Educational Department
"The Sky Love Sign’’
Public Health Notice
□
LEGAL NOTICES
All fam ilies using well w ater for
drinking purposes are advised to boil
the w a te r tw enty m inutes before using.
Dr. McM. M. Dow
C entral Point H ealth Officer
N O TIC E OF P U B LIC A TIO N
"T h e hope of democracy lies in education"
D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E IN T E R IO R
U . S . L a n d Office a t R o aeb u r* . O reg o n
M arch 21st 1917:
N o tic e is h e re b y Kiven t h a t G eorsre T . H e rs h b e r
g e r o f C e n tra l P o in t, O reg o n , w ho, on D ecem b er
20th 1912, m ad e H o m este ad e n try . S eria l NO. 06883.
fo r th e S W l i o f N E W . SE«-« o f NW>* a n d N E 1« o f
S W 'i o f S ectio n 6, T o w n sh ip S7S. R an g e 2W . W il-
la m e te M erid ian , h a s tiled n o tice o f in te n tio n to
m a k e F in a l F iv e -Y e a r P ro o f, to e s ta b lis h claim to
th e lan d ab o v e d e scrib ed , b e fo re F . Roy D avis, U.
S. C o m m issio n ery . a t h is office a t M edford. O reg o n ,
on th e 17th d ay o f M ay. 1917.
C la im a n t n am es as w itn e sse s: R a lp h F D ean.
B ra d fo rd W H u sto n . W illiam F a c k lin a n d J o h n
F a rre ll, all o f C e n tra l P o in t, O reg o n .
W. H . C a n o n .
R e g iste r.
F ir s t P u b lic a tio n M arch 29th 1917
L a s t P u b lic a tio n A p ril 26th 1917
I..* ..* » » » « -# « « « * » « -« -» - I
10,000 Pupils fdll Behind tach Year
the C entral Point S ta te Bank. While
“ Billie” only receives a sm all salary,
he is laying aside $1 each week from
his earnings to deposit in the bank on
his ever increasing account.
If you
do not think “ Billie” believes in e ffi
ciency, ask him.
We will be glad to publish the nam es
of the young people who believe in effi
ciency enough to begin to save th eir
nickles and dimes. I f you p re fe r not
to open a savings account w ith the
bank, you can open an account w ith
th e C entral Point post office, or you
can have your m o th er ta k e care of
your sav in g , for you.
Safety First!
BU Y HOME PRODUCTS
C a lifo rn ia W a s h in g P o w d e r is
especially good in cold, w arm ,
hard or hot w a te r—U se w ith or
w ithout soap.
Makes w ashing
easy.
SHOES
U niversity of Oregon,
Eugene,
• •
M arch 17.— More th an 10,000 school
children in O regon a re one or moro
grades behind the stan d in g for th eir
age, according to figures given out in
a recen t extension lectu re by Dr. B.
W. DeBusk, professor of education in
th e university, and th is backw ard
Horizon, Looking W est a t 8 p. m.
arm y, he estim ates, is costing the
sta te 1300,000 a y e a r in added ex
,
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N O TIC E FOR P U B LIC A TIO N
fo r each team .
E ach rid e r h as a _
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pense of m aintainin g schools.
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,
D e p a r tm e n t o f th e I n te rio r. U . S. L a n d Office a t
wooden
staff,
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o
seb
u r* . O r e . M arch 2. 1917.
O regon is about av erag e in th is re
w ith which he sp e a r s a potato and
N o tic e is h e re b y g iv e n th a t M ary E. Good, of
spect, D r.DeBusk believes. A bout 35
. .
,
,
D erb y , O reiron. w ho, on S e p te m b e r 19, 1910, m ad e
tr ie s to deposit it in »he goal for his H o m este ad E n tr y , S e ria l No. 06605. fo r th e N W ^
children in every h undred in the U n it
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f r - ..
