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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
4
Artificial cataracts and electric power plans near Geneva for Paris. artificial eggs in France. new motor cycle use for military wire laying. calcium steel for pipes and ceramics. a German oculist on magnifying gases. a poem fragment from Fle Argosy.
The New York Press reports Dr. Alexander Craig of Newton New Jersey argues Tucson Arizona is the oldest city in the United States. He cites a 1552 San Xavier document and a 1565 Florida founding as context, sending the record to Washington for safekeeping. Also noted is a granite monument haul in Indianapolis and Cape Cod oysters entering Connecticut markets.
A doctor, troubled by coffee's effects, switches to Postum for four years and reports relief from his ailments. His wife recounts a dinner ruse where a clergyman mistaken Postum for coffee and quips about preaching against coffee. Postum is praised for flavor and absence of coffee's alleged poisonous effects.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer tale Miss Trevor helps a frail charity case by adopting an abused boy. Renwick guides her but supports her plan to fund Jack Amelie's future, while she discovers a heartfelt interest in the child and his future well being.
A magazine-style collection of quotes from Browning Fenelon Beecher May Riley Smith Ruskin Emerson Nelson Swetehine and Tucker. It highlights moral guidance, spiritual growth, self discipline, and vigilance in daily life with admonitions to seek virtue, endure temptation, and be mindful of present circumstances.
The piece surveys fashion items including two jumper styles for street wear and dressy use, sable coats valued at up to 400000, and notes on guimpes and dresses. It quotes Harper's Bazaar on trends, mentions Dr. S Weir Mitchell and baby feeding guidance, and discusses American dressmakers vs European houses with opinions from Worth and Paquin.
At a Thanksgiving game a physician explains that shivering is nature’s preventive remedy for cold. The involuntary muscle contractions raise body heat and help immunity, urging the girl to move briskly to avoid rheumatism or pneumonia.
A springer paid $5000 for a bulldog and a Masanehuseus buyer spent $8000 on a cow. Walter Garvey refused $4000 for a hog, James Keene rejected $200000 for Sysonby the racehorse, and fashionable roosters rose to $800 each. Tigers $70, hens $300, and salmon bred for pond life may reach $1000 per calf. The New York Press notes rising breeder values and a booming marine trade with 1,550,000 tons added to the register and British losses of 200,000 tons.
War eagles have appeared in Kaw City attracting Osage and preservation bids. Shorty Hood killed two eagles and sold them for 16 dollars to an Osage. Washington figures compare 1906 violent deaths to the prior year, noting a rise.
A collage of domestic tips covers dust control in dining rooms, china repair with plaster and gum, refreshing faded fabrics, and detailed laundering for linen. plus recipes for cakes, gingerbread, plum pudding, and savory dishes. Also notes a Devon campaign against wood pigeons damaging crops led by tenant farmers.
A fragmented readable tease blends garbled proverbs and wordplay about strength in onions, vanity cosmetics, prudent leadership, and misused finance. The piece mixes odd spellings and misprints suggesting a satirical or puzzle text from a newspaper column.
The ancient custom of tossing the pancake was observed in Westminster School's great hall. Boys battled for the prize as the cook tossed the cake, with J. Ainger finally securing three quarters and the winner's sift of one guinea.
A Missouri law graduate wrote to a prominent Arkansas lawyer asking about prospects for a Republican, honest young lawyer. The Arkansas reply praised Republican protections under game laws and claimed no competition for an honest lawyer, as quoted in Sarper’s Weekly.
Fragmentary dialogue from The Tatler shows a playful exchange about leaves and tasks with a humorous tone. The brief snippet evokes social pleasantries and light conversation typical of the period.
A Nova Scotia timber vessel crew in Liverpool were summoned to declare before a customs officer. One man used the name Washington Seftfoam and another claimed Salvation Army. The captain verified the names as accurate.
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