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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
2
The article harshly condemns the English sparrow noting its spread across the eastern United States and southern Canada. It details its damage to crops birds and nests and outlines various control methods including nest destruction baiting traps and poison with strychnia sulphate.
The American Hebrew outlines fluctuating Jewish status in Russia from 1801 to the early 20th century. It notes Alexander I’s education plans, Nicholas I’s agricultural hints, easing under Alexander II, and later pogroms and May laws that pushed Jews to emigrate, while some reforms and duma eligibility persisted.
The New York Medical Journal denounces card playing as mental dissipation, worse for the young and middle aged, while praising dancing as a healthy exercise. It notes elderly players may benefit from it sparingly, and emphasizes skill’s small role in gambling. The New York Morning Telegraph echoes the harsh critique.
A guide to summer desserts emphasizing light digestion friendly options. Recipes include baked apples with jelly and almonds, Snow Puffs with butter sugar flour and meringue, Italian Cream with gelatine milk and eggs, Bavarian Cream with gelatine cream and sugar, and Chocolate Junket with chocolate vanilla milk and junket, all serving suggestions and preparation steps.
A noted quip urges readers to publish a friend's virtues in bright terms and print his faults in small type. It reflects Burdette's humorous take on loyalty and storytelling in social circles.
Plain walls make a good background for photos and decorating. Leftover citrus sweetmeats flavored with lemon juice make tasty lunchbox treats. Calamine coats faded paper for fresh wall decor. White cheesecloth curtains with a color strip look dainty. Wild cucumber vine can hide an ugly fence. Reuse leftover frosting to make a nutty tea cake. Mushrooms appear in May with pink and lavender frills before autumn frosts.
Dialogue recalls two clerks named Gunn and Ball. The question asks their fate and the answer states Gunn was fired and Ball was bounced. The exchange conveys dismissals with a terse punchline.
An Atchison Globe style quip questions a man famed for wealth and suggests he seeks money making schemes off the side. The brief reflects a gossiping tone about sharp business sense and prudence.
A terse aphorism warns that judging a man by his wealth alone leads to a dim view of his character. The phrase implies money cannot buy respect or influence without prudent action.
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