10 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
1
Edmund Vance Cooke explores hypocrisy and self judgement in a contemplative poem set on an island. The speaker questions devoutness, desire, and moral balance, contrasting outer performance with inner truth, as readers witness a charged moral inquiry.
A couple discusses why conservatories are ideal for lovers in winter stories. They muse on alternative, riskier spots like mines or alpine cliffs, then confess a preference for a cozy conservatory where love is spoken amid moonlit glass and gentle music.
A reader notes how conservatories become romantic settings in stories as a man leads a woman to confess love amid roses. The observer imagines Cupid watching as the couple kiss in a doorway, while they hear a mouse inside and the woman glows with radiance.
Description of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard the Bellerophon on July 1 1815 detailing his aged appearance at forty six, five foot seven, silk stockings, small hands and feet, gray eyes, dark brown hair, sallow complexion, declining vitality, and affable manners. From Maitland's Surrender of Napoleon.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer argues saving forms a habit vital to wealth and happiness. It contrasts prodigality with thrift, noting saving preserves purchasing power, builds property, and supports general prosperity across society.
The term cave-dwellers in Washington society is explored as a derisive yet now prestigious label for old-money residents. The piece argues the nickname should honor gentlefolk of high degree, contrasting them with new-rich arrivistes who retreat to “caves” on Pennsylvania Avenue and Georgetown.
In a comic quarrel My Cal Kins confronts Bing about a fish meal and someone named Tom missing, revealing a domestic dispute over supper and plans as wagons rumble by the lane. The exchange ends with a cheerfully evasive remark about not breaking up the setup and letting the moment pass.
A discussion on parental promises to children and the ethics of opening letters addresses respect for individual property in the home. The piece argues letters should be opened only by the addressee, noting children often enjoy sharing personal missives with parents and that trust and love hinge on regard for others' letters. It also touches on fashion and etiquette trends in dress, letter writing in France, and a French child pension scheme as social policy.
The New York Sun notes the bat as a symbol of privilege and price control. A newspaper woman, living with a friend on Third Avenue, finds wealth is scarce without a hat and cuts costs by forgoing headwear during markets.
Different laces decorate a gown with turquoise satin girdle. Valenciennes lace appears sparingly in the skirt and bodice. Heavy Irish lace trims the bodice, collar, and shoulder straps. Three straps reach to the waist while sleeves are puffed and draped to the elbow.
The article notes a sleeve pocket used on cloth and velvet coats for small items like change tickets and pins. It describes placement near the shoulder or above the cot and mentions hiding a powder puff with a safety pin. Velvet coats require matching material and jeweled button closures.
A completed bridal model features a yellowish white cloth with Trish lace panels and a lace bodice. It shows a 2 Stole arrangement, lace sleeves, and a skirt built of cloth over lace with vollo lace. An inset skirt and lace coat with a lace yoke complete the ensemble in a period wedding dress style.
The article explains preserving linen ravelings when buying view linen and using linen floss as a medium. It advises tacking a piece of course material over holes and darning over the net to secure and strengthen the stocking, noting the net foundation speeds work and yields a neater repair.
A Rochester Vauton and Advertiser piece advises women to prevent wrinkles by avoiding deep facial expressions and undue sun exposure. It notes emoting and fretting hasten lines, while keeping calm and patient habits save time and skin.
A writer contrasts how men and women handle trifling worries. Men may be more wholehearted in worry or hide it, while many women focus on the sunny side. The piece suggests small concerns often erode happiness for all, with anxious fear shortening life.
The Senate approved a Statehood bill admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as two states with New Mexico elevated to statehood. Debates centered on Arizona's inclusion, polygamy concerns, and separate votes on Arizona and New Mexico. Public rejoicing followed in many cities as Oklahoma and Indian Territory move toward statehood.
Eyewitness reports from Corinto and Leon describe a dramatic eruption of Momotombo on January 16. A 500 foot lava tongue surged into a column of black smoke, shaking the sky and prompting mass native evacuations while authorities fear extensive damage. The City of Sydney witnessed the spectacle from nearby shores, as earthquakes preceded the eruption and flames lit the crater from apex to base.
