24 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1905
Page
1
A fragmented poem recounts a long ago garden under tropical skies with Old Father Adam toiling until harvest. It envisions joy at year’s end, sturdy children, waving corn, and the farmer feeding and keeping all as people crowd the streets.
A German romance tale from 1NnB Gedman centers on a writer whose verse and curling papers create a literary knot. The narrative explores how art and mundane objects intersect to complicate relationships and identity.
A German novelist named Max von Kriechman leads a quiet life until Gretchen, a young cousin rescued from poverty, arrives with a request to live with him and work as secretary. Amid mistaken affections and a failed romance with Frau Bettina, Max confronts his feelings and finally declares love for Gretchen after a pair of comic misadventures and a salvaged sonnet.
A subset discusses self respect as essential for success, noting women should act with purpose and assurance. It contrasts American and European fashion, praising trim short skirts for social occasions while warning about dangers of overly long fashion norms. It describes blue violet color pairings in gowns and the Parisian and Newark fashion scenes.
The column reviews debutante gowns in chiffon, Brussels net, crepe de chine, satin, Liberty silk, and white satin, noting durability, care, and color options. It covers fur hats, tricornes, corset covers, China silk blouses, and matelasse robes, with trends in flowers, organza, and embroidery for young women. It ends with a moral discussion on women’s rest, appetite, and balance between work and leisure.
An eighty eight year old woman, confined to a chair by a window, enjoys a serene birthday. Family visits and simple gifts lift her spirits as she speaks gratefully of long, happy years and the joy of companionship. Her contentment contrasts with younger, fretful attitudes.
The article notes growth targets for growing colts, with height peaking in the second and third year, and breadth and depth in the fourth and fifth years. Some keep advancing these points, focusing on strengthening bones through ages six or seven.
President Roosevelt urged the United States to assume responsibility for Latin American republics to protect the Monroe Doctrine. The Santo Domingo protocol would place customs control under U.S. management, with revenues split to fund public services and debt payments, after Senate approval and Dominican agreement. The plan aims to prevent European intervention and stabilize Dominican administration and credit.
Advices from Russian headquarters in Manchuria say a major clash between General Kuropatkin and Marshal Oyama will occur within a month. Japanese forces shift to flanks while shelling and raids intensify. Reports mention Japanese cavalry and Chinese bands in Mongolia, rail and telegraph damage, and heavy naval and naval ship movements near Vladivostok and Yokosuka.
A survey of representative New York men yields lists of authors deemed essential for a modern man’s education. Shakespeare dominates, with Goethe Emerson Kipling and Dickens among top picks. the results mix classic and contemporary writers across many names.
A puzzling tale describes a man placing a porcelain vest egg when temperatures drop to zero. He chases a den that hides within the vest area, noting how animal heat warms the cold substance and imposes a harsh, cruel task on her.
The text outlines building a goat pen from a water trough style box. It specifies a six feet long box three and a half feet wide and three and one half feet deep with a stationary trough at one end, elevated by four inches for drainage, removing a plank at the other end for cleaning, and adding a shelter over the lower portion using the top two thirds. N. L. Avery references an epitomist context.
The Sheep Breeder extols rapid profitable lamb growth from skilled feeding. A self directing pen with a bottom open rat trap becomes the lamb’s food source, while ewes guide their young to feed. A simple hoist device aids grain handling, described with schematic figures from the Indianapolis News.
An 19th century treatise advises on feeding poultry blood mixed with corn meal or fed raw in moderation. It notes fresh blood coagulates quickly, warns against excess to avoid digestive issues, and compares bran and milchings as richer feeds. A pound per day per twenty hens is suggested, with emphasis on keeping feed warm but not excessive.
The first female statue in Statuary Hall has been raised to its pedestal. The azureau marble figure depicts Frances B. Willard. The Wisconsin sculptor Miss Yemple is noted for her lesser known eastern achievements. The statue was placed by the State of Almas in the Capitol.
