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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
7
The snippet advertises SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for horse distemper and other ailments with 50 cents to 1 dollar pricing and offers free book and agents. A humorous exchange about talkativeness and a quip about heredity provide brief entertainment in the page.
Clement J. Driscoll, at a New York dinner, shared humorous anecdotes from his year as commissioner of weights and measures. A grocer jokes about not visiting him, then admits to overweighing goods by two ounces per pound.
J D Avery of Shelburne Falls is hailed as the region’s top oxen handler at Brattleboro fair. He wins all three prizes in the free for all class and takes first and second in the 3500 class. His teams draw heavy loads including 9100 and a 10288 pull, noted as Brattleboro’s largest to date.
A concert scene shows a hatless choice by one woman with a conscience who asks a neighbor if her hat bothers her. The neighbor replies no, but others in the back seats twist necks trying to see around the hat while the music plays.
A Philo woman shares a testimonial of recovery from low spirits and weight loss after switching to Grape-Nuts with cream. She reports rapid mood lift and ongoing health improvement within weeks, attributed to a nourishing, body-friendly food. the letter promotes The Road to Wellville and urges readers to see there is a reason.
An article by RBR Slocum explains capons, male chickens altered from cockerels, grow larger and calmer, fetch higher prices per pound, and suit large flocks. It compares caponizing incentives, breed choices like Plymouth Rocks Brahmas Cochins Langshans Wyandottes and notes regional price variation and market labels such as South Shore roosters.
News from Wenonah Gloucester City Hall and Vineland report trains hospital accidents and a notable pension for B F Matthews. Collingwood honors Father Clune returning from Europe as crimes, misfortune, and investigations unfold in Burlington Camden Moorestown and Mount Holly with juries indictments, damages, and a murder case. Plainfield votes record 98 year old Bennett Britton, while Millville plant and Employers' Liability law watch gather in Trenton.
A fragment presents playful homilies about gratitude and trouble, followed by detailed vintage oyster recipes. It lists Spindled Oysters and Supreme Oysters with layered bacon, butter, cream, and chicken, plus Amsterdam Style Oyster Soup. The passage ends noting oysters’ dietary value and modest nourishment.
A vintage column celebrates Thanksgiving pies and offers handwritten style recipes. It lists Mince Pie Meat and Mock Mince Pie methods with beef, suet, apples, raisins, currants, citron, spices, cider, and sugar, plus bake times and crust instructions.
Charcoal is highly effective in preventing indigestion among poultry of all kinds and ages. Indigestion is a common ailment and a forerunner of poultry diseases, known by those in the business.
A playful exchange shows a woman advising a hesitant man that women feel foolish proposing while a young man laments tradition. The dialogue reveals gender expectations in a light social vignette from Woman's World with a witty, coy tone.
Mrs Elizabeth Weiss of Philadelphia reports ten years of continual pain dizziness and nervousness from weakened kidneys. She credits Doan s Kidney Pills with lasting relief for over a year and urges readers to remember the name when back pain strikes. 50 cents a box at all stores Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY.
A World War era note describes improvised splints using flat boards or canes and padding to support a broken limb. It advises avoiding pressure, covering the injury, and keeping it moist with cool water. Additional items promote home safety and common remedies for children and injuries.
Ellen Key, a prolific author and public opinion influencer in Sweden, traces her lineage to a Scottish Highlander, Colonel McKay who served Gustavus Adolphus. Her father lost his money in 1880, after which Key became a teacher and later a lecturer on civilization at the Popular University of Stockholm for two decades.
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