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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
3
A nostalgic Christmas poem describes St. Nicholas entering a home through the chimney with toys, filling stockings, and blessing all with a merry farewell. The child narrates the scene as reindeer, sleigh, and the jolly elf depart into the night.
Adele Mendle presents a 1912 era guide of festive party games for children. Activities include Santa Clauss Reins race Magic Music Holly berry guessing a potato doll making noisy word proverbs grab bag and more humorous stations to entertain shy and bold youngsters alike.
A wry exchange turns a Christmas dinner into a dark pun as a character quips that a husband who went dressed to kill was, in fact, killed to dress. The banter hinges on wordplay and macabre humor.
A Christmas Stocking makes a thoughtful gift when filled with small inexpensive items. Use a silk stocking filled in one foot with a pair of stockings and a few tiny presents wrapped separately in tissue and red ribbon to create excitement.
E. O. Sellers of the Moody Bible Institute Chicago directs this International Sunday School lesson. The piece outlines teaching aims and biblical passages for study and reflection in a church program setting.
Lesson for December 7 presents Joshua 6 8 11 and 14 20 with the theme that faith in God and strict obedience lead to victory. It notes the Jordan memorials the marching orders the ark symbolic of Christ and the seven day testing before Jericho and Rahab’s salvation by faith, proving God power and faith combined.
Gladstone reports wheat yields around 30 bushels per acre with top weights. Portage Plains shows remarkable scores including Noah Elgert at 61 bushels per acre and many others ranging from 47 to 61. In Marquette and Dauphin districts weather aids harvest. general cutting and threshing progressing with No. 1 Northern grading. Binscorth and surrounding towns report high sample quality and strong elevator activity.
A professor muses that killing a single fly prevented a vast future invasion. Agricultural experts doubt soil toxins from past crops depress future yields, citing Rothamsted station work that found no toxic residues after sixty years in soils affecting plant growth.
A wife describes quitting coffee after a physician ordered it and switching to Postum. She notes dramatic nervous system improvements and urges her husband to try Postum, with the family eventually abandoning coffee entirely. Postum is available in Regular and Instant forms advertised by Postum Co.
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