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o f S ectio n 4. T o w n sh ip 35 S. R a n g e 1 E, W illam -
te a n i. T h e o p p o n en ts try to pro- ette M erid ian , h as filed n o tice o f in te n tio n to
ed S tates, sta tistic s show, are one or
Who will be n ex t to have th e ir name vent him from delivering th e pota- “ H* F in a l F i v ^ y w P r a o f t o « t a b l i . h clalm to
m ore grad es behind, w hile half of the
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th e la n d ab o v e d escrib ed , b efo re th e R e g is te r an d
on the “ Efficiency Honor R oll” ?
toes. A t th e end of th e allo ted tim e R e c e iv e r o f th e U n ite d S ta te s L an d Office, a t
tw enty m illions of school children in
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R o seb u rg , O reg o n , on th e 9 th d ay o f A p ril. 1917.
th e team w ith th e most po tato es to
C la im a n t n am es a s W itn esses
M rs. M ary L.
the country a re handicapped in some
its
c re d it
c o n s i d e r e d t h e w i n n i n g W ilson, o f M edford, O reg o n : W illiam C am ero n , of
1 1 !. c i e u i l IS c o n s i d e r e d t n e w i n n i n g D . rb y , O reg o n ; C. E . Jo h n » o n . o f E a g le P o in t.
way by physical defect.
side. T he g a m e is exceedingly excit- O reg o n ; a n d J. J. Good, o f D erb y . O reg o n .
Of th e 35 backw ard ones, tw enty are
ing if well played.
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w H CANRiii,t«r.
m erely cases of slow developm ent, but
th e le a st im p o rta n t ev e n t O f F ir s t p u b lic a tio n M arch s th .
fifteen fail in th e ir stu d ies because of List of Events For Southern . N ot
,
,,, .
.
least p u b lic a tio n , A p ril 5th.
som e preventable physical trouble.
Oregon Field And Track th e day w ill be a n a d d re s s by M. S.
P ittm a n , r u r a l field re p re s e n ta tiv e of
.
D efective teeth ra n k first as causes
Meet May 4th
th e O regon n o rm a l school. Mr. P itt- •
of backw ardness in children, accord
T here will be th ree classes o f boys m an is recognized as one of th e m ost 1 A N N U A L ST A T E M E N T O F T H E
ing to the figures of Dr. DeBusk, who
$
estim ates th a t 50 to 90 p er cent i.f based upon th e ages of th e stu d e n ts a t f*u e n t o ra to rs in O regon.
T R E A S U R E R O F T H E CITY
An e ffo rt is b ein g m ad e to se c u re
all school children have dental d e th e tim e of the contests May 4, 1917.
O F C EN T R A L PO IN T, O R E
GON. O F A LL MONEY R E
CLA SSES FOR BOYS
w - L - F in ley w ith h is m oving b ird 1
fects. An additional ten per cen t are
C EIV E D FROM MARCH 31st
afflicted w ith adenoids o r diseased to n “ A ” Class 13 y ears o f age and under an<l a n im a l p ic tu re s. T h e le c tu re an d
1916 TO MARCH 31st 1917
“
B
”
Class
14
or
15
y
ears
of
age.
p
ic
tu
re
s,
If
secu
red
,
w
ill
be
o
ff
e
re
d
!
sils; 20 per cen t have defective v is
AND A L L MONEY PA ID
16 to 21 y ears of age. f r ee to a ll d u rin g th e la tte r p a rt of '
O U T ON W A RR A N TS AND
ion, and five per cent su ffer from “ C” Class
OTHERWISE DURING
th e a fte rn o o n a n d e v en in g .
bad hearing. T rouble w ith teeth is
TRACK EV EN TS FOR BOYS
SA M E PERIO D .
W hen th e su n is low in th e w est
a ttrib u ted largely so fa r as Oregon
“ C ” Class
“ A ” and “ B ” Classes
50 yd. Dash a n d th e v isito rs begin to feel w eary
is concerned, to lack of tim e—a defic 100 yd. D ash.
