Who loves the rose without a thorn
Poem fragment from Sweetbriar by Dorothea Gore Browne contrasts love with desire for danger and will, using the imagery of a thorny rose, a bee, and a willful maid to argue for the wild briar as true affection.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
1
Poem fragment from Sweetbriar by Dorothea Gore Browne contrasts love with desire for danger and will, using the imagery of a thorny rose, a bee, and a willful maid to argue for the wild briar as true affection.
In a dramatic New York Weekly excerpt a husband, gravely injured, accuses Edie of provoking a cow kick that killed him. Edie denies the charge while the husband contemplates final talks to settle the matter, as the presumption of guilt weighs on them both.
A European study by Dr Clawditz tested whether typhoid bacilli in infected soil contaminate vegetables. Fresh bacteria failed to persist inside plants. surface cleaning and root washing showed no interior contamination. The finding argues against vegetables as typhoid vectors, per Harper's Weekly notes.
An old Brooklyn Times feature advocates a wheat bran shampoo as a soap free method. It describes boiling wheat bran to create a cleansing liquid, applying it to the scalp, rinsing with soft and hot water, and finishing with sun drying while brushing and combing to add softness. It also includes notes on cleaning pins and hair accessories.
A terse tale of a mother’s lost child underscores what real trouble means, paired with social musings on advice from elders and the evolving views of young mothers. The piece shifts to style, detailing elderdown robes, crepe de chine fabrics, and ribbon trimming in bed clothing.
The column describes current trends with crossover boleros striking belts and surplice fronts in light fabrics. It highlights decorative belts, ribbons, and ornate trims, plus notes on linen suits and summer dress details. A related Charleston News item covers Erskine College Home at Due West boarders and a small end-of-season cash distribution.
Scientific American reports on electroculture and how electricity influences plant growth. Experiments by Lemström and others show increased vigor and yields in barley, potatoes, carrots, and sugar beets, with water supply and soil quality key factors.
A New York World account from the zoo describes a green monkey birth and a baby crying in its cage. An old woman comments its mother is the humanest animal and the baby’s stomach ache prompts the monkey mother to soothe it with gentle care.
A fragment of reflective aphorisms cites Charles Carroll Everett on envy, love, and duty. It contrasts a life of action with speech and notes the allure of goodness when guided by love and faith.
Miles Fisher reports discovering ripe strawberries under snow near Tolland after a mountain trip from Denver. He describes berries turning red, large in size, and compares the scene to a fairy tale while noting the unusual frostproof growth. The tale echoes a Denver Republican note on Colorado fruit resilience.
A murky OCR fragment describes an election result near Edgewoon and a fire incident at Qoobarn Was struck by U Weltdog and Med with smoke. No trace of fire was found and the text mentions unclear names and correspondence related to Molgen Bugis ter and Leger.
Survivors recount the Takasago cruiser sinking after striking a mine near Port Arthur. Captain Ishibashi ordered all to stay aboard as waves roared and snow fell. Of five hundred, about one hundred thirty survived. Commander Nakayama perished.
In Bizerta Tunisia details emerge of the Farjadet submarine disaster at Sidi Abdallah on July 6. Bodies recovered after twelve hours reveal the crew’s grim struggle to the surface and the wrenching dangers below. Lieutenant Robin and the quartermaster were among the last found. Sixteen hospital women died when the chapel roof collapsed at Fermo Italy during Mass. An assassin in Moscow is identified as a former St. Petersburg schoolteacher linked to the Terrorist organization.
Six beggars posing as property owners were arrested for soliciting alms at a Festival of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in New York City. One man had $500 in his pocket during the arrest.
United States Navy operations from Washington Navy Yard to Gloucester. Secretary Bonaparte travels to Lee Massachusetts. Taft and Roosevelt policy notes mix with Hawaiian and Pacific movements. a flurry of domestic and foreign items includes a fatal ambush in South Carolina, eclipse observations, land condemnations, and political prosecutions.
Bloomfield sixteen year old John Dillon rides a bicycle on Bloomfield Avenue when a fast car hits him. He suffers a broken collarbone and cuts, is unconscious and treated by Dr. F A Bhaul. The auto occupants drive away. Postmaster plans first free rural route September 15 from Stockton through Sergeanteville to Oak Dale and Stockton with 2334 miles served 430 families 535 people.
John P. Holland, inventor of the submarine boat, filed answers in Chancery Court at Trenton to a suit by the Electric Boat Company and submitted a cross bill demanding return of patents assigned to the company. He alleges unfair treatment and a sidelining during his tenure from 1899 to 1904, when he sold his interest and earned a $10 000 yearly salary as consulting engineer. The Public Service Corporation seeks 10000 damages for a false arrest against Ridgefield Park officials. Ridgefield Park, advancing a gas main project from Jersey City to Hackensack, also moves to abolish the Hackensack gas works. five miles of road were recently completed at a cost of 50000 to allow laying the gas mains. The Isaac and its representatives were arrested for excavations without permits. Governor Stokes and Dr Norton could not pay their lunch bill in Trenton. the desk man demanded payment, but an old waiter secured credit after the governor and companion identified themselves.
A thunderstorm on East Passaic avenue near the Nutley line killed two horses owned by the New Jersey Tobacco Company. Both struck, one died instantly, the other about ten minutes later after the steel bits were damaged. Driver Eugene Smissen escaped injury. Also noted were: a swift marriage of Charles E. Jamison and Laure Clayton at Union Hill, and various local notices including a coroner sale of Mrs. Lavinia Laudenberg's effects, a dog poisoner in Ditman, census figures, and county jail infirmary plans.
Francia Brochn of Cornshire Massachusetts pulled a pitchfork to kill a rattlesnake biting her bulldog Tige after the fight broke out. The dog had been wounded but survived after a doctor tended to him. The creature had ten rattles. An oyster shell exhibit was gifted to a Nantes museum, valued at eighty pounds.
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