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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
2
Frank Latham, a drifting young man, meets a girl and her father in Eppingham. The father, Mr. Stone, hires Frank as secretary after a heroic rescue. Frank stays, marries, and settles in the town, ending his roaming ways.
Two competing stables on a busy street traded witty windows statements. One posted Our horses need no whip to make them go, provoking amusement before the rival quickly answered True. The wind blows them along, inflaming the duel between owners and drawing onlookers.
A gossip item notes that the star appears lacking in stage presence, described as “giving only a ghost of a show” and prompting speculation about her spiritual influence.
A note on glass blowers who can only work when the glass has foam on it, reflecting craft and regional practice in the industry.
Amos C Vaughan of Anadar ko Oklahoma uses wind up mechanical decoys to attract ducks. The two part decoy includes clockwork drive for a propeller and phonograph quack, with intermittent sounds via a cam. The inventor claims a full bag but hides the quack source. We remain baffled.
An Italian observer notes how English spelling misleads pronunciation with examples like slaughter versus lafter and plough versus plow. A Philadelphia Ledger quote highlights the irregularities in how words sound compared to their spelling and argues for caution in learning correct English.
London Opinion reports rumors of a woman’s supposed execution by burning as the opera unfolds. The article notes growing chatter that the woman is already facing mistreatment while the plot suggests dramatic punishment.
Poultryman should weatherproof and sanitize the coop and nests and set up feeding and water stations. Space should be four square feet per laying hen with possible division between old and young birds. Cull excess stock, retain breeders, and plan use of colony houses for surplus birds.
The article advises preparing winter quarters for laying stock. Clean and disinfect houses, whitewash with lime, add crude carbolic acid and buttermilk, remove movable items, replace litter, and ensure a healthy environment before hens begin winter laying. It notes late molting hens may be better winter layers and suggests separating males until breeding season.
Ohio State University poultry expert M C Kilpatrick advises farmers to mix plaster of paris with gasoline and carbolic acid to create a cheap homemade lice powder. The crumbly powder should be dusted into fowls between the feathers along the back and under the wings to control mites and lice on poultry flocks.
Poultrymen favor blue ointment over lice powder and liquid killers. A single application keeps hens lice free for the season, while powders require two thorough dustings ten days apart. Ointment is rubbed into the vents to reach lice that feed there.
The article outlines Cornell professor Kent’s rules for selecting laying hens. Ear lobe color and comb texture indicate laying status, with chalky white or cream ear lobes signaling heavy or moderate laying and very yellow or dark lobes indicating no laying.
Breeders favor a hinged north wall board under roosts to collect droppings. The board lowers into a low box each morning, is wheeled on casters, and cleaned with a hoe. Roosts screw onto iron brackets on the boards and are removed for painting.
Instructions call for selling all surplus male roosters large enough to crow to cut feed costs. The guidance targets birds not kept as breeders and directs marketing to remove them from the premises.
English cobbler John Pounds earned the title of first potato king by feeding hot potatoes to ragged quay children in Portsmouth to lure them into learning to read and write. He built a crowded workshop of rescued boys and, when he died, was credited with saving five hundred children for useful citizenship.
A U S district court in Chicago with Judge Carpenter and a federal jury found the American Medical Association guilty of hireling Cardus, the women's tonic once denounced as a nostrum. The three month trial drew testimony from many doctors and chemists, with evidence totaling nearly four million words, vindicating the medicine and its merit. Also promotes Hoxsie’s Croup Remedy as a life saver for children, no opium, no nausea, 60 cents, available at druggists or by mail from Kells Co. Newburgh, N Y.
The dialogue recalls a clear resolve as the father notes the son shows no quitter traits while the daughter mentions a steadfast commitment observed during a late night call. The exchange underscores determination and family perception.
A remark about Mexican bravery and tolerance for pain is noted alongside a claim that they eat chili con carne and tamales, reflecting a rough stereotype within a historical dialogue.
Step by step remove dandruff by lightly touching spots then use Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Emollients keep scalp clean and promote hair growth. Free sample by mail with Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A dialogue notes that philosophy helps a poor person avoid feeling distraced by wealth. Lemuel and his father discuss the value of philosophy in recognizing poverty as not a disgrace.
Ned recalls a wealthy woman offering to give her heart and fortune if he matches her gift. The unusual proposal hinges on Ned’s willingness to commit an equal contribution.
An editor muses on naming a new paper New Blood to promote circulation. A nod to President Wilson earning fair wages, and the idea that sickness ends well. A lost boy missing from home is referenced as a wanderer returning.
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