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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
7
A wide range of farm guidance covers feeding, crop protection, and breeding. Topics include barley for cool climates, beet molasses as stock supplement, weeds and pests, hogs in mating and fattening, pasture vs confinement, and root crops. Also notes on silage, manure, and seed quality with practical farming observations.
Mrs. Drew reports her two month old baby’s severe eczema and rash improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment four times daily. Within two weeks the child was well and the mother praises the remedies for skin and shampooing hair.
A boy named Jimmy, once popular in his hometown, feels homesick at boarding school. He writes that he is behind in studies and gymnasium but later reports a turning point as classmates promise to teach him all they know. He notes growing confidence and a bigger smile in his letters home.
A witty exchange jokes about old fashioned spouses and wedding customs. A white haired boarder riffs on an old fashion married pair and the cost of prayers for hats, implying the husband bears the expense.
An Eskimo learns of telephones from Professor McMillan of the Peary expedition and tries to mimic the setup. He plants sticks and wires, speaks into the wire, then runs to listen at the other end, disappointed not to hear his own voice. His expression shows his view of the white man.
A cryptic exchange hints at a rejected marriage proposal with threats of restraint. The speaker vows to delay the partner while cautioning Miranda about potential consequences. The tone suggests a tense domestic conflict and potential fallout.
A Cleveland Leader item recalls Dorothy Ullman asking if God can see everything. Her mother answers that God sees all things at all times. Dorothy then questions a store optician’s large eye in the window, asking if God’s eye is as big.
In a Cleveland Leader item a Sabbath school class hears Miss Frances Hartz read Genesis about God forming man from dust. A student quips if he dried him in the sun like mud pies, and the teacher gently moves on with the lesson.
A Hoboken shop frequented by Germans displays a mournful sign announcing the passing of a patron named Mr. Credit. The notice, framed in black, laments his decline and urges customers to pay cash, ending with a quip about a wise man and a woman's hat.
The cartoon scene shows a shopman offering to carry a pound of butter for a lady who declines. The caption jokes about making the load light and contrasts polite service with practical help. A jumble of unrelated lines mentions rheumatism relief and a crude insinuation about courting behavior.
A humorous dialogue from Harner's Weekly contrasts jokes in languages and cultural viewpoints. The piece shows Binks and the Philosopher discussing why English jokes elude some, and a tale about Michael Dolan and Widdy Castigan’s second husband ends with a comical egg breaking and hatchling imagery.
A humorous church anecdote circulates about two young attendees. During the offering the man admits he has no change, whispering that he changed his pants. The woman blushes and confesses she cannot locate her purse either.
A humorous exchange contrasts old fashioned in law with direct action. An artist must create haunting work, while one character insists on bluntly asking the father for marriage. The dialogue highlights differing views on courtship and creativity.
Oysters grow mainly in summer and are scarce until they reach the third year. Growth marks appear as yearly humps and sinks on the shell, with full growth after seven to ten years. Oysters can live up to twenty years.
A humorous exchange notes why ships are referred to as she. Swenson asks about emotional attachment to a buoy while Benson jokes about men swearing at monopolies and calling them a “thle one.”
The piece argues daily brain use requires rebuilding material from food. It cites minerals like phosphate of potash as essential, asserting brain health depends on consuming foods rich in potassium phosphate and related salts rather than sugar and fat.
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