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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
3
A chemist explains why toast is advised for invalids. Toast converts bread starch into dextrine through toasting, making it easier to digest and more strengthening. The browning indicates starch has transformed, aiding digestion for weak stomachs.
A fragment cites Canada’s maple sugar output at 2,000,000 dollars, claimed to be about seven thirds of global production, noting the adulteration act curbs mixing with cane or beet sugar and requires labeling. It also includes a New York Press quote about barometers and gulls predicting weather with riverfront talk.
An Atlanta Constitution quote urges a youth to pursue bold ventures and avoid cheap bosses or hazards on the road. It jokingly suggests dangerous encounters with "big red devil automobiles" that can pay damages to buy Sue a planner and lift the mortgage from the mule.
James R. Keeler of Fenner Street Cazenovia New York testifies that about fifteen years ago he suffered back and kidney problems. After trying various remedies he found relief from the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills and was restored to good health after two boxes. He recommends them to his wife and friends and notes they are sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Tongue in Flux: an alleged poet writes to a deriding editor, listing lavishly coined and rare terms such as impetiginous scrogle and polymathic genius, then claims all these words exist in the dictionary, as cited from Tit-Bits. The piece comments on language change and the abundance of obsolete terms.
A Los Angeles Times quote attributed to Baidvan old Osherman argues fish would never die in nature if left unmolested. He claims fish life is constantly strenuous and selfish, with many species cannibalistic and driven by predation to avoid being eaten.
A woman in South Dakota states coffee caused nervous tremors and sleepless nights with her feet exposed to cold. She stopped coffee and used Postum Food Coffee, reporting rapid relief from twitching, jerking, and insomnia, sleeping soundly with full bedding after one cup daily.
A fragment from Ladies' World describes a narrator and a small companion named Wee Doris sharing travels along country roads. The piece notes their conversations, spiritual prayers, and reliance on guidance from a higher power amid daily joys and woes.
A distorted OCR snippet appears with repeated nonsense and partial names. No coherent event, person, or organization is readable to establish a news item or factual summary.
Anne Sally Warner, a widow with no children, takes her nephew Joe Henderson to a circus benefit for widows and orphans. She enjoys the show, buys peanuts and lemonade, and plans to attend again, until word from a neighbor reveals it is a real circus, causing her to confess to the minister and feel guilty for her indulgence.
A Newport Press excerpt compiling wry maxims on marriage, gender roles, and social behavior. It notes how women inflate vanity, men justify income, and social expectations shape affection and fidelity with humorous jabs at romance and churchgoing. The piece closes with a nod to a quote from Reflections of a Bachelor.
Jan Lonis Berta, an inspector in the Italian army, is praised as a premier horseman. His Cavalry Schools of Tor de Quinto in Rome showcase daring glissades. Mile. Inca Berta, a skilled horsewoman, joins his celebrated demonstrations. The piece contrasts royal pockets and habits of King Edward and the Kaiser with notes on London and New York growth and railway topics.
Advice on whitening linen with Dorax and turpentine, stain removal with lard, and new fashion hospitality in boudoir decor. Pest control with pennyroyal and kerosene turpentine mixtures. Home upkeep notes on dry cellars, ventilation, and damp dangers. Recipes include salad dressing, fig cake, buttermilk pie, and jams. Local anecdotes cover fishermen, quail issues in Colorado, and a weathered price joke.
A collection of short items on home economy teaching for girls, fixtures of weddings at sea, fashion notes, and social anecdotes. It covers a household plan to train daughters in cooking and economy, a unique local wedding custom with hot-pot at church, fashion trends including shot tartans and satin fabrics, and social observations from New York and Chicago lectures and columns. It mentions a Kansas school superintendent race where a woman cooked a meal to win votes, and modern matchmaking notes amid evolving views on servants and etiquette.
The article surveys various scientific curiosities and inventions. It discusses dyeing with bichromate of potash turning green when exposed to air, ambidexterity notions in London, use of Latin and Greek terms for universality, and machinery noise remedies. It describes a two inch elastic plate device in France, cemented wall slabs from waste cinders, a streetcar safety buzzer linked to passenger weight, and Dr. J Hirchberg’s magnet eye surgeries with multiple successful removals and one failure.
An elderly Kentuckian visiting St. Louis recalls tobacco worm control methods from his homeland. He describes slaves picking worms, then postwar schooling reducing labor, and finally farmers introducing flocks of turkeys that learned to seek and eat the worms in tobacco leaves, a scene remembered as the worms’ bane and turkeys’ feast. The tale reflects historical labor shifts and agricultural tricks observed in tobacco culture.
The fragment depicts a mocked Senate delegation telling Cincinnatus he is chosen dictator. He jokes that differences between a tater digger and a Metator are small, feeds the mules to a fence, and returns to town with the committee. A bungled antique-style satire appears in a Cleveland paper.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal shows Mrs DeStyle fearing rapid driving while the driver and another passenger urge more speed. The dialogue captures a tense moment during a car ride with nervous passenger reaction.
An odd Swiss paper Wochen- Dlatt from Gruningen Zurich canton serves as both Liberal Conservative and Social Democrat organ. Pages one two belong to Liberals and three four to Socialists with sharp cross accusations between sides. Other items include a wooden leg sheep from Quaintance farm and a Honeyfield ditch case ruling upholding a fifty year old drainage ditch as a lawful waterway.
The coroner's jury found that Isabella Thurgood, a 77 year old widow, died after a strenuous day at the washtub leading to a verdict of worked to death as reported by the London Daily Mail.
A Belleville girl and a young man with steady jobs wed recently. The bride laments giving up her fine position, and the husband offers to quit his to keep her. Missouri papers joke about mule standings and safety. Japanese merchants fluent in Spanish and English expand trade in West Coast South America with tea and other goods.
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmount Walden's Ridge Tennessee cites rapid relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for a child with running sores from eczema and later for a boy with poison oak. The testimonial dates to October 13 1905. Two crimes noted as decreasing are arkonumi counterfeiting.
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