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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
4
Mrs. Ray Shershay returns from a harbor visit aboard a foreign cruiser in Chicago. She recalls an elegant luncheon and gracious captain, but mocks the apparent first class service as largely imitation and notes the souvenir pickle fork she took, suspecting plated ware.
Thuringia's glass eye industry is described with four makers at a table using gas jets to blow eyes from plates. Eyes are shaped by hand, colored with needles, and no two eyes are exactly alike, reflecting local craft as a defining trade of the region.
The acting British Consul General reports Haiti ceded the Cape Halt to Grande Riviere railway to Compagnia Nationale des Chemins de Fer d Halti. The line will extend to Hinche and Port-au-Prince with a branch to Arcadife, linking with a Gonalves to Hinche line.
A Nebraskan man reports his head and neck sores from measles cleared in weeks after using Cuticura Remedies. He describes six months of illness, loss of hair, and a rapid recovery within three weeks, noting no recurrence since seven years ago. The piece closes with a Chicago News quote about camp dangers and a city hunter.
An old advertisement claims Branx and Cheney are senior partners in a law firm for cataract cases cured by Marr's Tarbh Cure. It touts Catardh Cure taken internally and directly affects blood and mucous surfaces. The notice invites testimonials and lists E. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo, Ohio and Hall's Family Pile remedy.
The passage mocks consumer excess, defining economy as buying a hat for more than its value and noting how the habit drains the poor. It claims women are especially prone to extravagance and cites January versus April allowances, with men proud to support their wives’ purchases.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal testimony. He claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after eighteen months of illness and hospital care. He cites weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds and full recovery. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The 1907 fiscal year saw US farm product valuation hit 7.112 billion dollars, up ten percent from 1906 and fifty seven percent from 1893. Secretary Wilson notes corn alone valued at about 1.36 billion, while dairy, eggs, and poultry exports push farm sectors to record strength amid smaller yields.
The Duma decreed that the title autocrat, long held by Russian emperors, is no longer tenable within the Russian State. The move signals a shift away from imperial supremacy toward broader governance philosophy.
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that malt liquor is an intoxicating beverage. The decision clarifies classification under state law and affects regulation and enforcement.
A major blaze in Cody Wyoming leveled much of the business district causing extensive damage estimated around 100000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames with the cause not yet determined as smoke cleared over the ruined street.
Aoki denies inviting Rear-Admiral Evans and Ms fleet to visit Japan as governors are invited to the White House in May. Brussels advices report a rift between King Leopold and Congo delegates.
A Waterbury Oakville trolley with employes of the Oakville Pin Company is struck on West Main street by a freight train at 7 am. The dead include Annie Corcoran Robert French Walter Hayes Tane Kelly and Sarah Ryan. Dozens are injured as motorman Charles Learned and conductor John Dilson face charges. Fortune St Pierre escaped after breaking his pledge and retrieving tobacco before leaping clear.
The National Farmers' Union in New Orleans endorses holding at least 6 million bales of this year's crop in warehouses until cotton reaches 18 cents per pound. Fifteen directors attended to discuss cooperation to prop up prices, proposing warehouse receipts to mirror money. Recommendations will go to cotton planters in Louisiana Texas Mississippi Georgia Alabama Tennessee Oklahoma South Carolina and Arkansas.
New Brunswick increases fir tree exports to the United States with American buyers preferring Canadian trees. Lower stumpage and labor costs plus no export duties favor Canada over Maine, with at least 150,000 trees expected to be shipped in the next month for the Christmas trade. Prices offered are reportedly high.
Activity remains high in Comary with extensive business and a shortage of cars to meet the demand. The note emphasizes continued prosperity and strong economic activity across the country.
Mayor John Van Fossen of Y pallant Michigan shot himself through the head and died soon after. He had earlier been hospitalized for insanity and feared a recurrence. The tragedy shocks local residents and officials.