100 yd. Dash. a fte r th 0 s tre n u o u s day, a big
iency w hich also affects p lan t organ 220 yd. Run
220 yd. Run " F rie n d s h ip F ir e ” w ill be lig h te d , Balence on hand M arch 31st
ism s seriously in some sectio n s of th e 440 yd. Run
1916 $100.21
440 yd. Run a r ° o n d w hich a ll w ill g a th e r fo r th e
state. D ecayed teeth, producing poi- 880 yn. Run
Received during y ear to
sonous pus, often resu lt in physical 120 yd. Low H urdle 120 yd Low H urdle w ein e r" ro a s t and e v en in g lunch.
M arch 31st 1917 5.917.76
T h e day w ill close w ith a big d an ce
440 yd. R elay—any class, four to e n te r
d isaster.
in th e E a g le P o in t h all.
T otal $6,017.97
F irst-g rad e stu d en ts in th e sta te from each school.
show about 12% percent of failures.
F IE L D EV E N TS FOR BOYS
Paid out during y ear to
The percentage decreases up to th e
" C ” Class.
“ A ” and “ B ” Classes
M arch 31st 1917 $5,684,19
sixth grade, then th e failu re curve a s R unning broad ju m p R unning broadjum p
Balance on hand in general
cends th rough the seventh, a fte r R unning U gh ju m p R unning high jum p
fund M arch 31st 1917 $333.78
w hich th e survivors show an in creas Shot P u t 12 lb.
Shot P u t 8 lb.
ing ratio of m ental capacity.
Pole V ault
Pole V ault
W arran ts presented to the
tre a s u re r and not paid for
EV EN TS FOR G IR LS, O N E CLASS
w ant of funds $2,794.10
(1) All-up Indian Club Race.
F o r Sale by —Cranfill A Kob-
n e tt, Cowley’s Em porium ,O lsssn
* Son, Fabe»\ the G rocer.
REPAIRED
Peart & Lyons
While You Wait
James McDowell
Blacksmiths
Wheelrights
The Shoe-R epair Man
All work guaranteed to be
up-to-date. Horse shoeing
a specialty.
Talent
Î
Invites Your Patronage
AGENT FOR
» r Medford Domestic Laundry
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Leaves T uesdays and
T hursdays—retu rn in g S a tu r d a y s .^ j
L
The Smile
of S a t i s f a c t i o n
You know h ow
Boys Asked to Serve Their
Country Raising Corn
E ig h t nam ed and labeled bulbs
for $1.00 postage prepaid, a ss o rt
ed colors and classes C actus, P e
ony and D ecorative.
D ealer's
list from 20c to 50c each. 12;un-
laheled, all different, my
-a
selection fo r
»pi
that are really fine. There’s
a satisfaction about that, a
comfort cherished by all of
us, young and old. Wear
To the Younger Hoys of Jackson
WATER FUND
County:
f.
Now is the time to serve your coun- B alance on hand March 31st
$19.96
try! You may be too young to join:
1916
the army. Hut good, loyal soldiers Received during year to
are needed at home as well ns at thei
M arch 31st 1917 $3,713.70
front. It is just as honoruble to ]
T otal $3,733.66
serve your country in the corn field p aid out during y ear ending
as on the battle field.
I
March 3, 8t 1917 $3,700.78
The world’s food supply was never*
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lower than at present. Bigger crops B*lance on hsnd March 31st
$32.88
than ever should be grown this year. I
You can help. You should do your W a rra n ts presented to th e
part. Grow an acre of corn. The»
T re a su re r and not paid
for w ant of funds $1,140.20
Farmers and Fruitgrowers hank of
Annual Field Meet May 3rd Medford has supplied us with 400
pounds of good yellow dent seed corn STREET AND S E WE R
T h u rsd a y , May 3, is th e d a te se t for free distribution among the live
IMPROVEMENT BOND
fo r th e second a n n u a l E a g le P o in t hoys of Jackson county. But before
SINKING FUND
field m eet a n d c o m m u n ity g a th e rin g . giving you the seed, we mast know
T w e n ty -e ig h t schools a re in v ite d to that you have suitable land upon Balance on hand M arch 31st
1916 $106.88
co m p ete fo r th e s ilv e r cup. A t noon which to grow it. Nearly every widc-
there will be a big picnic dinner, fol- [ awake boy can arrange for the use Received during y ear ending
R. H. PAXSON
C entral Point,
Schoenbrun
Say “ Shayne-BruH”
Tailoring
March 31at 1917 $6,872.38
AUTO LINE
Regular Auto Service Between
CENTRAL POINT
AND MEDFORD
Effective Friday, January 26th
Dally Except Sunday
leave Central Point
leave Medford
8.00 a. in.
