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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
1
An elderly man known as Jim, once prominent in his New England neighborhood for polishing steps and shining wells, ghosts himself into decline. Once lively and social, his days fade as friends vanish and purpose drains away, leaving a life spent in routine labor and diminishing hope.
Jim Capen, a local laborer, unveils a ten thousand dollar legacy from an English relation, allowing him to retire from work. He plans to stay in the old house with his newfound fortune, while a woman named Ame, content with single life, keeps her independence and routines.
Jim Doyle, husband of Mrs. James Carrington Doyle owner of a mansion and $10,000, performs a public washing of the front steps at dawn after a domestic dispute. The scene unfolds as neighbors stir, highlighting a sensational social episode recorded by LE Corbett.
A junior staffer dreams of contributing to the news, practicing on the typewriter and taking calls. He submits a society note about a Pedro party at a local home, where guests from the GeLoxether Chit were invited but τέλος charged ten cents for polinnings.
A London Truth feature laments changing grandmothers from delicate white haired figures to padded modern styles. A Mattoon Illinois operator Abbie Downing, 23, becomes a record setting sixty-telephone board manager and books keeper. An English farmer Mrs. Murray Smith manages Gurnley Tall estate, producing prize cows and high milk yields while personally handling correspondence and records.
A compilation of brief notes highlights women achieving in varied fields. It mentions an auburn-haired woman in a black suit, a 130 acre apple farm yielding 10 000 bushels, and professional strides by Miss Tulla Morgan in Paris Beaux Arts. It notes shifts in law, academia, craft, and industry with multiple names and locations.
A fragmentary collage discusses the modern Englishwoman as bold and athletic, contrasts knickerbocker attire with traditional dress, and reviews German marriage warnings to American women. It cites Collier's Weekly and the Chicago Record-Herald, noting legal protections for mistresses and cautioning American girls abroad.
The excerpt describes fabrics and styles including blue with white dots and black and white striped velvets. It links patterns to modish skirts paired with fancy waists for formal occasions as noted by The Delinentor.
The note details evening gowns in velvet, green highlights for mule girls, beaver trims and pearl toppers on hats. Hair shaping advances include horseshoe pins and combs, while belts feature thin white leather folds and high narrow buckles, with covers of gum metal and long chain accents.
The piece cites Tso Chuan and Fan Wenkun praising early physician traditions and warns of degeneration in modern Chinese medicine. It calls for government exam standards and diplomas to legitimize medical practice and curb charlatanism amid rising interest in Western medicine.
The article notes corn fodder’s value for hog feed, claiming a well grown stalk yields substantial fodder per acre. It argues for pasture crops like clover, rape, and peas to boost hog growth, lowering maturity time and increasing profitability. It also praises beekeping for farm diversification and stresses timely maintenance of tools and beehives.
A historic note describes a hand safe corn cutting method using a wooden board and a hole for the ear to pass through, reducing risk while cutting. It also recounts a strange chase where a cart horse spooked by a pike caused fish to surface and a dog assisted, yielding two large pike. The piece ends with a remark on a sugar plant project aiming to produce 20,000 tons yearly on 117,000 acres.
A medical writer argues cities attract people from rural areas due to better living conditions but stresses the need for clean water drainage and sanitary systems. It cites reforms in Europe and the U S to improve hygiene and aesthetics, noting noise as a major modern urban challenge.
The article notes an official admission that Secretary Gage will soon retire from the Cabinet. It also covers Roosevelt actions including removing Wakeman from the New York Appraisership, appointing George W. Whitehead, and other national affairs such as a plan for a southern Apalachian forest reserve and various Navy and congressional moves.
An explosion in a Jones and Laughlin furnace top section killed nine workers and injured five. Eyewitnesses report a single blast as molten metal and flames rained down, with many victims burned on the platform and roof. The blast damaged the plant and sent hundreds fleeing as ore and slag showered the streets.
The Philippine Commission's annual report proposes a permanent civil government and broad industrial development for the islands. It discusses government form, differential tariff favors, friar lands bond issues, franchises for public and private corporations, cottage industries, banking expansion, railroad aid, and Congress authority over public funds and laws.
A heroic woman in freezing conditions carried water in a bucket from a fire to douse flames threatening a cottage. She and her husband and children escaped as the house burned to the ground though she faces possible amputation of both feet after frostbite.
General Swith recommends Private Heintz of the Medical Department for a Medal of Honor for bravery at the Gapda River battle in Saumur Island. Heintz fought after being wounded and directed care for the wounded to Calbayou despite injuries and fainting spells.
Steel mills report strong new business especially for railway equipment while price stability remains the highlight as foreseen by controlled ferests. R G Dun & Cos notes 223 U S business failures last week with 17 in Canada.
In a caucus vote of the Republican majority the 126th New Jersey Legislature chose William J. Bradley of Camden as Speaker over J. Henry Bachhler of Englewood by 33 to 13. The selection also set party leadership with John G. Horner of Burlington County as caucus chairman and named clerks and officers.
Cabinet officers report under a 1901 Senate resolution show many elderly federal workers. In the Government Printing Office one veteran aged eighty two earns four dollars daily after twenty seven years. Another worker sixty eight has served forty years. About ninety five of five hundred employees are between sixty and seventy. The Agriculture Department notes an unusual late shift for its oldest staffer.
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