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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
4
A traveler visits a log cabin in North Carolina and shares dinner with an elderly farmer and his daughters. The farmer laments their misfortune, explaining that a collapse killed all but seven daughters, a grim anecdote recounted by the host.
The piece honors St Edward of Roxbury describing Edward Everett Hale as a foremost preacher writer speaker and citizen of Boston. A memorial in Boston is urged. The note adds Portland cement production at about 62 million barrels, up 10 million from the prior year.
Mrs. Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut reports five weeks bedridden with kidney trouble and bearing down pains, relieved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says five years of good health followed and urges others to remember the name. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The text traces how papal election evolved from popular and clerical participation to exclusive cardinal control by around 1190. It notes the red hat as a symbol of readiness to shed blood for the church and reflects on the cardinal’s enduring duty.
Father Caughan of London argues that understanding a woman requires studying her moods and tenses. The piece notes new and existing peace societies and cites the Anti Cigarette League with 87 000 members as part of wartime social reform efforts.
A sly pitch describes the Columbia Petrifaction Company of Clarion County planning to buy springs and petrify paupers and horses to create statues for grand projects. The scheme includes turning bodies into stone for art and building ossified homes, with jokes about General Washington and paupers becoming monuments. The narrator declines investment as the plan blends mock science with morbid commerce.
A young man asks for a quarter to support culture and love of the beautiful in the country. He promises to repay tomorrow, but disappears after leaving for Europe to sell his shares and never returns.
A tablet sent from Athens to Berlin’s Imperial Museum uncovers a private letter from the era of Demosthenes. The rural writer asks for a cheap goatskin mantle and heavy soles, noting winter cold and a snowbound journey. The message, signed by Mnestergos, mirrors a common Greek letter formula about health.
A collage of aphorisms and humorous anecdotes from varied sources. It includes reflections on earnestness wisdom and everyday missteps, plus brief glimpses of a Lusitania era interview and a light family exchange. The jagged excerpts touch on ambition, timing, and cultural notes.
Scotland Yard reports American actress Belle Elmore also known as Mrs Crippen was killed at about midnight on February 2 in the Willdrop Crescent Islington home cellar where her body was later found. Investigators say the skull was crushed and the remains dismembered and buried in hard clay after pouring quicklime.
In Hamburg a long widely publicized attack on the Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company ends with no charges against American manager Ore Quarles. The Twittburg prosecutor closes the case, costs borne by the state, marking a win for American interests in Germany.
The business affairs of Colonel James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania, a Democratic leader and major oil and coal figure, have been placed in receivership. Reported assets approach 17 million dollars with liabilities under 7 million. The situation reportedly stems from coal lands in West Virginia and related ventures.
Washington reports increased demand for irrigated lands as drought bites the West. Director Newell notes 1907-89 were wet but this year returns to dry conditions, hurting non irrigated crops. Reclaimed regions surge in value and interest. Dr Leslie P. Ward Dies in London. Ward, vice president of etal Insurance, born July 1, 1845 in Omaha Missouri County.
The Kentucky Wool Growers Association sold a pooled clip from fifteen counties totaling 150000 pounds to a Louisville firm. Prices paid were 23.17 for first grade 25 cents for second grade and 1S cents for third grade.
Lemberg and Neil Gow, two top modern race horses, dead heated in the Belippe Brakes at Sandown Park for 19 000 sovereigns. Dillon rode Lemberg while Danny Maher piloted Neil Gow. The sensational race split the $50 000 fixture, marking one of the era’s most dramatic English turf events.
The piece notes a $50,000 treasury, a Danish unions conference in Copenhagen, Minnesota carpenters supporting exhibits, and ACLUNY actions. It mentions railway workers voting for a strike, Samuel Gompers aiding New York City workers, and Arkansas governors backing organized labor while promoting union labor.
The article describes bottom ore in Swedish lakes covered by a thick layer of ore fragments mixed with iron oxide and other materials. Primitive methods include scraping with a pole and stirring to gather ore, followed by scraping onto boats or rafts. Steam dredges have been introduced in some areas. A Denver Post humorous aside about a Colorado fishing trip closes the piece.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as superior for preserving lands and preventing redness roughness and chapping. It advises a nightly routine of bathing hands in hot creamy lather drying and applying ointment with loose gloves to protect clothing. Also mentions various potions and notable consumer quotes and a brief colonial era note on vanilla bean production and unemployment data.
A mother writes about seven children finding relief from constipation and belching after replacing coffee with Postum. She notes her infant does well on a milk and Postum mix, and praises the product for health and energy, urging others to try it.
A Toledo prison inmate William Moore died by his own action after stepping into a clay mixing machine and having metal hinges mutilate him. The grim incident occurred at the local workhouse.
Dispatch reports a fierce clash near the Moulaya region close to the Algerian frontier. Tribesmen attacked a French reconnaissance column but were repelled. French casualties tallied eleven killed and five wounded while the enemy suffered fifty-three dead.
Base ILe Fight In Three Leagues text outlines American League and Masters League standings with fragmented team names and numbers. The readable items include Cleveland Boston New York Washington Detroit St Louis Rochester Jersey City Baltimore and Montreal with various win counts and scores embedded in OCR.
A dense price listing shows Milk Exchange quotes for standard milk and buttercreamery goods, with beans fruits and poultry sections. It cites U.S. military veteran re enlistment cases, Navy fleet orders, and a Department of Agriculture program testing pure foods with government sourced bids.
Washington reports improving conditions for crop growth and harvesting as July advances. The weekly government crop summary notes generally favorable weather across the corn and winter wheat belts with showers in spring wheat areas and cooler, partly cloudy skies easing prior drought. Eastern districts remain favorable for agricultural interests while western disturbances bring rains that should boost prospects. other items note land purchases, cheese storage trends, and rising butter prices.
Washington reports the Comptroller of the Currency acknowledged a Civil War era debt of $240.10 owed to Brigadier General Harry R. Anderson US A retired. If Ang Sam grants interest the total could exceed $500. Other items note John Wanamaker’s age, Roosevelt costs, Stanton’s son returning from France, a Congressman's death, and various diplomatic and social items.
A Minnesota congressman recounts a tale about voters trusting Knute Nelson to steer public questions. A campaign story notes Nelsons appeal outpacing national leaders, with a Norwegian boss praising him as a smart young fellow who may rival the Almighty in astuteness.
Police found a man named Victor James, a blacksmith, dead on a Rue Michel-Ange bench. A dog watched the scene then guided officers to a nearby Boulevard Boxel-Mans house where the death, deemed natural, was confirmed by Petit Parisien.
A Massachusetts woman trained at Amherst aims to farm outdoors. She rented an abandoned farm, earned 650 on five acres in a year, and expects 200 per acre this year. She owns three horses and 200 hens, sells eggs daily to Worcester, and hires three boys at ten cents an hour.
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