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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1911
Page
2
Speaker Cann was overruled by Democrats and insurgent Republicans in his interpretation of a new rule related to discharge of ambassadors. The article notes delays in Washington and a modified plan for fortification as discussed by E. D. Robbins of New Haven.
The text notes J. P. Morgan increasing influence over major New York financial institutions amid leadership shifts at two large national banks and a wall street trust company. It also reports the illness of a czarina worsening with paralysis spreading from the feet to the legs and arms. A house sub committee favored advancing Captain Robert E Peary to rear admiral and a retirement transition in the navy.
Democratic caucus nominations in Albany yield Sheehan as preferred US senator with 63 votes while 25 Democrats abstain. Republican Lodge nominated at Boston caucus. Muted notes on business, law, and crimes include a New York banker receiver case, riot and lynching reports, and a ferry blast near Oakland.
The week’s dispatches recount a lost survey party returning to Winnipeg, looming seamen strikes affecting major ports, Messina’s rebuilding, emigration reform accords, a 16 hour battle in Chihuahua, the German air tragedy in Pomerania, a Toronto bank robbery sentence, Rhine ice tragedy, Vienna’s census, Harbin plague tensions, foreign volunteers insured, Truxillo’s capture, Portuguese mutiny, and hemispheric diplomacy from Guatemala to Colombia.
The 135th New Jersey legislative session opens with a Senate fight on the U S senatorship as James Smith Jr seeks to topple James E Martine. Gov Fort urges reforms including departments of corporations and motor vehicles and removal power. Ackerman named Senate president Kenny speaker as Democrats enter with many reform issues.
Arrangements are under way for publishing the assessor's tax duplicate. While some property owners oppose publicity, a large majority favor knowing assessed valuations of parcels, especially valuable properties, where only a small tax is expected.
Morristown resident ex vice chancellor Henry C Pitney died at his Maple avenue home from the grip. He leaves sons Mahlon Henry John O H and Frederick V Pitney and daughters Mrs Sadie Pit ney Johnson and Mary Pitney. Pitney studied at Princeton and was admitted to practice in 1851. He served as prosecutor of the pleas for Morris County before becoming vice chancellor in 1889, retiring in 1907.
The Never Again Society in Trenton invites those who have attempted suicide but seek uplift to join. Members meet weekly to tell their life stories and help each other resist despair by showing the futility of self harm.
A fashion piece notes January sets the pace for white gal es in big shops with an expansive underwear display. It highlights bridal nightwear sets in mull and lawn, detailing prices from $20 to $45, and praises handmade laces, fabrics, and home sewing options for elegant, affordable garments.
The article extols lace dominated fabrics and blind embroidery as elegant yet sheer additions to everyday gowns. It highlights a square neck kimono style with short sleeves for home sewists, plus beaded lace accents and ribbon details. Pajamas suit slender figures, with blue cotton sets shown.
A dainty calendar project uses a circular cardboard base and silk cover to present a lace restoration method. Lace discoloration is treated with strong black tea soak, then dried with gum arabic solution and gentle ironing to revive its color.
A calendar page features a floral design filling unused space, a silk cord edge, satin ribbon frill, and a ribbon loop with a rosette bowl to hang it. A printed calendar is affixed in the center with paper fasteners, and ready calendars are cheap this season.
The article notes glass replaces china in bedrooms with white or cream striped paper and chintz. Washstands with plate glass tops hold glass basins and bottles on crocheted mats. glass is used for toilet tables, powder pots, jewel boxes, and candlesticks. A trend paints the underside of glass and some women use black glass mirrors for a transparent look.
A dated guide on making omelets notes water over milk for tenderness and stresses beating whites only until the egg stands, using a smooth hot steel pan, butter, and a brief oven finish. It suggests adding chives parsley blanched almonds and maple syrup, with variations like sweet omelets and fruit preserves.
A cultuur piece listing several breakfast ideas includes Bacon Scramble with fried bacon and eggs, Southern Buckwheat Cakes using yeast and molasses, fresh fruit options like baked apple with cream, stewed prunes or dates with oatmeal, Codfish Balls with mashed potatoes and a poached egg, and notes that omelets vary but share a common base with steps for a classic folded omelet.
A wealthy Paris resident bequeaths 1000 francs to each household where the couple married in the last five years and now has five living legitimate children. The aim is to counter a falling birth rate and boost in family births in his neighborhood.
A quip from Stray S. tone contrasts gendered virtue with stubbornness. A young lady asks her fiancé the difference between firmness and obstinacy, and he replies firmness is a noble female trait while obstinacy is a male defect.
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