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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
A poem by E. Kiser condemns a figure who boasted bold deeds in business battles yet shirked confronting a bully who harmed a child. It portrays a man praised for triumphs and criticized for cruelty and fear, exposing hypocrisy in public bravado.
A trapper Raoul recalls a past love Elise and a Montreal suitor as a visitor probes his life choices. He reveals a long quest to protect Elise, her marriage to M'sieu de l'Orme, and his own years as a trapper seeking respect and happiness for her and their imagined future. The visitor silently departs as Raoul contemplates fate.
In America Wordsworth and Emerson discuss the value of newspapers over churches or schools. The piece argues journalism shapes public thought, with newspapers expanding reach and influence. It cites the press as a democratic force, aiding consensus and national unity while noting faults and ongoing improvements in the field. Collier's Weekly highlights a leading daily's aggressive, accurate reporting and editorial heft.
The Sydney Westaipsler Gazette notes a carpet snake, an American python, nearing eighteen feet as it kills prey by constriction. The creature, shed less recently, appears dull before slough but looks remarkable afterward. The keeper boasts it as among the largest the zoo has housed.
The piece lists months paired with mismatched flower names and seasonal terms, suggesting a faded trend in collar and cuff fastener novelties. January through December are shown with varied, imperfect associations like wild rose for January and cosmos for October, hinting at decorative fashion notes from a bygone era.
The Westminster Gazette recounts how Max O'Rell faced lecturing despite his mother’s initial misgivings. She warned it wasn’t reputable, yet she later remained his loving mother, unwilling to disclose his career choice to their village.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt discusses chest enhancement as a trend and linked breathing drills. It advises a method to increase chest measurement without pipes, emphasizing deep, lower-chest breathing and slow exhales and inhales for nerve calm. It cites an author on nervous tension recommending fifty long breaths to ease anxiety.
A discussion on whether parents should select their daughters spouses argues against naive wishes for romantic choice. It cites parental pragmatism focusing on income, qualifications, devotion, and future happiness, noting young women may misjudge essential traits and be constrained by affection.
A Vital Matter notes that a mother’s experience surpasses a daughter’s judgment in choosing a partner. It argues parents reason prudently, warning against trusting appearance or charm alone. The piece cites the idea that love is kind and true discernment comes with experience.
A collage of brief notes on women achieving milestones and public roles. The pieces mention the Dutch queen’s tulip culture, coeducation advocacy by Mme Loubet, Mrs Hannah Newell Barrett’s 106th birthday, Empress Eugenie’s violet associations, women admitted to St Petersburg Academy of Art, Isabel Beecher Albert’s platform appearance, Mrs Lionel Ross Anthony’s appointment as Colorado World’s Fair Commissioner, Violet Defrýching’s Royal Society fellowship, a push to admit women to the Bourse in St Petersburg, Canada’s Georgina Pope receiving the Royal Red Cross, and Sally Lamb Hayden’s ongoing horseback appearances and club tribute.
The season favors satin gowns with rose sprigs and sash trims. White suede gloves rise as evening wear staple while tub bat embroidery and rich trims appear on gowns. New pongee embroideries, striped taffetas, and plaid chiffon blouses share the spotlight with vivid color contrasts and wide kid girdles.
Thirteen inmates broke from Folsom California prison during breakfast, killing guard William L. Cotter and stabbing Turnkey CG. J. Cochrane. Warden Wilkinson and Captain Murphy were seized. convicts armed with rifles, knives, and plundered valuables. State troops ordered in as officers fell and several convicts escaped toward Bald Mountains.
A jumble of literary quotes and attributions fills the fragment, citing Austin Phelps Horace Greeley Shakespeare Emerson Leighton and others. The imperfect text includes remarks on character, kindness, self reliance, and virtue, with misspellings and broken phrases scattered throughout.
A garbled wrap of international notes includes references to a long internal struggle within a cowphatnt, the death of Rev Frederick Langham after translating a Libre Inte Fijsin, and Lt General Miles advocating a new armng port near New Orleans. Other items note the Universal Alliance for Peace leadership, Salvin’s travel plans to Gekophaas, and a Washington visitor urging President Ding WH to resign due to incapacitation with ongoing political maneuvering and a prominent congresswoman’s daughter noted in reports.
Richmond Ky General Cassius M Clay the sage of White Hall and former minister to Stugsia died at his White Hall home aged ninety three. Children present at his bedside after years of estrangement amid old age fever and illness. He had guarded his estate with a pistol and spoke of reclaiming Vera Yall in a recent marital dispute.
London report states the Committee on Privileges rejected William Curnoue Thoms Poulett, Viscountinten, as heir to the Powlett earldom. The ruling favors the late Earl's son by a later marriage, grounding title in William John Lydston Poulett, now the heir.
Philadelphia city solicitor John I Kinsey denied a three woman claim to own the Liberty Bell, asserting the relic remained with Independence Hall through the Wilbank heirs despite the bell being cracked during General Lafayette's visit and his offer to fund recasting. The story notes Wilbank's refusal to destroy the bell and the quote about Philadelphia remembering its true meaning.
In Casey County Kentucky minister Robert Lee of Linnie killed Ellis Woods and fatally wounded Woods’s son after a quarrel at a Liberty jail table. Lee, who offered grace, was arrested and returned thanks with inmates.
Claude O Brien and Earl Whitney, both about seventeen, were hanged in Lexington for the murder of A B China. The boy O Brien and Whitney were caught during a botched robbery at China's home last October. Asa Chinn, wounded in the attack, recovered, while Mrs Blaine's estate valued at 250000 includes no public bequest.
The Indian Bureau paid out 150000 dollars to Kiowa Comanche and Apache Indians for surplus hands. Walter C. Hamm of Pennsylvania named United States Consul at Hull England. Major events include looming Polish and Danish talks, Wick Wright surrender warrant, and Philippines command changes. Domestic notes cover trials, crimes, immigration permits, stock activity, and labor resignations. Foreign items mention relief funds, Korean plot suspicions, and imperial visits.
The battleship Kearsarge reached Bar Harbor after a 2000 mile voyage in nine days and four and a quarter hours, averaging 13.10 mph. Capt Hemphill notes no machinery incidents, coal use of 135 tons daily, and the ship’s readiness for action. High winds and fog slowed progress, but the ship’s crew earned cheers abroad.
The New York Yacht Club announced Reliance will defend the America's Cup against Shamrock III. Three official trial races were scheduled. After the first race, Reliance proved its claim to defend, with a 30 mile course and wind from 10 to 15 mph. Reliance beat Columbia by 4 minutes 28 seconds and Constitution by 5 minutes 2 seconds.
Five members of the Missouri House of Delegates were sentenced by Judge Ryan for bribery and perjury tied to municipal franchise deals. John A. Sheridan and four others received five years, with Laula Deeker getting four years and Emmi Hartmann six. Bonds set at $10,000 each.
Reported outbreak of anthrax in Lower Alloway Township and Cumberland County hits cattle on Round Island and Ragged Island marshes. A dozen cows and two horses died amid findings by an insurer and state veterinary tests. Officials fear limited spread, noting tide-meadow cattle near beaches, while pumpkin crops loom as a market risk in South Jersey.
At a French Academy of Sciences meeting M. d Arnonon described a teletyping device. The electric current would perforate characters on a moving band linked to a typesetting machine. Inventor Mr Royal claims the contrivance will eliminate transcription for_designed purposes.
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