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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
4
A compact moral vignette urging acceptance of life troubles. It counsels facing care with resilience, shaking off worries whenever possible, and promptly discarding them from the mind. The piece emphasizes that no existence is free of heart pangs and urges practical mental handling.
Miss Emma Shirley of Kill Buck New York describes severe general debility stomach trouble headaches and back pain. After doctors failed she used Dean's Kidney Pills and quickly improved and recovered all she lost. Sold for 60 cents a box by Foster Kilburn Co Buffalo.
The piece argues that athletes teach birds to adapt to threats such as telegraph wires lanterns and guns. It notes larks nest out of reach and woodcocks avoid dangers, while dogs and firearms create learned caution. Quotations from Bolot-Pierre contrast ignorance as restful to intellect.
A reflective verse fragment imagines a father’s castle in the North and a speaker longing for the quiet hills, forests, and waters. Night skies, autumnal memories, and distant city lights evoke homesick longing and a wish to return to familiar places and guarded shores. The piece invokes melody and varied landscapes as a nostalgic tapestry.
In Christ Church Oxford the Rev Charles Dodgson later known as Lewis Carroll befriended three Liddell sisters Alice Lorina and Edith sharing riverside tea and fairy tales that birthed Alice Adventures Underground later titled Alice in Wonderland The tale began during a July 1862 rowing trip as Carroll spoke softly with children and drafted the early chapters of a beloved children s classic.
The narrator recalls how Alice stories were shared over his shoulders in London venues and on many occasions. Children pressed for the next chapter as adventures resumed from river to garden scenes while a brave young man in college cap and gown appeared as a beacon of delight.
A New York Sun essay argues that in photos people everywhere instinctively try to appear in the frame. The photographer notes crowds tilt toward the camera at events from weddings to funerals, revealing a shared human desire to be seen.
A collage of quips on love wealth and life from various periodicals. Includes reflections from Reflections of a Bachelor and jokes about marriage gender roles and social pretensions. Mentions a declining Japanese industry and a French law on doctor fees.
A 1907 look at industry notes reports General Electric shipping 32 million lamps and wireless telegraphy proving its range over mountains. It highlights new doors, electric punishment ideas, the Great Lakes survey costs and progress, plus Levavasseur Antoinette engines for airships with 50 hp, 1400 rpm, compact size and use on Santos Dumont’s aircraft.
A New England man in Gardner, Massachusetts, Howard Hill, bred a cucumber orange by crossing cucumber blossoms with an orange. The fruit is fine grained and yellow with orange flavor and round shape. Over three years the vine produced fruit that resembles both citrus and cucumber, with sixty seeds and plans to plant seedless varieties.
A reader recalls a Stevenson address with a prayer and hymn as the So-and-So quartet faltered. The chairman asked the speaker to cover Stevenson after noting the incomplete quartet, while a barroom remark hinted at a festive tree question from a different column.
Historical ad style lists live poultry prices and farm produce from a state fair display. Items include broilers fowl ducks geese pigeons and turkeys with per pound and per crate rates, plus vegetables fruit and hay values and live stock quotes for calves beef cattle sheep hogs and lambs. The ledger tone shows regional prices, brands, and exchangeable units across multiple farm products.
Bostoners see steady improvement in business with money cheap and crops strong. Brokers like Freeman Rolling & Co foresee a national revival by September as tariff agitation fades. Egg, potato, and apple markets show mixed moves on weather, stocks, and storage. Sugar output from Cuba projected at 1.4 million tons per season.
The Queensboro Bridge opens informally with Mayor McClellan riding across in an automobiled parade. The cantilever span, designed by Gustav Lindenthal and built by the Pennsylvania Steel Company, carries four trolley tracks and two elevated rail lines, with a 53 foot roadway and two 16 foot walkways, linking Manhattan and Long Island City.
Major-General Thomas H. Barry and U S officials met President Gomez in Havana to report the departure of the last contingent of American soldiers. The flag on Camp Columbia was lowered, and troops boarded transports Sumner and McClellan to sail for the United States.
The Servian Government accepted the European powers and Austria‑Hungary formula for the Bosnia and Herzegovina dispute. Servia will note that her rights were not violated by the annexation and accepts the decision to annul paragraph 26 of the Berlin Treaty.
A compilation of testimonials and health ads recounts a eczema cure by Cuticura remedies, plus various medical tone notices and product pitches. Included are lines about rheumatism relief, Lane’s Family Medicine, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and a French Dijon poplar tree anecdote. The tone mimics a period newspaper, with multiple short items and promotional notes.
A humorous volume to amply satisfy readers seeking laughter. Dan Rice memories, anecdotes, songs, and adventures span half a century with jokes and caustic hits, showcasing a national figure during the Civil War era. A 600 page illustrated work offered postpaid for $1.50 by Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard Street, New York. China begins postwar piano trade competition with the United States and Britain.
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