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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1907

Page

4

Peruna Cure Reported By Mrs Bodenhamer

Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina writes that after stomach trouble indigestion and nerves she found no relief until reading Peruna and following Dr Hartman’s directions. She says she now feels well and urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna and Manalin.

Mera Lenora Bodenhamer RF. D Kernersville Hartman Peruna Manalin Tartman

Cure for eczema noted as miracle Cuticura remedy

An advertisement claims Cuticura remedies cured a severe eczema case in a child, with a testimonial from Mrs. R. L. Risley of Piermont New York dated October 24 1905. The rest of the excerpt covers Dr Aked’s sermon critiquing sensational newspapers and curiosity and the Westminster Abbey decision on a memorial tablet for Herbert Spencer.

R. L. Risley Piermont, N. Lf Aked Charles F. Aked Fifth ‘“Avenue Baptist Rockefeller Jess Westminster Herbert Spencer

Elephant farm planned near Pasadena for 300 animals

A new entry on the Hat of freak farms proposes an elephant farm near Pasadena California. Plans call for a herd of 300 animals to be kept at the facility.

Pasadena Cal

Grape-Nuts Endorsed by Board of Health President

The president of the Board of Health touts Grape-Nuts as a perfect food after personal recovery from malnutrition and heart symptoms. He credits the cereal with stabilizing his digestion and sleep while promoting a rational feeding system. The ad urges reading The Road is a Wellville and There’s No Rowson in the package.

Roosevelt Talks For The American Boys

President Roosevelt spoke at the Friends' Select School exercises in Washington about the American boy. He urged balance of play and study, courage to stand up to peers, and kindness to the weak, warning that softness at home produces poor citizens and harshness harms families. He closed with football field rules about fair play.

Washington, D. C Roosevelt Friends’ Select School Archie Roosevelt

Furniture Trust Fined in Anti trust Case

Judge Landis fined F. A. Holbrook of the American Seating Company and the A. H. Andrews Company 5000 dollars each along with nine other furniture firms for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The defendants pled guilty. The judge condemned the church and school furniture trust methods and said many would choose ditch work at 1.50 a day over such crimes.

Chicago Landis F. A. Holbrook American Seating Company A. H. Andrews Company Church School Furniture Trust

Dearth of Men for the Ministry

Columbus report to the Presbyterian General Assembly notes a decline in gospel ministry candidates across denominations. It cites shortage of qualified men, pulpit vacancies, and a drop from one candidate per 610 to one per 1240 members in ten years, urging prayer and consecration.

Columbus Ohio Presbyterian General Assembly Board of Education Boards of Education Presbyterian Church

End of Great Strikes Era Foretold by Wright

Washington reports that Carroll D. Wright former labor commissioner and Worcester University president says the era of large strikes is passing. Conciliation replaces strikes as labor and capital learn to work together, improving efficiency and reducing worker–employer conflict nationwide.

Washington, D. C Carroll D. Wright Worcester University Wright

Connecticut Farmers Offer $30 a Month for Spring Help

Connecticut farmers, aided by the Grange, plan to pay $30 a month plus room and board to lure Swedish and Polish immigrant farm workers. With $50 per head for recruitment, they aim to bring labor from seaports to a central point as farms race to secure help for spring planting amid scarce local help.

Pomfret Conn Connecticut Grange New York Boston

Lake Mohonk Conference Adopts Hague Peace Platform

The Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration adjourned after adopting a platform of recommendations to The Hague peace conference. All reference to disarmament or curtailment of armories was eliminated.

Lake Mohonk

Premier Stolypin Denounced in Duma Speech

Radical deputies denounced Premier Stolypin's remarks opposing land expropriation during the Duma session. The clash highlighted factional tensions over agrarian policy and state ownership.

Stolypin Duma

Social Democrats Meet in London Welcome Russian Delegates

Social Democrats of Great Britain hosted Russian delegates in London for a conference. Speakers denounced governments efforts toward Anglo Russian understanding. Missouri Commissioner to take testimony in Attorney General Handleys suit against Standard Oil, Republic and Waters-Pierce for restraint of trade.

