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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
7
A group of girls plans to make candy but lacks chocolate. Mary calls stores to order “Aspecka” chocolate, a fake product, causing broad laughter and months of chilly silence after the prank. The Chicago Tribune recounts the lighthearted costume of a practical joke.
Reports from the front describe severe wounding and endurance among French soldiers. Sergeant Fougere survived eight bullet wounds and a broken arm despite being shot in multiple limbs and walking ten miles back to his unit. A second French soldier has six bullet wounds and three bayonet wounds and is recovering. The French war office notes two deaths per hundred hits. One bullet partially failed to register for hours, another passed through two soldiers and stuck in a cavalry saddle.
A Practical Railroad School in cooperation with the Erie Railroad offers an Elmira New York training program with miniature locomotive operation and semaphore systems. Graduates are in demand as station agents and telegraphers, inviting applicants to request the illustrated catalogue and full details. The piece includes a fictional vignette about Charon and a stranger discussing an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into competition.
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy for red watery eyes with promises of eye comfort. A stray line notes Belgium’s estimated national wealth of 9 billion dollars year prior, then a non sequitur about mud guards before politics.
Sterling Connecticut and Massena New York letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness anemia and related symptoms. A Massena correspondent invites inquiries and urges other young girls to seek restoration to health with the product.
Old Baldy the giant eagle was captured after more than eight hours awaiting near a chicken house. A farmer finally lassoed the bird and shot it when it fought to escape. The eagle measured eight feet seven inches and weighed 73 pounds. Copper as hard as steel and a missing process are discussed.
The article compares John Franklin Baker to J Carlisle Smith in the World Series. It notes Bakers .316 season hitting andSmiths .256 while highlighting Smiths improvement since joining Boston and his potential in big games. Managers praise Smith but Baker remains the more timely hitter in this matchup.
Europeans hold large American securities and during the crisis sold them for currency. Brokers cashed checks at banks and obtained U S currency, which was backed by gold in the treasury. They then retrieved gold from the New York sub-treasury and sent it abroad to buyers.
The exchange contrasts Stella and Bella over art and livelihood, asking if art is a career or a pastime. It notes scorn for women who merely ponder versus those who create, reflecting social judgments on female artistry.
A minister s wife describes coffee addiction during nurse training causing bilious attacks and nervous strain. She quits coffee, starts Postum, and after a year feels clearer headed with steadier nerves and no bilious episodes. Product details and prices noted with Battle Creek maker.
Dialogue captures a child's plea for understanding and a mother’s teasing reply about excuses. The scene shifts to a witty aside about whether department store elevators count as shoplifters, provoking a light, humorous exchange.
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