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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
4
The passage extols a universal need for quality health information and reputable products. It highlights Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted family laxative, urging buyers to choose the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists.
A collage of city scent imagery from Calais to Chicago contrasts with a Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials. The piece notes Moscow’s cranberry scent, St Petersburg and London odors, and ends with a sales pitch for Hall’s Catarrh Cure and a Catholic-drugstore style testimonial about J J Cheney.
Mrs Mary H Rouss of Cambridge Massachusetts recounts a kidney illness from a fall five years earlier with back and hip pains and weak health. She credits quick relief and eventual cure to Dean's Kidney Pills, noting she is now in excellent health. Sold everywhere in 60 cent boxes by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article contrasts migrant expectations versus self reliance, criticizing paternal government aid and urging capable men to strike out on their own. It notes a Kangas woman’s sensational Kate Bender claim as a hoax and jokes about Chautauqua program attractions. It also profiles Joseph Knight, an aging American engineer in Manila noted for eccentric vanity and strange early morning walks. It ends mentioning Chinese army opium smoking beheading rumors.
A vintage advertisement extols Postum as well brewed and palatable with a constant mild taste. It asserts caffeine free benefits, cites a supportive Ind. woman and husband, and claims fewer headaches and chest heaviness since switching from coffee. The piece ends by noting readers to request a booklet and the ads’ ongoing authenticity.
A vivid Baltimore Sun style poem celebrates baked apples with honey dew spice and cream. The whimsical orchard imagery blends mythic figures Jove and Juno with fruit, sugar, butter and dew of morning, invoking youthful joy and dreamlike nourishment.
Nellie, a sixteen year old cousin, picks blackberries with urgency on Langdon’s crossroad as a bear rumor stirs fear. Light, loving yet distressed by heat, pursues Nellie through shadows during a thunderstorm, finds her unconscious after a fall, and shares a frightened reunion with her.
A sketch of the early history of Camille the Paris drama and its American debut. It recounts Scribe and Dumas seeking permits, the censor battles, Morcy and Louis Napoleon intervention, La Dame aux Camellias premiering in 1852, Matilda Heron translating and acting in America, and Badeau s vivid 1867 Wallack s Theatre reception amid snow and awe.
A page excerpt presents a series of maxims and aphorisms from various sources. It catalogs lines from German, French, Latin, Italian, and English authors including Franklin, Emerson, Milon, Puck, and Kingsley, framed as reflective statements on effort, virtue, and conduct.
A famed English bishop known for eloquence loses temper during a church opening at a country house after a bad run of luck at boards. He breaks the game clue in two, apologizes profusely, and is met with a host’s calm quip that he is glad the bishop’s outburst occurred to reveal what a bishop really is.
A parade of social notes on Mme Melba dismissing peacock plumes and fearing film capture, with reflections on women’s superstitions and a New York Times motto about helping each other. It also surveys London and Rome salon ideas, Duchess of Sutherland, Washington collectors, and etiquette in Italian press.
The article surveys autumn fashion with shades inspired by sweet pea tones shifting to deeper purples and copper. predicts long sleeves, heavy braiding, high collars, large hats, small toques, and velvet aster trims. It contrasts women’s artistic success as social assets against ongoing stigma in business and trade. It also notes embroidery, pongee coats, and intricate collar and shawl details shaping the season.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts Hal Chase, famed first baseman, arguing for temperance and sharing a tale about Percy Vigors playing with a skate. Vigors smiles, the umpire asks to hit the middle ball, and Vigors ultimately strikes out amid comical confusion.
A collection of home care and craft tips. The New York Press advises washing rubber plant leaves twice weekly, keeping roots moist and away from direct sun. The New York Times details removing a ring stain with solvent and wax, then letting it dry. The Houston Post explains dyeing white canvas shoes to match outfits, noting shrinkage and the need to mount shoes on trees and prepare ample paint.
Cleaning with naphtha advice suggests placing garments near steam or a radiator to dry and remove odor safely. The text also outlines two methods for cooling hot rooms and provides several old fashioned recipes and a quip from Edward M. Greenway about dancing in the past. It ends with a San Francisco anecdote about practice in crowded dance halls.
Incomplete Yonkers Statesman text suggests a gossip snippet about a married man and a department store figure. Readable phrases indicate questions about marriage and career, but details are fragmentary and unclear.
In a Houston Chronicle snippet a witty exchange questions which is more notable the prima donna's debut or her farewell. The dialogue suggests a single debut is the sole lasting mark, noting the man’s and woman’s average heights discussed in the same passage.
The Rev. W H McMaster of the Brooklyn Memorial M E Church preached on The Spiritual Awakening of Man from Luke 9 32 arguing that waking consciousness symbolizes action and life while sleep represents inaction and death He urged education prayer and religion as means to arouse the soul and awaken moral and intellectual powers to behold Christ's glory and guide humanity toward truth and ethical living.
The London Chronicle recounts debate over the plain of Marathon, noting Byron’s offer and antiquarian curiosity. It questions modern knowledge of the decisive battle, mentions local relics and remnants, and recalls Prussian officers locating the scene and the Athenians preserving their memory of the clash with Persia.
Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal recalls using Cuticura soap and ointment to treat his three daughters eczema with itching eruptions on the scalp and a baby with skin breaks. After washing and applying Cuticura several times, the family reports complete cure and relief by May 21, 1907. The second excerpt notes Professor Simon Newcomb’s view on Mars life suitability versus Earth conditions.
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