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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
4
A dialog excerpt discusses marriage and wife roles with lines about old fashioned women and cooking. A character Ira asserts a man values a cheerful capable partner while Mrs Trumble advocates a studious experienced woman. The piece ends with Hancock’s scornful question and a reference to the New York Evening Journal.
A rural tale portrays Ira Sibley as homely and sharp despite gossip about meanness. Neighbors discuss his unlikely wealth and support from Farmers' National, noting his stubborn pride, bow-legged frame, red whiskers, and squint. Mrs Trumble confronts him with a letter about Arkansas kin and money, prompting Ira to claim his many good points and resolve to prove his worth.
Consul-General Ernest L. Yarris reports on horse breeding in Turkey noting scarcity across Asia Minor and a shift to camels oxen and donkeys for transport and field work. He mentions genuine Arabian horses in Djarbokir and high prices, government efforts to boost numbers, Circassian breeds and cross country chases, and Smyrna race meetings with prizes from railways merchants.
A sampler of aphorisms and quips from various authors and periods. Notable lines touch on self healing, time value, youth, honesty, love and forgiveness, with attributions to Darwin Puck New York Press and others.
Register of Deeds Charles C Mans tours religious and civic events and attends the cornerstone ceremony of the Jewish Temple AnShe Stand at 452 Sixth Street. He asks a local girl for directions and learns the synagogue is on the next block across the street. Russell Sage buys Sag Harbor house and lot for a memorial library site opposite her summer home.
Housekeeping advice on cleaning under furniture with removable drawers for waxed floors. Palm plant care suggests weekly leaf washing and warm water soaking. Paint cleaning uses kerosene soap solution with minimal rubbing. Preserve wooden tubs with inner glycerine coating to prevent drying and odor transfer.
The piece reviews crepe do chinoise as economical for house dresses, detailing washable care and ironing. It also lists kitchen recipes for tomato relish, coffee ice cream, biscuits, beef balls, cheese straws, Aunt Hetty’s rolls, and a humorous dialect anecdote from Washington Star.
A widow Kate is addressed by a suitor who compares her life to a drifting boat. He asks to be her captain, but she grants only the role of second mate, signaling cautious, affectionate pursuit. The exchange uses nautical metaphor to describe courtship.
A rural scene shows a mother asking why a boy cries and a daughter explains over peaches. The piece notes a large bell in Oxford at Christ Church tolling nightly at 9 10, marking closing time.
In Riverside Penitentiary for boodling, former Councilman William A. Martin is said to be aided by fellow boodlers who set aside his graft share. The Voters' League probes allege Martin accepted protection in return for silence as investigations broaden. Francis Heney may be brought by President Roosevelt to examine bribery tied to federal depositories. preliminary hearings cite $176,000 allegedly spent by officers to place city funds.
White House announces a February 18 meeting at the Executive Mansion to discuss conserving North American natural resources. President Roosevelt names Gifford Pinchot and Henry Forester as envoys to invite Canada’s Governor General and Premier and Mexico’s President Diaz. Sanchez will visit Canada before Mexico.
Francis Tones, sixteen, was found dead on the ice of Lake Quinsigamond. Ralph William Krantz, fourteen, confessed to shooting him during a quarrel at Half Moon Pond after meeting Jones while Jones fished through the ice. Krantz was taken into custody on a murder charge.
Winona Minnesota court commissioner grants an injunction for Leroy Bell relatives restraining Grace Louden from contacting influencing or aiding Bell or disposing property deeded to her. Action seeks to bar sale of a $10 000 Galesville area farm given by the elderly farmer to Miss Louden and alleges she coaxed gifts and the deed of remaining possession.
A blaze in Oneonta destroys the Arlington Hotel and endangers the business district, with damage estimated near 190000 dollars. Guests and residents narrowly escape as total losses include hotel property and living apartments. several buildings in the heart of the city are saved from destruction.
