22 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
1
Dr G T Palmer argues the body’s sewerage system must be flushed with water to prevent disease. He warns excess water and poor hydration threaten health, cites uric acid and toxins, and advises sipping water before meals and modest amounts with meals for better digestion and complexion.
The piece argues that boiling a potato is chemistry not magic. Water boils at 212 F, heat transfers through liquid, and cooking depends on heat penetration. Overboiling or rushing with fuel wastes energy and can ruin texture. scientific understanding improves outcomes.
A compact manifesto on journalism ethics by Archbishop John Ireland urging truth, objectivity, and exposure of bias. He condemns sensationalism and gossip, calls for honesty in reporting, and emphasizes journalism as a civic duty toward public virtue and the nation.
A commentary argues that scientific achievement shapes lasting fame more than political power. It cites Franklin and Darwin, compares minds like Aristotle and Euclid, and warns that wealth often ranks low in the temple of fame as science advances.
Steve Caldwell, broke and remorseful, seeks escape from North Worbor as he plans to abandon vacation. A doomed hope of staying fades when Miss Glenadennin arrives, reshaping his view of the resort and igniting longing. With funds nearly gone, he ponders prolonging labor over leisure, then faces a final push to leave after a lingering, unsettled stay.
In a Charleston chapter Caldwell pursues Miss Glendennin through a coastal village with money anxiously used to grease favors. Her family social grace shields him from ruin as he navigates a tense weekend that ends with a fragile bond and a hint of scandal.
The piece depicts a cafe proprietor and guest debating the market for frogs in France and the rise of frog farming. It notes frog-raising practices in France and the belief that Americans eat frogs similarly. A tangent mentions a waterspout’s rotation estimated at miles per hour.
A collage of Victorian era musings covers fashion notes and a heroic Vancouver tale. Millie Henning, an Indian woman in Vancouver, learns her bravest act as she clings to children when her boat capsizes, while dress tips advise wash belts, linen frocks, and colonial style footwear amid social chatter and hotel fashion chatter about shirt waists and summer gowns.
A jumble of vintage fashion hints and floral catalogues describes fresh iater pearls linked with gold chains, embroidery, and velvet ribbons. It also surveys wild flowers across swamps and meadows, then shifts to President’s salary and White House expenses, noting payrolls, office costs, and discounts on official mail and cables.
The passage describes a quiet, routine filled schedule as families and guests go about dressing, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, and hotel duties. It notes arrivals and marital complications, small flirtations, and a mix of superficial remarks that offer little real change to the day. Some women read Guizot or care for invalids, while many appear as contented, modern women adopting an easy life.
News items note Berlin's 60000 women servants and memorials in Shijo Nawate Japan. A bronze medallion honors Miss Susan B Anthony for Rochester University. Mexico shows bias against women in industry. Holland gift to Queen Wilhelmina earns £2 8s 4d. PhD degrees awarded at Stadcliffe College to Mika Lucy Allen Patton and Ethel Puffer. Mrs Helen Clarke Balmer, likely first woman to graduate same year as son Edwin C Balmer from Northwestern University. Kate Douglas Wiggin cherishes Quilcote Maine where she funds annual village beautification and teaches organ, choir, and Sunday school.
Roosevelt may name Attorney General Inox to the Supreme Court around October. War Dept buys rights to rearm the American coast with Ehrhardt’s gun and tests four telegraphic links. Admiral Bowden reports slow navy gains as Internal Revenue targets delinquent panics. Manila campaign and other war news fill a busy period with multiple accidents and political updates.
General Botha and colleagues were greeted by cheers from a South African audience before a formal reception in the drafting room. The Boer leaders urged restraint from anti British speeches and noted their duty to defend liberty. In Park City Utah a prospector Peter Anderson was found dead in his cabin with cash hidden, while a Rochester man drowned at a spring and a Detroit judge sentenced Frank Andrews to 15 years. A Salina farmer Joseph Anderson killed his four children and himself amid depression. A Russian Cavalry drill near St. Petersburg caused fifty drownings. A Boston will leaves 237000 to charity and 200000 to benevolent trusts. A long-lost Cabin mine near Buffalo Wyoming is reportedly found near Otter Creek after decades of searching.
Boer generals De Wet Dela Rey and Botha arrived in Rotterdam and were warmly received by municipal leaders and crowds. A public reception in The Hague followed, with tributes from General Eyter and praise from Botha. A processional escort and guard of honor accompanied the visitors amid cheers of Long Live the Boers.
New Jersey state oyster planters prepare for a September start amid reports of oyster bed failures and heavy policing, while former Paterson mayor David T. Gilmore dies by suicide after illness and despair. Separate incidents include a Brookline doctor swindle, a street mugging, and multiple local mishaps and community notes across Morristown Paterson and surrounding counties.
A group led by T. B. Hoard of Nebraska plans a bonanza wheat farm in Canada between Drake and Davidson on the Prince Rupert line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. About 10,000 men are said to have invested 209000 dollars, with a further 100000 reserved by provincial authorities for development.
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