23 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
1
A Canadian Magazine piece laments a world where dreams are bought and sold at dusk. It contrasts twilight, curfew music, and faded childhood echoes with a vision of a shopfront selling longing, love, and sleep. The poem centers on longing, fate, and the melancholy commerce of desire.
In a storm swept seacoast scene a father and son cling to a rocky shore and a guiding star. The father reveals a moral tale of a lighthouse light and the star that shines through peril, urging reverence for kindness, courage, and truth in life.
Philadelphia Bulletin notes Mrs Russell Sage as an early active worker in an abolitionist movement against docking horse tails. She argues those with docked tails may shift sides if others are phased out. The piece also recounts anecdotes about George Grote and his wife Mrs Grote, illustrating his unpretentious fame.
A New England grocer notes a successful woman who, due to her invalid husband, starts a home commission business selling dress goods to friends and churches. She hires agents, travels across states, and grows a side line while managing home duties and charity work. Her motto is honesty and persistence as keys to success.
A fragment discusses hostess conduct in social settings and exhorts graceful behavior. It then shifts to Harper's Bazaar guidance on fashionable yokes for gowns including lace collars, white yokes, and the styling of sleeves and bodices with emphasis on lace, satin, chiffon, and velvet.
The article previews current fashion trends with moderate priced furs such as mink and blue lynx, crepe de chine room wands, and lavish trims. It notes the impracticality of Persian lamb, praised evening turbans of flowers, and a turquoise felt hat accented by white velvet and roses.
A garbled collection of maxims and quotes on wisdom and character. Notable lines touch on selfishness, perseverance, and the pull of suffering, from figures including Duchess D Abrantes, William M Taylor, Ane Beauty, and Abraham Lincoln. The text blends fragments about thoughts, self denial, and growth.
A correspondent lists caricature titles and impersonations of Mr Chamberlain over the past year. The piece notes extensive variety from political to theatrical figures, tracing a long history of satirical depictions and referencing a famed 18th century painting.
Agricultural notes describe a chemical treatment that removes objectionable qualities from foods such as audh and peas. The processed product yields a fine yellow powder with a mild sweet taste, rich in albumen and easily digestible, making it suitable for infants and invalids and likely to become a standard food item.
An 19th century note describes a “throwing device” using rope, halter, and hitching patterns to subdue a cow or steer. It outlines roles for two men, one to guide the halter and one to pull, with a third securing the animal by tying front and rear feet.
A reader reports on managing a flock of 450 poultry with 0 layers now laying while pullets mature. Detailed feeding routines and housing practices are shared. The Oklahoma Experiment Station figures show barnyard manure boosts wheat yields across six years, with significant gains versus unfertilized plots.
The article discusses horse soundness affecting value, noting splints and blemishes lower price, while clean feet and no wind-related issues raise value. It also includes a fragmentary dialogue about politics and a commissioner's role, reflecting scattered editorial content.
A domestic tip explains crafting a kettle cleaner from simple items. It describes a heavy iron piece cut to size with a slanted end and a hole for a nail, designed to slide behind a sink and clean a kettle, highlighting cost savings for housekeepers.
The text questions why housekeepers do not use cotton waste as a cleaning agent. It suggests cotton waste is cheap, readily available, and useful for wiping and polishing, contrasting it with alternatives that require preparation or washing. It argues cotton waste endures as a versatile, economical material for floor and wall cloths, dust cloths, stove cleaners and neps.
A household economics authority warns against using soap or heavy scrubbing on linoleum. Use skim milk on dusty floors where available, or lukewarm water with a little kerosene for shine, then wipe dry. Do not scrub as on a bare floor. dust sits on the surface and a clean slightly damp cloth suffices.
Guidelines for making wholesome cakes emphasize exact ingredient proportions and thorough dry mixing. Use clean frost, dry butter, fresh ingredients, and careful timing to avoid heavy textures and sticking tins, then cream butter and sugar until creamy for best results.
A jumble of recipe fragments for Tuli Fru Gems Celery Toast and Russian Salad appears alongside a Seventh Grade attendance note. The text mentions ingredients, steps, and a dubious anecdote about Tommy Mattigan and a missing class, reflecting a chaotic newspaper page.
Princess of the White House Alice Roosevelt marries Nicholas Longworth in a grand East Room ceremony led by Bishop Satterlee. The couple depart for their honeymoon at Lennilytown Road house, amid a vast guest list from Cabinet members to foreign dignitaries.
Public Service Dem and The United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia urge a capital stock rise to 15,006,000 to gain control of several instrumental corporations including the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey.
Signor Hippolyte Grasselli captured the Grand I’rst at Maple-Carlo while Columbia defeated Williams 4 to 3. M. Hickney beat S. Lawrence Waterbury. the Harvard Club hosts squash and dog shows. Crescent Athletic Club beat the Mohockey Club of New York. several sports and social events feature prominent figures and exhibitions in New York and Trenton, N J.
Readable fragments describe a decorative route for the bridal march arranged in the East Room. The terse note highlights design and procession arrangement likely for a wedding ceremony.
Fragmented dispatch notes German losses after a rebel ambush near Senicorn in Southwest Africa, listing Lt Bender and six troopers killed. The rest of the text blends unrelated names and events, including inquiries into travel records and social notes from Europe.
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