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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1917

Page

7

A Pair of Fragments from Everybody's Magazine

A curio of humorous banter contrasts a veteran’s battlefield memory with a sharp witticism about brains, followed by a flirtatious moment as a woman likens a man to Whitman poetry while he wrestles with dizziness and a dreamy mood.

Whitman Everybody’s Magazine

Contrarkwise Quip Sparks Toast of Sun-Dried Oysters

A terse exchange recalls a fiery remark about a man expelled from a meeting. The other quips that the fellow remained metaphorically aflame after the attempted cooling. The remark ends with a playful line about sun-dried oysters as a delicacy in him.

Him

Mystery Sheets Vanish As Neighborly Gossip Flows

In a curious household exchange a child claims bedclothes disappeared and hints that Papabrought them out. A neighbor rumor mentions three sheets in the wind observed by those living nearby, while Bridget is exonerated.

Bridget Bessie Papa

Prolix Phrases and Short Word Spells in Dialogue

A playful dialogue features Willie spelling four cylinder words while others offer quips about caution and cranks. Humorous exchanges question a husband’s qualities as an ex bachelor. Higbee enters real estate, making lots, and Guatemala is noted to have one furniture factory employing 150 workers.

Important Work in the Poultry Yard

The USDA outlines fall and winter egg production and spring fryers. Start settings now by region for timely hatchings, with incubation and nesting tips, including temperature ranges from the first to third week, turning schedules, and moisture guidance. It covers natural incubation vs controlled incubators, nest construction, disinfectants, and daily lamp care during hatching.

United States Department of Agriculture

Handy Egg Candlers 79 Determine Laying Fowl

Clemson College Bulletin explains simple egg candling methods using wrapping paper tubes and home lamps to test egg quality. It describes a 12 by 24 inch wrapper tube tester, a box lamp setup, and a larger wall-mounted candling device for multiple eggs. It notes a pink tinge signals freshness while dark spots indicate incubation.

Exercise for Laying Hens in Deep Litter to Boost Health

Farmers should feed all grain on a deep clean litter of straw or hay to encourage hens to scratch for exercise. This method aims to keep birds active and healthy by promoting natural foraging behavior.

Eradicate Vermin on Hens With Dust Baths

In every poultry house there should be a dust bath where hens may rid themselves of lice. Poultry lice breed through pores in their sides and fine dust fills these pores to suffocate the vermin. Road dust hard coal ashes or dry dust will accomplish the purpose.

Proper Eggs for Hatching

Pullets eggs should not be used for hatching. Breed only from hens. Hens lay fewer eggs before the breeding season and tend to lay larger eggs and produce better chicks.

A Medicine for Women Digest and Dramatized Claims

An advertisement features Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles with testimonials from Mrs. Krese of Aurora Illinois and Mrs. Corner of Cincinnati Ohio. It urges readers to write for confidential advice and promotes generic remedies and medical quips from other ads and anecdotes.

Lydia E. Pinkham Mars Kant A. Krese North Ave Aurora Cincinnati Ohio Josh Corner Harrison Ave Fairmount

Pet Polly Among Ducks at Mudlake

A Kansas City Social Target club gathering at Mudlake reports a talking parrot perched on a muskrat house in the lake drawing curiosity from hunters. Deputy county recorder John Caskey and others hear a voice amid the ducks as the flock floats nearby awaiting shots.

Polly Kansas City Mudlake John Caskey Cleveland Plain Dealer

Couldn't Resist Him. Tennessee Meeting Sparks School Talk

Two locals in Tennessee rekindle conversation about Mandy, a teacher. The man brags of using political influence after Mandy passed a teaching certificate exam on the third try. He notes his role as local tax assessor and the school board's district ties.

Tennessee Sam Mandy Coon Hollow

Allen's Foot-Ease and a French Restaurant Joke

Allen's Foot-Ease is advertised as an antiseptic powder to relieve foot pain and bunions with free trial samples. A humorous Ithaca anecdote features Mayor Bates praising language knowledge while a patron misreads a foreign menu on Fifth Avenue, culminating in a joking exchange about mayo and a plate.

Allen Allen S. Olmsted le Roy N. Y Bates Ithaca Cornell Teu New York Fifth Avenue

Ten-year-old girl rides red bicycle despite mumps

An Indianapolis News note recounts a ten year old girl who received a red bicycle for Christmas but was kept indoors by a case of mumps and a weatherman. When the first warm day arrived she rode all day and later complained of muscle soreness. She asked whether being stiff or doubled up would be the better form of stiffness.

Indianapolis News

Performance judged by the opportunity

The principle asserts that execution should be measured by the chances presented rather than fixed success. It emphasizes leveraging available opportunities to demonstrate merit and effectiveness under varying conditions.

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