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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
7
An old farmer orders his apprentice to work quickly and precisely. The apprentice reports back, claiming obedience and success. The farmer then reveals he shot the old white mare, saying he has buried her, in a London Answer column style anecdote.
A 19th century ad promotes Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a cure for catarrh. It claims a month of local treatment will prove Paxtine a specific, not a remedy, and describes its powder form, use as a spray and gargle, germicidal action, healing effect, and odor elimination. Available at druggists for 25 or 50 cents, with postpaid options from The Paxton Toilet Company Best Mass. Sample request offered.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that among 725 churches with over 312 000 communicants in 12 states and 208 towns, nearly 7 000 deaths in 1910 occurred. Of those, over 700, or about 10 percent, were due to tuberculosis, yielding 2.24 deaths per thousand communicants. The church death rate per thousand is higher than the national rate 1.67 in 1909, though tuberculosis shares similar national levels.
A colorfully told anecdote features Rose, a dark-skinned charwoman, explaining why a mistress rarely enters the kitchen. The tale contrasts strict upstairs control with cooks who resist madam’s presence during meal prep.
A widow recounts how quitting coffee and using Postum improved her health and allowed a life insurance approval. She describes years of heart trouble and nervous headaches, then notes she passed a medical exam after the switch seven years ago. The letter is presented by the Postum Company with the slogan There’s a reason.
Miss Gertrude Ainsley discovers snares in a woods path harming animals. A boy claims the rabbit for a tavern payment. a later note from Carroll Denton accuses her of villainy. A stranger, Denton, is revealed as a humane naturalist, and admiration orbits as a robin is healed by his care.
Veteran landscape painter R W Leader now eighty finishes three works for this year’s Academy display. His February Fill Dyke is among his best known pieces. He recalls early pot-boilers painted to suit public taste and his RA debut occurred about sixty years ago. Leader cites memories of Constable and Millais and remains a staunch opponent of Post-Impressionists.
The London county council education committee approved by laws regulating street trading by youths. If sanctioned by the council no boy under fourteen or girl under sixteen may trade in the streets, removing about 10,000 boys and 1,000 girls from street commerce.
A fireless cooker integrated with an electric stove offers convenience and cleanliness. The hardwood exterior houses a rustless metal lining and a fireproof packing. Set the clock alarm for 20 to 30 minutes, close the switch, and cooking begins automatically. The stove lets a user shop while meals prepare and return to hot food.
Instructions describe beating eggs and pulverized sugar for 55 minutes then adding soda, beating 5 minutes more. Mix in enough flour to knead and let cool overnight. Roll cut bake on caraway seed lined pans in a slow oven for 45 minutes.
Directions describe a strawberry pie with a rich crust baked separately. The crust is baked upside down in the pan with fork holes, then cooled on a plate. Fill with one quart freshly picked strawberries, sweetened, cover with two well beaten egg whites, sweeten, and bake until lightly browned.
Pick over and wash a cupful of rice then boil in salted water until tender. Drain and mold lightly buttered, bake ten minutes. Turn onto platter and baste with heated fruit syrup. Arrange canned fruit around the base and serve hot or cold.
A simple pudding recipe using flour currants eggs and milk mixed to a light batter with baking powder and salt. Bake in a moderate oven for about one hour then turn out and cut. Serve with sugar or golden syrup.
A recipe note describes making meat cakes from cold meat with fat bacon, seasoned with pepper and salt. Mix well fry and serve with gravy. Also suggests serving hot biscuits for breakfast.
A father laments his daughter’s marriage while a wedding guest counters with humor about solemnity. A squire notes the bite of tradition but admits it is tougher when daughters stay home. A lighthearted suburban gardening quip follows about lack of angle worms for sale and available tools.
A missionary speaker at a Lenten tea explains missionary trees where profits aid missions. He cites a Roxborough farmer with a golden pippin tree funding the Chinese mission, a Florida woman with an orange tree aiding New Guinea cannibals, and a California nut farmer dedicating a walnut tree to Zanzibar. He argues the underlying principle applies beyond farms.
In a playful vignette Mrs Scrappington reads as a joke about a woman turning on gas to asphyxiate while her husband sleeps. Mr Scrappington quips a reply about wives waking husbands and talk. The cartoonish banter ends with a quip about love and memory as a man moves from old to new.
A promotion style blurb extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle effective laxative for headaches colds indigestion pains constipation and sour stomach. It urges purchase of the California Fig Syrup Co. product with clear company branding on the package front.
Advertisement notes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claim relief from feverishness headaches teething disorders colds and worms with pleasant taste and 2 cents sample offer. Also Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised to ease teething pain and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. The page includes a proverb about shiftless men and a quote from De Ta Roche.
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