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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
4
The Cheyenne River agency will be busy as livestock is distributed to Indians this day. Each family head gets twenty three head of two year old heifers or a team of mares with wagon and harfress, five cows and fifty dollars in cash.
A Paria fashion note discusses sunshade styles from tussor with printed floral borders, noting their apparent simplicity yet required harmony with the wearer’s gown. Long tortoise shell handles and straight sticks are favored for the overall look, with a non Japanese silhouette and tone to match the ensemble.
A harsh tale from the Houston Post recounts a notorious man and his loyal wife facing an arrest and the moral unraveling that follows. The pair endure the looming consequence, with the wife sustaining the home as the husband contemplates reform after a fateful night.
In Queensland the glow of beetle hunting rises with rewards set at 14 2d per pound for cane grub beetles. Hundreds of men and boys pursue the winter profession. one man earns 60 pounds weekly during the beetle season, while boys make about 2 pounds weekly. A London Daily Mail note reports on the unusual trade and its rugged economics.
A collection of brief items discussing fashion restraint and poise, roles for women, and cultural practices. It covers sensible dressing, kindness, health, and exemplary behavior. It features portraits of prominent women, fashion notes from Paris, and observations on Turkish veiling and social norms.
London and Chicago researchers report bread contains three to four tenths of a percent alcohol in five cent loaves and buns. Dr Max Henius of the Wahl-Henius Institute in Chicago notes yeast fermentation and oven heat trap alcohol inside bread. He questions whether the amount can create a liquor taste, while others insist any alcohol can prompt craving.
A compilation of historical notes on women who became masters of foxhounds and harriers from 1891 onward, listing several pioneers by name and year. Interludes of quips and proverbs follow, offering humorous maxims about life, love, and human folly, then a brief anecdote about Thomas A Daly and Uncle Sam rejecting stamps.
The New York Milk Exchange quotes standard quality butter at 2a cents per quart and lists a wide range of dairy products including creamery butter, cheese varieties, and eggs. The report covers vegetables and fruits with prices for potatoes, squash, peppers, tomatoes, various berries, and apples, alongside livestock and grain notes and early cotton market observations. It notes rising cotton prices, growing butter production, and improving agricultural prospects amid steady postwar demand.
Washington leaders of the expanding Farmers' Union claim crop damage totals about 1 million dollars yearly in the United States and additional sums in France Germany Britain as they rally support for a global rat-extermination clubs program to curb the losses.
The pearl banks of Ceylon are sand and coral beds where divers harvest oysters. Scientific study aims to stabilize yearly output by understanding currents, harvesting methods, and artificial impregnation of pearl-forming larvae. A prior auction ring was halted, impacting local pricing and access.
Charles James Capen, eighty six, senior master at Boston Latin School, retires after a 57 year teaching career with uninterrupted service since 1852. He is likely the oldest teacher in Boston and possibly the United States, retiring under the seventy year rule adopted by the Boston School Board.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the Missouri Pacific Railway could not be held liable for $15,000 in damages when a wreck killed an entire family. The court said no action existed since no family member survived to claim redress, noting mercy would have created a case. The decision arose from George Q. Gilkerson, administrator of Philip Rag al’s estate, after a Johnson County Circuit verdict.
A brain worker hampered by weak vigor seeks a food to renew strength. After experiments he creates Grape Nute, a brain and nerve builder not a stimulant. Daily use aids sturdy active minds, with easy digestion and natural nourishment. The Post signature appears on genuine packages. Look for The Road to Wellville book.
A jumble of old ads and notices promotes Cuticura remedies for dandruff and mildews on babies, free “Laxura” samples, and Dropsy specialists. Also features Dan Rice memoirs promotion and Britain coast line trivia with prices and addresses.
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