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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary Scots verse fragment describes weather and longing with names and places, including Kirk of Mary and references to a saddled rider. The tone suggests a traditional lament or lyric about weather, affection, and distant homeland.
A village in Yorkshire reports a murder tied to an extensive robbery. A suspect is arrested as evidence mounts, while a detective uncovers hidden stolen property in a secret chamber behind a paneled wall after observing footprints and boot irregularities. The elderly servant aids the investigation as the killer remains at large in the community.
An old-timer recalls Jay Gould and Fiske pressuring United States Express to share profits as Gould threatened to enter the express field. Gould bought 24 safes, trading bluff for a favorable contract that abandoned his rival plans, then sold the safes to the express firms. The tale notes Platt was not involved.
A man around forty concealed his identity with a wig that eventually came off and revealed his true appearance. The sudden change ended the masquerade and solved the mystery reported at New York Mall.
A collection of aphorisms on faith, wealth, happiness, and conduct. Points touch on fellowship, luck, appreciation, religion, intellect, speech, and character. The verses critique how Smarts and material measures shape judgment and moral stance in daily life.
Sir Henry Hozier retires after thirty two years as secretary at Lloyds. He recalls October 181 when 108 vessels were posted lost in 12 hours and notes the tolling bell marks lost ships. The bell once rang for vessels lost and port arrivals, linked to a shipwreck tale from long ago. Hozier, a Scot, began in artillery before joining the Life Guards and served as a war correspondent in Prussia's campaigns with Austria and France.
Fragmentary Chicago Tribune style line describes a strange encounter at a doorway with a woman dismissing a man claiming to be connected to an infant's home. The quoted speech hints at a misunderstanding and a complaint about time or contribution.
Fragmentary OCR text references a memory and dialogue about wood types and schooling. The readable lines include phrases like Pop Yes Iny gon and a question about wood used in “tancing” and a mention of binch. No coherent event or clear entities beyond Yonkers appear.
A collage of notes on Chicago women including a female guardian of Cook County orphans, a sightless yet pioneering lawyer, and a mysterious powerful empress in Luxor rebellion history. Also quoted are anecdotes about Mrs Bryan, working mothers, and perfumery, plus fashion notes on mourning attire, panel effects, trims, and new garments for waitresses and gowns.
The Indianapolis News notes that marrying age trends toward middle age as competition and life aims push people to seek stability. Both genders fear unsuitable partners and prefer experience before commitment, predicting love may endure though passion fades with time.
The Christian Intelligencer depicts a mother in her sewing room during autumn, busy with frocks and mending while welcoming children home. She listens to them, offers motherly care, and provides a sanctuary for her weary husband, recalling the Bible lessons and the timeless comfort of a mother's presence.
New York expert HH G Warland warns that a tin loading process in silk manufacturing weakens fabric and reduces durability. He notes consumer demand for high lustre drives doctorsing and dipping, potentially misleading buyers about quality and safety. Congress may act to protect purchasers.
The tale of Hubert son of Bertrand Duke of Guienne chronicles his rise as a courtier to Theodoric and Pepin, his Good Friday vision of a white stag with a crucifix, his priestly turn, and the historic reverence for St Hubert’s Day. The piece recalls hunting customs, the Ardennes legend, and artistic depictions of the saint in Flemish painting.
The piece notes new tropleic ants in Florida and Alabama and their destructive feeding. It surveys German telegraph stations atop the Zugspitze and their meteorological use. It cites experiments on typhoid transmission by ants and bacteria’s resistance to cold, plus a Southern economist urging cottonseed meal in human food as a bread ingredient.
A Country Life In America note explains stilt-marks on old chinaware. Three tiny cockspur impressions near the margin create glaze defects and indicate age, but marks can be faked and may appear on modern cheap wares as well.
At the thirty ninth annual Woman's Board of Missions meeting in Portland Maine Rev John H Dennison of Boston spoke of New Britain island north of Australia as the most savage spot. He cited killings of a planter and his family and a Roman Catholic mission massacre of five sisters and priests. Cannibalism was noted amid meat scarcity with 2400 church members in the area and two white Protestant missionaries supported by Samoans and Fijis surrounding them.
