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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
4
Reading notes cite Suez and Manchester canals as highly profitable ventures. Various patent medicines are advertised with claims of cures for fever, teething, eye conditions, and skin ailments. Mentions include Murine eye remedy and Winslow soothing syrup for children. Also notes a metal hinged seat patent for window cleaners and cool shelf use.
A Harrisburg man reports severe illness with Bright's disease and kidney trouble. After doctors found albumen in urine and a drastic weight loss he used Doan's Kidney Pills and says he has been cured for over two years. Foster Milburn Co. promotes the remedy at 50 cents a box.
A Baltimore Sun poem and Delavan sign language play are noted with humor. A Milwaukee correspondent recalls a Shakespearian performance by a school for the deaf, seen by about 1000, amid signs for dialogue. Captain Ira Williams of Ohio dies, famed for hospitality and forage signs on his farm. An English critic mocks chin theory, and a witty exchange ends with a bald waiter joke. Ostrich feathers valued at 8.69 million exported from the Cape in one year.
Brer Rabbit fends off Brer Fox’s traps in a snowy marsh story. Fox lures Rabbit with safe walks and lettuce bait but Rabbit feigns fatigue and hides then mocks Fox as the joke ends with Rabbit laughing.
In a small town a sew ing society chicken pie supper aims to aid soldiers on Guam but leaves hungry townsfolk unresolved. Hen Pillsberry mocks the effort in his Chronicle while risking the town’s goodwill. A second fundraiser finally serves two to three hundred patrons and clears the debt.
In a humorous Century Magazine vignette Carroll Watson Rankin depicts a group of women serving a grand chicken pie supper. Forty six pies remain after a thrifty crowd shares the feast and the pies end up as tokens for ministers, orphans, and even Hen Pillsberry who is inundated with pie at his boarding place.
Sir Francis Burnand ex editor of Punch continues work on the Drury Lane pantomime Aladdin and has written over 100 stage pieces. His daughter Winnie Burnand contributed to pantomime booklets. Burnand, 72, remains famed for humor and prior collaborations with Sullivan and Gilbert and for founding the Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club.
A fragmentary page lists dozens of proverbs from multiple languages with brief attributions, including Italian Turkish Irish German and Arabic. The mix shows cultural maxims, scattered dialogue about a wife and husband, and an ad for a leather belt priced at $5 800 with unusual dimensions.
A dense price column lists multiple items with unit prices including beans, greens, fruits, vegetables, and dressed poultry. Specific entries reference potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, cabbage, strawberries, corn, and various meats with per basket, per crate, per barrel, or per pound rates.
New York City reports a bond market slowdown traced to a surge in autos buying. Analysts estimate 1400000 cars to be built and 210 million dollars spent, with 500 million likely diverted from land investments to autos in the coming year. The auto craze shifts spending from bonds and lands to motor goods and maintenance.
Cham Clark condemns the testimony as bad and unanswerable. The maid recounts a tale about a young gentleman calling for Minnie and leaving after rumors of a late night kiss, alleging the pretty daughter’s fiancé was involved.
A playful quarrel over a broken vase ends with a maid demanding higher wages. The text drifting mentions Canton in Chitré with fanciful street names and a rise in tremulous events compared with three years ago in Aleppo. American bicycle exporters are noted as ignoring this trade.
An old ad style note praises Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for gentle kidney liver and bowel cleansing aiding constipation and bilious conditions. It warns to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
In a Black Duck Minnesota note the user recalls a four year old sickness described as retroflexion that caused fatigue and inability to rise from sitting. She reports taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound as directed and claims full recovery and the birth of a healthy baby boy.
The text notes ex President Roosevelt exploring socialist literature during travels and hints at possible editorials on return. It also describes a Navy Department inquiry into a civilian entertainment called a splash, where a dancer wore only an American flag during a performance leading to a court of inquiry. The piece mentions the Ballinger Pinchot incident and various health and monetary policy debates in Congress.
Grafton resident J Keon, a socialist, refuses to pay a poll tax and is jailed. He faces six months for each year of delinquency after being informed of the sentence. He has spent over $190 in salary rather than pay the tax, which he calls unjust, while Mayor Jomney defends enforcing the law.
Swarthmore defeated Annapolly 7 to 5 in lacrosse. Yale beat Tanceton in their annual track meet by a large margin. Portmouth pole vaulter Holdman shows form. Princeton captain Meory formerly at Cornell. Naval Academy freshman Miller clocked high hurdles in interclass games. Stamford’s Staly ran 440 in 61 seconds and broad jumped 22 feet. McConnel topped Capt. Palmer in yard events at Haverford. Weights listed for the Weibeatsi team exceed prior year. Colgate’s Chappell notable thrower. Meyers and Besant praised among top midfield performers. Wisconsin prof Mesa comments on high jumpers. Intercollegiate quarter mile race expected strong field with several noted sprinters.
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Litchfield Connecticut reports her year and a half old son's sores covering face arms chest and body. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores healed. She, a nurse, endorses Cuticura remedies and credits their use with saving the child.
A man known for many friends in West Newton explains why he has not spoken to his wife Mrs Blink for fifteen years. He says he still loves her but hates to interrupt her, leaving a long silence as his courtesy. The anecdote appears in the Boston Traveler.
A New York correspondent reports a strange phone call to the State Department of Insurance in Cincinnati. The caller, claiming to be Mr Hughes, directs officials to Coffin and Graves at 129 Broadway for information on an insurance investigation. The episode ends with humorous asides about non kicking mines and soundless gadgets.
An amusing Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph item notes a London remark about bus passenger limits. A conductor, seeing a sick woman aboard, exclaims you’ve got one over your number, then proceeds to count aloud in a humorous accent. In another line, Frankfort stores supply a free weekly butcher shop book for housewives.
The Philadelphia Record reports Jerome S McEwade recounting a Valentine prize tale about virtue and riches ending in a poor man’s wedding and twins. It also notes Hugh McCarthy in Flatbush Court charged with vagrancy after stealing three young trees from a New York avenue rat, with an elderly man held for examination after 163 prior arrests.
A doctor describes a partnership between a coyote and a badger that hunt together to trap ground squirrels. The two animals coordinate entrances to burrows so the prey cannot escape, ensuring a meal for one of them. The Manchester Guardian notes the tale as true and observes animal cleverness.
The cause of beatification has been opened in Rome for several negro Christians martyred for the faith in Uganda. They would be the first martyrs of their race to receive honors at the altar. London venues are listed with seating capacities for major churches and halls.
A Kansas Crisp Star item notes barbers are talkative and cites a Plutarch anecdote about a barber and Arthelaus. The piece contrasts ancient barbering with modern chatter and mentions a joking line about a manicure girl. It also reports Canada’s public debt on February 28, 1910, at 28,058,880 dollars, up 20.6 million in a year amid railway work.
The Java Times notes Japanese measures to curb disease by taxing households to produce two rats monthly. Rats are inspected and plague infections lead to thorough cleaning of the house. Twice yearly all inns and shops must be emptied and cleaned, then reopened after sanitary checks.
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