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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
4
A collage of light notes and wry anecdotes from a city paper: a streetcar penny-ante joke about a lost gold piece, reflections on marriage service mishaps from Rev. Barrows, cannibalism etiquette among African tribes, a quip about Kentucky manners, and a Newcastle under Lyme mayoral proclamation ritual.
A Denver woman reports years of chills fever headaches and indigestion from coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee six months ago her headaches digestion and chills improved, with no medicine used. Her daughter pain from coffee ended after four months, memory and mental vigor restored. Postum Company Battle Creek Michigan endorses The Road to Wellville booklet.
Masked five men halted a paymaster William Schreck and associate William Harkins on the main road to Benthamtown near the Raritan Driving Park. The band seized a satchel with about $6000, escaped into woods, leaving two men unarmed. A $1000 reward is offered, with police and detectives pursuing across nearby towns.
New York dentist Dr J W Simpson shot and killed Bartley T Horner in Northport claiming pure accident. Horner, 55, wealthy former Lorillard Southern representative, sat reading when hit by birdshot. he died two hours later. Simpson, who married Horner’s daughter, is held for inquest.
Four men died when the boiler of a fast freight engine on the Erie Railroad from Chicago exploded near North Judson Indiana. The train wrecked and caught fire. The victims were engineer John O'Brien of Huntington Indiana fireman Thomas Blackman Len Fisher head brakeman and an unidentified man.
Revoltists in Lomza region of Poland blow up the district treasury safe in Wysoklemazo causing about 160000 rubles in paper, 10000 gold, and 50000 aliver to vanish. They disable telegraph lines and patrol markets, terrorizing locals before escaping with the loot. Also notes Stanford's David Star Jordan warning of a possible war with Japan and a divorce case for Mrs Robert Fitzsimmons.
A rapid survey lists King Edward with forestry accolades, Astor income estimates, Warwick Harriman as a political figuremaker, Nansen taking up Norwegian ministerial duties in London, Governor Folk on graft, Senator Depew’s public invitations, Elmer Burkett a Nebraska baby senator, Rostand offered $20000 for a new play, Carnegie marking sixty eight birthdays by giving away 138 million, Greek king George deceptions in sport, Archibald Gelke warning of another deluge, Campbell-Bannerman Celtic prime ministerial claim, Niepper a six foot four Missouri congressman, Morton funding a Rhinecliff industrial home and reading room.
In 1905 the United States laid 47 miles of new railway track on 337 lines across 41 states and territories with hundreds more miles graded. Final totals may top 5000 miles, surpassing 1904 by over 700 miles as Western and Northwestern construction booms. The Soo Line extended 207 miles from River Falls to Kennimer, plus two 19 mile North Dakota branches. Great Northern built 1264 miles of extensions and 243 miles of track in multiple states. St Louis Brownsville and Mexico added 171 miles from Nobstown to Houston.
George Cramer of Butler County Iowa proclaims Roosevelt era theories and a Germany linked inheritance myth. He credits infant births with 1000 checks from Grandfather Cramer in Germany, noting twelve additions and a controversial claim of foreign gifts. A buggy accident near Jelphos Ohio and fatalities of Rope Honhorst’s daughter are mentioned in a scattered, unclear account.
News briefs cover a rail death near Spartanburg South Carolina, presidential visits to Pine Knob Virginia, retirement of General Miles, gas asphyxiation in New Orleans, robbery in Huntingtonburg Indiana, Russian unrest, New York City teachers back pay, Cornell football support, a New York patrolman’s wife suicide, Poland shops reopening, martial law in Odessa, a notable Allentown death, and the Dry Dock Dewey voyage.
Unofficial 1904 figures show 9212 murders and deaths by violence, up from 8482 last year, with highwaymen contributing 582 murders. Executions total 133, split 51 North and 82 South, including 73 negroes and 59 whites, amid broader crime trends and lynching tallies.