Reports show new unions formed in Lowell Massachusetts and St Paul Minnesota, wage debates in London Ontario and Canada, and a Brooklyn printing plant lockout affecting 1200 workers. Other notes include Australian permits for teens, a London conference on the steel day, and Chicago carpenters’ district union size.
Postmaster General Meyer calls for up to date business methods and a permanent official to modernize the service. He urges establishing postal savings banks with two percent interest, deposits limited to 500, eligibility from age ten, and government backing to keep funds secure. He also supports expanding parcel post with new rate structures. Newspapers raise prices due to higher paper costs.
Station Agent Perrine of the Santa Fe Railroad shot and killed one bandit during a three bandit encounter at Nebo California. He wounded the second bandit in the leg while the third escaped.
Four cases of yellow fever are reported among seamen of the British cruiser Indefatigable at Barbados, two of them fatal. Secretary Taft and Tate visited arbs, with officials from Vladivostok and Montpelier noted. President and Mrs Roosevelt toured the Madison oil home near Montpelier as Russian and Chinese officials were received.
Pack dealers trim fresh meat prices by ten percent and cut livestock by twenty percent amid financial strain at stockyards. Cattle pace down to five fifty per hundred for top grades. hogs fall a dollar per hundred. dressed beef drops to seventeen cents a pound.
The Sixtieth Congress convened in Washington with public gallery crowds and formal rituals. In the House, Speaker Cannon was elected on 207 votes as Williams and others applauded. in the Senate, prayers and credential ceremonies preceded adjournment after honoring late Senators Morgan and Pettus.
The Naomi coal mine near Bellevernon Pa suffered a massive gas explosion. Forty nine miners perished with thirteen bodies recovered by the coroner. Entry 36 was blocked with bones and Naomi village is described as wiped from the earth for bread winners.
A gang of nine robbed the Tonopah Goldfield and Bullfrog Railroad depot in Goldfield Nevada. They overpowered two watchmen and an operator, locked them in boxcars, then blew the safe, securing several thousand dollars.
New Jersey report says Giuseppe Russo, in the U S two months, told police he was robbed in the courthouse basement while two men lured him from Paterson Street. They took $100 as Judge Schenck presided upstairs.
Two men were arrested and later discharged as new hold up scares hit Burlington. Reports include George Tucker a rural mail carrier stopped near Riverside at a historic attack site and George Strikland accosted by three men who demanded his money but he escaped unharmed.
Consul General reports the Tambo valley Peru lies in an immense country where aguardiente from angar juice contains twenty percent alcohol and is widely consumed by Indian populations. Population decline noted due to liquor effects. limited immigration possible. one sugar cane plant exists. rice grown is large and sweet with higher prices, and only one good rice mill operates, from the United States.
A colonel on tour of inspection finds two soldiers in the drill room. One reads a letter aloud to Atkins who cannot read, while the other covers Murphy's ears to stop him from hearing the contents. The scene blends humor with a touch of affection as the trio acts out a private moment.
A woman from Chicago Illinois writes of long lasting night sweats and loss of appetite. She credits Dr Hartman and Peruna with her recovery after months of suffering and multiple doctors. She is a widow with six children seeking more information for other women.
Clayton now has a skating rink. George Kite shot an eagle near Franklinville. Rev. 1, FP. Jewett of Pittman Grove has accepted a call to the M. E. Church at Palmyra. Mrs. Howard Le Fevre missed her $200 diamond ring from the mantel in Pitman. Fred G. Stanwood former Mayor of Island Heights is promoting the proposed State road from Lakehurst to Browns Mills.
The Netherlands government presented a land reclamation bill to Parliament to recover 40 000 acres from the Zuyder Zee at an estimated cost of 11 200 000 dollars.
Texas girl writes of relief after quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee for four months. She reports cleared complexion, improved digestion, and no headaches. She notes teachers’ work continued, and others tried boiling Postum properly before judging it delicious. Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich. Read booklet The Road to Wellville.
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