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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
9
A dated miscellany lists pyramids in Egypt as 38, brain weight peak at twenty, 1.8 billion eggs consumed yearly, fleas causing 7 million deaths in India, and US spending 750 million for cinema front pages. Also a job ad seeks a man over 40 and a dance scene dialogue from London Answers.
For years druggists have followed the strong record of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is a physician's prescription but sold by druggists on merit and has many supporters. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with a note from this paper.
A Louisville Courier Journal clip recalls a city girl not fearing a garter snake. She picked it up and gave a short lecture on its habitat and species, turning a moment of fear into learning.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint garments and home fabrics from wool to linen. It promises no spotting fading streaking or running and urges telling the druggist fabric type before use. The snippet ends with a general lifestyle line about finding worthwhile company when loafing.
In a Montreal hotel lobby Bernard Leveque Sr and his son Bernard Leveque Jr met by chance after a local newspaper ad and two photographs sparked a fifteen year search. The man embraced his son who had spent vacations seeking his parent while in an orphanage after his mother died.
In Brown county South Dakota Thomas Dunham a wealthy farmer near Hecta faces a bigamy charge. At the preliminary hearing two sisters Lutile and Hannah Gross testified they were both legally married to Dunham, unaware of each other's marriage. The case will go to Circuit court for trial.
Two children were born during a hospital fire in Quebec as mothers were moved to safety and nearby shelter. Firefighters battled flames as the blaze affected hospital facilities.
Frederick Bertach, a wealthy businessman who died recently in England, leaves a fund to maintain a bread line in New York City. His will also provides 100000 dollars to aid poor students through Columbia University.
Ernest C. Holt says he and a companion survived 25 days in a Brazilian jungle by eating monkey meat and snake stew after running out of food. He and his wife returned to the United States aboard the Pan American after three years away, having collected about a hundred specimens for the American Museum of Natural History.
Deputy sheriff and ranch foreman William Cosgrove faced manslaughter charges after a neighbor named Henry Obendorff was killed when Cosgrove shot at his hat during a friendly duel. The incident occurred near St. Xavier Montana as Cosgrove attempted to imitate Wilhelm Tell.
A giant rat attacked four year old Helen Miller while she played near Bronx park, tearing a stocking piece before an onlooker killed it. A rat hunt followed with six large rats killed and keepers reporting rats entering lion and tiger cages at the Bronx zoo for scraps.
Five cows on Frank Ford's farm near Unionville Orange County were killed by a lightning bolt while tied to the same chain. A separate bolt struck Grace Church steeple in Port Jervis, tearing off a section.
Prime steers 9.40 to 10.50, shipping steers 9.00 to 10.50, butcher grades 8.00 to 9.00. Heifers 6.00 to 8.25, cows 2.50 to 6.00, bulls 3.00 to 5.00, feeders 5.00. Milk cows and springers 50. Calves 5.00 to 14.50. Sheep and lambs 14.00 to 15.50, fall 8.00 to 13.00, yearlings 7.00 to 11.35, sheep 3.00 to 9. Hogs yorkers 10. Pig numbers 10.50 to 10.30, mixed 10.25 to 10.30, heavy 7.00 to 8.00. Roughs stage 50.
A Sunday dinner scene shows four year old Margaret Ellen selecting a drum stick for her plate. She finishes the bone and calmly asks Uncle for more meat, displaying poised humor in the kitchen tale.
To have clear skin use Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness or itching. Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Advertisement notes price 25 cents each.
Willis mocks modern furniture in New York flats as Gillis recalls a friend’s bed setup. Breakfast on the footboard and signatures on the headboard are allegedly part of a chaotic scene. A man under the bed makes coffee in the same anecdote.
A newspaper ad promotes Dr Peerys Dead Shot vermin killer priced at 60 cents with a money back guarantee. It claims single bottle effectiveness and lists 873 Pearl Street New York City as the contact.
D. W. Hufford, an engineer for the public service commission, ponders a trivial office dilemma between hat stretching and a haircut while standing in a deep brown study as a friend asks what is on his mind.
A proverb-like note emphasizes that what comes from the heart reaches the heart, underscoring sincere emotion in daily communication and relationships.
Copper's value spans many uses from roofing gutters and pipes to ventilators and interior decoration. The article notes copper scarcity beyond Michigan and Montana and cites the Woolworth Building's approximate one million pounds of copper used for roofing elevators and decor.
In Public Life and In the Home a senator notes that being a favorite son does not guarantee winning votes. The public may punish favoritism and a favored candidate may face roughest discipline at the polls.
A seaside scene shows Joe remarking on a splash from a slip of a girl at the bathing beach while Tom asks what caused it, capturing a moment of light gossip at the coast.
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