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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
4
An OCR fragment groups a medicinal price line for Sarsaparilia or Sargatabs with a 100 dose for $1 and a broad reminiscence on Jenny Lind and Castle Garden in Battery Park. It also includes quips about maternity housing and a Carnegie anecdote from various periodicals.
Miss Martha Mitchell of Alfred Missouri died at seventy nine, ending a nearly 70 year tenure as a clerk in the register of deeds and probate offices. Born in Alfred she lived in the same house and never left her desk until two weeks before death. Bangor News notes her remarkable life in public service.
Prof William J Rolfe presented a neighbor with an annotated edition of Shakespeare. The boy later asked how he liked Shakespeare and said he understands him now and expects to understand the nations in time to come.
A new headgear design named for protection against wind and eye shielding is described for torpedo boat crews. The device, devised to reduce wind impact and guard the eyes, is noted as a protective innovation for high speed operation.
An ad style passage touts Cuticura remedies for infants and children including Cuticura Soap and Ointment with claims of immediate relief from itching crusted rashes and inflammations. It promotes a free 32 page Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp and notes products sold by druggists nationwide.
A reader letter extols Postum as beneficial for nursing mothers and infants, claiming stronger maternal health and increased milk supply when the drink is properly boiled for fifteen to twenty minutes. The note traces personal improvements and urges others to follow preparation directions.
Harriet Whitney Duin in Ainslee's presents a poetic scene where Sorrow invites duty to depart and Memory sits beside the speaker. The aunt speaks of enduring burdens and a tender farewell as memory and sorrow depart in the May dawn.
Austin Poole confronts a hidden family past as a stranger reveals a long guarded history. A father’s crime, a miner son, and a plan to marry the daughter of the man who built a fortune collide in a decisive reckoning.
In a Boston Post passage a father pleads to protect his son's future while a stranger demands repayment. The son asserts duty, and months later a society wedding exposes how the son has sacrificed individuality for his father’s fame.
London debate contrasts Lord Avebury and Henry Till over ant intelligence. Avebury argues ants show reason through complex colony behavior and prudence, citing experiments with nest proximity and care of aphids. The discussion recalls his 19th century work Ants Bees and Wasps.
A collection notes wise sayings from Addison to Swift and a Maine legend. It recounts the Old Willow at Nor ridgewock with a 30 foot circumference, souvenirs carved from its top, and a tale of a rider who left a whip in the ground as he passed through town.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled scene with quotations about hope and a hero in a Boston setting. Mentions of Warren, Chicago, and Bun imply a convoluted dialogue or narrative fragment. No clear event, date, or identifiable organizations are present to anchor facts.
The observing Mack asks why many townsmen hold a grudge against the minister. Bachelor, a local, replies he is the man who married them.
Widespread killing frost sweeps West and Northwest cutting fruit and berry yields. Losses estimated near 20 million dollars across Michigan Iowa Illinois Missouri and surrounding states with widespread damage to peaches grapes pears and plums. Forecasters warn of ongoing cold through Ohio and Tennessee as crops face near total loss westward.
William Randolph Hearst, long a candidate for the Democratic nomination, publicly endorses Taft and criticizes Roosevelt’s administration. He met with Taft at the White House, saying he admired Taft and later stating Taft is doing what Roosevelt should have done. Other items include a New York arrest for a land dealer, forged Rembrandt copies, Cuban leader arrest, Mark Twain funeral attendance, and multiple labor and industry notes.
Edward Morris of Morris & Co predicts pork prices will ease soon as grain supplies push hog values down, while cattle relief hinges on Western range shipments. The cordage market dissolves its Standard Cordage combine, with prices and production responding to new normal conditions.
Veteran English banker Sir John H. W. Schroeder dies at eighty five. Peru Chile dispute rumors denied by Chilean Foreign Minister Augustin Edwards. Moscow reports a diamond ornament theft from the Virgin’s image in the Kremlin valued at $500,000. Davidson Dalafol buys controlling interest in The Standard and The Evening Standard. Birrell cites plan to seek new peers to override Lords. King Edward visits Lourdes pilgrimage. Buffalo journalist Chester Ives dies by gas poisoning. Lamont sets ascent record on Soufriere. Apostolic Delegate speaks to American pilgrims in Rome. Engagement announced between Capetan R. B. Aldercron and Miss Bancroft. Silver cargo from Minnehaha salvage valued at $100,000. Health and exercise note plus a New York Central locomotive update.
The last $5,000 payment from a $100,000 United Irish League of America fund for the Irish Nationalist movement was cabled to John F E Redmond in London by Treasurer T. Bitzpatrick. Death Removes a Witness in California. A mining company president burned in his cabin. he was to testify in a drill theft trial. Milwaukee mayor increases work hours. Collected divorces in Georgia court and other brief items from across the country.
The article notes Lydia E. Pinkham’s daughter-in-law now advises women after Lydia E. Pinkham’s death. It argues many suffer in silence and avoid physicians’ questions or exams. It offers free consultation with a woman who has vast experiential knowledge.
A nurse woman wrote invitation from Mrs. Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts inviting women with female weaknesses to write for confidential advice. The notice stresses letters are read by women and kept private, with the firm offering guidance from its extensive experience. It also mentions Napoleon cabin boy William Johnstone and various literary anecdotal items in a compact column.
A schoolteacher instructed a pupil to buy a grammar and the next day received a note from the mother saying she prefers Lulu study useful subjects and will teach her to speak and write properly herself She dislikes grammars and favors German drawing and piano music Also mentions historic house tied to Samuel Arnold Wilkes Booth associate and Lincoln price fascination and local legends
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