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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
7
An observant narrator recalls Panama’s quirks from quirky customs and riding boots to left hand traffic, hotel mistakes, Morro island sales, and Jamaicans in the asylum. The piece touches on canal workers, tourism, dress codes, and sweeping impressions of life around the canal zone.
The New York wholesale milk market shows Class B at 1.81 to 1.91 per 40 quart can and Class C at 1.71 to 1.81. Official quotations have been abolished.
Fragmentary notes describe overcrowding in knocking as a profession. The text mentions worms expelled from a human subject and references a vermifuge product, with stray lines about a performance last night and patrol wagons.
Miss Henrietta Kirschner of Brooklyn recounts a summer skin outbreak on her hands and feet that caused itching and sores. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for two weeks she saw clear skin and no eczema. She also notes her two month old nephew’s head sores improved similarly.
While golfing in Scotland a politician is told by a caddie that Tom McGregor is a grand player. The politician believes the praise, but the caddie bluntly replies that McGregor is dead, implying the politician’s own improvement is not as strong as he thinks.
The professor argues twelve people dining daily could not sit in the same order forever, needing thirteen million years to exhaust all arrangements. Uncle Pepys quips that this rivals a boy's many ways during a long sermon, noting the playful analogy.
A wife pleads that her husband no longer loves her as she asks him why he lets her light the fire. He replies the act makes him love her more, a tender exchange showing affection through domestic routine.
A mother asks her child Tommy if he washed his hands this morning and he replies that he washed one hand while the other did not need washing.
In a police court a stout colored woman testified about an assault, claiming to be eighty four and living near the river. On cross examination she clarified that date of birth was July in St Louis, quipping that eighty four referred to bust measurement rather than age.
A Reno statistician Dr Herbert M Shisholm remarks that divorce statistics suggest the average woman's heart is like a balloon and lighter than air while men seem bound to a partner. The comment appears in a casual aside reflecting social observations.
A humorous wartime cartoon caption notes a sick patient asking a doctor if she may join a coffee party. The doctor assures her with a light remark about her tongue being fine, highlighting the light tone of social life despite illness.
A Springfield man responds to his wife’s divorce petition explaining she is better qualified to carry her part in nagging contests. He cites her broader vocabulary and ability to switch from abuse to tears, storms to sunshine, and nagging to suavity, which bewildered him upon a third party’s appearance.
In a candid exchange Mr Pinnedd admits his fault for attempting a kiss on a mere acquaintance. Miss Plummer counters by suggesting he withdraw and make way for another man reputed to pursue what he wants, causing tension on the lawn.
After the premiere Whimper calls Wigglesworth a friend while Wigglesworth mocks the so called tragedy as a farce. A judge notes the scene as witty but the crowd sees satire in the acting and dialogue.
A testimonial promotes Grape-Nuts and Postum as a safe diet for indigestion and stomach troubles. A man describes relief after six years of illness, weight gain, and improved well being after three meals daily of Grape-Nuts with cream. The ad cites London Lancet praise of Grape-Nuts as a complete, easily assimilated food.
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