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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
7
In a Cincinnati letter Miss Emma Gramke says her system was terribly run down and she has improved since taking Father John’s Medicine. She reports recommending it to friends and notes the product is a pure food medicine built on strength and flesh without alcohol or dangerous drugs.
Jimmy visits a doctor for unrest in sleep. Doctors check pulse tongue heart and lungs and declare him sound. He explains he falls asleep instantly but awakes a minute later and cannot enjoy sleep due to not knowing it.
A Quaker couple describes years of nervous illness and indigestion from coffee and tea. They credit Postum with dramatic relief after switching to the caffeineless beverage, and endorse it to others with similar symptoms. The ad promotes Instant Postum powder and describes preparation and pricing.
A New York Tribune Farmer piece outlines practical hen nests built from wooden boxes and repurposed grocery containers. Nests run along walls with hinged covers for easy egg collection, raised on supports, and painted interiors for sanitation.
A poultry keeper describes open air or fresh air houses boosting egg yield. Wheat straw bedding and scattered feed support morning and noon meals with a mash at night. Finishing with ear corn, plus beef scrap and shells keeps fowls productive year round with bred to lay white leghorn and white Wyandotte varieties performing well.
The article outlines freshness indicators for premium white eggs, emphasizing shell fullness, uniform large size, and chalk white color. It notes defects such as shrinkage, summer weak bodies, and inconsistent sizing, with cream tinted eyes harming value when mixed with whites in competition with general supplies.
Prices effective January 1 list Class B milk at 1.91 per 40 quart can and Class C at 1.81 per 40 quart can. The update reflects new market rates for dairy suppliers.
The 1913 agenda in Western Canada vows large-scale capital, rail and city projects across Alberta and British Columbia. Double tracking by Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk Pacific extensions, and Canadian Northern expansion are planned alongside widespread public buildings, schools, and private development. Vancouver and Victoria anticipate rapid growth as permits exceed ten million dollars, with American settlers contributing to regional expansion.
John L G Sullivan recounts boxing lessons with a tough pupil who aims to defeat a rival but ends up learning, then plans to send the rival for further instruction. The anecdote mirrors a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item. A Tub of Rosewater describes Victor Rosewater's son playing with sailing boats in a bath, with humorous exchange about bath time.
A fragmentary dialogue evokes household improvisation with a pun about cooking on an emergency and a joke about removing tacks from the parlor carpet. The lines hint at social norms and humor in a domestic setting.
Prominent doctor’s prescription claims to rapidly cure chronic and acute rheumatism and backache using Toris compound and syrup of sarsaparilla mixed with whiskey. Directions urge obtaining the original sealed package from a druggist and warn against patent medicines. Published by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
Collecting antiquities, Slopay receives a card from a man calling himself Professor Brace, an antiquarian. The stranger offers to pay a deposit on a bill Slopay has owed for more than three years.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine bottles of Castoria for its signature and verify its safety for children. The copy notes Castoria has been in use for over 307 years and ends with children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
The chatter notes Willis hires a new preacher fresh from college. Gillis confirms the move and says the Easter choir squad was called out last Sunday with practices ordered behind closed doors.
Relieves contagious itch in about 30 minutes with Woolford's Sanitary Lotion advertised for all kinds of itch. Also notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain and colic for children. The ad contains a quip about the value of a man’s statements.
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