25 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
1
A reflective piece argues riches or fame may not follow a self made man, but steadfast duty yields a deeper reward. Wealth must reflect social obligation, not privilege, and true success entails charity, culture, integrity, frugality, patriotism, and sincere religious moral strength.
Old Bowery Mission superintendent urges personal, hands on charity as the supreme Christian work. He contrasts proxy giving with life risking, frontline mercy to ease suffering, and cites biblical examples to claim true joy comes from helping others directly.
W Hugh Walker compares England and the United States, praising American free universal schooling and its broader curriculum while noting England's rural, classed system and limited practical schooling. He argues America should teach England discipline and respect for authority, suggesting measured corporal punishment as a deterrent within prudent limits.
Dr George J Engelmann of Boston reports from 1700 private and 2039 public cases that American births have fallen since 1600. Among laboring women 21.2 percent are childless and 2.0 percent among higher classes. By 1805 Massachusetts estimates show 20.2 percent of native women childless while foreign born married women stand near 11.2 percent. The trend is a shrinking family size across social groups with broader national implications.
A nostalgic poem fragment recalls exploring a blackberry patch with a freckled boy. They crawl through tangled rows, discover two treasures the old hen and a spider, and enter a realm of childhood make-believe from dawn to dusk as the boy leads to the Tang Age. Edw 1. Sabin, in Puck.
A curious exchange between a celebrated criminal and a philanthropist discusses crime, punishment, and reform. The philanthropist advocates progressive systems while the criminal questions reclamation and predestined criminal nature, amid plans for better rehabilitation and social control.
A dialogue ponders brain altering methods for criminals and the ethics of punishment. A philanthropist speaks of blood, knives, pills, and murder while the narrator notes a vanished watch chain and a vanished gold watch with a dedication to service. A note ends with Barry Pain.
Street railway travelers now benefit from a rent free passenger station provided by Toledo merchants along a busy street. The merchants rented a store for three years, installed benches and lockers, offering citizens locker rental and parcel delivery to simplify shopping. The plan, begun with five circuits and 5000 daily riders, has proven successful and may be copied elsewhere.
An anecdote from Sir Henry Stafford recounts a shooting range mishap where a marker’s whitewashed face was mistaken for the target, leading to a near-fatal moment. The tale blends cautionary humor with reflections on rest, perception, and the mind’s restlessness.
The piece urges dainty serving as the keynote of the home, detailing modest table dress, cloth use, and breakfast adornments. It cites rubber underlayers to muffle noise, rose essence on saucers, rose leaf garnishes, and special molds for dainty dishes. It also notes practical attire for housewives, recommending simple, comfortable kitchen garments.
Recipe fragment covers preparing Cucumbers fried in egg with salt and pepper, a fruit flummery with sponge cake and custard, and a Devonshire cream dessert. Includes steps for whisking cream, heating milk, and forming a thick custard with a skimmed surface.
A garbled account shows a teacher pressuring Ange to confront another child while family tensions and a birthday misfortune are described through disjointed narration. The piece hints at coercion, exclusion, and heavy parental influence amid a troubled school day.
Major-General John R Brooke relinquished command to MacArthur as head of the Department of the East. Reports touch on transportation, diplomacy, cholera in the Philippines, searches at Nagasaki, extradition notes, and various incidents from the United States to Asia. The range covers military movements, weather, accidents, and political shifts with many named places and figures.
Secretary Root urges reopening of army schools to train new officers after Cuba and Spain war. Emphasizes systematic education, expansion of Fort Leavenworth and other facilities, War College at Washington, and rebuilding Engineer School. Calls for cooperation from all officers and stresses disciplined study and duty.
In New Orleans crowds of thousands gathered as Ashley Cooke and two others faced execution for the murder of Wray. Despite extraordinary public pressure and threats of rescue, four volunteer companies formed to enforce the law. At 21 o’clock the prisoners were moved to the jail corridor, bid farewell, and then hanged on the scaffold, Landee remaining composed while Cooke reacted with agitation.
Fragmented OCR notes claim the United States Pinh Commission gathered Maine lobster eggs since May 1 and hatched 30 million fry at Gloucester. Thousands of fry were sent back to Maine, with figures cited for millions more eggs and hatchings.
A fragmented OCR passage recounts various 19th or early 20th century topics including a court martial for Major Edwin Glenn, a suicide case in Ohio, a Texas school fund donation, leper outreach to the Philippines, Yukon rat problems, missionary conversions, French wireless policy, ambulance training, royal stables, copyright issues, Belgium population figures, and a Charbin hotel project. The garbled text weaves numerous entities and events with no coherent single narrative.
Thoning Ormrod manager of Clab-Uis's Hotel at Atlantic City died suddenly from apparent aconite poisoning after drinking what was thought to be brandy at Charles Forman's establishment. Nathan Leiken fell ill with similar symptoms but survived. Police and doctors ruled accidental poisoning from a horse remedy bottle.
A Stanbridge Canada inventor reports a bricklaying machine that runs with two men and a boy, laying 400 to 600 bricks per hour. It speeds plain work on walls sheds mills bridges and cottages, claims to surpass six to seven skilled bricklayers, and could be marketed for about $60. After two weeks of instruction the apparatus is ready to use.
In caves near Mentone on the Mediterranean shore, centuries of digs uncovered more specimens beyond the famed fossil man. Four skeletons were found, including a woman and a boy, showing distinct cranial and facial traits. The remains are small in stature with features described as of the negro type.
A secret police report from Bra near Milan describes a young barber named Tonetti claimed anarchist militant ties. He allegedly communicated with anarchists in Paterson New Jersey and faced Italian authorities during an arrest. The police dispute Paterson involvement, noting anarchists often alias themselves.
In Oweneboro Kentucky Joshua Anderson was taken from jail by a crowd of men and killed by beating. He allegedly struck his wife three times at her home near town, leading to a fatal fatality in Davless County.
A lifesaving report from Angleset New Jersey details Stanley S Holmes held under water for twenty two minutes after a rowboat accident during a squall. Artificial respiration began immediately and continued for an hour and a half with no breathing until forty five minutes later. The account notes significant medical value for records. Nineteen men drowned after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines. The US steamer Shearwater’s crew suffered nineteen fatalities, including several Americans. Other items mention China accepting MenTalu evacuation terms, new Puerto Rico schoolhouses, Oregon seeking exhibition aid, Genoa harbor well, Siam copyright law, Higgs eulogy printing, a smokeless explosive, crowded Berlin hotels with visitors from London, and freight steamers ordered for the St. Lawrence ride. A New York Baltimore steel plant site search emerges and German export of sensitive instruments noted. The longest nonstop passenger train run records 428 miles Justo to New York.
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