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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
4
An early 20th century style advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It markets Grain-O as safe for delicate stomachs with no caffeine and claims it can replace coffee or mocha. The ad also mentions Chew Star Tabasco and cigarettes by Sey Grain-O and lists a Philadelphia address for Kors Ltd.
A Portland Oregonian report details a jury ruling in the case of Donaugh vs. City and Suburban Railway. The company must pay damages, provide Donaugh a wooden leg, and offer him employment after he was injured while cutting out. The verdict follows two prior hung juries, with blame contested over missing protective castings and Donaugh's own precautions. It also notes pulp wood consumption in paper manufacture and a London milk trade linked to the Earl of Harrington with a shop named Elvaston in Trafalgar Square.
A pneumatic electric snow plow blows snow off tracks by blast rather than scraping. It is a pioneer invention that should be adopted in England soon, as winter approaches despite the lingering heat of summer.
Professor Burkner warns that many rail workers may lose hearing early in service. He notes the inadequacy of standard tests to detect deficits and urges thorough audiometric assessment for enginemen, track guards, and switchmen to prevent dangerous misperceptions of sound direction and protect travelers and staff.
The piece highlights a surge in home building beyond crowded cities with suburban cottages and country residences multiplying nationwide. It cites literature on home design and low priced architecture, arguing owner occupancy fosters better citizenship and public order, per Loeslie's Weekly.
The Ledger warns that tight collars can cause suffocation as the neck must be left bare or nearly so for health. It cites cases including a rich American traveler on a Nice to Pacis train found strangled by a collar button and explains how pressure near the Adam’s apple can halt breathing, with seating or a fall potentially tightening the collar further.
A New York milliner argues against hunting owls for hats while Audubon Society members counter. Owls control field mice and pests harming farmers, a point supported by Dr. C Hart Merriam who notes heavy bounties harmed agriculture. The piece also notes spiders forecast storms and Pascadero Beach California yields enduring pebbles sought by many.
Martin Thorn was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of William Guidensuppe in Woodride, L I, on June 25, 1897. The verdict followed a dramatic trial with confessions from Mia Naok and a prior stomach of juror illness. Mrs. Auguste Nack, co defendant, faces uncertain fate.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway tested electric motors on turntables to replace manual turning by four workers. Experiments at Chiliothe and Park Street Cincinnati reduced per operation from twelve cents by manual effort to under one half cent powered, yielding yearly savings around $709.
Vixxra Austria reports a Friday of great excitement in Vienne with unrest in the Reichsrath. A crowd of about 10 000 people including students threatened the government and Premier Baden with the guillotine. Police were stationed as the lower house grew disorderly and President Dr Abrahamovies faced vociferous protests.
The October typhoon swept the Philippine Islands causing massive loss of life and property. Some 400 Europeans drowned and about 6000 natives perished as towns in the Bay of Sants Paula and Leyte were obliterated. Tacloban was leveled within half an hour and many traders perished at sea. News from inland areas reached Hong Kong only after November 1.
Washington instructs Ambassador White to determine Germany intentions regarding Emile Lueders and to warn against annexation schemes or punitive actions toward Haiti. Reports contrast with violent crime in Georgia and distant maritime movements as Cuban and African conflicts unfold.
Reports from the coast detail a two day gale that battered English waters with cyclone like force. Ships foundered and hundreds of smaller craft lost. Bodies wash ashore near Yarmouth while wrecks near Grimsby and the Foudroyant storm tale underscore the tragedy. A separate court case against Martin Thorn for murder proceeds as key testimony wraps up.
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