Bevin Germany reports two cases of Germans described as deserters in Polish territories. A Posin workman engaged to a Russian Polish bride was seized by Cossacks despite German papers and sent with reservists to Man churka. In a second case three Germans crossing the border for a Russian wedding were arrested as deserters and sent to war.
Reports detail the killing of the Procurator-General of Finland in Helsinki by a young assailant, with both the assassin and Solm's son wounded in the exchange of fire. Political motive cited after a government official targeted amid unrest.
French Ambassador M Jusserand will present to Congress a bronze bust of George Washington on February 2 in Washington. The bust replicates the 1823 original by David Angers with help from General Laferriere. Bat Masterson named deputy U S Marshal for New York by request of President Roosevelt.
An execution was carried out in Swainsboro Georgia for the murder of Abe Durden a white officer and Hud Hitborn a colored gambler. Fran Burts and S Morris editor of the Piqua Call were among those noting the event. The condemned man wore clothes that shifted near an open grate fire as the sentence was carried out early in the morning.
Reported talks of a submarine boat rivalry between Holland and Lake torpedo boat groups surface in Washington. The elderly Baroness Burdett Coutte is highlighted for long life and elegance.
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing construction of railroads in the Philippines. The White House announced Frederick J. Allen will remain Commissioner of Patents in the new administration.
Governor Wright meets Cavite provincial leaders to mobilize insular forces against the Indrones. Extra constabulary units deployed. Indrones scattered. Reports claim native officials pressured to aid the Indrones under threat of property loss. Rubber farming grows in Hawaii. Fifteen American warships sail to maintain archipelago neutrality.
George W. Wood a man described as a suspect in the murder of Water ung grocer George Williams is detained in Plainfield HQs. Doctors deem him aphasic and not drug impaired while police compare descriptions to the slain Williams seen shot from behind on a road to Millington. Williams a prosperous bakers and grocer carried cash. a sleigh drive with a stranger ends in a grisly discovery near Washingtonville Hotel and a wooded rural scene.
Coroner Mosca J. Jackson was found guilty by a jury of soliciting a $500 bribe from lawyer Benjamin Reuss to clear Dr. John W. Alexander, charged in a fatal criminal operation case. Conviction carries up to ten years and $5000 fine, office vacated, and disqualification from state office. governor to appoint successor. Jackson jailed at the Tombs awaiting sentence.
Vermont Sheriff feared delays as Messenger bore Governor Bell reprieve to Sheriff Peck for Mary M. Rogers. The hang deadline was 2 p.m. on execution day. The death warrant and reprieve were read. Rogers wept and spoke cannot, breaking as emotions surfaced for the first time.
The Lake submarine Shmon Lake X achieved a nine and a half minute submergence after filling its superstructure, beating a fifteen minute French record. It submerged to thirty eight feet and resurfaced in thirty seconds while making six knots submerged. American commander Land and British Captain Dechaly, plus two foreign officers, witnessed the test in James River Newport News Virginia. The vessel has been sold to a foreign government and will be dismantled and shipped.
A Shreveport company drilled at Caddo City near Shreveport Louisiana and last week struck crude petroleum in paying quantities with the best gas quality also found. The find came after efforts endured against obstacles since last July. The Hungarian Cabinet resigned as Premier Tisza submitted the resignation to the emperor.
A fragment sketch notes swindlers in Madrid offering grave digging lessons. It mentions a London style school for death trades and reports a disparate set of global vignettes including colonal counts in British South Africa and Russian fugitives scarce to Anterten.
A broken rail derailed a Jersey Central train near North Branch two miles west of town. The newspaper locomotive and an eastbound engine collided, wrecking both locomotives and shaking passengers. The engineer and firemen escaped injury, and the eastbound local arrived an hour late.
At the Academy of Science in Paris, M. Phisalix reports bee sting research showing three pulson principles convulsive stupefying and acute inflammation He notes two opposing insect poisons and forecasts a rat progeny expansion reaching 1000 in three years under favorable conditions
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