29 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
1
In a domestic drama set around John Moore and his second wife Eliza, tensions rise as Eliza’s temper and hard working nature clash with the Moore household routine. The piece traces Eliza’s feelings of isolation and the wife’s struggle to fit in after remarriage in a bustling home.
A sentence fragment narrative describes Eliza entering a room to find three sisters and a dressmaking gift prepared for her. The girls reveal they bought and made the dress themselves with the help of a cutter, hoping to call Eliza sister and not mother, forming a warm family bond. Mr. Moore returns to a transformed household and approves of Eliza’s new place.
An essay cites a Japanese moralist disparaging women as lacking brains and urges bright interiors for all homes. It contrasts harsh views with a counterpoint from Elizabeth Beery James praising educated, independent women who balance work and motherhood.
An 18th century Newark Adver tiser column urges wives to share all with husbands. It says a wife should reveal trivial matters and keep only others' secrets. It advises careful handling of confidences and suggests a safeguard by asking not to be told if it would be told to a husband.
A millinery trade review details new capeline designs using albeline and cloth felts, broader brims, and intricate bands of blue velvet. Descriptions cover medina crowns, ostrich feather accents, bandeaux, and satin drapes with velvet roses, noting variations in brim tilts and crown shapes.
A discussion on women in the workforce highlighting dignity and reserve, the rise of women earning and saving, and the shift toward better wages and financial awareness. It notes a trust company report from 1904 showing higher savings among working women and anticipates a generational rise in informed, capable female earners.
A Germantown man recalls realizing his wife had no private day. After twelve years of marriage he and his wife agreed to every week the family would fish for itself while she shops or visits. The plan, once debated, has brought order and fun as they run things without her direct dinner and children duties.
Fur hats stay in style this year while a cape-wrap of yellow cloth appears with shirred shoulders. Violets and natives push for favor with gradations of violets grays pinks and blue grays. A long squirrel fur coat looks full and rippled rather than shirred. High-necked undergarments suit damp climates. Abrite shirts and blouse styles with patch pockets dominate informal wear, using muted olive greens and rich blues for striking combos.
At the Isle of Wight tests last summer the Thorncroft Emil Capitaine powered by producer gas from a small plant completed a ten hour non stop run covering over seventy miles while using 469 pounds of coal for eleven hours of operation. The design promises economical fuel use for commercial work and private yachting, with larger gas engines under construction in England and Germany.
A graceful wire walking display by rats drew attention in Sligo yesterday afternoon. An excise officer on a bicycle spotted a large rat traversing an overhead electric wire near the town hall as about 150 of the rodents continued along the line, unseen beyond a flour mill. No casualties were reported during the perilous display. Berlin authorities refuse a 125000 bequest for a vegetarian orphanage.
A garbled verse fragment centers on a character Clyde at a funeral and a dialogue about Miss Fairleigh, hinting at gossip and night talk in a town feature. The text is incomplete with misread words and stray quotes.
Horticulture hints warn against early mulch or fertilizer near trees and shrubs. Wait until ground freezes before adding mulch and protect roots with several inches of soil around the base. if very cold, add a layer of coarse manure atop the soil.
A discussion from the Indianapolis News on forest planting as essential for climate, moisture, and atmosphere. argues for broad regional plans and farm management integration to spread benefits and allocate forest area fairly among farms. It cites G. L. Clothier on forests as permanent farm investments.
Focuses on peach orchard care including fertilizing roots, manure use, pest control for borers and yellows, soil preparation, and winter pruning. Notes practical approaches like using potash drenches, clover cover crops, and careful orchard replacement cycles for profit and disease prevention. Also mentions amateur winter photography in New York.
A garbled New York Sun item shows a pun filled exchange about giving a son an expensive education and the witty reply that the speaker received one anyway. It features misread names and a playful, distorted caption style.
A humorous exchange unfolds as characters joke about loyalty and manners. Lieutenant A questions attendance while Lieutenant B confirms a reception at the Judge's, with a playful jab about feeding guests and daughters.
Nordy laments freezing danger from open street car doors while Butts jokes about a woman closing one risking death. The exchange captures a grim winter mood as residents cope with exposure and hazards in public transport.
A fragment quotes a New York Evening Mail remark about a frontier party, noting that one member asks another if they shot anything today while the rest have not yet returned. The line reflects a casual dialogue style from an old newspaper page.
A collage of humorous exchanges and garbled dialogues from various papers follows brief tales and curiosities. Notes touch on marital talk, social pretension, a paleontological eye description, and a seaside hotel chase as ragged vignettes unfold to amuse readers.
Officials at the Mutual Life Insurance Company faced scrutiny as the Armstrong Committee exposed entries shifting profits and losses to real estate accounts in Boston Philadelphia and foreign cities. Stephen Smith admitted such juggling while Charles Preller said he followed instructions from VP Granniss.
Relatives of the wife of Dr. Frank Brouwer of Tons River push for autopsy and disinterment plans. Supreme Court Justice Tenrickson presides as affidavits are presented to obtain an order for exhumation. Death certificate by Dr. H W Cate of Lakewood cited amid disappearance rumors.
Attendants at a Freehold Freehold Methodist service were startled by a four year old boy Raymond Fitman in his nightie walking to the aisle and crying I want my mamma causing joyful relief as he sought his mother next door.
An ex soldier named Higurashi was arrested in Tokyo for planning to assassinate Prime Minister Katsura. He admitted making boards for the plot and stated he would spread anti peace agitation to disgrace Japan for a thousand years. Wigurashi is described as a desperate criminal.
In Toms River Judge Mendrickson sentences John Cayaldi to twenty years at hard labor in State prison after pleading guilty to murder. Cayaldi of West Creek admitted firing at Cranmier last September following counsel’s advice.
Mrs Eva Barry suffered severe facial burns when ammonia was thrown into her face causing the loss of sight in one eye. The incident occurred in Kansas City Missouri and she remained in hospital four days after the attack.
A mixed set of local items reports a new double quarter chair at Newbold Baptist Church. Margaret Booblitz injured in a fall. students raise nearly $100 for the poor. North American Window Glass Works denies closure. Beverly boards face tardiness due to school hours. Pedricktown water contract with 25 fire plugs. Ahner residents push for an extra train to Salem. self harm incident in a jail. Ming Maud Abbott recovers from hospital needle accident. a swindler passes bogus check in Moville. Dr James V. Roberts resigns to become Beverly mayor. J. L. Perkins elected to AM the yachines. Salem County Teachers Association officers named. Charies Potting dies from a broken neck from a fall in Tivermore Fat, Me, noting a unique long-term injury case.
The women of Parla increasingly wear Scottish clan tartans as a sign of Anglo French entente 6 and Glasgow mills struggle to keep up with demand for the fabrics.
A blaze in the wholesale district at Louisiana avenue and street N destroys the stores of Heiskel and Co, Wallerstein, Wage and McDowell, and Wendrickson and Co, threatening the Majestic Theatre. Loss exceeds 100000 dollars. No injuries reported.
A collection of brief anecdotes and social sketches includes a tale of a humorous illiterate groom paying a marriage fee, a reflection on deceptive appearance on a Boston railroad, an anecdote about Dr Heber Jones facing epidemics in Memphis, a note on a purse presentation and a London sighting of a monocle wearing woman.
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