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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
6
A humor item recounts a girl teasing a slow suitor who asks for a kiss, a brick from a building hitting Michael Meehan on the head but leaving his new silk high hat unscathed, and his relief at its safe return after the brick impact.
A husband credits Grape-Nuts and cream with transforming his wife’s health after 18 years of poor digestion. He says four weeks on the cereal restored her appetite and strength, with breakfast and supper consistent to the change. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville and notes the letters are genuine.
Fringe social tale of engagement secrets and a playful deception. Fanny and Mildred plan a surprise revelation for their fiances, leading to confessions about past loves and a late night party that ends with awkward, revealable truths and reconciled bonds.
In a Metropolitan excerpt the idea is mocked that fortune telling relies on a fixed set of traits applied to all. It imagines Falstaff and Hamlet receiving identical readings, noting both the humor and absurdity of rigid character profiles and the appeal of easy prophecy.
A Kentucky editor who sought political office finally became a party delegate. On the convention day the editor forgot to write a fresh editorial and instructed the printer to reprint last week’s piece with the note reprinted by request. Readers received the old editorial under a new caption.
A woman lectures a tramp who explains he twice tried to work to set an example but died of nervous prostration after the effort. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward work and hardship in a terse dialogue.
The speaker notes a man brags of daily triumphs and Fortune smiles while concealing his humbler life. He delivers praise of earned glory yet keeps the truth private, his outward success contrasted by a garish, secretive reality beneath his shiny image.
Two businessmen stroll and discuss a humble restaurant. One recalls poor service yet argues the owner's sign shows inclusivity, urging patrons to support the place despite subpar meals. The exchange frames community encouragement over picky critique.
The dialogue reveals Miss Millington refusing further meetings with Mr Simpson citing heart trouble and safety concerns. The engagement was announced the following day, indicating societal notice of an impending union between the two individuals.
A list pairing social types with curious companions. A bondsman for the Napoleon of Amance, a fortune teller for the heiress seeking marriage, a snake charmer for the man who quits whisky, a cup-bearer for the amateur golf champion, and a trained nurse for the man who refuses an overcoat.
A woman describes a moment of intimate noise intended to provoke the other guests, then leaves to join the group of girls seeking excitement while a man only imitates a kiss. The scene suggests social tensions and sought attention within a private gathering.
An opinion dialogue questions whether a poor man can advance in politics and suggests that remaining poor while succeeding may be improbable. The speaker implies political success requires wealth, while noting ambiguity about answering directly.
A short exchange notes Hubbleston as a man of mark and recalls he has had the smallpox. The dialogue hints at local reputations and past illness shaping how a person is viewed.
A quotation frames Chautauqua as a forum where public men may speak freely without censorship or required editing, capturing a view of open discourse in a community gathering.
An article describes poultry housing for Leghorns with two matching wooden buildings 18 by 70 feet and 18 by 12 feet, facing south, with glass and muslin windows, dirt floors covered with wheat straw, and cleaning with hot spray every two weeks. The setup houses 1,250 layers at 62 cents per hen, costing 3.88 dollars per lineal foot.
A poultry keeper shares a method using open air houses with straw bedding and daily cleaning to double egg output. Feed includes scattered grains, mashed potatoes with supplements, and finish with ear corn. Breeds cited are bred-to lay white leghorn and white Wyandotte, noted for winter laying.
Daily egg gathering and culling of small eggs. geese average large size and pair, drakes care for multiple mates. Hens may lay in summer if left free, but rarely in winter. For shows, prepare one or two pens. pack and ship poultry dry and cold, not frozen. Poultry can provide year round income unlike hogs or cattle.
The article describes tar grilled oysters prepared by trimming large oysters, soaking in melted butter with salt and pepper, wrapping each in bacon, sprinkling with bread crumbs and parsley, skewering, and grilling four minutes over hot fire. Served on butter fried bread cups while very hot. A broad minded man is seldom wheaty.
An old patent style remedy recommends two ounces glycerine and half an ounce Globe Pine Compound mixed with half a pint of whiskey. Take one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime, adjust for children. Marketed by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago. claims the formula cures colds and coughs and notes availability through druggists.
Charles W. Noble reports a ten year battle with itchy scalp and dandruff ending after using Cuticura Soap twice weekly and Cuticura Ointment. He credits gradual scalp relief and hair regrowth to the products and advertises samples from Cuticura, Boston.
When leaves yellow and fall the plant may be dying. Feed with olive oil tablespoonful every two weeks. Do not wash. instead, wash the plant weekly with warm soapsuds and let suds moisten the soil thoroughly. Sprinkle every other day. Apply the same treatment to ferns.
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