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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
6
An old newspaper ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It promises dandruff relief and reduced hair loss after regular use and suggests simple at home application for 50 cents.
A dialogue questions a German airman. He is described as not an aeroplane expert but having charge of a publicity bureau. The exchange hints at his public relations duties rather than technical prowess.
Advertisement notes a croup remedy from Hoxsie’s claims to save life reduce nausea and be safer and cheaper at 60 cents. It cites the Reason criticizing a piece as too raw.
Lime sulphur wash is a winter remedy for San Jose scale on peach plum and cherry. It should be applied thoroughly to branches and twigs while avoiding flowers foliage and fruit. Late winter application can replace Bordeaux, removes moss and dead bark, but preparation and pumps require care.
The article notes that modern low freezing explosives allow stump blasting in March, enabling land clearing in cold weather. With wheat and corn prices expected higher in 1915 and 1916, President Wilson urges American farmers to boost food production, clearing over land in March to seed for a strong 1915 crop on virgin soil.
Feeding varies by age breed vigor housing and season. Feed hens to eat clean at each meal, monitor appetites daily, and expect about seventy five pounds per year per hen with winter consumption higher. The hen herself is the gauge to set daily feed.
The Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons are best for fattening. Placed in a fattening crate these breeds yield meat and fat efficiently with neat plump carcasses. Cockerels taken at 3.5 to 4 months gain one to one and a half pounds in three weeks as they age.
Strong, vigorous birds gain faster and profitably fattening ends after six months. Heavier breeds such as Cochins Brahmas and Langshans poor under close confinement and do not match utility breeds for economic gain.
Guidance on providing green feed to chicks. If kept in large yards they forage, but in small yards add easily digested greens. Include finely cut lawn grass, lettuce, onion tops, or boiled vegetables for better assimilation.
The piece tells readers that sharp erit grit aids digestion and wheat and meat keraps improve appetite to boost winter egg production, noting that without these aids fowl may not produce profitable eggs in cold weather.
A 10 cent Cascarets ad urges quick relief from headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour fermenting food relieve liver bile and purge bowels while you sleep promising a clear head and healthy bowel action by morning for months.
Malaria has been largely prevented by studies of the mosquito carrier its breeding places and natural history and by inoculation experiments on animals and men Italian observers proved the mosquito spreads bird malaria in humans The result is safer productive land and a reduction of debilitation including stunted anemic children with enlarged livers and spleens now obviated by modern knowledge.
Conversation jokes about safety comparing horseback riding to riding a trolley. A jab about giving up a seat to a lady on a horse highlights social norms and humor of public transport etiquette.
An 19th century patent medicine ad promotes Grays Sweet Powders for children to treat teething disorders headaches stomach issues and worms. Claims include bowel regulation fast cold relief and pleasant taste. Sold by A S Olmsted Le Roy New York and other druggists, 25 cents.
A playful exchange compares belief in truth rising after crushing with a quick counterimage of being floored. It reads as a humorous, light reflection on resilience and wit rather than a reportable event.
The article extols Western Canada as an efficient farming frontier where small capital can yield large returns. It cites Carl Dickan of Russian Poland who built a 100 acre mixed farm near Wetaskiwin after moving with $900, noting strong yields in wheat and oats, and highlights Buck Lake Pigeon Lake area as ideal for homesteading with timber, water, and abundant game.
A chemistry teacher in a southern college asked a Kentucky student to name the principal properties of water. The student briskly replied that water is poisonous, in a moment of humorous defiance quoted by the New York Evening Post.
More than 30 years ago Salzer's Catalog boosted alfalfa and today Salzer Seeds offers Grimm Montana Liscom Dakota Registered No 30 varieties and a large seed catalog. Mail twenty cents for six seed packets and catalog. respond to John A Salter Seed Co Box 714 La Crosse Wisconsin.
An advertisement touts Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as a quick relief for throat troubles sold by Druggista. The copy suggests men exaggerate affection for wives to imply purchasing power.
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