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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary page recounts a school inspector questioning children about a vacant chair, then shifts to notes on telegraph plans between Iceland and Europe. It includes a yarn about Captain Worcester and two foreign princes, praise for Grain-Dt drink as coffee substitute, and various ads for patent medicines, quail in Missouri, and Kemp's Balsam.
A fragmentary and satirical note appears in the Wortminste Gazette claiming honor for Mr Samuel Pellowick and misquoting a Reichstag speaker. The piece blends schoolroom complaints with a fictional letter from a struggling student asking for funds, amid uneven typography and playful derision.
An agricultural bulletin highlights corn as a premier American cereal, noting its world standing and US share of a multi‑billion bushel annual crop. It contrasts corn with wheat and oats and mentions usage across continents, while a separate anecdote recalls scams and everyday shop talk, followed by a brief note on Bombay as a vast, bustling Indian city with strong commerce.
Miss Liggie Calimag, a teacher at Sioux County's School No. 19, braved White River floods to rescue thirteen students. With the school nearly surrounded, she evacuated pupils, rode a horse with a rope to tow the building to shore, and anchored it to a tree as water rose. County commissioners may reward her actions.
The Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire, stolen in London on May 16, 1876, is recovered after a 25 year search. Agents including Pinkerton, Scotland Yard, the French Secret Service, and detectives worldwide helped locate the work, which had long been stored in Philadelphia before its return to London.
The British War Office in New Orleans ordered no further purchases of mules and horses for South Africa and to speed up all stock under contract. May 2 is set for closure of business. about 7,000 head remain under contract in Missouri and Texas. Total expenditure for mules and provender is near 25 million dollars.
New York quotes show late market prices for country produce with staples facing modest shifts. Traders note weather and demand influence cattle butter grain futures while farmers watch wholesale trends and regional price signals.
Weather Bureau summary reports generally favorable farm work from the Central Valleys to the Atlantic coast in March. Conditions were disrupted in Missouri Valley and upper Midwest by frequent rains and cash crop land injury. Pacific coast saw unusually good conditions in California while Oregon faced cool, wet spells delaying work. Planting prep extends north to Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia with spring work advancing, and Texas reports drought affecting wheat in northern counties.
The growth of industrial combinations has boosted state coffers through incorporation fees, boosting New Jersey’s balance to about 2.005 million and promising further gains. Officials note past low balances as corporations surged, with fees from registrations and franchise taxes shaping public funds while state buildings deteriorate. The piece criticizes the system as serving corporate wealth to finance government needs.
An Imperial address in Potsdam warned troops to uphold the Crown’s authority at all hazards. Emperor William spoke from the royal garden amid unusual security to prevent leaks as he warned of threats from the people and stressed loyalty to the regime.
Fragmentary OCR text describes unclear names and actions related to an insurrection setting. The readable parts mention a plan to send someone to inquire about purgenty and mention an insurrection leader or former chlor of the Insurrection, but details are heavily garbled and characters are not reliably identifiable.
War updates dominate the page with references to Japan and the Pacific vessels, while political notes mention indemnities handled by the British minister in Peking. Local items include a mayoral order in Mindlay and a possession dispute in Cincinnati. Industrial shifts in tobacco and gas are noted alongside global finance and colonial alerts.
An article notes plans to install special electric posts along the coast from Villefranche to Toulon. The beams would reveal enemy activity, illuminate the horizon, and deter surprise attacks while guiding nearby batteries, signaling a strong defensive measure.
A garbled column recounts royal scandal and a strange veterinary discourse. It references Prince Henry of Battenberg struggling to land his yacht, a queen at Osborne in 1886, and odd anecdotes about royal dinners. It also includes a Reverend Dr. Jawkins tale of a wedding fee and a parson’s surprise.
Satirical musings on parental priorities in athletics and worldly success, noting that two goals govern children’s lives. The piece contrasts parental focus with imperial uses of camel transport in India and Egypt, then shifts to Alfred Yngve’s famed pet chicken that behaves like a dog, followed by a note on glucose production from corn starch and a stray remark on baseball pitching readiness.
Disjointed OCR text covers Bertin and French naval engineering at Brest, noting claims of failure in protecting ironclads, plus scattered ads and quotes about remedies, a long list of product pitches, and miscellaneous observations. The readable core centers on Bertin’s role and the reported failure to secure ironclad protection.
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