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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
8
New legislation grants a widow's title to those married before June 27, 1905 and remarried widows also gain eligibility. The inquiry asks about Confederate service. Byington & Wilson of Washington DC, established 1866, note the firm offers this information.
Farmers from across the state visiting Columbus observed city squirrels in parks and streets. They noted the animals’ boldness, leaping between trees and even seeking food from people, a contrast to their wary forest surroundings.
Advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin irritations with free samples by mail. A Scientite American note discusses arsenic absorption by hair, noting hair can show arsenic concentrations while liver and kidneys may be unaffected in acute cases, and legal implications of hair analysis for poisoning.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a disturbing exchange about mistaken identity and suspected romantic involvement. The speaker expresses fear and confusion as the unnamed woman allegedly loves him but repeatedly calls him Alfred, though his name is Frank.
Miss Cayenne recalls a tale of flattery and persistence as a woman sought compliments until she wed a fortune hunter. In a separate note, Stamin reports fiscal year imports valued at $1,135,888 from the United States.
A ten car Pullman hospital train sits at Fort Sam Houston prepared for U S troops on the border. Though not more serviceable than foreign trains, it surpasses rivals in luxury. The photo shows nurses and an interne in the surgical dressing compartment.
Specially posed photograph of Sarah Bernhardt, the noted actress, after arriving on the Espagne. The shot shows her in her New York hotel suite, capturing her arrival in the United States.
A remarkable photograph from the Astor Cup hundredth mile at Sheepshead Bay shows Ruckstall crawling out from beneath a wreck near the bend of the main stretch. He was slightly injured while his mechanician escaped unhurt.
The state factory inspection department of Sinois recommends architects builders and factory owners incorporate an I beam into large building fronts. Brackets extend from upper sections to hold scaffolds for painters sandblasters and others working on the front. The beam provides a trolley track for hung scaffolds and a movable platform increasing safety and reducing risks.
A long ago invention by Tainter of Baltimore created the twistable bottle cap for ketchup and beer bottles. A traveling jeweler Friedenwaldt funded the venture with about $5,000, leading to global factory production and eventual shared profits exceeding 350 million dollars among key investors.
A historical ad extols kidney care and Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy urging readers to test the herbal product with a 10 cent sample offer. It also contains a local humor snippet about a cook quitting and recuperation delays, reflecting newspaper wit of the era.
The Boston Transcript quotes a humorous exchange about a restless woman and her brave husband, noting the husband is a "bard composer" and implying a suitable match. The fragment reflects light social banter rather than a full news event.
A dialogue notes that Belle and Jeulah discuss a play as unlikely for today’s fashion. The remark highlights that all actresses wore long skirts, signaling conservative dress of the era and a contrast to expected styles.
A brief quip about silence and nickel plate hints at domestic humor. The speaker notes that his wife appears content with a nickel plate, framing a light exchange on value and satisfaction.
Buffalo readers report relief from monthly pains backache and irregularities after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Buffalo mother Matilda Kurtzweig endorses the remedy and urges other young women to seek advice by writing to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts with confidential responses for women only.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a boastful line about offering a piece of something old and round, with a drifting aside on wobble and a claim of possessing 1,000 jitney buses. The garbled text suggests a clipped, humorously evasive interaction rather than a clear news event.
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