Social Democrats Social Democrats of Great Britain London Missouri Handley Standard Republic and Waters-Pierce

Presbyterian Assembly Adjourns in Columbus After Anti Saloon Report

The Presbyterian General Assembly adjourned in Columbus Ohio after approving the committee report that opposed the Anti Saloon League.

Presbyterian Assembly Presbyterian General Assembly Columbus Ohio

Publisher's Wife Ends Her Life in Tragic Act

Mrs. Houser widow of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Company president died by her own hand. The report notes the event as a suicide within the household, detailing no further motive or background.

Houser St. Louis Globe-Democrat Company

President and Mrs Roosevelt Return to White House

The President and Mrs Roosevelt completed their vacation and returned to the White House after assisting with voting efforts in Virginia.

Roosevelt White House Virginia

Pink Burial Gowns Mark Change in Indiana Funerals

Indiana Funeral Directors' Association notes rising burial costs and fashion trends in 1907. F W W Graber reports more elaborate displays with pink dresses for young women and calls for shorter sleeved waists reflecting current styles as burials grow more expensive and distant from poor families.

Indianapolls Ind F. WW. W. Graber Indiana Funeral Directors’ Association

Trains Return to Hudson Tunnels by October

President McAdoo of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company announced trains will operate through the tunnels between New York and Hoboken by October 1.

Hudson McAdoo The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company New York Hoboken

Batter in Demand Flue Butter Priced Low Drives Demand

Demand for flue butter remains strong due to low retail prices and unsuccessful efforts to lower quotations.

Notable Figures and Political Gleanings in Declining Form

Prominent people appear in scattered notes Edward Everett Hale is eighty two Richard Mansfield sailed for Europe ill enough two valets half carried him onto the steamship The treasury Shaw to receive 25000 a year as Carnegie Trust president Rear Admiral Evans says US should keep fifteen battleships in Atlantic and Pacific Burdett Coutts plans biography of late wife Allan L McDermott former Congressman from New Jersey retires Roosevelt speaks several languages Governor Hoch accepts high paid assignments Senator Bailey’s Kentucky oil home sale listed as well

Edward Everett Hale Richard Mansfield Europe Treasury Shaw Carnegie Trust Company Evans United States Aclatic Burdett Coutts Angiele Roosevelt Hoch Kinans Duveau Genral McCaskey James Bane Allen Kentucky Senator Bailey Torus Ute

Morals of Nation Better Says Root at Yale

New Haven, Conn. Secretary of State Root closed the Dodge Course lectures on The Responsibility of American Citizenship urging hope as a duty. He argued optimism counters pessimism and cited trusts, railroads, and voting reforms as signs the public favors present conditions over socialism.

Root New Haven Conn Lehn Root William BE. Dodge Yale United States Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago and Alton Railroad Erie Railroad Auntie and Great Western Union Pacific Railroad Chicago and Alton

Bean Farmers Blac Expect Reduced Acreage in New York

Bean growers in New York State face low winter prices for field beans and report plans to cut planting area. Farmers express discouragement and expect acreage to shrink due to market conditions.

New York State

Fragmentary 19th century freight and suffrage notes

Fragmented OCR item covers freight movement near promptness, suffrage usage in London, Nurses' Associated Alumni meeting in Richmond led by Miss Annie Damer, opposition figures in the capital, Dr Frances W. Moneil resignations from the Women's Press Club, Princess Camilla von Wrede case, Pangma hats interest in New York, charitable matinee in London featuring Kitty Chena tham, limited women physicians in Hungary, and assorted social and political notes with scattered names and places.

London Richmond Annie Damer New York J. B. Henderson National Capital Frances W. Moneil Women's Press Club Camilla von Wrede Berlin the Playhouse Kitty Chenatham Hungary Roosevelt Augustine Castello de Tamero Rubio Ding Republic Messeo Syvonen

Indictments in San Francisco Tie Up Courts for Years

Grand Jury indicts six wealthy men including Abraham Ruef and Mayor Schmitz on bribery and attempted bribery counts. Other targets include Drum Sabla Martin Ruef and United Railroads officials. Bail set at 760,000 with hundreds of thousands more bonded. Trials expected to keep courts busy for at least two years.

