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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
7
A stout broker-class woman bids on a table in a large Edinburg auction room. A tired man sits on an arm chair and ends up asserting ownership with paper proofs, prompting the woman to yield the chair and step aside. The exchange ends with the man claiming the chair and sitting down.
Purporting to deodorize breath Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic is advertised as a remedy for strong tobacco odor and dark brown taste. A rinse and toothbrush use claim fresh breath, with sales points noting superiority to other antiseptics and availability by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston for 25 or 50 cents.
A brief cartoon dialogue shows a dismissive remark about a man’s intelligence and a counterpoint about a ten spot sent this morning, illustrating a humorous street-level exchange.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin and hair care, claiming relief from rough hands dry skin and falling hair. It urges warm baths and gentle applications and offers a free Cuticura book from Potter Drug and Chemical Corp of Boston.
A London Chronicle note traces street sayings from the 1840s to present, noting short lives of current slang and longer lived phrases like Does your mother know you're out. It describes revivals and alterations such as Not in these trousers versus Not in these boots and cites examples from popular culture.
The brief notes a remedy called Garfield Tea claimed to ease constipation. It also remarks on the weather as lively rather than monotonous, in a compact aside.
A long farming column offers practical tips on crop and livestock care, soil management, feeding regimes, tree planting, and dairy quality. It covers topics from proper spacing and pruning to root crops, silage, calf rearing, and hog breeding, citing economic benefits and careful husbandry.
Kentucky Experiment Station reports two years of tests with 100 Rhode Island Red hens showing higher egg output and practical qualities than other breeds. They average 190 to 210 eggs per hen and mature quickly as broilers, fryers, and layers with strong vitality and mothering traits.
An ad notes that starting squab farming with common pigeons loses money as markets demand large squabs. It warns beginners who mix squab with others may fail and stresses that a steady, methodical approach yields solid returns. Americans tend to abandon losing ventures.
Varnish, not just decorative, cleans easily and traps microbes, keeping dust out of the air. A National Association booklet recommends varnished floors as affordable, hygienic, and attractive, with free copies available. Sydney resists her mother’s taming of a hat plume, declaring she likes the feather where she can see it herself.
A humorous exchange highlights reliance on old hoisting gear. The housekeeper notes cost and convenience of city water, while the plumber questions the need for new plumbing. A carpenter is summoned to fix the hoisting apparatus when it fails, underscoring domestic adaptation.
An OCR fragment promotes Garfield Tea claiming liver relief and headache cure and notes Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with gum softening pain relief and wind colic at 25 a bottle. The text ends with a proverb about the transgressor.
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