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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1909

Page

3

Let Us Go Out and Sell the Dog

A moral tale from the New York World with Alicia and Arthur as lovers thwarted by fear of marriage, ending in a comic twist as they decide to sell the dog to buy a Sunday hat and walk out together. The piece then shifts to news from Grossalmerode Germany about a glass telegraph and telephone pole factory using strengthened glass poles with interlaced wire threads, touted for tropical climates where wood fails.

Alicia Arthur Ald New York World Grossalmerode Cassel Germany

Tolstoy on rulers and violence in a recent letter

Tolstoy argues that current sovereigns who incite violence are morally depraved yet beyond our anger. He says they are unfortunate beings who deserve pity and calls for neither indignation nor active combat against them.

Tolstoy

Sumach Tannage and Moroccos in Early Industry

Messina's sumach export thrives in Sicilian goatskins, yielding a clear white tannage for durable dyed colors. Genuine Moroccos come from pure sumach, while babool or bark-dyed skins imitate them, with long wear exposing fakes. Roan leather is sumach-tanned sheep skin, and Moroccos' use shifts to automotive interiors. The Mexican Herald notes a proposed Mexico City grain elevator, as the current only elevator lies on the Contzacoatcos River near Santa Lucia Vera Cruz. European cherries arrive brined to dodge high fruit duties, then become Maraschino cherries.

Messina Sicily Morocco Manchester Guardian Mexican Herald Mexico City The Republic Contzacoatcos River Santa Lucretia Vera Cruz

Grape-Nuts Breakfast Story Sparks Vitality

A Washington girl credits Grape-Nuts with transforming her mornings and work life after switching from a heavy board-house breakfast to cereal and milk. She reports renewed energy, less sleepiness, and stronger performance at her railroad stenographer job. The letter promotes Postum Co. and mentions The Road to Wellville as further reading.

West Palleva Postum Co Battle Crock Mich Wellville

Westwind Renovations Stir Frustrations At Tea Party

The Kaye household on Westwind shows a restless impulse for home improvements as Roland installs a new spring lock, plans for an enlarged linen closet and swing seat, while wife Nell hosts a garden tea. A mishap traps him in a refrigerator room, prompting a wary but amused party to confront the surprise confinement and its humorous reveal.

Kaye Kaye Sometmes Roland Kaya Nell Mrs. Kaye Westwind Mia

Opening of the New York Stock Exchange in 1792 at Wall Street

In March 1792 papers announced an open air stock trading venue at 22 Wall Street run by A L Bleecker P Pintard McEvern Cortlandt and Jay Sut ton The 11 May 1792 pledge bound brokers to a uniform quarter percent commission and mutual preference The first inside quarters followed in 1793 at the Tontine Coffee House The Merchants Exchange later formed with 203 subscribers The NYSE constitution emerged in 1817 with Nathaniel Prime president and John Burson secretary.

Stock Exchange Wall Street A. L. Bleecker & Sons P. Pintard McEvern & Barclay Cortlandt & Terrers Jay & Sutton Moody's Magazine New York Stock Exchange Exchange Tontine Coffee House Wall and William Streets Tonine Coffee House Merchants Exchange New York Stock and Exchange Board Nathaniel Prime John Burson

Pearls of Thought and Slang from the London Chronicle

A collage of adages and social musings on politics love and manners cites remarks from Pointed Paragraphs and a London Chronicle list. It notes a candidate skewing ahead of his ticket and jests about graft and honesty while listing slang terms for intoxication and a police court suitability.

Prince of Wales’s son visits battleship and asks about powder room

A young son of the Prince of Wales was brought aboard two battleships for his first big-ship visit. He showed keen interest, asked many questions, and, upon hearing that behind a closed door is where the powder is kept, inquired if he must take powders as well.

Prince of Wales Ttle London News

Dickens Characters and the life and laughter of Engst people

The piece notes Dickens figures and the clowns and jokes as the life of Engst people. It cites a Saturday night scene on Ratterseon park road and mentions Mr Pickwick and Tony Weller as examples reflecting real life bustle.

