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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
4
An offer from Munyon's of Philadelphia for a free medical examination blank and diagnostic service. Readers are invited to mail in a request, with doctors promising to assess curability and advise accordingly, without obligation. Contains a quoted literary aside from Sir John Lubbock.
A bookseller notes demand for humor books and introduces Memoirs of Dan Rice by Marla Ward Brown. The 500 page illustrated volume collects the late clown’s jokes, lectures, anecdotes, songs, and sketches from the One Horse Show era, promising laughter despite Civil War times. It costs $1.50 postpaid from Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard Street, New York.
Congressman John T. Lenahan of Luzerne pressed a prominent witness in a bribery case asking if he had ever refused a bribe. The exchange ended abruptly when Lenahan interrupted with "That's all" and explained he dismissed the witness after sensing the "but" signaled no one had ever attempted a bribe.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote describes a man standing to give a seat to a stout lady who demands cheerful yielding rather than mere politeness. He concedes the seat to maintain civility, then resumes his place with a sigh of relief. Liberia’s mineral resources remain largely unknown due to dense forests and conflict.
A mother reports her boy’s severe eczema vanished after using Cuticura with a soap, ointment, and Resolvent set. Initially plagued by watery, crusted rashes and failed medical trials, the child recovered within about two months. The testimonial cites George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa as the father. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. markets the Cuticura remedies.
In Schoharie Mia Sherman Youngs credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney disease and debilitating symptoms. The testimonial notes improved health, restored strength, and ongoing efficacy over three years. Separately, at Bryn Wales inquest proceedings into Owen Richards death at a local colliery, witnesses recount a saved horse and his delayed escape contributing to the fatal fall.
A collage of testimonial style lines praises Cascarets for biliousness and indigestion, with a halting brand narrative and price lure. It shifts to a humorous restaurant and coat-pocket anecdote from a London paper, then a Kansas farmer grace gag about a gimlet, all via clipped, period tone.
An official decree in Belgium requires all bovine animals over three months to wear ear rings engraved with a unique mark. Breeders must maintain strict records of their livestock to prevent substitution, with the ring serving as identification. News source: New York Tribune.
A million dollar fund to stamp out hookworm disease is established by John D Rockefeller with a twelve member commission including Dr. William Welch and Dr. Simon Flexner. The Rockefeller Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease organizes and seeks an aggressive five year campaign in the Southern United States.
A Boston herb doctor known as Protesnor Frank Hin is held without bail for the grand jury in the murder of Miss Amelia St. Jean of Woonsocket Rhode Island. Her dismembered body was found along Bulgarmarsh road in Tigar ton Rhode Island.
Edward Steinhauser, a Pittsb urgh financier valued at over a million, killed himself at the American House after writing a farewell letter to family. He left notes urging calm for relatives and hinted at stock market losses. His younger brother George had died by suicide years earlier.
Denver, Charles W. Bennett of Binghamton, N Y, left $200000 to J W Casey of Denver as a reward for saving his life thirty years ago in the Susquehanna River. Casey, a laundry proprietor, was a school chum of Bennett, who swore he would never forget the brave act after being rescued from drowning.
In Lynchburg Virginia five children aged residents of Shelton Cottage at the Virginia Synod Presbyterian Orphans Home perished in a blaze that engulfed the second floor wing. Ruby Moorefield was saved but, upon learning her sister remained inside, reentered the building and lost her life attempting a rescue.
In Valls France Henri Bernstein and Francis Chevasan dueled with pistols over Bernstein's article attacking the critic. Both were uninjured as Chevasan fired and missed while Bernstein did not discharge his weapon, later explaining he forgot to fire. The duel followed Bernstein's controversial publication.
New York reports higher broom and corn brush prices due to a small harvest. Households may pay 50 cents for common floor brooms and up to a dollar for better grades. Potato yields in Tompkins County exceed past years with large, heavy tubers. The era's market signals include a Bank of England discount rise to five percent, widespread leather and cotton trade activity, and forecasts of broader industrial expansion in steel and dry goods.
A new 27-knot Invincible-class battleship cruiser named In defatigable was launched at Devonport England as part of a quartet of similar ships. The article notes military expansion and record details of the vessel and its class.
San Francisco based George J. Chaney pleaded guilty in federal court to using mail for fraudulent schemes. He and James Ewing formed the Standard of Investment and Promoting Company eight years ago, a venture busted by post office inspectors as fraudulent. Chaney had evaded inspectors for years and was arrested in Philadelphia before entering his plea.
Harry Mayan Inventor, recently arrived from New York City, was killed by an accidental explosion of a waterproofing compound used in artificial stone. Elmer J. Yarding, owner of a cement block works and buyer of Mayan s patent, was severely burned but expected to recover.
J E Chilberg president of the Alapke Yukon Exposition allegedly tossed several thousand dollars worth of diamond rings from a car window en route from Seattle to San Francisco for the Portola festival. Mrs Chilberg had placed the rings in a glass of water on the window ledge. he flung the water out and the glass fell away. An engine chartered by Chilberg searched a pond along the way but found nothing.
Waters-Pierce Oil Co condemned as part of Standard Oil trust case must return property seized by Texas authorities. The company fined 1.4 million dollars previously and ousted from the state. It now must buy back its property and pay 4 million, with a pledge to submit to book examinations and post a guaranty of independence.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage Association adopted resolutions favoring militant methods used by English suffragettes. Obstructive tactics were preferred to militant language. Rev Eleanor Gordon and Mrs Julia Clark Hallam led the radical faction in Des Moines, Iowa.
Cherokees lad Jack Wils resisted arrest in a country schoolhouse near Sleeper Ohio. He fired on officers, fatally wounding Constable Tuck Ketcher who returned fire and died. Willis fought until shot dead as pupils escaped through windows. Willis was sought on a linal offense. Nearby, ten year old William McClade of New York was mauled by a dog after defending three girls with a stick.
The Carnegien Institution funds experiments showing solid rocks like marble limestone and granite can flow under 120 ton per square inch pressure, though very slowly, aiding understanding of crust shaping by gravity. Also notes Philippine fruits durian and mangosteen described as rare, with durian nicknamed vegetable Limburger cheese by American soldiers.
A fragmented column surveys Waterloo battlefield erosion, the museum’s dismantling, and artifacts being sent to Belgian provincial museums. It then shifts to brief science notes from the London Globe and Dublin Royal College, outlining tuning fork effects on water jets and graphical observations, followed by light humor and social observations from Punch and Puck, plus a mention of Nicholas Leblanc’s soda production discovery in 1791.
A reader praises Postum as a healthful alternative to coffee, recounting relief from indigestion and sleeplessness after switching. The letter extols ease of preparation, family use, and lifelong benefits while urging others to try Postum and consult The Road to Wellville.
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