A large electric locomotive built for the New York Central terminal service burned nearly to ruin at Hoffmans Ferry substation four miles west of Schenectady New York. The fire started from an overheated stove in an adjoining shed and wind spread flames to nearby buildings owned by James Wyatt destroying five yarns and burning fifteen cows. The machine, the only one of its kind, will be overhauled and returned to service, delaying this week’s final tests.
Washington notes include Senator Alison of Iowa extending service and Roosevelt receiving a portrait of the Empress Dowager of China as ties with China shift. House battles over Naval Appropriations and moves to block battleships. Porto Rico revokes a $35 million electric railway franchise. Philippine Commission eyes ending army transports and shifting to commercial ships with tighter government regulation. Domestic items report McGrath’s 107th birthday, a birthday bud fund in Brooklyn, a fatal murder aboard the Joy Liner Larchmont, New York water commission push, cigarette sale ban bill in Albany, Michigan fire deaths, savings bank regulation bill, General Lew Wallace’s wake, and other assorted political and local incidents.
The report surveys a whirlwind of events from protests over a Chilean Bolivian treaty to martial law at Tsarskoe Selo and a large scale labor disruption in Lodz. It notes cabinet talks in Britain, royal intrigues in Berlin, and unrest from Warsaw to Moscow with casualties from bombings and rail blockades.
A scattered summary notes a man in Indiana dying on a train from the National Biscuit Company union context, the Galveston cruiser commissioned in Norfolk, a yacht Venetia towing the French schooner St Antoine near Algiers, and third Russian Pacific Squadron sailing from Libav. It also mentions comedian Terry Lomlon on tour, Mabel Frances Chilcott in Kansas, the Italian Grand Cordon awarded to Whitelaw Red, Mme Wernhardt’s fear of being called a former grand actress, President Warper planning a Moscow visit, Andrew Carnegie's library fund raising, and Senator Gallinger’s remark about a New Hampshire private call.
Rejane announced while sailing home from New York City that James H. Hyde and other interested parties will support a French style theatre in the city.
Frank Rimiers a Brooklyn junk dealer and Adolph Koonick who strangled Mrs Mary Kauffman of New York City were put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison New York.
Barney Oldfeld set a world automobile record by covering fifty wires in forty eight minutes thirty nine seconds on a sixty horse power machine in Fresno California.
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Prolonged wrangle over Statehood DNL in the Senate ends February 7 with a final vote by agreement. The President presses for a liberal naval program while the Commerce Committee reports a railroad rate bill. A personal clash unfolds in the House between Sullivan of Massachusetts and Hearst of New York. Alaska gains a significant law on roads schools and care for residents. The President asks Congress to fund nationwide statistics collection on marriage and divorce via the Census Bureau.
In Hackettstown near Burlington, Mrs. Frank Burkett was attacked in her Tadge House by a scarred Black man. She was bound and robbed of a leather pocketbook with cash as her husband, at a nearby barn, found her nearly unconscious. Suspects were arrested but not proven, and one man drew a weapon before being disarmed. Also reported: Rev Dr J C Chapman resigns amid anonymous letters over revival work and a minstrel show. In Newark, a theatre fire prompted a safe, orderly exit thanks to manager Lee Ottolengus and a calm crowd under new theatre rules.
Four burglars broke into Nutley post office at 2 a m. A pistol duel with Constable Knabb ensued after muffled explosions were heard. Knabb fired through a window. eight shots exchanged with no known hits. Burglars fled across ice toward the woods, four men in total. Nearby residents Henry Crabtree and Henry Knabb, Sr., aided the constable. President Woodrow Wilson fully recovered from recent surgery and resumed duties at Princeton. Local items mention Pleasantville dollar 18, Bridgton bulldog boom, May's Landtage harvests, Princeton water-rate protests, and construction plans at Lincoln Park.
A German paper reports artificial rubles produced in Fraved by reducing small natural rubles to powder, melted, cooled, and crystallized. The result holds higher value, though cavitation issues complicate crystals. Also notes a horse rest home near Acton, seven sons for the Army, and quirky German surname mentions amid a jumble of stray phrases.
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