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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
2
The Cranbury Press notes approval of Cashier Valentine’s swift sentence but argues the punishment is inadequate given daily revelations that thefts may exceed two hundred thousand dollars. Six years’ imprisonment among outcasts is described as a harsh fate and a warning to others.
A steam locomotive and four gondolas ran over two miles on the new Trenton Lawrenceville and Princeton railroad Saturday afternoon marking the first test of the route. The Standard Cable Company of Pittsburg seeks to locate in Perth Amboy to manufacture cables and become a major global plant with docks and buildings each costing about 200000 dollars. Frances Emery, two, died after a scalding incident at a New Egypt farm when a pan of boiling water spilled as her mother briefly left the room.
Government detectives cap two Italian men at Deans Station after a long hunt for counterfeiters. Molten metal, dies, and the lair full of tools were seized at the Pucci farm. One suspect, Pucci, identified by a photo, is confined with a second Italian. a third gang member remains at large. Also noted are Pennsylvania Railroad midsummer excursions to the Upper Hudson with round trip fares from several points.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered rectal fistula for 18 months. Doctors warned of death without a costly operation, but he cured himself using five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The remedy, priced at 25 cents per box, is sold by N F Clayton Druggist.
The piece describes banana abundance and price drops in major ports, noting imports from Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Colombia. It highlights Jamaica’s cultivation share, monthly yields, and rapid plant renewal, plus street vendors in New York distributing half of local consumption. It ends with a tangent on senses testing perception.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces multi date ten day Niagara Falls trips from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington with chaperon and special train service. Fares vary by origin to ten day return trips and side trips to Alexandria Bay Canandaigua and Toronto with dates in July August September and October. One day Sea Girt Ocean Grove Asbury Park and Long Branch excursion runs Thursdays from Cranbury July 18 to August 31 with specific departure times.
A wandering narrator recounts Colonel Jack Chinn of Kentucky and an extended tale of dueling knives versus pistols. Chinn, described as massive and combative, engages in a dramatic exchange about weapon choice and honor, detailing self-made knives, a mock duel, and a fatal encounter between Goodloe and Swope. The piece blends sensational portraiture with tall tale bravado, anchored by Chinn’s claims and the lore surrounding Kentucky duel culture.
Advertises scheduled personally conducted tours from New York and other cities to Niagara Falls Toronto Thousand Islands St Lawrence Montreal Quebec Roberval Lake St John Saguenay Au Sable Chasm Lake Champlain Highlands of the Hudson July 22 to August 7 rate 125 August 12 to 25 rate 100 with some exclusions and itineraries via ticket agents or W Boyd Philadelphia assistant G P A Proffers Electric Bitters as a blood purifier curing scrofula and skin ailments endorsed by Dr P D B B of Washita and sold by N F L Clayton Druggist at 50 cents with claims of health benefits and liver kidney and digestion support.
The article traces pre coin use with cacao beans, the rise of silver peso coins under viceroys, and royal decrees creating mints in San Luis Santa Fe and Mexico City. It notes copper coins in San Domingo and mint relocations, Mendoza’s mint, then the 1778 Apartado Mint and later private leasing from 1837.
In summer 1899 the Pennsylvania Railroad offers two personally conducted tours to Canada and Northern New York. The first departs July 22 for a 17 day loop including Niagara Falls Toronto Thousand Islands St Lawrence Lake Champlain Saguenay Montreal Ausable Chasm Lake George Saratoga and Hudson Highlands at 125 dollars. The second leaves August 12 for 14 days covering similar sites except Lake St John and Saguenay at 100 dollars. Tours managed by a railroad tourist agent with a chaperon. Rate includes rail and boat fare parlor-car seats meals hotel entertainment transfers and carriage hire. For tickets and itinerary contact the Pennsylvania Railroad Tourist Agent New York Philadelphia Newark or Geo W Boyd at Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
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