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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
4
An East Side mother notes that people listen closely to stories about food and troubles, while avoiding topics others ignore. Her husband laments talk and listening dynamics, calling her a compassionate yet quiet listener. The Providence Journal adds a remark on animals fearing wolves.
A Newark nurse with Philadelphia training endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after personal recovery from severe female health issues. She claims it cures a wide range of symptoms and urges afflicted women to seek its help, noting professional endorsement and broad success.
A collection of maxims on restraint and avoiding needless speech, emphasizing the power of silence to protect reputation and relationships. Includes a Philadelphia Bulletin note on speaking of one’s self and a farmer’s misinterpretation about scarecrows in a neighbor’s field.
An advertisement extols Cuticura soap and ointment through a mother’s claim of curing infant sores. It also mentions Doan's Kidney Pills, citing a Rev Jacob D Van Doren testimonial and urging readers to purchase from Oster-Milhuro Co Buffalo NY.
A French chemist notes baobab fruit pulp eaten by Africans and seeds yielding Madagascar oil with 53 percent oil content. The Madagascar oil is white and melts around 25°C, with odor like Tunisian olive oil. Also, goatkid skins surge in England due to new tanning methods, supplying leather for shoes and millinery while travelers seek skins worldwide.
Mr Gates meets many locals who joke about titles from marriage not war. A Miami reader explains that the so called Colonel Leonard is a young man who earned the rank through marrying Andrews widow, making him a colonel by marriage rather than combat.
A southwest Texas tornado struck Laredo across the Rio Grande injuring many and killing about twenty in Laredo and New Laredo. Mexican laborers suffered heavy losses while the town faced widespread destruction of homes, seminary buildings, and the hospital roof. Teachers at Laredo Seminary escaped death narrowly. Relief workers set up tents and assist the homeless as telegraph lines and rails fail.
Reports detail a large Chicago strike with Teamsters warned by federal authorities. Judge Kohlsaat issued an injunction and Washington orders planned military wagon transport if express companies cannot operate due to violence.
A special Ogden party train on a Southern education trip collided with a switch engine in Greenville yard. Several dining cars were destroyed by fire. five crew and passengers died and many were injured. Notables including Professor Henry Farnam and former Governor Charles Aycock were among the passengers.
Judge Wright in Champaign County Court ruled the damage suit involving Ralph Roberts, a University of Minnesota student and athletics figure, improper after defense argued no dependents proved support. The case, tied to a railroad derailment last fall, was dismissed though an appeal is planned.
Readable sections show milk and dairy product pricing with varied items including butter creamery and full skim types, plus eggs poultry and vegetables. The listing includes state and city prices for lard, flour, beef, and fruits with multiple unit measures and regional references.
Inter state Commission faces a case against Southern California railroads for charging 2.29 per 100 pounds for orange shipments toward the Missouri River. California growers argued the rate was unjust. the commission may lack power to set rates, testing its authority. Other items note record iron and ready-made products exports, rebates allowed to the government, and major railroad and business moves.
Reports from Paris and London say Fleet commander Rozestvensky shows little effort toward sea of Japan. Naval staff doubt he will sail to meet Togo, awaiting possible peace talks while keeping ships ready near Cochin China and Paracels area amid speculation of neutral port arrivals.
Four robbers with revolvers attacked Merchants Bank in Lancaster Ontario. Teller Werman von Metzke, asleep in a rear room, fought back after being clubbed, grabbing a revolver and shooting one burglar in the abdomen. The fallen assailant’s body was found on a station platform nearby. The teller sustained nine scalp wounds but saved the bank’s funds. England to build the mightiest battleship. Britain’s Admiralty plans and Russo Japanese War lessons referenced. Japanese casualties cited as fifty thousand dead and over two hundred thousand wounded per Yokohu reports.
A garbled recap of public figures and elites discusses August Belmont Roosevelt and other prominent names, noting Masonry, political careers, athletic interests, and philanthropy. It mentions Carnegie funding a Maine library and various personal origins in a stream of abruptly jumbled biographical snippets.
A collage of notes honors dreamers from Cyrus W. Fitch to Alexander Graham Bell and the telegraph, praising practical dreams that turned ideas into realities. Local items report farm sales, visits, and a New Jersey vacation book offer, plus brief mentions of rail rate protests, earthquakes, and medical cures.
New York, The Veriuna Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio promotes Peruna as a spring tonic for athletes. A letter from John W. Glenister urges athletes to try Paring to stay in the pink of condition, claiming it aids digestion sleep and vitality during training ahead of spring leagues.
The prize candidate gave his maiden sermon to the church deacons who remained cautious. Deacon Peppergrass whispered about future lectures on Namiet while Deacon Wintergreen announced the candidate is engaged, prompting a chorus of “He’s engaged.”
In a brief exchange at Palmer ground, Mr Techyfeller quips about servant years while Mr T wonders about implied slavery. A heated moment follows as Mrs T comments on a capOtted bint, triggering the quarrel between the two locals.
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