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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
1
A personal reminiscence recalling a grandmotherly return and family memories through a cradle song. The writer reflects on dreaming of youth, a mother long unseen, and a father across a divide as heartaches give way to solace and nostalgia.
In England the missing Prince of Baronia heightens tensions as Carroll faces a moral choice. A striking escape plot unfolds at a theater after a revelation about Margaret and a dangerous suitor takes center stage.
A Maine New Brunswick frontier tale describes Acadian settlers and Sturgis deputies failing to stop gin smuggling. Ingenious routes used logs and a camouflaged spout, ant shipments, and hidden barrels to move liquor from Canada to New England across rivers and fences.
A New Brighton resident keeps a large black goldfish in an ornamental pond. The fish fiercely guards the water, driving away frogs with thrashing tail and sharp movements, preventing any frog from entering the pond.
A garbled notice describes a shortage of a drug and its impact on appearances with talk of a blonde yesterday becoming a future wonder. Neighbors fear a delay in restoration will spark chatter, as a wounded social scene unfolds on a street near One.
A fragment suggests quirky seller schemes in a retail district, with references to thefts, vendors, and scented products. The prose hints at a distracted shopper experience and an atomizer usage, ending with a mention of lavender and herb products in a New York context.
The piece surveys Montaigne’s view on marriage noting his cheerful restraint and belief that marriage serves dignity. It quotes a letter to his wife after their daughter’s death and contrasts his conduct with critics who label marriage a failure, highlighting misunderstandings about conjugal roles.
The article recalls Queen Alexandra joining a piano performance with an orchestral accompaniment during a dinner. It notes the impromptu concert in the drawing room with guests present and the astonished conductor.
The New York Sun reflects on changing hotel staff roles from blond stenographers to self possessed young women. It notes managers now hire courteous, reserve office workers who focus on patrons and letters or telegrams rather than personal contact.
The passage describes current fashion items including light wool gowns in popular cuts, sheer linen belts with mother of pearl buckles, and embroidered lace effects. It highlights accessories such as jeweled bracelets, watches, and chains with topaz and diamonds, plus blue and white embroidery and sailor collar details for matinee jackets. It mentions materials like ivory, heilotrope hues, and Irish lace trends.
In a private settlement talk at the Hubbard House two sisters raised tensions as their lawyers Judge Swasey of Canton and Wright of Parvin confronted angry clients. The scene ended with shorn hair, torn coats, and laughter as gossip and scandal were discussed.
Farm Topics suggests feeding wheat buckwheat and increasing cottonseed in June for poultry and warns swine raisers about contracted stomach from unbalanced rations. It cautions against soil rooting in young pigs and notes the value of drug free stock foods when balanced.
Advice warns against using a pasture stream for cows without knowing upstream use and contamination risks. Emphasizes locating a reliable well to prevent milk contamination and cautions against relying on surface water for twice daily drinking.
The Indianapolis News explains common mistakes in curing alfalfa. Do not dry like timothy. Cure by bringing into windows, cock into swall cocks, cover with musth lay caps weighted at corners. Leave five to six days, then sun dry half day and barn storage. Color retained, plant fully cured.
A community notes a home crafted rollers project using four old mowing machine rollers and axles welded by a blacksmith. The designed seven and a half foot roller features slats cut to size, welded joints, wagon-fire ends, and a three quarter inch frame mortised and bolted. It promises low cost, easy operation, and durability, with a testimony that a similar roller lasted nine years.
A farmer advises preventing gapes in young chickens by feeding wheat, cracked corn and screenings with plenty of frost water from day one. He notes whole grain is their preferred food and warns against wet cornmeal diets, citing health risks from larvae and eggs in contaminated feed.
The piece notes U.S. annual paint consumption surpassing 160 million gallons with over half used on houses. It credits ready mixed paints for the rise, discusses industry honesty, price dynamics, and the painter’s role in proper application versus sloppy slathering.
An eminent surgeon reports a new remedy named collangel a silver water compound that allegedly cures appendicitis without surgery in most cases after three days with seventy two patients observed. The claims praise early use and compare favorably to surgical treatment.
Freddie Muth seven year old son of jeweler Charles Muth was found in a vacant Philadelphia house after a week long search. Captor John Joseph Kean a former broker was arrested on the roof of a house in West Philadelphia. Kean confessed saying he intended to repay his employer with ransom and was driven by money troubles.
The International Harvester Company agreed to plead guilty to two Arkansas anti trust violations and pay two fines of 10000 dollars each plus costs. The contracts barred sellers from offering goods from competing firms, violating state law.
Fort Worth reports wheelock Harvey a First National Bank of New York messenger captured in Springtown returning from a wolf hunt with comrade David Melylle. Harvey admits taking seven hundred thousand dollars in cash but says securities were returned and both await extradition to New York.
Amid heavy labor tensions 38 000 Milan Vieve workers face low wages of 37 cents daily for bricklayers and steamtters unions form in Lesp eis Mass while Syracuse University Chancellor Day defends the workingman. The American Federation of Labor reports over 1 508 000 paid to sick members in the first year. Labor Temple site eyed with a $25 000 building plan as locals rally around worker rights.
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