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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
1
The piece speaks of a beloved named Leonora and a speaker awaiting her return by a rippling sea. The imagery centers on devotion and longing, with a vow of eternal union and a kiss at a ford. The verse carries a romantic period tone and studio style.
In a crowded scene a messenger brings a violet bouquet as Jack Powers contemplates a final farewell. Kathleen reveals engagement to Lawrence Smith, the millionaire, forcing Jack to face a quiet, painful goodbye amid memories and modern romance.
Kath leen pleads with Jack to be Lawrence tanks him as best man at their wedding. Ixnthiecen warns of gossip while Kath leen says she must marry another man the same day. The tension peaks as duty and desire collide in this San Francisco Town Talk fragment.
Mrs. Everard Cotes writes about domestic workers from the Orient in Good Housekeeping. She notes their varied roles from cook to washer and cleaner, and reflects on their leisure and social habits while praising their manners and potential future role in American households.
An observer argues skyscrapers deter mosquitoes by keeping them near ground level, citing Colonel Blakely’s top floor test at the St. Charles Hotel. The report also notes Korea’s mineral output rising since 1898, with gold exports mainly to Japan and limited exploitation of iron and coal.
An English actress cites a provincial fishmonger who stumbles into Shakespearean drama, prompting his mother to fear insult, a New York News anecdote, and remarks on Zola in London. The piece also mentions Vizetelly's renewed charges about English character and an analysis of pigeons nests in London.
The era sees knickers worn again by girls replacing some petticoats with full skirts. Materials include muslin or flannel with adjustable cotton linings. New school coats end above the knee and fit loosely with belts. Crepe de chine gains vogue for its washability, variety of colors, and trim possibilities.
The Newark Advertiser notes that Princess Cecelia, likely to become German Empress after Kaiser Wilhelm's death, is ordering much of her wardrobe from the United States. She buys summer shirtwaists, hats from New York, and favors American dress styles, praising how American women dress and practice the latest fashions.
The text discusses arranging a reading corner with a piano as a backdrop, avoiding backs against the piano and using a near bookcase for light. It then advocates for women florists and decorators, noting their rising prominence, skill, and the preference for women in wedding decor and bridal florals.
Readers note evolving women’s fashion as crinolines fall from favor and clever substitutes reshape the silhouette. Yet some outfits appear almost unnervingly bold while remaining far from grotesque, with daring displays triggering mixed reactions among onlookers and designers alike.
The Washington Star notes gloves to match gowns with a range of tints and fabrics. It highlights one and two button styles, black glaze popularity for evening wear, and care tips for pale and white suede gloves while comparing hues like parrot green, burnt orange, amethyst, and ivory.
The solicitor must study human nature and business methods to secure success. He needs thorough knowledge of circulation rates and the paper’s field, plus honesty and trust with clients. Building goodwill and reputation above all guides effective ad solicitation.
The text argues that focusing a scrapbook on a single subject enhances interest and value. It notes gathering articles, portraits, and poems from magazines and other sources, and mentions copying notes when needed. It cites a Manchester lecture by Craigi Wulin Olver Hobbes acknowledging a shift from longing for eternal life to living fully in the present.
The article recommends using wintergreen or ground ivy sprigs to drive away red ants and wormwood branches for black ants. It also suggests drawing two wide chalk marks around the top edge of barley barrels to keep insects out.
An item describes removing a marking on linen by applying a cyanide of potassium solution with a camel hair brush. Once the ink shows, rinse in cold water and wash as usual.
To prevent tarnish warm cleaned articles of silverware and apply a thin solution of collation in alcohol. Use a wide soft brush for the purpose. Articles treated must be wiped only with a dry cloth.
A short homemaking note advises folding the white cloth along its virgin creases after meals. It suggests storing it in a drawer to preserve freshness, warning that constant use mars its appearance. The tip is framed as practical economy advice.
A Connecticut farmer describes hollowing walnuts by removing mest, threading a narrow ribbon through each shell with a tape needle, then pouring melted lead through the shell ends to fuse them, finishing with tied ribbon bows.
Rub with essence of peppermint or camphor then apply linseed or olive oil. Rub in with flannel, wipe with two clean cloths, and rub again. The furniture then looks much improved.
Instructions advise soaking colored counterpanes and art muslin shades for fifteen minutes in cold water with one cup salt per bucket. Wring and wash as usual. this preserves brightness. For best results soak before the first three washings, as advised by a Woman's Life column.
A Washington Star tip recommends tacking a coarse net over a stocking hole before darning. Darning over the net and into the stocking gives a firmer, neater repair and may reduce future mend work for large families.
