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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
4
A collection of whimsical notes on cats from Carmen Sylva’s poem and a facetious wedding joke, followed by a brief historical remark on globes for flight. The anonymous items mix feline behavior, nuptial satire, and early aeronautical speculation in a single page snippet.
A young advocate argued a case with full force but the judge quickly ruled for him within ten minutes. The judge, in a polite tone, stated the court had decided in his favor, yet the young man persisted. The scene ends with the judge affirming the outcome despite protest.
A man recounts losing health from coffee and finding relief after switching to Postum. He describes nervous spells, indigestion, and heart palpitations, then reports improved sleep, digestion, and weight gain after nearly two years on Postum. The letter, attributed to a real Postum customer, promotes the product with a testimonial tone.
Mrs. William Astor, renowned social arbiter for decades in New York and European capitals, died at her Fifth Avenue home after heart trouble. Her life shaped countless social fortunes, with her approval opening gates to Europe and her sanctions closing doors at home. Born Carolina Webster Schermerhorn in 1830, she leaves five children, including Colonel John Jacob Astor and Mrs. M Orme Wilson, with one surviving son and other daughters noted.
Theodore S. Whitmore of Brooklyn was acquitted in Hudson County Court of Oyer and Terminer of the murder of his wife Lena. The jury reached a verdict within an hour after retirement, Whitmore embracing his counsel and saying he would go out a pauper. Lena was drowned after being lured to Lamp Black Swamp at Harrison last Christmas.
Nelson Reynolds attempted to dynamite boulders on his Portland Maine farm. A spark from a match caused the dynamite in his overcoat pocket to explode. He lost both arms and both legs in the blast.
James Thorn, a Russellville farmer, tried to run a mule from his yard and threw a small stone. The stone missed the mule and struck his two year old son, killing him instantly.
Reformers urge readers to weigh evidence in press and government. Unions expand in hatters clerks blacksmiths and laundry workers from Boston to Dunkirk, Melrose and San Francisco. The Iron Molders mark 50th anniversary. Brewery Workmen report 42 local unions and 189 branches with a $366,192 balance.
Reading Pa notes Salvatore Gartitto confessed he killed no one in Italy and that his innocent brother serves 25 years in a penal colony. He was hanged for killing State Trooper Timothy J. Kelleher at the Berks County jail yard. A farewell was sent to a Sicilian sweetheart.
Barry C. Orndorff son of the late T C Orndorff of Worcester was given six months in the house of correction for reckless driving and a further thirty days for drunkenness by Brighton court. Police said his touring car sped through Commonwealth avenue amid a busy scene as children and vehicles filled the street. He claimed poisoning from canned food and numbness from rock and rye left him with no memory from leaving Boston to landing at the police station.
Lynn Massachusetts John W Hutchinson known as The Bard of High Rock and last of the Hutchinson family died at his home from gas poisoning He was eighty seven years old The Hutchinsons home was Milford New Hampshire The family included sixteen children twelve boys They sang widely before the Civil War and toured the country During the war they sang at Union camps with War Department permit He lived in Lynn for years and was famed for his patriarchal appearance He is survived by a widow.
In Muskogee Oklahoma the Texas and Oklahomaerse Thief Association formed to curb liquor theft and aiding in the arrest of night riders. It pledges its 10000 members to press for prosecutions and asks President Roosevelt to halt shipments of liquor into the state by Missouri and Arkansas liquor dealers to minors. Officers claim evidence shows liquor reaching boys and girls aged twelve to fourteen.
In Greenfield Massachusetts Benjamin E Gaines aged 39, a machine shop superintendent, fired three shots at his fiancée Miss Harriet W Wing after bidding her good night, then killed himself. Wing, aged 29, died instantly. Gaines died at 11 o clock. Jealousy is believed to have driven the act.