8.00 a. m,
8.30
8.30
9.00
9 00
9.30 Sat. only
9 30
10,00
Sat. only 10.00
10.30 Sat. only
10.30
11.00
S at. only 11.00
12.00 noon
11.30
12 30 p. m.
12.30 p. m.
1.00
1.00
1.30
1.30
2.00
2.00
2.30
2 30
3.00
Sat. only -8 .0 0
3.30 S at. only
3.30
4.00
4.00
4.30
4.30
6.00
5.00
*
6.00
6.30
7.00
6.30
7.30 S at. only
7.30
8 00
Sat. only - R.OO
9.30
9.00
10.50 Sat. only
10.80
Sat. only- 12.15
T otal $6,979,261 _
Paid out during y e a r ending
M arch 31at 1917 $6,000.00,
Balance on hand March
31i t 1917
$979.26
STREET A N D SEWER;
IMPROVEMENT BOND
INTEREST FUND
B alance on hand March 31at
1916 $643.63
Received during y ear ending
M arch S lat 1917 $3,363.79
T otal $3,907.32
Paid out during y ear ending
March 31at 1917 $3,645.00
Balance on hand M arch S lat
1917
$262.32
W arran ts presented to the
T reasu rer and not paid
for w ant of funds
$854.44
GOODS
S. H. Murray
Sunday Schedule
leave Central Point
leave Medford
9.00 a. m.
10. (HI
11.00
12.00 noon
1.00 p. m.
2.00
3,00
ROAD FUND
Balance on hand March 31at
1916
Received during y ear ending
March 31st 1917
T otal
4.00
6.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.16
$1.70
5.25
T otal
Paid out d u ring y ear ending
March 31st 1917
$369.79
273.21
IM S 00
643.00
tisxi 00
W arran ts presented during
y ear not paid for w ant of
fund* $1,848.60
PINE STREET IMPROVE
MENT FUND
W arran t presented to the
T reasu rer and not paid
for w ant of fundi
$240.84
R espectfully S ubm itted th is 31st day of
March 1917.
J. O. Isaacson,
T reasu rer
9.30 a. m.
10.30
11.30
12.30 p. m.
1 30
2.30
3.30
4.30
6.80
30
7.30
9.00
11.00
6
e Way 15c. Round [rip 25c
20 Rides for $2.00
$6.96
TRUNK AND LATERAL
SEWER FUND
Balence on hand March 31st
1916
Received during year ending
March 31st 1917
O regon
LEW IS
because it expresses to per
fection all that really fine
clothes ought to be. The
cloth, the linings, the trim
mings, the workmanship,
all are high grade through
out and guaranteed. 5(H)
up-to-the minute styles to
select from. Our tape line
is ready for you and we are
At Yo u r Service:
CRANFILL & ROBNETT
Eagle Point
Central Point
PAXSO N ’S
Superb Dahlias
pleasing it is to wear
made-to-order clothes
(2) B asket ball throw for distance from
7 ft. circle.
'
(3) B ask et ball throw for b ask ets (five
trials from 15 ft. Line.)
(4) F ifty yard run.
(5) T en n is,—Singles.
(6) T en n is,—Doubles fo r Ladies.
