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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
10
The Latest Fashion Note advises powdering shoes before wear to guard delicate hosiery from chafing. Allen's Foot Ease is commonly sprinkled into shoes to reduce friction and prevent holes, helping avoid soreness and wear on stockings.
A London readers debate whether the average man prefers a coy or vivacious wife with many opinions from clergymen and lay readers. The piece contrasts marriage dynamics and suggests variety strengthens harmony before shifting to a historical survey of Adrianople’s sieges from Hadrian to Murad I and the fall of Constantinople.
A May lesson reflects Jacob's grief and Joseph's restraint as Benjamin's fate drives the brothers to seek favor in Egypt. Judah offers to become Benjamin's surety while Joseph tests them with feasts and emotions, showing strength in walking in the light through grace and trust in God.
Wyandotte is smaller than Plymouth Rock but grows as fast. White Wyandotte lays about as well as Plymouth Rocks, with more activity and less tendency to overfatness. Rhode Island Reds emerge as a distinct breed with Asiatic origin, selective fifty-year growth and egg focus, especially on eastern egg farms. In practice, White Wyandottes lead plant usage, followed by Singlecomb White Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks and White Plymouth Rocks. Reds, Brahmas, Buff Rocks, Browns, and Minorcas also appear across egg, rooster, capon, and broiler operations.
The article explains that gapes are caused by a worm like parasite attaching to the windpipe lining. It recommends isolating infected birds and weekly lime trenching. It suggests removing parasites with a feather dipped in turpentine and adding turpentine or camphor to drinking water.
A guidance note on poultry care explains a single hen can brood twenty chicks but not more than thirteen. It recommends pairing two hens and distributing chicks from two hatchings, letting the second hen brood thirteen eggs again while her own brood grows.
A tip for poultry keepers stresses grit as essential for digestion in hens. Ensure a constant supply accessible to hens to promote digestion and egg production.
Thousands of settlers from Britain Europe and the United States arrive in Winnipeg at about a thousand per day as Canada West rapid growth continues. Germans Scandinavians and Scots join Britons in filling prairie homesteads with 160 acre farms offered at $15 to $20 per acre and six months annual occupancy for three years leading to deeds.
A Worcester mother finds her children reenacting Adam and Eve with bare bodies among plants. The youngest, about three, wears a silk hat and carries a cane and proclaims, I am the Lord Dod Almighty, walking in the garden in the tool of the day. The scene unfolds from a family in orthodox faith with a late twist.
A patient describes a severe skin reaction believed to come from a plant poison spreading across hands arms and face. After weeks of ointments the Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided rapid relief with skin clearing in about five weeks. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide and offers free samples with a postal address in Boston.
A reflective remark on character and desire, noting that popular praise does not always reveal virtue. It cites Balaam’s prayer to die the death of the righteous, yet he later aligned with heathen forces and was slain by a righteous man.
An old style ad touts Mrs Wingtons Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming to ease pain and soothe gums. The copy asks a playful question about who will pitch, reflecting a light sales tone and period voice.
Elkhart Indiana resident Mrs Sapir Williams says she suffered 14 years from organic inflammation and female weakness with pain and fatigue. After six doctors offered only temporary relief she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanitone Wash for four months and reports significant improvement. She invites others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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