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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1899

Page

2

Governor Voorhees Ends Eyler Inquiry At State House

The governor closed the Eyler investigation after depositions by lawyer Backes and new witness accounts alleging cruel discipline at the State Industrial School for Girls. Trustee Fitzgibbon quit. Cook refused to resign amid pressure. new board picks planned with two from Trenton. Jurors named for Middlesex September term. Pastor Widdemer resigns after hostile congregants pressure.

Voorhees State House Backes Myrtle B. Eyler State Industrial School For Girls Cook E. C. Stab Mr. Cook Executive Chamber Lewis Parker Parker Trenton Mrs. Eyler

Opening of the Peach Season Brings Record Prices

Peach exchanges in Hunterdon Warren Somerset and Sussex counties opened for growers on Monday with special trains on Lehigh Valley Jersey Central and Pennsylvania Railroads to haul fruit to market. Only half the usual crop will be marketed due to severe winter cold, but prices are double prior years and Abraham Vail of Quakertown expects to market about 20 000 baskets as buyers from Boston Baltimore Elmira Buffalo Philadelphia New York Newark and other cities attend.

Mos Hunterdon Warren Somerset Sussex Counties Lehigh Valley Jersey Central Pennsylvania Hunterdon County Abraham Vail Quakertown Boston Baltimore Elmira Buffalo Philadelphia New York Newark

Unexplored Space and a Look at Space Weather

The article contrasts the uncharted upper atmosphere with the North Pole, noting extreme cold, thin air, and soundless air gaps for balloons, while highlighting Tesla style wireless power ideas and the atmosphere as a barrier to X rays. It then shifts to a Swift quotation on human enthusiasm and a physician’s view linking appendicitis to Yankee sitting habits, noting public interest in recent medical literature.

North Pole

Skin Eruptions Banished by Arnica Salve

Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures skin eruptions sore feet ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts and burns. Also advertised as best pile cure and pain reliever. Sold by N F P Clay ton druggist.

Bucklen N. FP Claylton Bropgist

Electric Bitters Prove Miracle Cure for Woman’s Ills

Williams of Manchester Michigan chronicles his wife’s five year paralysis and recovery after two bottles of Electric Bitters. The remedy is praised for nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache fainting and dizziness. Guaranteed and sold for 50 cents by N F Clayton Druggist.

George Williams Manchester Mich N. F. Clayton Druggist

Mole Lore And A Bismarck Anecdote In A Victorian Page

The column surveys old beliefs about moles signaling wealth fate and danger and recounts Bismarck’s brief courtship with Fraulein von Putthammer. It notes the empress’s silk brocade dress and a claim damp prevention by ivy on walls.

Bismarck Fraulein von Putthammer Ravn

Knife talk and bravado over Kentucky knife lore

A sprawling tale describes Colonel Jack Chinn and a narrator’s use of custom and combat weapons. It contrasts knives and pistols, recounts a dramatic tale of defiance, defense, and deadly precision, and closes with miscellaneous anecdotes and quotations from newspapers.

Mrs Curtain Found Cure In Dr King’s New Discovery

Plainfield woman caught cold settled on her lungs and refused months of treatment. A druggist recommended Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. After six bottles she was sound and able to resume housework. Free trial bottles available at Clayton’s Drug Store.

Michael Curtain Plainfield King Wells N.fl Clayton

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