A fragmented passage presents several recipes including Creams Pie Mix and White Citron Coke-Cream with steps and baking notes. It lists Popcorn Balls and Pickled Mushrooms preparation, plus a page note on Death of an Exile Miss Elza Bayne in Kansas with details of her life and burial wishes. The New York News snippet on birds offers remarks on sight and flight.
Five thousand Russian troops, forced to surrender, depart Port Arthur by train bound for Japan. Officers display strain and pride as they leave under parole terms, while Japanese escorts and locals observe with curiosity.
A large Elm City crowd gathered in Jefferson City to witness Governor Joseph W Folk's inauguration. Attendees included William Jennings Bryan and other notable figures. The event divided Democrats and Republicans as they watched the installation of state officers in the House chamber.
Washington reports say Robert J Wynne Postmaster General is a leading candidate to succeed Henry Clay Evans as United States Consul General in London. Wynne’s New York trip was linked to talks with a large commercial concern, which he declined due to government duties.
George W. Kelsey, partner in the firm controlling key street railway tracks in New York City and Philadelphia, and from the National Capital to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, died in Chicago at the age of sixty seven.
A report indicates Cola dias directed $236.00 intended for sanitation of elites to be divided among municipalites on a per capita basis, reallocating public funds to local residents.
The record lists Brown University 1004 05 catalog features a new plan at Cornell Path Creek Gorge plant, Yale Summer School staff of 44 under Hadley and Swearer, Vermont Board terms unchanged, Johns Hopkins Brown debate planned, City College NY math head John Robert Siu, Teachers College free lectures in horticulture and practice, and University of Vermont trustee board status.
Washington reports a Senate move on the Omnibus Claims WII with a plan to hold an inaugural bald in the Fenelon Building, a Newfoundland treaty revival in prospect, and a failed attempt to dynamite Frederick the Great statue at War College. Crum named collector at Charleston, forestry measures advance, and naval retirements urged. News from Manila notes a Bilbid prison breakout and deaths in Jolo. A civil service system for the Philippines to spread to Porto Rico, violence in Taal kills two, and ongoing clashes with Pulajanes in Samar.
Robbery trials and ship tests headline a day of diverse events. Mayor McClellan faces renomination on a liberal platform. Memphis endures heavy snow hindering traffic. Regions report severe cold with dozens frozen in Prussia. International dispatches note uprisings, naval movements, and political shifts from Rome to Albany.
In Washington D C arguments over the so called Beef Trust case focused on seven corporations one partnership and twenty three individuals accused of suppressing competition in buying livestock and selling fresh meat The Attorney General urged the sanction to curb interstate commerce while Swift Armour and other packers defended their actions The court reserved judgment and adjourned for deliberation
The Boston Board of Aldermen approved by a 9 to 3 vote the measure to enable the city to acquire and operate gas and electric plants for lighting. Councilman McCullough of Ward 13 introduced the order, with initial moves to table or reconsider later defeated.
In Lexington a Winchester jury found County Judge James Hargis and Sheriff Edward Calaban liable for damages to Mrs. Marcum, awarding $8000 after she sought $100,000. Ex-State Senator Alex Hargis and B. F. French were cleared. Calaban and Hargis face possible action for instigating the murder.
Verona's Caldwell branch Erie station and freight house burn late afternoon. Agent Willand Fisher first noticed burning cloth and the chair he sat in was ablaze before the building was enveloped in flames. Loss to the company and tickets, estimated at ten thousand dollars, with freight loss around one hundred fifty dollars. Fisher fled to raise the alarm as fire protection was lacking in Verona. An Erie detective inspected the scene. Fisher planned to return home to Nanuet after reporting the fire.
Charles Burnett nineteen years old entered the German Theological Seminary at Bloomfield to study for the ministry. He left school and returned to Cincinnati after repeatedly violating curfew by visiting a sweetheart daughter of a prominent resident. Dr Arnold Fismer confronted him and Burnett chose romance over seminary rules, resigning.
Jacob Flomerfeldt, aged farmer, left Somerset County jail with his brother Janes after pleading not guilty to killing Frank D. Cramer at North Branch on December 20. The case followed reports that Cramer assaulted his wife and daughter. Jacob used a knuckle knife with a brass guard. Separately, milkman David Lewis survived a wagon crash when his wagon was carried by a freight engine at Dover’s West Blackwell crossing. he was found inside the wagon body.
Passaic Valley residents escaped disaster as flood danger subsided after a twelve hour freeze. Ice on lakes and mountain streams halted flows while workers cleared ice from the Susquehanna Railroad trestle at Oakland and reinforced embankments.
A twelve year old Hackensack girl Ida Colby was acquitted of stabbing a boy in a Kingsland home after a trial where judges barred testimony aimed at the Gilns actor. The case proceeded on its merits.
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