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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
2
From Our Regular Correspondent Washington August 3 1896 The voters of the United States must elect McKinley and restore the American principle of Protection or in the next four years we shall anchor such trials as we never before have suffered.
The piece lauds William Jennings Bryan as the most influential public figure, claims he swayed over three hundred papers toward democracy, and argues for free silver and the double money standard. It notes opposition from Republicans and pro-Tariff Dems and covers Copeland's report praising sound money, with travel anecdotes from Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, and a Chautauqua gathering.
dispatches from Constantinope claim fifteen hundred Mussalman families in Kenouria were killed by Cretan insurgents though the massacre date is not specified. The text then pivots to an advertisement note for KIT KAT magazine praising its price and reading matter, with publisher Keighton Bros. and a sample poem.
A discussion on charm as an art not a gift, detailing traits of a charming woman. It describes kindness, tact, restraint, and social grace, noting she avoids self pity, helps others, adapts to life, and speaks with measured, considerate ease. Includes moral reflections on truth and honesty.
State events include the sixth reunion of the Veteran Association of the Third New Jersey Cavalry at Camden on August 17. A large Newark liquor trade parade and convention on September 1 will draw thousands of liquor dealers. Reports also cover agricultural pests near Burlington, the New Jersey Division A W championship at Paterson, a Pennsylvanian railroad accident injuring a worker near Pemberton, and the laying of the Sixth Regiment armory cornerstone in Camden by Governor Griggs. Also noted are a suspected poisoning in New Brunswick, a brutal double murder near Narbeth, and endorsements for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy by local merchants, with several advertisements for sales and medical notices.
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