03 Nov 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
1
A reflective poem from the New York Sun notes adversity and resilience. It contrasts dark times with hopeful persistence and calls out the buoyant spirit of youth in facing calamity and abundance alike. It attributes the piece to MeLandburgh Wilson.
A tale describes Burke and Sandy guiding a dog team across the Klondike, facing a blizzard and starvation. One lame dog named Tom strains on, while Jerry the pup salvages a morsel of dried beef to share with the suffering animal, testing loyalty and survival.
In a rugged frontier scene Jerry the dog steals to aid a sick animal and the camp reunites when the dog is forgiven. The troupe, led by Burke and Sandy with Tom, begins to recover as they reach Fort Selkirk under a Northwest Mounted Police sighting.
Scientific American notes that sea travel increasingly outpaces rail and air in safety. Submarine signaling and wireless telegraphy improve navigation and collision avoidance, with ships like the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse reporting clear signals near Weser Nantucket and Fire Island.
The London Daily Express notes Mrs Charlotte Jane Prince who never left a half mile radius of her home in Cloth Fair. She was born there, lived and died in the area, and lies now in St Bartholomew-the-Great Church mortuary, Smithfield. She cherished the dreary days of girlhood and avoided omnibuses, railways, and trains.
Farmers and dairymen gain a new market as Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station in Connecticut announces successful production of Camembert cheese in the United States after months of experiments. The result brings joy to Jovers of the creamy dish and marks a milestone for domestic cheesemaking.
Manchester's chief engineer declares the new Incan descent gas burner gives gas a leading role as the cheapest option for lighting. He compares costs, noting electricity in Manchester costs far more to produce 1000 candle power light, implying gas offers significant savings for the city works.
A Rochester Post Express fashion note urges wives and mothers to present a neat morning appearance for the family. It advises fresh, attractive outfits, dainty lace and ribbons, apron protectors for cleanliness, and simple changes to adapt gowns. It also covers collar fit and sleeve cutting to avoid wrinkles and suggests a walking skirt length by measuring from waist to ground and deducting one and a half inches.
Harper's Bazar discusses the new loose ulster coats in cheviot and satin shades with fuller skirts and smart lines. It notes a trend toward long wraps and coats in white cloth and mentions golden ankle clasps worn to ward off spinsterhood, attributed to Gladys Vanderbilt and London fashion elites.
Rochester Post offers tips on garment care to maintain neat appearance. Proper hanging for heavy fabrics, folding light garments, braces like skirt bags, brushing and dry wiping after wear, avoiding chairs as storage, and using boot trees to preserve shoes. Rotate pairs to prevent spoilage and use paper in slippers.
Practical guidance for home dressmakers on sleeve construction pressing pattern adjustments and sewing machine finishes. Key tips include double under sleeve for darning, shrinking braid before sewing, folding pleats midway when shortening, using a rolling pin as a pressing aid, shaping bodices by bending steel at the waist, and turning fabric to finish stitches firmly.
The piece urges daughters to anticipate family needs, notice tasks like dusting and rearranging, and keep to a routine. It stresses consistent effort, avoiding constant supervision, and assigns a clear daily schedule for chores after breakfast to prevent unfinished work.
Fashion and textile notes describe broadcloth and velvet rising in popularity with new shades and satin finishes, plus details on corded handkerchiefs and elbow sleeves. Fragments of proverbs and stray musings mix with a late 19th century treasure of local lore and a Reno mine sale report.
Incomplete text mentions a lure and names that are unclear. The fragment references a location and individuals but lacks context or verifiable details to identify events, dates, or outcomes.
A wild pigeon flock of fourteen reappeared in the Connecticut Valley stirring debate among sportsmen on if they will return to New England. The piece also covers colt training for driving, horse health remedies with bran mashes and root foods, and the use of a new weeder for weeds, reflecting practical farm topics and animal husbandry.
The piece argues for mechanical weeders that cover wide swaths and ease field work. It then shifts to animal husbandry, claiming horns in cattle are unnecessary due to safe pastures and advocating caustic potash to remove horn buds from calves, calling other farming practices brutal.
A summary of forage plant families grasses and legumes, noting clovers and alfalfa as highly valuable. Discusses digestibility, palatability, protein content, and winter feeding with corn silage and clover hay. Emphasizes silo use and variety with millet sorghum and other feeds.