John A. Heany of York Pennsylvania was acquitted in Washington D C while Henry E Everding of Philadelphia was convicted of conspiracy in patent office irregularities The St Albans Messenger plant in Vermont burned causing about fifty thousand dollars in losses Four hypnotype machines were destroyed but the press and the newspaper files were saved and placed in a vault
Robert C Watson a stock broker and golf player drove an automobile on Hoffman Boulevard New York with Archibald Gordon son of the Governor General of Canada and ran over M J McGuire an engineer causing a fatality.
Dispatches from business centers report a strong Christmas shopping period and a revival of the custom of giving liberal presents to employees, signaling a buoyant holiday season.
Two boys, seventeen year old Robert Jefrey and fifteen year old Hector Gingras, fell through the ice while skating on a Jewett City lake in Connecticut and drowned despite companions’ efforts to save them. Their bodies were recovered.
Governor Magoon has left Washington for Havana to direct the transfer of the Cuban Government on January 28 to the newly elected President and Congress.
A Boston message assesses the slow return to pre panics after the November election. It notes cautious optimism, ongoing gold output, and anticipated gradual improvement. It cites cotton demand, apple storage, British exports, butter prices, corn and oats crops, cotton goods activity, Boston wool prices, and New York state apple crop forecasts.
Samuel Gompers and two AFL leaders were jailed for contempt of court for boycotting Bucks Stove and Range. An appeal was filed, with bonds posted, as Justice Wright decried their actions as restraining interstate commerce in a major anti trust case.
George T. Frankhauser alias Ed Smith is identified by Bertillon expert James Murnane as one of two men who robbed the Oriental Limited near Rondo Montana on September 9 1907 with about 40000 in winnings. He is under arrest in Moorhead Minnesota amid a 13000 reward for capture and conviction.
A secret conference of national officers finalized plans to unite all labor unions around the Great Lakes. The new movement targets the Lake Carriers' Association as a primary foe in upcoming bargaining and action.
Peter Claudines found guilty of dynamiting the home of former San Francisco supervisor James L. Gallagher star witness for the prosecution in a bribery case. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after a trial whose jury retired only eight minutes. Taft to visit Texas announced after Augusta gathering.
East St. Louis clerk Patrick Sull van found $10,000 in a tomato can in an alley. A bank cashier deemed the note seems genuine after examination.
Vienna reports the American Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, Charles F. Francis, will be recalled in February amid Vienna press attacks over alleged offenses to Austrian society. The item appears among a string of regional diplomatic notes from Lisbon Paris St Petersburg and Willemstad.
Inventors and manufacturers push cheaper quality products in farming, clothing, shops and bicycles. The Ship Shawr safety razor is sold postpaid for twenty five cents, promoted by the Book Publishing House in New York. Buyers often alternate between two or three razors for best results, reflecting broad appeal.
Atchison Globe notes the man well regarded for diligence, honesty, debt responsibility, and orderly habits. The piece emphasizes steady work, good conduct, and lack of vice as keys to success. It reflects a moral standard praising self control and reliability.
An advertisement touts constitutional remedies for deafness tied to catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tubes with a $100 offer for incurable cases. The page also recounts a train station joke about a smoking car and a short vignette about Ethelberta, a doctor's daughter, losing a pearl ring pill.
The Monessen Nowe laments declining style in current journalism and asks whether colleges are producing writers who lack expression. It argues gift of expression and practice are essential, with the newspaper office as a key training ground despite blue-pencil edits.
Customer testifies that Cuticura Remedies cured a six month old’s eczema after doctors failed to help. The story claims drastic skin color change and full recovery by morning after starting Cuticura. Includes promotional lines for various products and scattered unrelated notes.
The article notes South Carolina rice as the best in size and quality and traces rice culture back to 1694 as the earliest known in the country. It explains rice culture’s ancient roots in India and suggests wild rice in Southern Asia as the plant source for all cultured varieties.
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