06 Jul 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
1
Fragment from a poem by Robertus Love in the New York Sun underscores a simple retirement ideal. It frames a cottage, woodland path, garden, and maple shade as the life that suits the speaker best away from city roar. The verse champions quiet privacy, daily nature, and personal sovereignty over urban clamor.
On a New York honeymoon Gilbert Rhode Jeans the British magnate explores a diary of past lives including Mrs Forshaw a former garret resident who aided the destitute and now seeks vengeance when fortune and gratitude collide.
A jumble of quotations from Franklin Bailey Chicago Tribune Bishop Spalding Sterling Carlyle and others references to counsel work education self restraint and ambition. The fragmented text blends maxims on effort memory and success with garbled phrasing and miscopied lines.
A military contest at Fort Sheridan pits Private Tharseher against a Frenchman named Haarseher for an orderly position. Both men show equal neatness and soldierly appearance as an adjutant inspects rifles belts and gear. The Frenchman takes pride in his heritage and American citizenship amid the hot sun and commandant’s quarters scrutiny.
A clipped collection notes how social visits mattered in an era when leisure reigned and paying calls affected dinner invitations. It cites Queen Victoria’s humor with her maids of honor and contrasts beauty standards with wealth and fashion, ending with a remark on education boosting business activity.
A newspaper snippet describes a social scene where a woman complains the home cleaning of gloves emits strong odors from benzine and gasoline. It notes ongoing use of gloves despite higher costs and suggests women will continue cleaning them themselves to save money.
The article discusses sheer fabrics like chiffon and taffeta gowns with peach blossom hues, velvet trims, and diamond buttons. It notes fashion trends including high combs inspired by Directoire style, oversized belts, and elaborate wedding accessories, with observations on rings affecting finger growth and care.
The article notes a marked rise in women joining diverse commercial fields in Japan, moving beyond traditional female roles into male domains. It highlights satisfactory experiments with women clerks and shopkeepers in Tokyo and other cities, and cites education gains with more girls in school, plus a shift in female admission rates to higher schooling and training, suggesting growing emancipation and demand for educated women.
Long ribbons and silver tags or tassels finish Wildy bows on new dinner gowns. Ivory white satin wedding gowns echo the same satin bows used for dinner dresses. Velvet and satin bows with silver tassels or fringe outline the neckline and hem, offering elegant trimming for spring gowns in fine cloth and cashmere.
The article surveys 19th century fashion trends with Empire silhouettes in hats and dresses. It highlights shawls, lace, and Valenciennes embellishments, ostrich feather boas, Watteau embroidery, and paillettes on hats. It mentions Madame Rejane’s refined white handkerchief and crevonne fabrics in home decor and fashion.
A French chemist known as M. Tech has reportedly developed a process after eleven years to scientifically produce a pearl rivaling nature's. Claims describe a flawless specimen sold at Orient prices with the look weight and scent of a real pearl, but the inventor states results are not yet ready for public display.
Fragmentary note cites Frank Crane idea on shutting eyes to faults in friends family and society. Mentions Worcester Massachusetts and Antwerp with a vague financial figure of 40 million dollars linked to a planned use.
The Pekin correspondent describes the Empress Dowager as a reforming force six years after hostility toward foreigners and outlines plans for modernization. She promotes compulsory education, Western-style institutions, and a constitutional form of government while consolidating support from viceroys like Yuan Shih Kai.
An 1791 advertisement in the New Haven Register details a Hartford lottery to fund a state house. Tickets at $3 with prizes ranging from $50 to $4 000 are drawn after three months of sales, with unclaimed prizes returned to the fund. Managers include Joann Caldwell and Nordiap Hooker.
A mash of jokes and quotes from various papers recounts humorous lines about love, marriage, and daily life. Snippets include a telephone romance, a blind judge of marriage, and light banter on shaving and women’s logic.
Fragmentary dialogue references a highwayman, a customer seeking a nine shot revolver, and gunsmiths offering five or six shooters. The garbled text cites Chicago News and Portland Telegram branding the odd exchange.
A patchwork of overheard exchanges from jokes and casual remarks. A well dressed servant and hidden motives appear as strangers tease and trade barbs in a bustling social scene.
In a San Francisco Call item a woman who married a man with a titled status discovers in Europe that such titles fetch far less than she paid. The case involves fraud and a divorce from the foreign titleholder.
The readable portions describe a confusing exchange about appearances and roles with mentions of doctors and medical conditions. The fragmentary text references appendicitis and a public discussion, but key details and context are unclear.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an Englehwoman diver in Dublin with a notable remark about meat and drink. A quizzical exchange follows between the diver and a car driver, hinting at a night’s fodxin and distant coughs, but the text is largely indecipherable.
The Fifty Ninth Congress adjourned its first session in Washington after a year of heavy activity. Roosevelt praised members for high mindedness while the country faced expenditures over 80 million dollars, with key measures including railroad rate reform and pure food laws enacted. William H. Taft chairman noted total appropriations around 80 million for 1907, with major increases for the Isthmian Canal and postal service.
The record lists total appropriations and several bills considered including statehood for two states, free alcohol, immigration restriction, corrupt contributions, insurance control, Philippine tariff, eight hour workday for government workers, and an anti injunction measure. It notes important bills failed and mentions a twenty thousand ten battleship.
Herbert J. Callender fought free from his rescuer as he dragged his brother Burton Wo Callender toward danger at the public bathing beach in Washington DC. The expert swimmer disappeared and was later found drowned. Burton Wo Callender reached within fifty feet of shore before the tragedy occurred.
The Labor World reports a 14 percent wage increase for Cotton Manufacturers of Mall River Massachusetts. Lancashire mills shed workers with over half a million unemployed. British textile workers push movement amid strikes. Perth Amboy postmaster suspends three carriers for overtime. Moscow printers strike averted. Philadelphia Labor Union seeks talks to back a general printers strike. British Labour members criticise the Trade Dispute bill for not exempting union funds.
A report notes Secretary Shawn plans to enter the banking business in New York City. The item cites political figures including Senator Tillman and mentions debates over oil, rail, meat inspection, and colonial affairs, with references to Riots in Cananea and various international issues.
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