The Scottish church tax dispute yields humor as Rev. J Stephen son, head of the Free Church Council, faces a week of confinement rather than pay. Facing distraint due to lack of property, he writes on the form that he will surrender “Self” and refuses to name a value with “Wite won't say.”
The piece notes the near indifference of fruit and vegetable growers to canning potential. It cites large imports of unbed fruits entering ports globally, dwarfing local production and highlighting missed opportunities for the community's canning industry.
The fragment hints at a verse about a cruel man whose father was a printer and who sighs as his wife bakes. The readable lines suggest themes of hardship and resentment in a domestic setting.
A playful exchange questions Brink’s character while noting Hoe keeps a diary. The Detroit Free Press quotation hints at judgment and secrecy surrounding a young man’s upright image.
Dialogue from Yonkers gossip columns shows Prue Love challenging a suitor with a car purchase, and Maude and Madge confirming a marriage sparked by a bet on owning an automobile. The exchange hints at affection tied to material status in Yonkers social circles.
The Chicago News notes Cholly Goodfel low’s strong town popularity as residents greet him with back slaps, highlighting his easygoing appeal and friendly reception.
In comic exchanges two papers note a suitor facing obstacles from Eva’s father and a bulldog. A streetcar setting frames witty lines about looking at ladies while they stand. The scene hints at a lighthearted social fray with locality style.
A collage of humorous exchanges and moral quips from various papers. Jests on luxury versus necessity, suburban weariness, biblical literacy, and light gossip about germs and telephones showcase period tone and social mores.
A traveler asks about Ohio and an election plan. The station master smiles and says voters will choose men, not issues, as the Cleveland platform dealer notes.
The report notes England suffers very bad early apples and pears with poor overall crops. late apples down to one third. plums vary from total failure to fair. France and Germany show weak yields, while Holland and Belgium report about half a crop. weather and regional variation shape the season.
The Tusular Bureau invited 100 state institutes and agricultural colleges to name graduates for twenty five office positions paying 1100 a year. Fewer than twenty applications arrived as college faculties cite graduates’ high demand in business. Charles A Stillings appointed Public Printer by the President. Fleming D Cheshire to Mukden as consul after Chinese exequator. Hitchcock orders four Pension Bureau clerks dismissed for usurious loans. War Department creates a department of military hygiene at West Point to train cadet medics for troops.
The Philippine Commission plans a temporary land tax suspension in provinces for 1000 to aid impoverished pilanters. The move follows agricultural testimony before Taft party members during their archipelago tour. The usual annual tax nears 1 million dollars.
A collage of brief notes reports a French sailor seized in New York for smuggling a $1000 opera cloak, robberies in Richmond with $4857 cash and $800 checks seized, a fatal auto accident in Englewood New Jersey, and a newswire-like roundup of international events including diplomatic talks, trials, and military movements from Europe and Asia.
At Rock Creek Cut near eastern Kansas City a westbound Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe California Express derailed after striking a loose wall. Thirteen people were killed and more than thirty injured as coach cars and locomotives separated and momentum drove cars into a high rock wall. Names of victims include Roy Stafford and James Seymour. engineer H G Rust and fireman William De Long escaped injury.
Coroner Scarborough arrived in Cincinnati to investigate the death of Stuart L. Pierson at Kenyon College. He believes fellow students tied Pierson to a railroad track as an initiation prank and misjudged the train timing. Officers noted wrist and ankle injuries and a fatal head wound while witnesses recalled similar past pranks.
Shanghai dispatch reports Rear-Admiral Charles J. Train and son Lieutenant Train attacked by villagers near Nanking after an accidental shooting. Forty American marines landed to aid, were fired upon, guns not returned by Chinese officials amid broader regional unrest.
Harrison V Polk, aged sixty, was jailed for forcing a daylight entry into First Presbyterian Church Burling ton and attempting to take tools from the cellar. He told a magistrate of his claimed Divine right to enter churches and take what he wanted. He previously looted Bordentown and St Marys churches but officials declined to prosecute. Across the state a series of crimes and incidents are reported including a self defense exoneration and a mix of robberies and accidents involving various towns and individuals.
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