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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
An ad promotes a doctor book by the Book Publishing House of New York for sixty cents. The illustrated 658 page volume covers symptoms causes and simple remedies for common illnesses and is urged as essential for every household.
Mrs Morse tells her husband she may not be a great hammerer, while he teases her with the idea of lightning striking twice. The exchange centers on carpentry skill and gender expectations in a light household scene.
A cat named Pinkeye died in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania leaving an estate of twenty thousand dollars to a sister cat. Each of the cats inherited twenty thousand dollars last year from B I Dilley an eccentric millionaire.
A Wisconsin reader credits Grape-Nuts with curing long term illness and digestive trouble after doctors failed. She avoided white bread for two years, improved once starting the cereal, and reports regained strength and ability to work. Postum Co. invites sharing the letter and promotes The Road to Wellville.
A fragmented poetic reflection on ancient cities like Babylon Tyre Sidon and Rome with lines invoking memory of fallen opulence. The quotation from Richard Burton in The Century ponders whether any nation can endure untouched by time and rise again to rule.
Powerby a factory executive rose from shop boy to head of a great firm earning 50 000 yearly. He outsmarted a con man plying a lock puzzle and betters in a street scam with two accomplices. A fake detective with a tin star threatened arrest as Powerby escaped to a passing policeman.
A mixed page offers sewing tips for serge repairs using wool scraps and mending plaster, plus culinary terms and simple recipes. It defines soups like consommé and bouillon, outlines dishes such as croquettes and fondu, and provides mothers hints on teething, teeth care, and early child feeding.
A fragment discusses the phrase beastly weather and its use when harsh conditions prevail. Mr Wiseboy notes it describes severe weather ruling like cats and dogs, referencing a Toklo newspaper item about Count Takayik Snasaki and Viscount Tomoyuld Hayashi obtaining stitch carrying privileges in the imperial pace.
Descriptions of Kingston Jamaica portray a capital with a fine harbor, aged government sites, and brick buildings. The piece notes population, Port Royal earthquake memory, bustling harbor streets, tobacco warehouses, the Myrtle Bank Hotel, and market women amid a mainly American visitor presence.
A vintage Kingston description highlights steady growth and a bustling mercantile scene dominated by Scots, a thriving tobacco trade run by locals, and modern infrastructure. It notes water front wealth, a governor’s home inland, botanical gardens, electric streetcars, and a busy port district with hundreds of workers.
The report covers proposals for a national French Catholic church, labor union actions in California and Arkansas, and broader labor developments. It notes a Transvaal commission, a 1 percent union levy in San Francisco, growing GOP membership, and coast to coast labor sentiments including a Boston union stance against Japanese immigration.
Ambassid James Bryce delivers a speech at Cow wisi asserting that a strong bond between Great Britain and the United States should be cemented to secure Anglo American relations.
A fragmented report describes an escape attempt involving a man named Russell and references to New York City courts. The text notes the escape occurred during transport to Dannemona and mentions a hospital, with uncertain details due to the damaged source.
Amid a coal and wood scarcity in Seattle, residents face hardship as a cold wave bites the city. Families rely on charity and salvaged antiques for warmth while relief groups struggle to meet demand.
The Senate in Washington failed to grant a pension of 74 dollars per month to former Senator Teney WW of New Hampshire.
The report covers Senate and House actions including pension extensions for veterans, vetoed proposals on whistle emissions near vessels, and land orders from the Post Office Department. It notes appropriations for New Orleans fortifications, river improvements, and exposure of naval personnel promotions plans, with commentary on consular service reforms and science society forest reserve asks.
A Baltimore American fragment notes a Tartare belief that onions, leeks and garlic perfume the skin and enhance attraction. It cites a Lady of Tartary using fresh onion on hands and face. The excerpt also quotes Marcus Aurelius on beauty being inherent and independent of praise.
In Salt Lake City a dispute over a wandering cow led Alexander Salin to charge Clarkson with petit larceny after Clarkson milked the animal for eight quarts and claimed hay loss. Judge Diehl continued the case as neighbors await the next court session.
An anonymous Manchu Banner woman married to an English officer from Gordon’s army claims the throne of China. She avoids public announcement to prevent assassinations in Peking and asks the British Government to present her claim to China. She asserts descent from the third Duke of Zhou and notes hardship in Jerusalem with scarce meals.
A major tool maker introduces a hand sized air drill weighing two and a half pounds capable of drilling up to 2 16 inch steel at 22 000 rpm. It follows the larger models and targets precision work in hard to reach spots.
Mrs Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut says she suffered five weeks in bed with kidney disease and severe pains. She notes bearing down backaches dizziness and irregular secretions but improved after using Deans Kidney Pills selling at 60 cents a box from Fossey Ministra Co Buffalo NY.
The passage blends a youth’s view of popularity in a music store with an ad claiming a cure for deafness via constitutional remedies and a surgeon’s warn about Eustachian tube inflammation. It notes a $100 reward for deafness cure by Hall's Catarrh Care and mentions Pethick Lawrence pledging funds for the suffrage cause as his wife is jailed.
Frank Abbott of Fulton New York recalls a long struggle with eczema in his one year old daughter. After five doctors and failed treatments the Cuticura Remedies, bought for one dollar, led to rapid improvement in eight months and complete healing within a week. The note praises Cuticura as superior for skin troubles and blood purity. Also an unrelated ad promotes Grove’s Cold remedy with a money back guarantee.
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