)
T otal num ber of ev en ts 34, and on a
basis of 5, 4. 3, 2, and 1; equals 510
points.
Q uite a large num ber of co n tracts
em ploying teac h ers for n ex t year have
been received a t th e su p e rin tn d n t's
office recently for registering. All so
fa r have been for full term s of nine
m onths.
Six boys have entered th e ir desire to
e n te r th e Jackson County corn acre
project, p th e r s may e n te r th is week.
T a le n t will again hold th e South
ern Oregon Field and T rack m eet,
May 4, a t T alent, a t which tim e Rogue
R iver, Gold Hill, C entral Point, Ja c k
sonville, Phoenix and T a le n t will com
pete in ath le tic events for th e Olym
pic trophy. A sep arate list of ev en ts
Is being offered for rural schools. The
Olympic Society, as has been custo
m ary, is taking the lead In an endeavor
to m ake the day really w orth while
to every school in the county.
T he T eachers' In stitu te a t Ruch on
low ed by sp e a k in g , fre e -fo r-a ll sp o rts, o f a n a c re o f g ro u n d . W e do n o t
M arch 24 w as attended by about 60 in
special m oving p ic tu re s, b ig " F r ie n d nsk you to give or donate any of the
sp ite of the th reaten in g w eath er. The
sh ip F ir e ,” "w e in e r ro a s t" a n d th e crop in return, with the possible ex
ta lk s by M essrs. Sheldon, F ro st, Ni-
even in g , c lo sin g w ith a big d ance.
ception of a small exhibits (10 cars.)
b e rt and C ram er w ere enjoyed by all.
All th e schools In th e te r r ito r y tr ib The crop will be yours to sell—and
Miss M orrissey gave a dem o n stratio n
u ta ry to E a g le P o in t h av e been in v it you are reasonably well assured of a
in w riting. Local m usic and an appro
ed to p a rtic ip a te in th e big a n n u a l good big price.
p riate luncheon furnished by the la
Samples of the seed corn have
dles i f the com m unity aided m aterially e v en t, a n d it is ex p ected th a t m o st of
th e m w ill ta k e p a rt. T h e silv e r cu p been tested in various schools. Out
in m aking the occasion enjoyable as
of 43 tests for germination, 35 have
well as profitable. A nother local In t h a t w as w on la s t y e a r *»y E a g le P o in t
school is o ffered a g a in th is y e a r and reported 100 per cent. The average
s titu te will be held a t Neil C reek on
w ill be a w a rd e d to th e school sc o rin g of nil file 43 tests is 98.4 per cent.
S aturday, April 21.
It is time right now to be getting
O ver 1000 le tte rs are being sen t by th e h ig h e s t n u m b e r o f points. S m all
school children in th is county”to teach- 8chools « land
p ra c tic a lly a s good the ground ready for corn planting.
If you are to join this army, you
e rs In the east, especially in M assa ch an ce a s do th e la r g e r ones, fo r it
must
enlist now. Sign and return
is
th
e
a
v
e
ra
g
e
th
a
t
c
o
u
n
ts.
T
h
e
boys
ch u setts, calling th eir atten tio n to the
the following to me, or write similar
a
re
d
iv
id
ed
in
to
th
r
e
e
c
lasses
a
c
c
o
rd
N ational E ducational A ssociation In
in g to w e ig h t; th e g irls a r e d ivided ly on a postal card:
P o rtlan d July 7 to 14, and Inciden
“I want to join the Army of Boy
tally extending an invitation to them in to tw o c lasses a c c o rd in g to age. If
a school h as only o n e boy in a given Comgrowers of Jackson County. I
to stop off In Jackson C ounty to visit
years old.
class, h is score c o u n ts in each ev e n t am....
C ra te r Lake, and o th e r places of in
Name ... ................ .......................
fo r his class. If a school is re p re
te rest.