Mr Pugh Dickens Mr. Pickwick Tony Weller Ratterseon Park Road Chesterton St London

Beauty Doctoring Becomes Quick Riches For Women

The era’s chatter centers on a beauty doctor path offering quick wealth for women. Apprenticeship runs two to three years with start wages about $12 weekly, then $1,000 capital to open town best locations. Other fields for educated women include lecturing, real estate, travel sales, truancy work, and chauffeur roles, per the New York Press.

New-York-Press

Modest New Arrival at Boston Hotel Requests Private Bath

A hotel clerk notes a modest arrival seeking a private bath. The brief exchange mentions a private bath request and a clerk identified as Clerk-1. The fragment lacks additional context such as names, dates, or outcomes.

Boston Hope Lrn Puck

Social norms curb liberty for Spanish speaking women

The piece notes that in Spanish speaking countries young women enjoy limited freedom compared to English speaking lands. They rarely meet young men at social events and may only converse with elders present. Courting is mostly via eyes and discreet notes or window serenades rather than sitting together or openly dating.

Chicago News Plaga

German Experiments Use Carrier Pigeons for Reconnaissance

Reports describe German government experiments employing carrier pigeons to reconnoiter enemy positions and topography. The text notes a leafless tree on Pueble island, challenges of wood, and a Calcutta mill proposal to run daylight to dusk. It also covers electric light risks, Japanese electric capital growth from 1903 to 1907, electric lighting and railways, and newly welded chain manufacturing processes.

Calcutta Tokyo Osaka

The Gentle Art of Training Wild Beasts in Old Age

In Everybodys Maurice B Kirby notes how aging lions and tigers grow lazy and self-satisfied when well fed and cared for. He contrasts lions and tigers, saying older lions become peaceful but less spirited while tigers retain vigor and perform more spectacularly, making them tougher for trainers.

Maurice B. Kirby Bla Cage

Truant officers meet two youths in a street interview

Two truants encountered attendance officers near City Hall in a brief exchange about their “vacation.” One boy spoke of a smallpox mark, the other showed a neck spot. Officers decided no arrest was necessary as the wit and quick talk outpaced youths.

J. G. Erokine J. D. Thomason City Hall Mr. Thomason Mr. Erskine Kansas City Star

Lane's Wearant Tablets claim to break colds quickly

An old advertisement asserts that Lane's Wearant Tablets stop a cold at the start or reduce a strong cold within an hour or two. Sold by druggists for 25 cents a box with free samples from proprietor Orlor Woodward in Le Roy New York.

Lane Orlor Woodwanl le Roy

Hudson Tunnels Odor Sparks Transit Quip

A New York author notes a distinctive odor near the Hudson tunnel as passengers walk Sixth Avenue. The piece contrasts this scent with the subway, joking that it may emanate from under the river or Hoboken’s many saloons. A Kansas City Star anecdote about a farmer stopping a train for a letter is also recalled.

Hudson Tunnel Sixth Avenue Hudon Hudson River Hoboken New York Press R. P. McCunloch Harper County Kansas City Star

Lincoln's door keeper test ridiculed by Judge

A Judge notes how Lincoln dismissed a door keeper applicant for lacking qualifications. The exchange mocks formal criteria as the president questions experience and study in doorkeeping, revealing a satirical view of appointive standards.

Brooklyn Boy Finds Turtle Egg Then Keeps Pet Amid Winter

A Brooklyn boy found a turtle egg during a Connecticut excursion and hatched a turtle he kept as a pet. The creature did not grow, but survived the winter in Brooklyn without signs of failing to live as long as a typical turtle. John Corey of Attica, N.Y. recalls his own kidney disease recovery with Doan’s Kidney Pills after seven boxes, then notes the Indian burial methods described in Army and Navy Life, and reports an Azur Express breakdown near Dijon due to extreme cold, with passengers stranded overnight.

Brooklyn Connecticut Ife John Corey Constable Attica N. Y Anys Doan All Ceaters Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y Thone Army Navy

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