11 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
1
A poem by Roy Farrell Greene from Puck argues against the pride of punctuality. It satirizes the so called Johnny on the spot and notes the wasted time waiting for a slow counterpart. The piece concludes that being overly prompt harms efficiency and happiness.
The Northwestern University professor Diggins, famed for edible mushrooms research, clashes with astronomer Starr over science’s focus. Diggins boasts edible finds while Starr pursues planets, leading to rivalry until a reconciliatory dinner where Diggins invites Starr to dine.
Professor Diggins suffers a hallucinogenic episode after an experiment goes awry. Starr and a garden worker intervene as a physician secures life for the professor, then he is taken to an insane asylum. The asylum record notes mind wrecked by mushrooms.
A Vincennes Indiana factory headed by Frank Schanker claims to own 6024 patents and produce a vast range of metal jewelry and novelty items. The firm, noted for enamel work and belt buckles, aims to serve an international market including America, Europe, and Asia and is preparing items for the St Louis World’s Fair.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt extols tactful care for the elderly. It urges younger people to show respect and offer meaningful tasks, praising Attrecter for spreading goodness and happiness through unselfish acts that uplift hearts and foster gratitude.
New ark Press outlines trend items including purses cards and watch cases bat pins pelt buckles and fountain pens with some bat pins set without turquoise stones in star cross or fleur de lis shapes. Colored handkerchiefs in blue pink and lavender gain good taste status. Glass initial handkerchiefs are bem stitched and embroidered by hand.
The Gentle Woman explains a method to roll an umbrella neatly. Grasp the umbrella above the ribs where they meet the cover, hold the ribs tight against the stick, then roll the cover. This keeps ribs aligned and prevents bending, yielding a smoothly tight bundle that lasts for many years.
The Washington Post highlights Rosa Wells as an ambitious American girl who funded her education through selling sunbonnets and aprons. With nickel incentives from her brother, she built a savings pile, earned land to farm, and paid college tuition by nursing, eventually becoming a respected physician.
The article advises ten hours sleep in adolescence and eight hours as a general minimum to prevent nervous issues, with more sleep for excitable children to support intellectual growth. It promotes regular open air exercise, starting gradually, and notes light outdoor activity aids weight loss. in poor conditions indoor options can substitute.
The report notes Mount Holyoke College and an Oberlin master's holder elected as assistant pastor of the Congregational Church in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. It then shifts to health and social reform advice from various sources including bathing feet for complexion and cultural roles for women in Berlin Atlanta and Chicago, highlighting Frances G Curtis Ellen Henton and Miss Alice Dunlap.
A fashion note outlines ermine trim on a white picture bat hat with an ermine tail quill. It highlights red wristwear, sheer black stockings, new belt styles including an oxtail-embellished Bulgarian linen belt, and white gloves with contrasting details. Fringe trims and white accents dominate, while handkerchiefs remain popular for gifts and baby keepsakes.
The article discusses how the Boston terrier is identified by its bark and origins. It traces the breed from crossbreeding of bulldog and terrier, noting its rise to prominence in shows and its shift from fighting dog to refined companion, admired since the George III era.
Prague anthropologist M. Mathiega studied 285 brains aged twenty to sixty across varied jobs. Results show laborers 1460 g, unskilled 1430 g, porters 1460 g, mechanics 1460 g, builders and assistants 1468 g, physicians and professors 1500 g. Findings suggest brain weight rises with education, though beer and tavern workers show lower weights.
Farmers discuss Angora goats as beneficial browse partners with cattle and sheep, noting they help clear brush. Hog housing ventilation is stressed, with a plan to alternate open shed access and a ventilated house. A Blackleg preventive using hyposulphite of soda is recommended for calves, with dosage guidance for different ages.
The piece argues that while good fodder is helpful, sheep raisers prefer to rely on their own knowledge and focus on pure water, dry quarters, and ample exercise for pregnant ewes. It stresses dry housing, clean water, and regular movement to ensure healthy lambs, noting weather and management practices from Indianapolis News.
For handling manure earth and stone a farmer may replace the box with rough boards laid loosely between the standards. This old method suits rough dirty work but has disadvantages as bottom boards tend to fall.
An Ohio writer suggests practical improvements for a wagon bed using hinged side boards and reinforced edges. Proposals include pinning boards, crosspieces, and straps to keep components in place during use and when folded, plus a method to hinge and stow the boards for transport.
Theodore Roosevelt outlines a broad review of commerce and labor policy, calls for enforcement against fraud, and champions the Panama route. He details the Panama Treaty provisions, U S guarantee of Panama independence, perpetual use of the canal zone, exemption from taxation, free immigration for canal personnel, and fixed compensation terms.
Rhode Island clergymen led by Bishop McVickar reach an agreement on divorcees marrying. Sixty three ministers refuse to marry a divorcee to a member of another denomination, eighteen refuse to marry a divorced person at all, and one hundred fifteen will follow church practice where divorce was for unfaithfulness, marrying only the innocent party. Nearly all denominations in the state are represented.
Aden report says Italian officer Lieutenant-Commander Grabau commanded an armed dhow and ordered the Darbe fort in Somaliland to hoist the flag. The fort refused, Grabau fired twice in two hours, the fort shelled back, Grabau was killed, and the dhow set to sea was picked up by the Italian cruiser Galilee.
Salt Lake City Utah reports that a Provo city attorney Hentz ruled the dice method legal to resolve a contested Utah election for chief of police. The Provo case involved a tie between Republican and Democratic candidates after a hotly disputed race in which Peter Huntsman rolled three sixes and his opponent three deuces.
In Chicago Judge Kohlsanti refused John B. Lee's request for a $500000 indemnity bond from three creditors who asked for a bankruptcy receiver. About 75 major creditors, with claims totaling $300000, met and concluded a receivership would be unwise amid fears of cost or doubts about Dowie’s solvency.
British Consul Roger Casement reports extreme outrages in the Congo under the robber regime including slavery and barbarism after a 1000 mile tour. He confirms dispatches describing crimes against natives and harsh conditions across the region. Meanwhile the Miami Military Institute in Germantown Ohio burned causing $30,000 in losses and displacing about fifty students.
Secretary Shaw delivers the annual budget outlook to Congress noting a projected 1904 surplus drop to 14 million and a 1905 deficit near 23 million. Fiscal year receipts reach 694.0 million with 610.5 million expenditures. national banks organize 353 new institutions, total specie holdings peak, and imports exceed exports at over one billion dollars.
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