by mail from Colac Chemical Co Inc Glens Falls NY. It also promotes Butterfly Tinting products for home dyeing and includes a Parrot Got Busy anecdote and a note on Canada’s first railway the Champlain and St Lawrence line opened in 1836 with wooden rails and horsepower.

COLAC Colac | Chemical Co., Inc Glens Falls N. Y Canada Laprairie St. Johns Quebec Montreal Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway Company Champlain & St. Lawrence Railway Company

Visiting Golfer Complains Of Rotten Game At Tee

An amused exchange unfolds as a visiting golfer exclaims at a poor round while a brave caddy replies with a light taunt about future effort and a bull pup remark.

Father apologizes for daughter's modesty in shy meeting

A country correspondent recalls a Kentucky pair passing through to a village near Danville. The seventeen year old daughter, waiting hours for a late relative, is described as girlish, refined, and modest. The piece notes the father's polite apology as a rare, beautiful gesture.

Indiana Danville Indianapolis News

Prayer tale interrupts sermon with a sly ham theft

A South Dakota representative recounts a racially charged anecdote about a darky stealing meat from a pastor's smokehouse. The pastor confronts him and, after being asked to pray, the darky offers a hasty blessing asking to depart in peace.

Christopherson South Dakota Darky Sambo

Spoiled Diamonds Hide as White Stones at Auction

The Chicago Journal reports two Hapsburg crown jewels, two large diamonds with ruby tint, were guarded during exhibitions. A wash removed their color, turning them white, leading to a sale as ordinary white stones rather than ruby diamonds.

Hapsburgs Chicago Journal

Runt Joins Birthday Test of Kindness in Old Clippings

A snippet from Kansas City Star shows a boy learning humor and politeness as a teasing remark meets a fit of care from Mrs Johnson and a kindly dentist consoles a suffering child. The piece ends with a reflection that human kindness should not be soured by ingratitude.

Goshen

Small Boy’s Grief Over Stolen Shovel Sparks Sympathy

A Milwaukee Sentinel item notes a boy in Washington who cried after a neighbor found a shovel stolen from next door. The boy explains he cries not for himself but because the thief took his shovel too. The piece then touches on Palestine ruins and nursing gains.

Washington Milwaukee Sentinel

Ambiguous Quotes Spark Debate on Happiness and Authority

Readable text features phrases about happiness with love in a cottage and car ownership, paired with a critique of those who dislike authority. The fragment hints at social attitudes toward possessions and control. No clear event or named entities are present.

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