01 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
1
A nostalgic sketch centers on a rural general store run by William Henry Blake. The country shop offers jeans to gingham, coffee, sugar, molasses, seeds, tools, hardware, and household goods for cash or charge, with weary farmers gathering each evening within its aging sign.
Winthrop Packard recounts Kingmuk a wolf breed dog from Point Barrow who after following his Arctic masters across ice and snow becomes famed for loyalty. The tale shows how native dogs, hunted and chained in the north, endure brutal winters and how Kingmuk remains by his comrade’s grave before returning to the station daily for food.
The tale recalls Kingmuk and his steadfast companion Kingmut sealing their bond through a flood and a blizzard. Kingmuk saved his friend from rising waters and stayed by his side at the bank until winter snows returned, when Kingmut grew too weak to move. Despite offers of care, the loyal pair endured together.
A curious 18th century shell from the War of 1812 was recovered by BR Stull of Covington Street. At Fort McHenry the shell was found loaded with a gill of black powder and 276 lead bullets embedded in brimstone. The cap and fuse setup showed how the shell fired, with the explosion sending the bullets into destruction. A Baltimore American item provides the account along with moral quips from Wise Words.
Frank Hope aged fifty nine, who has spent thirty nine years behind bars, pleaded guilty in Chicago to swindling. He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Hope had been released from Joliet prison last August. A record first: a solid train of canned goods shipped from an American evening factory left a Longmont Colorado plant.
A London Daily Mail explanation notes the chip hat is named for its craft rather than origin, as dyed wood shavings curled and crimped create a decorative form. The piece remarks that patrons no longer require design protection beyond giving it a name and registering it.
In Venice the lower class women routinely receive tributes to their beauty from strangers. Compliments on eyes or complexion are seen as proper and polite. A waiter may greet a seated woman with phrases like take this seat, beautiful blonde or sit here, lovely brunette, reflecting a cherished social custom.
A Brooklyn Citizen piece notes a woman who guards gossip like a hornets nest, shaming friends with unkind remarks while courting social scrutiny. It also covers Mrs. Roosevelt weaving lace at the White House and fashion guards protecting latest glove models from theft in London.
An alternative nursery craft describes turning a twenty five cent clothes basket into a charming nest for the first six months. Cover the basket with pink, blue or white cambric, add a curled silk pad, oiled silk, and Swiss fabric. Build a matching chest from a wooden box, decorate with blue cambric, satin, and yarn details, and store tiny clothes beneath.
The piece surveys fashion trends including afternoon dresses in silk and chiffon with Japanese embroidery, blue tones for fall, and heavy look garments like sat in coats. It notes negligee jackets, a Parisian blue beaver hat with feathers, and fashion commentary from Harper's Bazar and The New England Cook. It then shifts to domestic life, describing a New England cook shaped by tradition, apprenticeship in large families, and a humorous anecdote about potato quantities highlighting practical household math from Martha Baker Quay.
Howell Jones of Lopeka Kansas notes booming passenger business as proof of prosperity. He cites Santa Fe and other Western lines reporting unprecedented traffic, while a Washington Post citation underscores the trend.
The article outlines feeding pullets to promote rapid, steady growth with minimal premature lay. It stresses sparing meat and using ground feed, a varied whole grain mix, and three daily feedings. It advises breeders to favor vitality over stimulation and notes sitting hens need only enough to maintain condition during incubation. It also covers dairy crop rotation, manure use, and a movable poultry house. It ends with a note on horse shoeing causes and a Kansas City court anecdote.
Nineteen football players die and many more are injured as brutal play peaks this season prompting University of New York and University of Pennsylvania to push reform or abolition. Chancellor Henry McCracken seeks co operation from major colleges to end brutality on the gridiron.
Secretary Wilson reports unprecedented farm prosperity with crops valued at 6.415 billion dollars. Corn leads with 2.708 billion bushels. hay, cotton, and wheat also show record values. Dairy, poultry, and cattle contribute to a strong agricultural economy while exports reach 875 million, shaping a favorable trade balance. He notes department growth and a leak incident yet emphasizes swift action on internal misconduct.
United States Senator Joseph Burton of Kansas was found guilty of using his influence to block a fraud order against Rialto Grain and Securities of St. Louis. A motion for a new trial will be filed, with an appeal to the Supreme Court possible. Punishment may include two years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count.
The Department of Agriculture begins distributing 38 million seed packages nationwide. Most go through senators and representatives for constituen tary use while one fifth is reserved for statistical, Weather Bureau, and other uses. Seeds cover vegetables flowers cotton forage and field varieties, allocated by climate and soil suitability to local stockage sites.
A severe three year gale hits the British coast with Dover submerged and rail service disrupted. The US Supreme Court upholds a Vermont death sentence for Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers. Russian officials report violence in St Petersburg as a naval journal is shut and the editor jailed.
Washington reports through consular channels the killing of fifteen Jews at Rostoff on the Don during the disorder and notes thousands of others were financially ruined as the unrest spread.
An Atlantic City lawyer urges condensing all county and state courts into district courts to reduce costs and improve justice. He argues Supreme Court roles should be broadened as local courts handle routine matters for the people. The piece also notes a $7000 jewelry theft in Paterson and a warning to governors about appointing judges.
Gerardus B Cable of Ariington Avenue Caldwell was accidentally shot in the left leg above the knee while hunting with friends. Ed ward Liming, low on ammo, borrowed shells from Cable. Liming, lowering a loaded gun, discharged buckshot when a hammer slipped, shattering Cable’s leg.
Dr C C Cronkhite and his son Burton Cronkhite aged twenty five, Purdue graduate, were found insane in Justice Holman’s court at Marion Indiana. They admitted cocaine and opium use for rheumatism and were confined by Sheriff Mills in the county jail.
Twenty four and twenty three children with as many grandchildren contest the will of Charles GQ Myers of Cape May County arguing the will grants the fortune of 100000 to his twenty fourth child the baby of his old age and offspring of his fourth marriage in the Court of Errors and Appeals.
Dr McLeod stood trial in Rhoston Mass over the suit case tragedy. Howard and Crawford were found guilty of complicity in Sianne Geary's death and were remanded for sentencing.
Commotions rise in St Petersbu as news spreads of former Viceroy Alexia leaving for France. The abrupt departure triggers inquiries and debates about the political implications while regions in Mygieduria prepare for wartime reshaping and response.
New Egypt Township Committee orders the electric plant cut after December 1, with a likely weeklong blackout ahead of an election next month. If residents refuse an extra 125 dollar appropriation for service, the town faces a prolonged winter without power and no new debt plan ready.
Mrs. Divi Whiliuis found her three year old enveloped in flames at their Sinnlekson altret residence after returning from the yard with washed clothes. Neighbors wrapped carpets to smother the blaze but the child died within two hours. In other news, reports say In-Tehung, the Chinese Minister at Berlin, is recalled to command the army under Yuan Shikxn as the Empire plans twenty districts with four regiments per, nine year enlistments.
A Welsh collier found with a match in a coal pit received Worouths Imprisonment as punishment. The case underscores strict penalties for careless acts in hazardous mining environments.
Washington dispatches note that silver dollars ceased under the 1890 act and should not resume without Congress action. Other items cite Darien Canal revival efforts, postal facility talks for New York, Roosevelt appointing judges, and various international and domestic events. Prominent names include Roosevelt Cortelyou Wolverton Andrews, Chaffee, and Belmont.
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