Address ........ .............. ...... ...
sen te d by te n boys in o n e class, it is
Boys growing this corn may com
th e a v e ra g e o f all th e ir sco res th a t
c o u n ts fo r th e ir sch o o l. T h is m eth o d pete for any of the various local,
e lim in a te s th e old p la n w h e re in only county, state and national prizes thut
th e s ta rs a re re p re se n te d . T h e new ! are offered.
E. R. PETERSON,
way in ste a d b rin g s o u t a n d d e v e lo p s '
Rural School Supervisor.
th o se w ho re a lly need p h y sical d e v e l-'
School Notes
Medford, Ore., Anril 2, 1917.
opm ent. A t le a st 80 p e r c e n t o f th e
The local high school stu d en ts have p u p ils In each school a re re q u ire d to
been looking forw ard to tom orrow eve- p a rtic ip a te ; o th e rw is e th e school is
Southern Pacific Schedule
ning w ith eager anticipation, for to- no t elig ib le to co m p e te fo r th e cup
South
m orrow evening, Friday, April 6th, is T his p lan Is e n d o rse d by th e U nlver- j
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13
8:51 a. m
the d ate for the High School G lee Club sity o f O reg o n a n d by th e O regon :
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17
4:20
p. m
C oncert. In this the first annual con- A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege. Also it h as been
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15
10:38 p. m
c e rt given by the Glee Club th e re will th o ro u g h ly tr ie d o u t th ro u g h sev e ra l
North
be presented a chorus of tw en ty voices y ears In th e c o u n ty by W . O. W h eeler,
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14
8:28 a. m.
and a good program is assured. All the wh 0 ¡s t he p rin c ip a l d ire c to r In atag-
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16
6:28 p. m.
high school students and th e ir p aren ts ing th e co m in g even t.
and many friend» expect a very enjoy
It la p lan n ed to h av e a ll th e In ter-
able, intereating evening.
school ev e n ts clo sed by noon, a t
MAIL SCHEDULE.
The stu d en ts and the teac h e rs have w hich tim e a ll w ill p a rtic ip a te In a I N orth
Mall Closes
Mall Opens
been w orking very hard p reparing for big powwow a n d picnic d in n e r. F re e i No. 14
8 10 a m .
8 30 a ra.
this concert and, if th a t ia any indica coffee w ith c re a m a n d su g a r w ill be No. 16
6 :00 p m .
.6:30 p m
tion, the public may count on th eir fu rn ish e d fo r all co m ers, b u t th e vis- South
money ’• w orth tom orrow evening a t the lto ra a re ex p ected to b rin g th e ir own No. 13
8:10 a m
.
8 50 a m
ro u g h ag e.
Savoy T heatre.
¡N o. 17.
4:20 p m
4 40 p m.
In th e a fte rn o o n th e r e w ill be a
R ural c a rrie rs leave post office at
sp e c ta c u la r Hat of fre e -fo r-a ll sp o rts, 10 o'clock a. m. dally, ex cep t Sundays
fo r w hich lib e ra l prize« w ill be o f and holidays.
Efficiency Honor Roll
P o rtlan d m orning dallies a rriv e at
William Mead F irst.
The
firat fered . An in n o v a tio n in th is lin e fo r
young person to a c t on th e H e ra ld ’s th is sectio n w ill be a p o ta to polo race 8:51 a. m
E a ste rn m all a rriv e s at 8:30 a. in ,
suggestion th a t the young people open The c o n te s ta r ts rid e h o rses, an d a re
At one end daily.
a savings account w as not a public d ivided Into tw o te a m s
school pupil, but the “ p rin te r’* d ev il” ot th e
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Cowley’» Emporium, Groceries
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E. R. GLEASON, Proprietor
GENERAL FUND
County School Notes
T he Central Point
Barber Shop
W. L. Lewis, Proprietor
Consistentency in quality
anti price is the most im
portant factor in business
—our store is no excep
tion to the rule.
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Pressing Co.
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Jewelry Rrpainng
Diamond Setting
W atch Repairing
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Ross Confectionery
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Cranfill & Robnett, Groceries.
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