In Last Fairfield Vermont, Chaves Hammond from St Albans and Mia Dickinson from Horrick were struck by a northbound express on the St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad as they attempted to cross near the kerond crossing on the way to a social gathering. Hammond died, Dickinson perished beside him, both about forty five.
The wounded Marshal Lish House, with blood loss and fading strength, struck down his assailant How ard Brown after Brown shot him three times. House seized Brown's weapon, dragged feet to a hotel, then collapsed. Brown had been a longtime friend but a recent serious dispute preceded the attack.
The two masted schooner Henry O Barrett sprang a leak after a giant 4 wave swept Vineyard Sound at night. Captain Josiah Norton of Rockland Maine and mate James Conley of St John NB were swept overboard and lost as the Barrett fought a west wind and heavy seas. The vessel left Newport News for Boston then sailed up the coast past Gay Head into the sound, ultimately sinking near mid west. Norton was 57 and left a widow. Conley was 58 and also had a wife.
Worcester Massachusetts reports Martin Green 72 and Dorothy Sampson 72 renewing a long friendship that began in Chicago in 1871. After fires, relocations, and family deaths they plan a wedding in coming months.
Dispatches from Batoum report that Parsiat religious party demands a constitution and protests have led to martial law in Teheran. European ministers send warnings as agitators threaten foreigners and expulsions of merchants and officials.
Miss Barbara Toxer, 25, shot and killed F C Clayton, 35, after he forced his way into her room. Clayton died of a heart wound. Toxer was arrested pending coroner's investigation.
New York market quotes show Milk Exchange pricing for standard and full cream dairy products. The list includes creamery items, butter, eggs, and various produce alongside live stock and game values with multiple regional and product distinctions.
London reports show pauper relief surpassing any year in forty years except 1807 to 1871 with outdoor relief rising and workhouse entries climbing. The number of paupers per thousand population reached high levels in most months of the year just ending, and December saw an even larger workhouse population.
A night blaze in Fort Worth destroys seven Jefferson Street stores with losses around 75000 dollars. The Texas telephone exchange burns out and a operator is carried off the top of a pole as the flames spread.
A box of four dozen bonbons mixed with carbolic acid was sent to Miss Melia Carstensa in Clinton. A warning was issued after the odor alerted Cary Blenson, who resisted eating the candies. The incident was referred to postal authorities for investigation amid a flurry of unrelated reports from Berlin to New York on political tensions, sports, and local affairs.
Topeka Kan The Kansas Department of Agriculture report issued by Secretary F C D Coburn shows 1905 the most prosperous year in state history with farm product values and stock totaling 408 650 823 the wheat crop at 12 140 000 bushels 1904 gains cited as well.
Reports say United States Steel Corporation’s year end orders will total about 7.3 million tons, a figure watched by iron and steel market observers in Pittsburgh. Shipbuilding demand also rises with Lakes shipbuilders booking orders for 39 steel vessels valued around 14 million dollars.
Reports from Moscow describe three revolutionary armies in the capital with barricades and guerrilla tactics. Lieutenant-General Mistchenko arrives to take command amid a high casualty toll and brutal street fighting.
In Florence an organized gang allegedly tunneled into Dante’s house at night and carried off several relics of the poor. They left graffiti taunting Florentines as idiots and claiming easy riches.
Fragmented OCR text describes a president, maintenance references, a tiny year sentence at Port Leavenworth, and Confederate veterans seeking Congress action. It mentions Germany, Europe fibers, and a vague global distribution context with disjointed military imagery.
The text contrasts Chinese personal cleanliness with perceived dirt in housing. It notes daily bathing and shaving as common, yet cites a California ranch anecdote where workers mocked Chinese hygiene. The piece uses humor to comment on cultural stereotypes from a Youth's Companion source.
A vintage health advertisement touts Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers claiming relief from indigestion gas belching and stomach trouble. It promises a free sample or two boxes for 25 cents and urges readers to mail a coupon. The copy warns the product cures by absorbing odors and aiding digestion, with a caution against repeat offers.
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