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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
4
A fragment from Olive Tilford Dargan in Scribner’s depicts a lone piper repeating a mournful tune as spring vows fade. The wind and weariness linger, trees and birds desiccate, and the speaker recalls vows and lost warmth while the piper continues.
In a schoolroom drama Beth Connors quietly studies Ned Randall, the top math student who solves Problem 403 with her help. Ned projects confidence and care for Esther and Beth, while Beth secretly weighs how much her influence in his success matters for her own standing and reward at the medal ceremony.
Beth experiences a charged social moment as Ned asks for a first dance and more. The narrator hints Beth holds influence over events that unfold during a decisive evening, shaping her sense of control and triumph.
A physician author notes egg poisoning varies by person age and condition with infants and children most affected. Susceptibility depends on freshness and preparation and can occur even when eggs seem fresh. The piece links symptoms to ptomaine-like poisoning and discusses digestion adaptation and teaching the stomach to process diverse foods.
France advances a far sighted forest policy aiming to reforest vast denuded lands over two centuries. Four thousand foresters plus many municipal workers will oversee slow progress to restore damaged forests and ensure water supply and timber needs for the population.
A misspoken judge mixed up terms amid a jury trial as the foreman corrected him with a quip about the twelfth man. The article notes the judge’s surprised reaction and the foreman’s funeral joke during deliberations.
In New York City a xenophobic indictment circulates around Chinese Sunday schools and missions. The piece alleges Chinese converts and leaders lure white girls like Elsie Sigel, claiming such establishments are crime hubs and threats to morality. It portrays Father McLaughlin and the Girls' Recreation Home as complicit or naïve, with blunt warnings about Chinese influence and danger.
European press cites the Elsie Sigel killing as evidence of America’s religious sexual climate. Berlin papers compare decadence in the United States to German morals and warn that strict Puritan codes can fuel unhealthy religious practices.
The Public Eye notes W. J. Bryan declining discussion of politics and personal affairs, stating he is not a candidate for Nebraska senator and prefers to withdraw from public attention. The report links ongoing labor and wage disputes across France, Germany, the United States, and Canada, plus union activities and wage changes.
Isaac Brown aged ninety traveled to Syracuse last week for his first rail ride in 75 years. He visited his mother's grave at Stockbridge twenty miles away, the first trip since he was fifteen. He described the railroad journey as astonishing amid huge buildings and electric cars.
State crop reports show a half yield for peaches with 41 10 percent overall versus 75 last year, though Eastern markets may fare better due to regional supply. Delaware Maryland apple outlook fair, cheese price firm, potatoes strong, Nome gold shipment reaches 500000, Panama rains ruin crops, bank clearings up 87 percent, Burley tobacco up, iron and steel trade expanding.
George A Gurney of Quincy shot and killed his father Seneca Gurney then killed himself after wounding his sister in law Mrs Seneca Gurney. Earlier he shot and wounded his brother's wife in a room with the blues frame prompting the lethal outbreak.
Two killed and one injured when the Wells Fargo express No 13 struck a derailed freight car across the west bound track near Binghamton. Fireman Henry Dolan of Hornell and Oliver Turner of Binghamton are dead. Engineer Phillip Young of Corning is badly burned. A wheel flange failure caused the freight accident.
Judge Willson of Common Pleas Court ruled the two cent fare law of 1907 unconstitutional. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company wins a permanent injunction stopping Philadelphia County from enforcing the act against it.
In Talbotton Georgia a blind Negro preacher Joe Hardy was lynched during the night amid unrest with whites accusing him of urging Negroes to refrain from work. The event follows the Wednesday mob killing of Caneker who allegedly was instigated by the preacher.
Alfredo Sanchez, a bullfighter, was killed in the bull ring when a bull struck him down and rammed a horn through his body, piercing a lung. El Tith was badly hurt when a bull leaped the arena fence in pursuit. Other items note legal cases, tariffs, and Taft tax plan developments.
A Bulletin from the Bureau of Railway News and Statistics shows Illinois two cent fare law cost railroads $15,609,900 in the last fiscal year. The Illinois Railway and Warehouse Commission reports earnings rose nearly 2,000,000 due to increased travel from the lower rate.
Judge West clears Mack Lee the wealthy cattleman after the jury finds him not guilty in the murder case of Marshal Putnam. He denounces the jurors and discharges them from further service. Dan Scribner is found guilty of the killing on similar evidence.
Chicago officials plan to send three amendments to the Legislature to restore city power to regulate drivers and registration. The changes include broadening who must register and adding rules for stopping near streetcars. A fourth proposal curbs wheel taxes by residency. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the proposals rely on guidance from city attorneys and the Chicago Automobile Trades Association.
W D Rinehart veteran engineer on the Midland was struck in the left eye when a bird blinded by the headlight flew into the cab as the train came in from Ladoga. The fireman brought in the train after the incident. the cut below the eye was not expected to cause permanent injury.
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a pure medicinal combination from plant principles with a unique original manufacturing method. It warns consumers to buy only the genuine product bearing the full California Fig Syrup Co name on the front to ensure benefits and avoid imitations.
London Globe account features a soldier named BHT 7 recovering in a hospital ward. A friend visits with flowers and hopeful talk to lift spirits. The scene conveys grim humor about life and death and the stark doorway to a coffin.
An early 20th century advertisement warns that back pain signals kidney disease and urges treatment. It cites the case of D. W. Hughes of Dothan Alabama whose kidney pills restored health after severe pain and weight loss. The piece also includes a printer’s tip by Charles Shumway on making lantern slides and zinc etchings.
A mother reports chronic infant eczema unresponsive to doctors and ointments. After using Cuticura Remedies, the baby's face clears in one day and the eruption vanishes, with a testimonial from Mrs. P Ey Gumbin of Sheldon Ta dated July 1 1998. The ad also cites tobacco value in Cuba, Winslow’s Syrup, Great Britain coal, Hamilton Wizard Oil, and a railway engine timeline.
A sales blurb touts Memoaria of Dan Hice by Marla Ward Brown as a 600 page collection of jokes sketches and songs with old time humor, claiming strong demand and nationwide laughter potential. It notes a price of 1.60 and requests mail order from 134 Leonard Street New York City. It also mentions Chinese admission figures into the Transvaal.
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