The text explains Uranus as a gleantic world over sixty times larger than Earth with a vast distance of about 1.7 billion miles. It notes four moons, retrograde orbital motion, possible axial rotation backward, extreme axial tilt causing forty years of daylight followed by forty years of night, and a small sun seen from Uranus delivering much less light than Earth receives from the Moon.
An analysis debunks the saying “as poor as Job’s turkey” as a misattribution. It notes the turkey’s American origin after biblical times and attributes the popular line to fiction by Judge Halliburton in Sam Mek. The piece also references the San Slick spoof and a tall tale about Job’s turkey with a single tail feather.
Official figures show Great Britain consuming less beer and spirits though levels remain notable. Mr Lloss-George, a British cabinet member, links about 60 percent of poverty to drink, warning the government’s plan to curb drinking may trigger a major parliamentary clash amid opposition. Women are increasingly acting as fundraisers in Venice as men organize unions.
A collage of domestic guidance on repurposing worn garments into undersleeves and guimpes for children, alongside advice for coffeeing chocolate properly, cleaning chimneys, and safe, skilled carving at meals. The pieces urge thrift, technique, and careful presentation in daily tasks.
In these days of high egg prices, the writer shares dependable receipts that imitate the real thing. Cream Cookies, Soft Molasses Cookies, Fried Cakes, White Fruit Cake, Cabbage Salad, and Graham Pudding are described with measurements and methods, stressing moist, easy results and practical substitutions.
The piece praises a sun parlor or glass room as a blessing in households, not just a sunny retreat but a regulated space. It suggests using glass walls to control temperature, enjoy year round sun, and even notes a large coconut tree and native uses of nuts, highlighting practical farming and home comfort.
The Waxish language is praised for beauty and flexibility while concerns are raised about simplified spelling harming rhetoric and prose. The Washington Herald cites a future look where twentieth century ancestors would be amused by the belief in fully rational, differently spelled words, noting names like Shakespeare and Milton in defense of English complexity.
Historian of medicine notes Peruana as both a tonic and catarrh remedy. It cites Hydraastis Canadensis joined with Cureds Copalda and tonic herbs like Collinsonia Canadensis Corydalis Formosa and Cedron Seed as a powerful compound for extarch. Testimonials from around the world bolster the claim of effectiveness.
A collage of anecdotes from a distant paper era notes a mischief of heartbreak yet humor as a husband jokes about licking stamps at 4 PM. It mentions imperial edicts on foot binding in China and a Toronto report critiquing illiteracy among mine workers. A U.S. notice promotes a 698 page medical guide by J Hamilton Ayres, offered postpaid for sixty cents.
The Spectator credits Britain with needing years to subdue the Boers and says Americans may have shown a path to settling the British Boer issue in the Transvaal. The Tribune notes that America’s magnanimity after Reconstruction helped heal North South divisions and could guide England toward a unified future.
A Somerset legend recounts the abbot of Glastonbury hiding deeds with Jack Horner during dissolution. He allegedly pulled out the plum as a cue to the deeds at Mells Park, where a descendant now resides.
A French experimenter named Vereler has preserved peonies for over three months in cold storage. Fall preservation kept the flowers viable through the period. Red and white China peonies showed the best tolerance for the long test.
A reader from Battle Creek Michigan credits Grape-Nuts and cream with reversing years of indigestion and inflammatory rheumatism. She reports rapid weight gain and renewed strength after five weeks of eating the cereal twice daily. The note cites improved digestion, better health, and mental activity, urging others to read The Road to Wellville.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in calarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It notes internal use, testimonial offering, and price. The piece shifts to a July 1905 image of fairs and contrasts optimism with post fair gloom, citing Portland bank clearings and building permits as evidence of recovery.
The engaged pair discuss future harmony with playful lines about never sparring. He jokingly promises a simple solution for a crossed word day, while a Puck quip notes a Birmingham firm making long range whistles and a cemetery inscription hints at quiet reflection and humor in loss.
A London hospital ward housed a little girl grieving a brother’s recent death. She quipped to the doctor that overeating ice cream and ginger cookies caused it, then smiled and said it was a “beautiful death,” a remark reflecting her innocence amid tragedy.
The gazetted war honor list records 661,426 women and soldiers rewarded with money and 439,926 receiving decorations. The notice notes broad recognition across branches and ranks amid wartime service.
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