An American resident in Vienna, Captain Clarence Vyner, and Mme Bettin of Chile were on a motor tour to England when a descent down a steep Bavarian hill near Traunstelo, about twenty miles from Salzburg, caused a fatal crash. Mme Bettin and the chauffeur died instantly. Vyner was seriously injured.
The Board of Elections purchased forty sugar barrels for ballot boxes in Sandusky County Ohio with lids hinges and slots supplied. The move was prompted by a large ballot turnout and aims to secure voting materials amid heavy election activity.
Flood victims in Caygan Province reported at 800 with relief only 406000 receivers. Huankow's $350000 electric plant owned wholly by Chinese. China ships goods to Tibet via Calcutta as distress in India declines. Malaysia rubber output rises to 65180 tons in four months. Korea’s charrette market held by American British tobacco firms. British India imports and exports show large value gains. Hsieh Chang watch factory shares rise to 640 with 40% capital employment by women. Federated Malay States tin output grows. Koves population consumes $40 million cigarettes yearly with Japan supplying most.
In London the House of Commons suspended the strangers and ladies galleries after suffragette protests during the Licensing bill debate. Two militants chained themselves to the grille, others scattered handbills and shouted for votes for women. A man in the strangers’ gallery surged with bills, and fifteen suffragists were arrested outside Parliament.
President Roosevelt marked his fiftieth birthday with routine duties and a White House reception for the Hungarian Republican Club of New York. Dozens of congratulatory messages and gifts arrived from family and foreign monarchs, including King Edward who sent a cordial missive wishing his welfare and prosperity.
The Budapest papers report Countess Szechenyi born a daughter to Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Laszlo Szechenyi. Both mother and child are said to be in satisfactory condition. The Vanderbilt widow's daughter wed the Hungarian nobleman on January 27, 1908, at the Vanderbilt home on Fifty-eighth Street in New York, then sailed to Europe.
The proclamation by Theodore Roosevelt designates Thursday November 26 as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer. It urges national focus on moral and spiritual growth alongside material prosperity, calling Americans to worship, reflection, and charitable action.
Sheriff John Carlock died from a mortal wound after a pistol duel with Johan and Charles Henderson at their coal mine in Lafayette Georgia. He went to serve warrants and the brothers opened fire. Carlock killed one brother and was fatally wounded, dying moments later as assistance arrived.
New York reports September rail earnings at six percent below September 1907 due to high inland deliveries of wheat and flour. Wheat receipts for the last two weeks reached 25 million bushels and 1.1 million barrels of flour, yet early September showed a drop to 6.1 million bushels from 10.1 million three weeks earlier, signaling most crops already moved.
Nat Anderson of Greenwood reports five years of dull backache and worsening kidney trouble with secretions disordered and nearly stopping. After using Don's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co he claims regained strength and no kidney issues. Advertises 60 cents per box. Navy and air power commentary discusses Wright plane impact on naval budgets in Harper's Weekly excerpt.
A testimonial from Mrs. V. V. Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine describes a rheumatic attack with leg sores. After three physicians and failed remedies, using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent began healing in three weeks, with full recovery in three months. July 21 1997.
The palm crab or tree crab of South Bea Island climbs coconut palms to pick fruit, then is chased down by locals who tie grass around the trunk. The crab falls stunned, is killed with a stone axe, its nippers tied, and carried to camp. Islanders roast the palm crab between hot stones, calling it a great delicacy.
The piece notes long standing Easter customs in Washington with eggs distributed to children by a Sunday school, recalling humorous misreadings and parish hat collection anecdotes from Youth’s Companion and local papers. The anecdotes illustrate lighthearted church humor and a wary reference to a hat collection during a meeting.
An October marriage lottery in Rumal, India writes names on slips and draws pairs. A lucky youth gains an introduction letter to the eligible woman accompanying him, then pursues courtship, often with favorable results. The passage includes quips about a judge addressing a prisoner and a homely boast about a marriage broker in Ashantee.
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