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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
4
Misa Maggie Welch secretary of the Betney Rose Educational and Benevolent Society writes from 328 North State Street Chicago praising Peruna. She describes a severe cold with coughing and lung and throat distress.
A jumble of anecdotes about remedies and doctors from Perruna to a New York humor piece. It mentions Miss Maggie Welch finding relief with Peruna, a Chicago doctor testing a grip remedy, Mrs Luther sipping herbal tea, and a playful tale of Mecca City gaslight plans amid other light vignettes from newspapers.
The Postmaster General’s annual report shows year ending June 30 deficits and rising revenues for postal services. It notes 12,000 clerks promoted, eight hour workdays at larger offices, and expansion of naval free delivery to cover about one third of U S territory. Rural carriers handled 625,016 money orders. international orders rose to 1,611,111 paid at $5,821,720. Parceled post proposals seek four pound limits and new conventions with Europe. It also cites need for railway clerks’ protection and a universal stamp proposal.
Secretary Moody presents the ten year Navy outlook ending June 1903 detailing under construction vessels including eight battleships six armored cruisers nine protected cruisers four monitors and several torpedo boats. It notes delays, recent acceptances, and calls for more officers and funds, liquid fuel trials, and expanded coalitions. It cites new authorized ships and stresses immediate action to strengthen sea power. It also mentions wireless telegraphy controls and the appointment of Bethea as U S district attorney and a Lake Erie shipwreck with sixteen lives lost.
Secretary Root's annual report urges maintaining 60,000 Regular Army, creating a General Staff, abolishing the title Commander in Chief, expanding education for officers, and standardizing terms with the Philippines. It calls for Philippine autonomy under US supervision, tariff reductions, a gold standard, and National Guard unity, with an emphasis on ready forces and coast defenses. It also critiques the canteen law, notes olive drab service uniforms, and sketches covert murder-for-hire and a secret trial abroad cases.
In Schenectady New York the Trades Assembly voted three to one to rescind the boycott against the Schenectady Railway Company after a nearly three hour meeting. The decision marks a major shift in local labor action amid ongoing transportation concerns.
In upper East Tennessee a man named Wehard Green shot his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself. Officials suggest jealousy or insanity as the motive. The incident underscores a deadly domestic violence case in a rural mountain area.
William L W Theobald a special employee of the Treasury Department at the New York Customs House has been discharged by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. He seized a $25,000 pearl necklace belonging to Mrs Harrison Dulles of Philadelphia in a notable official action.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis Md requires a major funding boost to finish the new campus structures. An $8,000,000 shortfall is noted as insufficient to complete the project.
Win WM of East Orange New Jersey backs out of a prior contract to relinquish any claim on Mary A Savage estate just before his marriage at Norfolk. He fled in person to avoid the agreement and vows to protect her.
The constabulary in Northern Lexie and Biliran engage Ladrones in two actions. Fifty two robber gangs were killed in separate clashes as authorities press the crackdown against the bandits.
Mrs Ellen McBride of Watertown New York tracked the grave of her husband after four decades of searching. He died in Alexandria Virginia in 1861 of typhoid fever while serving as a Federal Army soldier and is buried in the National Cemetery.
President Roosevelt writes to a Charleston citizen that he will not consider color a barrier to appointments, in context of the Dr. Crom case who was rejected for Collector of the port. The letter asserts equal opportunity and denies race as a disqualifying factor in the appointment process.
A Newton Kansas woman nicknamed Kate Wahoo is reported to have died at age 123. The obituary notes a daughter aged about sixty and a husband who died at 105. The text claims she remembered the Civil War era and mentions her long memories of Washington’s era.
Charles F. Kelly a fugitive St Louis alderman arrives in New York aboard the Baltic and is arrested in Philadelphia while returning home.
Mississippi treasury amioutits to 150000 dollars, insufficient to meet December 2 demands. Pension warrants totaling 200000 dollars are due. Author Cate and Treasurer Lampton appeal to county tax collectors to hurry November collections to Jackson. German cruisers ordered more cruisers to Venezuela.
An 108 year old Colorado veteran and former president of a local company for fifty years died at home near Gray Creek. He fought in the Mexican War era and was known as a prominent stockmill figure in the community.
