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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
4
The Well Informed world demands a pleasant efficient laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Byrup of Figa and Alixir of Senna as a known safe choice. Genuine product sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The piece notes a Scottish chemist and his self-contradictory approach to indigestion while reporting on Japanese beet field rents in Oregon. It states 4000 acres near Nampa yield twenty tons per acre with Japanese labor as the main force, paying $20 per acre for planting and care plus water taxes, and ponders high rental logic for cane lands in Louisiana.
A champagne magnate named Suet described a visit to the Rheims wine region and a mock tombstone inscription he saw in an old cemetery. He said the body of Etella transported fortune to heaven in charity during his life. An aside from a Paris police court note recalls a repeat offender remark about perfection.
An American naturalist proposes earthworms along with squirrels as aids to forestry. Dry maple weeds are pulled into worm burrows where they sprout, with survival tied to favorable moist seasons.
A Minnesota schoolteacher profiles her switch from coffee to Postum. She describes nervous tremors from coffee, a two person household shift, and improved nerves, appetite, and sleep after boiling Postum with cream. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, invites readers to try the beverage and read The Road to Wellville.
A 76 member American team was chosen at the Astor House to represent the United States in London next month. The group covers track and field, aquatics and wrestling with competition at Shepards Bush Stadium. Each athlete wears a blue cap and red white and blue accents on uniform. travel cost about 325 dollars per man.
The Team Selection Committee completed the listing of seventy six American athletes entered for the London Games. Entries include sprinters Cartmell Hamilton Huff Kiralfy May Cloughan Rector Robertson and Sherman among others across events from 100 to 10 miles and various field disciplines with reserves noted.
In New York City a bank teller Charles T. Muir killed himself after twenty years service at Corp Exchange Bank. He earned 1500 dollars a year and faced alleged theft of 9068 to cover living costs and medical bills. The piece notes clerks may receive higher wages as bank officers acknowledge underpayment.
At the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention Chief Kohler of Cleveland introduced a resolution adopted unanimously. It condemns cartooning and caricaturing of policemen in publications and stage productions and orders efforts to stop such ridicule.
A collage of society items notes F Zimmerman denying his daughter is socialist, Jeanna Lolee losing a Paris ward race, and the Countess of Warwick cited as a Socialist speaker in America next autumn. It also mentions Mrs Hugh McLaughlin’s Marchioness title, Miss Josephine Lee’s secret Chicago marriage, Temple University leader Laura C Carnell, and the Empress of Japan learning to type and doing Emperor’s correspondence.
President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine Railroad cites brain fog as the cause of many wrecks and argues workers cannot be guaranteed against it. The report lists union wage gains and organizing moves across multiple cities and unions, noting international and local chapters eyeing expansions and policy actions.
Albany reports the anti race track betting bills won 26 to 25 in the Senate and, after executive signing, become law making placing bets on horse races a felony. Governor Hughes called it a victory for law and order and praised Senator Foelker who voted while ill.
Governor John Anderson states he will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor. Other brief items: a Jacksonville train guard chains a passenger to a track. a Florida deputy delays mails. a Half Breed arson suspect arrested in Tilsonburg. Marine Band Summer Tour denied. Kentucky Democrats instruct for Bryan. South Dakota primary results favor Crawford. Congressman Dunwell dies. Gore aims to fight for Senate seat. court pistol seizure in Houston. fruits predicted to be plentiful nationwide this year.
A massive fissure in Machuanshan near Zchang swallows hundreds of families and houses across miles. Other dispatches note Japan's navy expansion plans and tensions over Chinese trade in Jamaica, plus a yellow fever case in Santiago de Cuba and a Koreans’ deaths in Seoul.
Professor Robert Koen the German bacteriologist visited Molokai to study leprosy treatment at the Hawaiian leper settlement. He notes good sanitary care but less vigilant watch over patients than in German institutions. Speeches weighed heavy as nineteen pounds of typewritten copy were sent to Senator La Follette for revision. London aims to complete the Young Men's Christian Association Building after fifty years without the needed facility.
Readable excerpts describe family friendly veal preparations including stuffed roasted breast and leg options, veal cutlet frying, and serving ideas with tomato sauce. Also included are tapioca and cherry desserts, lettuce cups with grape and cherry fillings, and varied kitchen tips from Harper’s Bazar to Boston Post.
New York reports wheat and corn prospects with wheat forecast among the top crops and a first billion bushel crop seen. Beet and meat prices rise at Chicago and Philadelphia while freight car idle counts fall and freight traffic improves in Indianapolis. Lobster prices drop forty to fifty percent under government promotion.
A testimonial from Mrs. Lavina J. Henderson describes dramatic recovery after use of Cuticura products for rheumatic attack, skin sores, and hair loss. Additional note references Cuticura recommendations for eczema and a science excerpt on plant respiration from the New York Tribune.
A colorful local note says crawdads are sold on Kansas City streets, attracting both residents and strangers. The article highlights street sales as a summer livelihood for colored families and contrasts with coastal stores selling similar seafood.
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