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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1906
Page
1
The excerpt from Youth's Companion quotes a millionaire praising wealth and gods of gold while a youthful speaker asserts that wealth has not saved them. Doors stand wide and all academia are free, yet the youth challenges the value of riches against youthful rights.
A gray haired Indy and a charming widow reminisce about youth and memory in a hotel parlor. They joke about aging being judged by appearance, share old tunes and keepsakes, and discuss family, heritage, and the lure of cherished heirlooms.
A piece on embroidered crepe de chine blouses notes white fabric shaded with pink in rosebud patterns. It then shifts to a London housemaid turned motor chauffeur who, after learning car mechanics, combines driving and repair duties for a good salary while dining with her employer.
Nellie V Walker an artist at the Art Institute wins the contract to design a heroic statue of the late Winfield Scott Stratton, Colorado Springs mine owner. The statue will stand in a Western city park funded by the Stratton bequest and a $1,000,000 home for the poor. Walker previously designed the Stratton monument in Colorado Springs and won a special prize at a Chicago artists exhibition.
Craigie argues work brings contentment from early life to adulthood citing rising at 216 o clock to fit three hours of quiet work before family. He notes his day starts at 7 and plans evenings to greet the morning in the proper mood for business. He claims he has never harmed someone who complained of work.
The excerpt lampoons simplistic sleep remedies and recalls a childhood anecdote about Queen Wilhelmina. It contrasts naive advice to stop thinking or exercise at night with a witty royal tale where a general questions the fear of sitting beside the queen.
The article traces the founding of a girls college in Constantinople, formed from a high school by American women and incorporated in 1830 under Massachusetts law. Miss Mary Mas Vitrick leads a legally organized women’s body with support from America. It notes multilingual instruction, wide student nationalities, and graduates pursuing teaching and professional careers, while urging funds for scholarships and buildings. It also briefly surveys bridal gown colors through history.
A Philadelphia debutante laments that a ballroom hold during a dance with an empire gown forced her to chin, while a chaperon notes the issue is awkward to address. Officials decide it is improper to mention adjusting the hold, since suggesting missteps anger men. The debutante seeks a solution.
The NYP reports on fashion trends with beads, plumes, and sheer gowns for young debutantes. Silk and muslin textures appear, including mantles, gold belts, and embroidered accents. Separately, a feature notes pets detect and react to scents, detailing feline perfume preferences and owners’ fragrant routines.
The text alludes to various figures connected with wartime secrecy and literary circles. It mentions Ma Cauley as a war minister under Melbourne and references others tied to political history, international ententes, and members of a literary club amid unclear events and dates.
A mixed chronicle reports on a Michigan railroad law upholding, pardons in Alabama, and grand juries in New York. It notes relief efforts from Alaska to Florida, shipping and finance probes, and international tensions from Spain to Asia. The item spans politics, crime, and imperial affairs with numerous named entities.
The ballot measure to have Chicago operate streetcar lines failed, with 251171 for and 410200 against. Mayor Dunne hailed municipal ownership as a victory and planned to issue certificates to seize traction systems. Aldermen split on ownership, saloon license debates highlighted council contests, and reactions varied on the potential shift to city control.
Thomas J. Wainwright alias Albert W. Barnlett is arrested in New York City for the Minneapolis home burglary of Dr Nicholas Pinault. He allegedly stole jewelry silverware pictures and securities valued at $100000 and forged the doctor's name to gain access to a safe deposit box containing notes and securities.
Louis Rechloeffel died while repairing a church steeple in Tachsofivike IL. His body rolled sixty four feet to the street below after slipping from the scaffold and was caught by workers before being removed by a hook and ladder company.
Masila Scure, wife of State Senator Bivens, was acquitted in a five minute jury verdict at King George Hall after claiming she killed Tusier Columna in self defense. The case drew cheers as the jury returned its verdict with the box still in session.
The American Bowling Congress planned to hasten the annual convention in St Pauls. Sir Thomas Lipton will back Stamrock TH with an American crew. Jimmy McAleen may skip appointing a captain for Browne. Batting Nelson and Aurelut Herrein fight in Los Angeles for $20,000. Gardner recaptured armsteur bond in Chicago tourney. Gould beat Taylor in New York tennis for the American gilt yacht championship.
Thirteen entombed miners from the Courrières pit were brought to the surface on March 10 after twenty days underground. They endured gas, starvation, and heat, subsisting on earth, bark, wheat, oats, and leftover provisions from dead comrades, with one boy of fourteen among the survivors.
Joseph A. Turney, longtime note teller at the National Bank of North America, is charged in New York City with robbing the Bank of Nelahiuteriens of 51000 and masking thefts with false entries. He served 33 years, about fifty years old, and faced gains from Wall Street speculation.
The New Jersey built by Forether Shipbuilding Company, Ques, Mass, exceeded contract speed of nineteen knots. Five top speed runs averaged 19.02 knots on Owl's Head measured mile. Displacement about 14 000 long tons, 435 feet waterline.
In New York City a coachman named Corngilus N. Bills was murdered along with the footman aged thirty and another victim in a stable area. The intruder, identified as Burhans-Iger-fifty, caused the deaths during a dispute over automobiling and training activities.
In Tacoma Washington Miss Martha B E Johns is chosen as city tax collector. The historic move marks a woman in the collector role for the upcoming term as city officers are named.
Anil, a 64 year old farmer from Wolcott Rochester, New York, was killed by a vehicle while engaged in barn work. The scene was photographed after the fatal incident, with authorities documenting the moment as Phillips attempted to lure him outside.
In a rural West Virginia area, two brothers connected to the death of sixteen year old Vothy Maller are alleged to have caused a clay winery incident after a seizure. The girl, described as weighing 250 pounds, died amid claims of medical neglect following family actions.
Miss Bertine Lipsey spent a day combing the ruins of Bayonne tenements after a flood wrecked her home and trunk containing $850. Friends aided the search as Lipsey, who saved from bare necessities for years, hoped to reach $1000 to buy a home for her elderly parents in Poland.
Two burglars dynamited the Bridgeport post office safe and fled with 275 dollars. A nearby witness, Frank Springer, heard the explosion and saw the bandits fire at him as they escaped in a wagon stolen from Edward Sharp.
A Holyoke movement seeks banning bay rum from all barber shops citing skin absorption of alcohol and a thirst for rum. Scientists allegedly find bay rum draws customers to nearby “supply rooms” while some barbers favor water only to avoid profits loss.
President Palma urged Cuba to support immigration and mortgage banks to curb land sales to foreigners. He cited sugar and tobacco declines, praised quarantine against yellow fever, and urged treaty action with the United States on the Isle of Pines. Expenditures and trade figures for 1905 were reviewed.
John Tolugou the chauffeur who fatally struck Mrs Bettle Kuehler and Miss Alyina Stein as they walked home from church in New Rochelle surrendered to police. Ex Judge John J. Crennin and lawyer John C. Redgers aided in the surrender. Both victims died and public outrage mounts in New Rochelle.
A wagon with Shiner Sheffield, his wife, and a child stalled in Harris Creek. Sheffield waded to unhitched the mules and was swept away by the swollen current. The wagon overturned and Mrs. Sheffield and the child drowned.
Clyde Kirk twelve years old near Hatley acted quickly when high water endangered a passing train. He tore off his coat and released a caging to avert disaster, while property losses mounted from the washout of 100 feet of the Lake Shore roadbed.
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