09 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
1
The passage praises a simple country girl known on market days for butter eggs and gingham dress. It blends affectionate verses on her humble style and cheerful presence with lines attributed to Latia Mitchell in The Farm Journal, celebrating rural charm and homely grace.
On a ship voyage to England Mrs. Jefferson shares a tale of loss and longing. She reveals years apart from her children in India, her fragile health, and a husband who drifted into drink. The narrator recalls their quiet bond and the final note: the dog knew me.
An insurance agent cites statistics that young wives rejuvenate older husbands and may extend life. A seventy year old with a twenty three year old wife argues youth brings health, strength, and reverence, while the insurer suggests younger brides reduce risk by a measurable percentage.
An Oregonian reprint tells of a Irish tailor who mocks a customer by promising to add her name to a memorial tablet. The exchange escalates with threats and bravado as the tailor boasts of loyalty and injury, ending with a taunt about scratching names from the list.
Two prospectors on Stikine River waters witnessed a large Stones ram approach a greasy platen and stalked it. A hunter fired a 415.00 rifle shot at the base of the horn, the ram did not fall, and the men eventually moved it to camp, then killed it for meat despite the unusual sight.
A compact household affairs update appears with unclear text suggesting local guidance or housekeeping tips. Readable snippets reference daily chores and domestic matters without specific names or actions.
The article touts an all aluminum toothbrush with a metal hanger and bristles grouped under protective bevels to prevent water seepage. Crushes with wooden handles are available, but the aluminum model is shown as clearly superior and only slightly more expensive.
Porch settee and hammock friendly grass pillows appear in Ju plaid red and green and natural colors. Filled with sweet clean grass they resist rain and wipe clean with a damp rag. Comfortable and affordable at fifty cents.
The New York Sun notes rag carpets, once old fashioned, now popular in colonial homes, mountain camps, and seaside cottages. Fabrics range from simple to elaborate with velvets, silks, damasks, and tapestries woven into the rug warp or canton borders, producing soft pinks and pale greens with white Welsh canton detailing.
A garbled set of kitchen directions describes maple mousse with beaten egg whites and a maple mixture, a bread sponge using yeast and white and whole wheat doughs, and Cauliflower with a milk sauce. Instructions include beating eggs, chilling, freezing, and forming doughs for rye and white bread, plus a leek of sauce with flour and butter.
A Pembrokeshire town notice records a small polling event and local social preparations. An odder fragment mentions guests arriving at a venue with toast pigs and flower wreaths, reflecting a community scene.
A Japanese officer recounts a major sea battle off the Tsushima Islands with the Mikasa leading a multi-division fleet against Russian ships. Envelopment, torpedo attacks, and night actions culminate in Russian surrender and a large number of prisoners.
James W. Hyde, represented by counsel, conducts a strong fight at Albany New York to block the State Superintendent of Insurance Bendvicks from drastic action amid reports on conditions at Equitable.
A Russian official named Anspermmskase in St. Petersburg was made General Depot Assistant Minister of the Laterior with broad powers to suppress demonstrations. Other items include election forewoman Mary E. Lapler in Crippte Greek Col, and Mrs. Ogden Goelet editing a manuscript edition of Wyperlan.
A garbled dispatch reports noncombatants ordered to depart Vindl vostok amid unsettled conditions. The text mentions Albany election actions, college commencements, and various university notes including Yale, Chicago, Mount Holyoke, and Princeton, with disputed references to courses and gifts.
Reports from Sasebo describe Vice-Admiral Nebogatov as surrendering a damaged fleet with ample ammunition while Togo celebrates victory in Tokyo with parades and park ceremonies. The Lena hospital ship is bound for Vladivostok, and a fleet power ranking shows Russia dropping to seventh as Japan rises to sixth.
The Parliament reports Speaker Galy will retire from the House of Commons due to ill health. Deputy Speaker Lowther is expected to succeed him with Wiely as possible successor amidst shifting duties. Germany reports 6 700 000 women cultivating their own livelihoods.
The fragment lists prominent figures including the Duke of Oporto, Boston Corbett, and general attorney William ox of the Chicago and Northwestern. It mentions pallbearers for Abraham Lincoln and notes diverse biographies from Col. Lorenga Alesis de Clairmont to Col. Ivor Davidson.
Crown Prince Frederick William and Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin wed in a Lutheran ceremony at the palace chapel. About 400 guests included Archduke Franz Ferdinand and ambassadors, with Ambassador Tower present for the United States. The bride wore a silver brocade train, Brussels lace veil, and blue Grand Star ribbon. the groom wore the First Foot Guards uniform and the Wendische Crown ribbon. The ceremony lasted twenty minutes with brief vows and ring exchange.
A copy of Shakespeare’s Richard III first edition, one of only three known copies, was found among old books at a Great Missenden home. Sotheby’s offered £800 to the owner, who declined. it has been insured for £1000 for exhibition.
The old Washington chair, a prized relic of President Jackson era, was sold by Senn. Colonel Andrew Jackson to the Mount Vernon Association. The chair was said to have been willed by General Washington to his family physician Dr Craik and later passed to General Jackson.
Fragmented text references a factory discovery near Riga and a Shanghai destroyer incident. Mentions St Petersburg and New York City political actions, peace efforts, and conferences with various persons and places. The passage is garbled with no coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
Secretary Taft rejects Missouri's request for federal control of the Merchants Bridge over the Mississippi. The State Department is informed of Joaquin d Casa kus’s appointment by President Diaz of Mexico to fill the U.S. ambassador vacancy after Manuel de Azpiroz's death. The text notes Roosevelt's food commission start, Galveston speeds at trial, and Honolulu legislature denying National Guard and government band funding, with implications of possible disbanding.
The column describes Essie Bostoc a black man lynched near Louisville Mississippi after an attempted entry on a white woman s room. A mob stopped him en route to jail following an arrest and identification. Other items note Harvard graduates marking Dr Brooks memorial at Alexandria Virginia and various political and crime briefs.
In Hoboken Henry Werlaby attacked a woman with a carpenter’s chisel after a drunken episode injuring her, plus he used a bulldog on his sisters and the woman’s daughter. In Morristown three long-term prisoners escaped from North County Jail but were pursued, with two recaptured.
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