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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
4
A Duluth Tribune report describes a little girl who roams Park Point streets and sits on streetcar tracks. Motormen repeatedly stop to remove her, and one driver even escorts her home after a second stoppage. He admonishes the mother, noting the company does not pay them as nurses.
A rowdy anecdote from a luncheon features Beerbohm Tree and the Dean of Manchester, joking about a bet on odors. The piece notes tennis antiquity, tracing it from ancient Greek and Roman ball games to later glove use and a fifteenth century racquet, via France to England. The column also tucks in a humorous exchange about a husband and wife and concludes with a quip about women's ideas and dress.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton St Napoleon Ohio suffers kidney troubles for a decade with back pain poor eyesight dizzy spells and inability to do housework. After trying doctors without relief Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and finally cured her saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The 8th law from the last Indiana Legislature prohibits selling or offering to sell or exchange horses or mules known to have glanders, infectious diseases, heaves, broken wind, or cribbing and concealing such disease. Violators face fines up to $540 and possible imprisonment up to six months.
A British Geological Survey memoir notes a shale oil field near Duddingston. Scotland mined 322000 tons of oil shale in 2901 02 yielding 62932000 gallons of crude oil. A London suburb bicycle accident ends fatally when a pipe stem pierced the rider’s mouth and brain.
A California woman reports sleeping soundly and waking refreshed after using Postum to replace coffee. She notes sleepless nights during coffee use and says digestion improved after her brother switched to Postum, ending sour stomach symptoms. A ten days trial is recommended, with reference to The Read to Wellville book.
A veteran settler recalls a perilous January night guiding oxen through Paluxy Gorge reach, where a mountain lion challenged him. Coaly the ox confronted the big cat, tossing the beast with his horns while the narrator kept watch, rekindled a safer fire, and continued toward Fort Worth with clues of the hunt.
A devastating blaze at Old Orchard Beach Maine destroyed hotels, bathhouses, and cottages along two miles of waterfront. Four men were killed and hundreds of summer visitors left homeless as flames surged for hours, aided by poor water supply and limited fire response. Several large hotels and businesses burned, with extensive property damage and subsequent fires noted at other resorts that season.
New Orleans reports that under the Texas anti trust law salesmen of the American Tobacco Company withdrew from Texas as prosecutions loom. Headquarters moved to New Orleans and the alleged harvester trust centered in Dallas is next. Joseph Joachim, renowned violinist and conductor, dies in Berlin at age 83. He was born to Jewish parents in 1831 in Hungary.
Paul MacCormac of New York and his wife perish when a high speed runabout collides with a carriage on a rough road near Warren. The accident leaves MacCormac fatally injured with a crushed skull and multiple wounds while Mrs. MacCormac dies instantly. Nearby occupants of the survey vehicle suffer lighter injuries. Doctor Keeler pronounced MacCormac unlikely to survive. MacCormac, son of Dr. James F. MacCormac, had prior speed violations and a noted marriage history.
Secret Service agents of the Justice Department are said to be on the payrolls of major railroads and packing houses nationwide. In Chicago alone at least 150 special agents reportedly monitor compliance with corporate laws though proof is unavailable. Some suspected spies have been removed from positions for government employment. General Electric plans to cut its workforce due to monetary strain.
St Petersburg reports show July losses with 44 officers killed and 47 wounded while 95 enlisted soldiers died and 152 wounded. Exiles from St Petersburg for political offenses reach 274. The roundup includes various global notices from Newsy Gleanings and related items.
Federal courts hold sixteen indictments against Standard Oil Company with potential fines totaling 114760.00 dollars. The action reflects ongoing legal pressure as prosecutors pursue penalties in multiple cases.
Reported milk shortage in New Rashid and Boston exceeds typical summer deficits. Officials cite supply chain disruptions and higher demand as Bay Area producers struggle to meet public needs. Prices rise as retailers implement queuing limits and rationing to ease shortages.
A miscellaneous collection notes women with beards, the painter Whistler’s claimed Wilmington origin, 600 Russian Secret Service women with high salaries, Mrs. Logan gifting General Logan souvenirs, Coudert meeting Anna Gould in Paris, Inland Parliament women educators and editors, Honor Coleman aged 107 in Somerset, Marlboroughs’ bird mimicry plot, Conguelo probation, Huntington buying Paris house for $600,000, Stay Antoinette Brown Blackwell as first woman obstetrician.
Wheat prices slipped about 4 percent as buyers hesitated to invest despite rising activity at primary centers. Foreign demand remains tentative though some signs of gradual increase appear, while millers seek to expand purchases. Spring wheat prospects show no current damage, but a potential disaster could reignite speculation. Nationally, spring wheat conditions fell 7.6 points from last year, with North Dakota down 16 points to 72, and the US average at 79.1, four points below the ten year average.
The Great Northern Railway Company appeals to farmers along Itsines in North Dakota to enlist 10,000 men for wheat harvests with wages around three dollars daily. To attract workers, the company offers low travel rates. The Belgian steamship Cahmill reached New Orleans with Java sugar for the American Sugar Refining Co, carrying 824,009 duty. It sailed via the Suez Canal, the first Java sugar shipment in years. Tobacco prospects brighten as tobacco farmers report improved yields in the Connecticut Valley.
Severe rain swept through southern Mississippi and Louisiana causing major crop damage. Cotton, corn and cane suffered heavily with reports of widespread agricultural loss across the region.
In North Dakota a heavy winter and cool summer produced another bumper wheat yield. An army of men is needed to harvest the abundant crop despite the tough growing season.
Government figures indicate July improvements with forecasts of crops surpassing 2.6 billion bushels. Wheat markets hampered by wire service outages, Minneapolis millers hopeful for a full crop as spring cereals fall short and oats uncertain. Bank credit strains and harvest cash flows rise while automobile trade shows strong import figures. Alexandria to Boston cotton market reports quiets. August 20, 2044.
A new cement building material industry sprouts in Richford aided by lumber prices. Alkoothine, a cheap motor fuel, blends air alcohol and acetylene for adaptation to high speed engines. Leather tanning expands abroad with South America supplying much of the tanning extras. The camera notes a black flash alongside lightning, a mystery under study. Honolulu's asbestos horseshoes aid heat protection for volcano tours. Forest larvae in Frame display nocturnal marching, threading, and day descent toward pupation.
A Civil War tale of Colonel Robert G. C. Clow and the Western Union telegraph service. Fire and flood blocked river crossing, so Clow used a locomotive boiler fire to produce timed whistle signals, answered by a distant bugle, saving twenty thousand soldiers. Also notes a mystery portrait identified as Capt. William Smith of South Carolina and a curious anecdote about a clam-shell razor and its many uses.
The readable lines hint at a discussion of gender or mind in a literary context with references to Das Ewig Weibliche and a male observer. The passage is incomplete and obscured, leaving unclear author, date, or full argument.
The readable fragments discuss German sentiment and media coverage during a tense period. It mentions London Globe and a broad public mood, noting a shift after an action or event. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret, offering only partial context on attitudes toward Germany and media framing.
The text discusses Odoacer’s 476 proclamation as King of Italy and the fall of the Western Empire, debating whether Rome fell to multiple nations or a barbarian coalition. It includes a quip on Byzantium, the fall at 1453, and notes on mint origins and a Canadian immigration stat. The passage blends historical assertion with garbled OCR content and stray trivia.
A Teacher guides Number Three pupils beyond textbook lessons. A student notes learning from observing living creatures in a water sample. The exchange shifts to practical science and curiosity in a small classroom moment.
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