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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1898
Page
2
Long column notes Colorado mining and agricultural output in 1897, new overseas coal markets, and British tariff reactions. Reports hawaiian annexation prospects, U S iron ore leadership, railroad bankruptcies and recoveries, Hanna Senate election victory, plus local crimes and odd thefts involving a bicycle loan and a mistaken thief.
From Our Regular Correspondent Washington January 17 1893 Secretary Wilson reports on Senator Lodge’s resolution about beet sugar and Hawaiian imports. The analysis argues annexation will not injure U.S. beet growers and may reassure skeptical senators. Also coverage of McKenna confirmation prospects, Appomattox National Military Park bill, House appropriation bills, silver sentiment shifts, and naval readiness in Havana.
The article urges comfortable winter riding with light, warm underwear and ordinary winter outerwear, warns against heavy dress, and notes that fast riding can cause cold exposure. It advises frequent tightening of bicycle parts in cold weather and cautions against hot alcoholic drinks during rides. It also surveys 60 day guarantees versus Western Wheel Works double guarantee and Crescent price protection in 1898. It ends with news of the New Jersey Editorial Association meeting on February 7, 1898, in Trenton with toasts and essays by notable editors.
An old newspaper page promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and throat conditions, touting a quarter century of use and a money-back guarantee. It also advertises Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and blood purifier. Free trials at N F Clayton's Drug Store in Cranbury New Jersey. The section discusses cigarettes, their social alarm, and legal restrictions under the Dingley bill, noting public sentiment against smoking and calls for ending the habit.
State Senator Foster M Voorhees of Union county receives an honorary LL D from Rutgers College, acknowledging his 1876 graduation. The report notes current honors while detailing separate local incidents from Baptistown to New Brunswick including a spurious eye specialist scam and factory fires.
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