President Ada denied twenty two clemency applications for quidon and reviewed eleven new applicants who have completed their terms. She acted favorably on six additional cases and continues to evaluate remaining petitions.
Fatalities among the hunters in the open season of twenty days in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Peninsula reported. Serious injuries and a new diamond find in South Africa are noted, including a claim of a Wamoud discovery likely second to Kimberley. Seven diamonds were found in three shallow holes.
A troubled OCR fragment lists varied items from early 1900s topics including a London theatre experimenting with takings of Victory, infectious disease crematories, a plan to consolidate Great Lakes freight companies, a new twelve-duel battery in Canada, and a Russian town project. It also mentions a women’s building project, army competition results, and a high spending outlook for London port improvements.
Market listing with assorted produce and livestock prices from California and Delaware regions. Includes beans, peas, cranberries, pears, apples, tomatoes, potatoes, greens, and poultry with per hundredweight and per basket pricing. Key items include White kidney, Yellow eye, Green peas, and Spring chickens with unit prices and stock notes.
Trade continues active with retail distribution of winter goods slowed by mild weather. Wool trade quieter after mineral buying, yet strong prices persist locally and abroad. Fuel shortages hinder steel production, with Western furnaces short of coke and Eastern output limited by coal deliveries. Steel demand remains high and mills plan ahead, while business failures last week reached 206 in the United States and 24 in Canada.
Advines in cotton prices show a gain of twenty to thirty-five points amid speculative support and strong spinner demand. Market movement is uneven as officials resist confirming optimistic yield estimates while freight congestion persists, impeding shipments and worsening conditions for pioneers and shippers.
RG. Din and Coty Weekly Review quotes voluntary wage increases at major railway systems. It stresses the large amount of business and calls for settlements amid continued heavy traffic. The report highlights urgency for enduring wage settlements to match rail demand.
The wholesale distributors report ongoing urgency for boots and shoes as factories typically place orders for several months ahead, reflecting steady demand and production commitments into the near term.
President Roosevelt intends to appoint Ashley M. Gould as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia. Reports also note Jeis Mo Wright to the Court of Chita and a dead oMudge David Calfurnints Hutain Crop. The year forecasts a record flaxseed crop of 27,000,000 bushels. A hurricane affects Coffee plant actions and large cotton investments burn in the Inter of the states.
Experiments in France test substituting aluminum for paper in writing and printing. Sheets four thousandths of an inch thick would weigh less than paper, with potential for book and writing use. Metal resists oxidation, remains free from water, and is indestructible by worms with suitable machinery.
The Northern Pacific has received the last of a two consignments totaling twenty one of America’s largest engines. Tacoma, as terminus, claims world class status as a rail hub while these engines, nicknamed battleships, dwarf earlier models like Moguls and Klondikers in size and power. They can haul vast loads up mountain grades, with crews limited mainly by car count, and redefine heavy freight capability along the line.
An extensive proposed trolley network for Monterey with six lines totaling about thirty miles and first electric streetcar service, plus a mule car concession to local capitalists. The notice also includes stray items on zebras trained in India, a medical clinic cough trick, butcher shop exchanges, Lincoln anecdotes, and patent medicines, all drawn from varied sources of the era.
A reader suggests stamping street names into cement at intersections to help people know where they are. The idea is praised as durable and inexpensive, aiding navigation without effort.
A New York Times description notes a beggar tactic that aims to gain sympathy by spitting on a passerby’s shoe and then apologizing, kneeling to clean the shoe with a handkerchief, and securing money through feigned remorse. The piece highlights how such tricks evolve and fatigue observers.
A London edition of Old Moore’s Almanac predicts troubles in January with Irish conspiracies, riots in Spain in February, losses for Britain and Spain in March, assassinations in April, turmoil in China and Turkey, famine in India and civil war in Spain in May, and a hopeful English epoch but German misfortune in June. A overheard Boer War exchange questions return home by coronation.
The passage notes pollen and plant sap as food for mosquitoes and mentions a large freight tonnage on the Ohio River from Pittsburg to Cairo. It cites Darwin on insanity among animals and describes the live quail trade from Messina to the United Kingdom, with birds kept in cages and fed hemp seed and corn. An estimated 90,000 to 100,000 quails are caught annually.
The line comments on children's patience with grown ups, attributed to the New York Press, reflecting a playful or observational tone about intergenerational interaction.
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