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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
7
Bargain Talk at the Shop Window
In a Hutchinson Kansas Gazette snippet a shopper muses on fashion choices and bargains. She weighs dresses and skirts noting style shifts, possible alterations, and the impact on matching hats shoes and future looks. The casual retail chatter captures a small town shopping moment.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Nervousness Free Use
Ad claims Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or head ringing due to its tonic and laxative effect. Mentions a single “Bromo Quinine” on the box and includes a cryptic line about an athletic brother and a professor’s winter job. Contains quotes from a Birmingham Age-Herald remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald
France
Hotels Favor Conservation Plan Across United States
More than ninety percent of the nation’s better class hotels have signed pledges to conserve food. The program includes one meatless day and one wheatless day each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A Fitting Title
A quirky phrase from Dauber describes his moonshiners camp sketch as a study in still life. The dialogue hints at social tension as a girl resists a bluffed kiss while readers note the era’s blunt humor about graft and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauber
Smileage Books For Soldiers And War Camp Theater Plan
A War Department subcommittee plans smileage books for soldiers at 16 National Army cantonments where 3,000-seat theaters host vaudeville and Broadway plays. The scheme uses 20 or 100 cent coupons exchanged for admission, funding a 64 theater circuit with 10 to 25 cent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department Commission
National Army
Marc. Klaw
Klaw &Erlanger
Alse
New York
National Guard
Feeding poultry for profit and waste reduction
The article argues feeding fowls is not serious if home grown feeds cover needs. When grain must be bought hens cost more, especially when not laying. Molt is normal, grain waste occurs, but poultry will consume wasted feeds, making them profitable if managed. If not profitable, eliminate unproductive fowls.
Preventing Colds in Young Stock
Fall colds in young stock stem from poor ventilation or crowding. Keep houses open fronted, ensure roosting space, and avoid floor bunching at night. If sneezing starts after a weather change, treat by mixing camphor, sugar, and water to give the birds only this drink for a few days, or rub camphorated oil into the nostrils.
Care for a Flock of Guineas
The article advises rearing young guineas under a chicken hen for best results. It notes guineas are nervous but trainable to return home, prefer hatching in warm weather, and require dry quarters. After a few days they should roam freely, with feed limited to mornings and evenings, and warns late fall hatchings risk poor rearing.
Agriculture The Mainstay Of The Nation
The piece extols agriculture as the nation’s backbone, praising farmers as key producers and noting high commodity prices, land access in Western Canada, and the potential profits from wheat and oats. It highlights migration to Western Canada, favorable rail rates, roads, and prosperity, with claims of record yields and global significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western
Cindi
Western Canada
America
Triple-Expanding Shells Aimed at Zepelin Threat
A British inventor designed a patented shell with three compartments that explode at different times. Each charge releases distinct colored grit to guide gunners toward airships. The shell connects compartments by a small fuse passage, enabling staged bursts for range adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Newfoundland Sailing Fleet Reaches Record Strength
Newfoundland now has 125 sailing vessels with 17 more on the stocks, totaling 142 locally owned ships the largest fleet in a generation. The schooners, 100 to 400 tons, enable access to foreign markets as cod catches around the island reach about 1.5 million quintals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Codon Island
River of Liberty Pennies and the new duty to pay
The piece argues that the penny now serves as a symbol of democracy and a practical tool for national effort. It urges citizens to support the demand for pennies as cheerful taxpayers aiding soldiers, sailors, and victory, noting even children and millionaires should give.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening Post
His Sisters and Brothers
A little boy answers a riddle about siblings. He says he has two sisters and one brother and that he is the brother, making him the third brother himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Remarked Exchange Shows Lingering Tension in Courtroom
A fragmentary exchange hints at unresolved tension in a legal setting with phrases about dignifying a chargé and whether a reply would suffice. The dialogue suggests a cautious stance toward formal notice and response.
Boschee’s German Syrup Ad Claims Long-Standing Use
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year trusted cure for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It promises restful nights easy morning expectoration and natural recovery with bottles priced 80 and 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
United States
Elevator and lighting cuts spark rent question
A Boston reader recalls a placard in an office building urging coal conservation. It warned elevator and lighting service would be reduced, prompting a tenant to quip whether rent would be reduced as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Bost
Sparing Him and Butter on Toast
A playful sketch shows an economical husband urging his wife to close her eyes to hide his rising grocery burden. He jokes that then she won’t see how much butter he must use on her toast. The banter frames a domestic financial squeeze with humor.
Fragmentary Victorian Language On Crook Convict
A fractured historic snippet shows a dialogue about a thief. The speaker laments the crook and claims to have been cropped in love, revealing a casual, period voice from a penal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina
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War and Navy Departments
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Quartermaster's Department
Canal Zone
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Camp Meade
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