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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
3
A page features sermonizing notes from Archbishop Benson on virtue and restraint alongside an instructional Sunday supper guide. Recipes include Potato and Ham Sandwiches Cabbage Salad Pineapple Cones and Olive Squares with modern kitchen tips and a Douglass quote on dignity.
The article outlines peach boutes, pears gateaux, grape dessert, and pear with chocolate cream among autumn fruit dishes. It also reports on monks of Brussels and socialists pressuring for electoral reform, with notes on Brussels tourism, Rubens, Godfrey de Bouillon, and local beer culture.
Farmers seek practical fowls for eggs and meat while considering size plumpness hardiness and foraging ability. Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte praised as top business stock. A humor piece about a husband tricking a sleepy wife ends with a laugh.
A witness recounts a friend's narrow escape as an earthquake ends with a startling scene when Tom awoke to find an abbess beside him in bed. The account emphasizes astonishment at the unexpected occurrence amid the quake.
The piece states that strawberries are not of European origin but come from the Chilean berry native to the Pacific coast, noting widespread misconception about their ancestry.
Jeanette Guttman a 13 year old from the Bronx who had been in a coma at the Hydropathic Institute since July 30 was pronounced fully recovered. She did not recall events after July 30 while her pulse had ranged 100 to 120 and minor fevers appeared briefly.
Mr and Mrs Frank Vernon of Hagerstown Maryland say they hold the title of the most married couple, having tied the knot eleven times since 1909 in locations from Columbus Ohio to Mexico. They describe marriage as a hobby of their travels.
Instructions emphasize culling non breeding roosters, avoiding weak breeding stock, maintaining oyster shells and coops for chicks, using low perches to encourage early roosting, and noting egg shell color does not reflect food value. Suggests heat pest management and enriching diet with seed meal after molt, plus storing dry road dust for winter use.
A middle aged couple returning from a weekend away find their house unchanged with blinds as they left. They wake their heavy sleeper son who asks if they missed their train implying a quiet night and unknown events at home.
A courtroom dialogue recounts a husband confronting a suspect in a horse robbery. The sergeant confirms capture and the husband asks to question the robber about entry stealth, noting he has sought this for twenty years. The judge oversees the exchange.
A humorous note about constables pursuing speeding motorists. The quip says the officers are immune to being tricked, as one man asks what is queer about them and another replies that no matter how fast you go you cannot throw dust in their eyes.
Herbert, standing on a chair in the pantry, asserts his stance as his mother and the jam on the shelf witness a surprising scene. He declares he is defending the "miniuries" of a boy scout as a humorous justification for his actions.
Robert, a young onlooker, overhears a couple in love and mutters a scornful remark. Adults smile, but he remains solemn as he tends to a childish task, remarking Goodness loving again in a short moment of dry humor.
A Cornell Widow line notes a friend who married for money and is revealed to be a minister. The exchange mocks the idea of mercenary motives in clergy marriages. The brief vignette emphasizes irony over social pretensions.
A sharp remark suggests women rarely admire each other for character, instead focusing on comparing outfits and attire in social settings. The quip highlights vanity in fashion culture and peer scrutiny among women.
Captain C. E. Johnson and A. S. Gamble of the cutters Seneca and Miami patrol the trans Atlantic route from April to May. They challenge the idea that temperature drops reveal icebergs and dismiss ship whistle or bell echoes as reliable. They note murres may signal icebergs but advise mariners to ignore other birds.
A conductor trips over a boy in a humorous exchange with a mother who retorts that the conductor’s mother might have had such a child, echoing a shared, playful class humor.
A quirky dentist joke about opening wide for a painless extraction ends with a punchline revealing the Patient’s realization of the Doctor’s past and the name Ananias.
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