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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a sleep active laxative for constipation biliousness and indigestion claiming no griping and a 60 minute effect. Also promotes Eye Balm to relieve irritated eyes and mentions Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for proof it cures. The copy mocks laziness and urges spending wisely.
The Ingham and Tirrell Silk Co plans another mill at Milford while boathouse colonies depart Timber Creek area. Gloucester City Education receives tax payment. Vineland reports black oak blight, Cumberland counts similar issue. Barrington forms armed street patrols. Williamstown glassblowers join Cumberland plant in Bridgeton. Pittman street work planned before winter. About 16 766 public school pupils in Unden district. Shiloh High School adds agricultural course taught by Clarence Loesel.
Advert pairing urges use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a scented grooming trio. Mentions old door knocker and home interior items. Contains a Boston Transcript quotation about reading and writing with a casual modern ad tone. 25c each advertised.
An ad advises that a summer cold is best treated by bed rest and Boschee's Syrup for relief. If bed rest isn’t possible, avoid drafts, limit heavy meals, and take occasional Boschee's Syrup doses, a long standing American remedy sold widely. The note also mentions a British milling industry education campaign to improve worker efficiency.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine Bayer aspirin with directions for headache and other ailments. It notes the Bayer name as genuine for nineteen years, mentions a Handy tin of 12 tablets costing a few cents, and identifies Bayer as the trade mark for acetylsalicylic acid. Also includes a comic exchange about baseball and pancakes, ending with a moral on optimism and effort.
Spot Markets at a Glance lists prices for cattle hogs lambs and calves with ranges for prime steers and culled stock. Grain and products like wheat corn and rice are noted with quality grades and approximate values. Dairy items such as butter cheese eggs and lard are cited with typical market levels.
In a Royal Institution lecture Prof D Arcy W Thompson recounts Granny the jellyfish saved by Sir John Dalyell and passed to several caretakers until her death in 1887 at about 67. The New York Tribune speculates she could have reached 98 with no neglectful botanist. An unrelated London Chronicle anecdote recalls a restaurant burglary and safe explosion.
Five cent fares recalled as a bygone policy tied to an old transit era. A cryptic fragment notes a cemetery reference and questions its connection to a final fare change. No clear location or date is provided.
A brief exchange features flirtatious barbs about a woman who is described as crazy about the speaker. The rival remarks suggest the other party would be similarly drawn to him if she paid attention, hinting at ongoing romantic tension.
Two men argue while carrying timber and attempt to boss the job. One proclaims, I kin, my name is Lew Tennant, and the other retorts, my name is Sam Browne, asserting equal authority in a tense exchange from Yank Talk, Trench and Billet.
A dialogue frames geography as a tough and unsettled public issue. A boy admits limited study while his father notes geography as a difficult matter facing the nation. The exchange underscores concerns about public understanding of boundaries.
Edith asks Mr Illes about his favorite play while Charlies discusses enjoying a base stealing hook slide as a favorite baseball moment. The judge weighs in on the topic with casual sports banter.
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