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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
6
A New York reporter recalls John D. Rockefeller recalling a tale from Richford about a mean man. At a church supper a cut lip is treated with two-cent and one-cent stamps to stop bleeding, prompting a penny saved is a penny earned punchline.
A judge quips that an egg thrown at an actor means he should beat it. The remark captures a courtroom humor moment about crowd behavior and implications.
A YWCA industrial secretary in Greenville reports that women in South Carolina mill villages marry early but keep working. Textile mills employ many women and men across 16 mills in two counties, with a mill population of about 62,904 workers and 190,268 dependents. Mills valued at $75 million generate a weekly payroll near $1 million.
Dialogue fragment from the Wouston Chronicle notes a man’s evolving affection as he acts toward a family member. The speaker recalls his claim to begin teaching his little brother manners while commenting on his father’s cigars.
A man receives a letter that turns out to be a billet-doux rather than a note from his mother. The exchange hints at a humorous misunderstanding and unexpected romance.
Records list key events in John Quincy Adams life from birth in 1767 in Braintree to his roles in diplomacy and government. Highlights include Harvard graduation, ministerial posts in The Hague Prussia Russia and England, congressional service and secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
A historical portrait traces John Quincy Adams from boyhood in Massachusetts to long public service. It notes his presidency, his nonstop career through congress and diplomacy, and his later struggle after leaving the White House until his death in old age.
F. B. Fox of Kansas State Agricultural College argues that fattening poultry before sale is profitable, similar to cattle and hogs. He advises farmers to cull flocks, feed crates with corn or grains for two weeks, or milk feed for high end markets, noting advantages and risks of home dressing and transport.
Geese should be easy to raise with proper conditions and few diseases. The main issue is lameness from confinement and poor housing. Use dry windproof quarters with litter, castor oil if lameness appears, and feed stale bread and water while keeping the bird dry.
Sometimes a man succeeds with barnyard mongrels better than his neighbor with prize winning fowls because he gives them better care. But let the successful farmer turn his attention to pure bred birds and he will derive a still larger profit in dollars and satisfaction.
High mortality in young poults is commonly caused by exposure to dampness and cold improper feeding close confinement lice predatory animals and weakness in the parent stock.
A Philadelphia woman describes severe pain, headaches, and insomnia alleviated by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from organic troubles after trying the remedy when doctors failed. She urges others facing the Change of Life to consider the product and invites letters for further confirmation.
A reader recalls prison life with two voices noting claims of no tortures while describing baths and forced labor as part of daily routine. The exchange emphasizes harsh treatment and systemic hardships faced by inmates within American prisons.
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