12 Jan 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
1
A fragment urges singing of life’s beauty to lift despondent souls. The speaker asks for a clear joyful voice to declare that life is fair and the world’s loveliness shines through happy eyes, strengthening the weary.
Lee Stevens and partner Armstrong discover a bee colony hidden in a rock fissure under a cliff in West Virginia. Fred climbs to the ledge with a smoker and bar to enlarge the entrance but is attacked by hundreds of bees. A fall breaks his climb and he escapes with injuries, aided by Lee and a fallen tree. The hive remains active and harder to reach.
The tale recalls a New Salem clash when Abraham Lincoln and Jack Armstrong faced a wrestling match at Clary's Grove. Lincoln, though wary of fighting, prevailed in a display of strength and calm, turning potential feud into lasting friendship and mutual aid among neighbors.
An account of a British naval signal book theft during wartime, detailing how an American operative gained access to a Royal Navy signal volume aboard a British ship in Boston. The episode covers the risky plan, disguise, and the seizure of the coded leaves, enabling decryption attempts back in Washington.
An old cushion may contain many needles. when inserting a needle, do so slantwise to prevent the needle from going in straight and becoming lost inside the cushion.
The text advises daily broom care by washing with soap and water in a sink, dipping and wringing to remove dust, and cleaning after sweeping. It also prescribes weekly full oven cleaning, removing shelves and door, scraping burnt residue, and air drying to eliminate soap smell.
Instructions describe applying foil and quicksilver to a damaged mirror then rubbing with buckskin until bright. The glass is placed face down on a solid, smooth surface with weight to press and cure for several hours to affix the foil.
A mishmash of recipes and kitchen notes appears with chopped liver method using parsley onion and butter followed by jelly moulds dates and lemon scent. Also includes sponge cake gem puffs and pepper pickles with complex steps and dated language, plus a tobacco workers critique cited from Technical World Magazine.
The Missouri inquiry into Standard Oil, led by Attorney General Hadley, shifts hearings to 67 Wall Street New York. Henry Rogers testifies on company operations while a camera flash interrupts proceedings. Rogers refuses to answer certain questions citing counsel. A new glucose trust, Corn Products Refining Company, emerges with Standard Oil stakes and broad corporate links across major firms.
The report blends political, criminal, and international incidents. It notes court actions in St Louis against the Sehnites Grain and Securities Company, a White House incident involving Mrs. Minor Morris, and various overseas developments in Honolulu Manila and Puerto Plata.
A massive landslide at night in Haverstraw New York buried thirteen houses and wrecked streets as clay from nearby brickyards undermined the bank. The disaster killed several residents including a Hungarian and a Swede, sparked fires from gas and overturned stoves, and prompted a swift firefighting response as authorities warned further collapses could occur.
At a Trenton gathering the State Horticultural Society heard H W Collingwood and Prof B B Voorhees urge schools to spread scientific farming knowledge via laboratories. Officers elected included Miss Mary M Budd reelected secretary and Jorach Teper as president. Resolutions backed tighter road safety, parcels post, and equal freight rates.
In Cape Breton Nova Scotia Professor Alexander Jal Bell tested the Frost King kite with dying files and a weight assembly. The kite rose to thirty feet carrying combined weights of 288 pounds including the main device ropes and a duo weighing 165 and 62 pounds. Photos captured the steady ascent.
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