San Francisco Cal Abraham Ruef E. &. Schmitz Frank G. Drum Eugene D. Sabla John Martin Schmitz Tech G. H. Ambsen B. E. Gren W. I. Brobeck Rueft Parkside Transit Company Coffey Asalatani William S. Abbott United Railways Investment Company United Nailways William H. Crocker Crocker-Woolworth National Bank Henry T. Scott Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company Furni Ah New York Tirey L. Ford Frank Drum San Francisco Gas and Electric Company United Railroads

Idle San Francisco Car Strike Brings Mass Loss

San Francisco street car strike grinds on with 800 workers shuttering about three-quarters of the usual cars. Daily assaults, reduced service to 7 p.m., and fear deter riders as 106000 workers lose wages totaling roughly 400000 weekly. Unemployed strikers include 2000 car men and 12900 ironworkers among others.

San Francisco United Railroads Gillett

Deaths and Daring Incidents At Home And Abroad

Death by own action in Paris and a murder in Brookside highlight a page of grim notes. Escapes from lynching in Wichita and a suicide after a wife’s shooting add to the era’s violent headlines. In baseball news, Mets and Giants figures adjust. trades, injuries, and standout plays color a wide array of player movements and on field action.

Market Price List Highlights Farm Goods and Dairy

A dense price list shows per quart milk, beef kidneys and yellow rye, poultry rates for chickens ducks and turkeys, assorted fruits and vegetables with weights and units, including apples berries tomatoes potatoes onions and peppers. Various grains and staples list state brands and farm items with unit prices and quantity measures.

Creantery Westery Extrey Fiteley Baldwin Aus Rhime Pallaimee Goaidle Ehole Ren Davia Stuaw Ceeecas Fy Norg Slate Reese Pacific Coast Florida

Acreage Maintained by Res Planting Damaged Wheat in City Dispatches

Dun and Co reports from branch offices in key agricultural districts that planting delays due to a late season may be offset by favorable temperatures. Wheat yields may drop to about seventy five percent of last year’s, while corn and oats gains offset by replaced crops. Weather improves with mixed regional outcomes, oats healthy on high ground, cotton damaged by heavy rains and hail in Texas but being replanted.

New York City Texas

Georgia Peach Crops Hit by Recent Freezes

Georgia growers assess peach crop damage after cold spells with estimates ranging from minor to severe. Some high land orchards report moderate injury up to fifty percent, while lower sites see as little as twenty percent remaining. Despite losses, many Georgia peaches are expected to be shipped north this year.

Georgia

Lumber Season Shows Few Real Shifts in 1900 Market

Reports indicate little change in lumber, with delayed mills due to late breakup of ice in lakes and rivers. Hemlock boards fetch 20 to 22 dollars, shingles in demand, extra clear cedar at 4 dollars, second clear at 2.60. Cotton prospects poor in Mississippi echo 1900 levels. railroad traffic improves, peaches reach New York at 8 dollars per carrier, cottonseed oil up, potatoes in Maine around 1.75 at shipping points.

New York Florida Maine Maing

Cold Storage Hopes Rise as Peach Crop Forecast

In Chicago the air age supply in cold storage homes stands at an estimated near 000,000 cases. A large peach crop is anticipated across many parts of Western New York with favorable growing prospects reported to date.

Chicago Weartern New York

Utilities Bill Passed by New York Legislature

The New York Senate and Assembly approved the Governor's Public Utilities bill, establishing two five member commissions to regulate gas electric and transportation firms. It outlines rate setting penalties rebates prohibitions free passes and holding company limits with enforcement provisions and summary actions.

Albany N. Y Senate Thomas II. Cullen Kings James J. Frawley New York City Cohalan Tammany Public Service Commissions New York Queens Richmond Gas Commission

Women as Bread Winners Census figures female breadwinners nationwide

The Census Bureau reports 23,485,559 women work as breadwinners in the United States across most occupations, while men dominate 303 fields. Also noted: George Henry Finch, long-time Conservative MP for Rutland, dies at Burley on the Hill, aged 80.

Census Bureau United States Commons George Henry Finch House of Commons Rutland Burley-on-the- Hit Oakhan England

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