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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
4
A reflective verse notes people grumbling at wind and rain, fretting over lost chances and burdens, missing joy and beauty. It laments their haste, stingy smiles, and pursuit of evil, asking what profit comes from such misery and despair.
In March Jack studies a flimsy fish-pole while claiming he will fish daily until the season opens. The narrator questions the lure of fishing but is drawn to join after hearing Jack tell of the Me-da Mon-nuh-she-gan, the Magic Bass. The tale lends a spiritual, nostalgic view of nature and the deep pull of fishing.
A fragmentary excerpt shows two men discussing a hunt for a legendary Magic Bass during a winter outing. One character notes beauty of the catches. they plan to return next spring to seek the bass again, with the other man responding softly.
The 1906 railway report shows United States mileage at 224,363.17 miles on single track with total track length 17,083.19 miles, plus yard track. There were 61,672 locomotives and 1,958,912 cars, with 1,827,789 fitted with train brakes and 1,989,796 with automatic couplers. Payrolls totaled 1,621,465 and wages $900,601,653, though records losses from San Francisco calamity reduce total wages. Capital stock stood at $6,803,760,093 with funded debt of $7,706,601,385. dividends declared reached $272,795,974. Passenger numbers reached 799,507,838 and freight tons 1,631,374,219, with gross earnings $2,325,765,167 and net earnings $788,887,896.
A collection of witty maxims from The Gentle Cynic in the New York Times. It skewers money, conscience, romance, and reform with ironical insight. Notable lines include observations on price, luck, pride, and the perils of clever talk.
A compilation of domestic tips and recipes from metropolitan papers. Glass top care for bureaus, delicate wash methods, carpet cleaning, stain removals, curtain ideas, and several vintage recipes for pickles cookies creams snow and veal loaf. The items reflect practical home management and culinary notes from New York papers.
Prof Lange of Zurich recalls England leading the world into Industrialism with inorganic chemical industry flourishing here by mid 19th century. He notes German Swiss chemists and industry innovators who came to learn and some stayed, boosting English science and industry. He argues science counted and neglect cost millions.
A young Lyons scientist says he was discovered as a means of transmitting electrical energy without wires. Experiments proceed on grounds of Chateau du Cret owned by Lyons maker Auguste Villy. A car on rails was propelled 200 yards by an electric transmitter. Details withheld for the present. Patents filed in August. A bankers syndicate formed in Paris, cited by the New York Times.
The article surveys various topics including salt preserving butter, the 1931 approach of asteroid Eros to Earth and solar parallax, German invention lessons teaching swimming, pimento flavor origins, Dr Koch’s Africa research, fossils sent to the American Museum of Natural History, a blowing well near Ray mondville Missouri, vibratory ear massage devices for deafness, and shifts to lighter paint colors in machinery and showy power plant installations in New York area facilities.
The excerpt describes the megaphone as a now common instrument for announcing events in sports and public gatherings. It likens its use to the speaking trumpet and cites Sir Samuel Moreland’s early version a few centuries ago, with literary references to Stentor and old texts.
Estimates by Washington fruit canners predict a peak season with nearly 200000 cases of packed fruit and vegetables based on gallon sizes, totaling about one million dollars in cannery output. Peach and pear packs lead, with apples, prunes, plums, and berries adding to the projected record. Last year saw 40000 cases.
Fragments from crowds of quotes recall a man in Quartier Popincourt who died and a mother-in-law remark about forty three years of marriage with never going out. A farmer Corntessel voices pride in his farm and a spelling challenge hints at future success. The Washington Star notes San Francisco rebuilding hampered by high wage schedules and New York wage comparisons.
James Garcia engineer on the Pilares Mine Railroad piloted a burning freight through Nacozari to avert catastrophe, perishing with the blast. His lone act saved the town and its inhabitants, while bystanders and the world learn of his courage from reports in San Francisco and New York.
Berlin authorities reveal Paul Minow a 22 year old printer's apprentice and epileptic confessed to stabbing four little girls in a spree resembling the Jack the Ripper murders. Minow was taunted by his mother and sister over laziness and later sent to an asylum where he described his actions.
In Columbus Indiana eighteen year old Kurl Ruddell, senior at Columbus High, died from a broken neck after colliding with a visiting player during a football game. Mayor Cochran will issue an order banning further football in Columbus and school authorities will also stop the game.
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 60000, down 30000 from last year’s peak and 5000 from the prior sale about two weeks earlier. The drop reflects cautious trading and shifting demand among typical traders and firms.
A major blaze in Iquique Chile destroyed seven and a half blocks, leaving over 2000 people homeless. The fire, the biggest since 1882, damaged mostly poor dwellings near the outskirts, while nitrate stores remained safe. Officers’ pay under criticism in Seattle comments by Major General Greely.
E Gerry Brown Independence League candidate for Lieutenant Governor outpolled the Democratic nominee. Justice McComas dies in Washington from heart disease. Charles Irary and wife killed at Ashubla Ohio after being struck on a railroad crossing. Thaws plea moves to insanity defense abandoning unwritten law claim. Franela C Moore urges federal postal savings banks at New York Chamber meeting.
Dor man 8. Ormsby shot and killed Frederick Wehman in a quarrel over a right to store an automobile in a wagon shed in New York City. Examination of Walter J. Baker's body in Boston showed no trace of poison.
The two battleships to be built at Yokosuka and Kure for the Japanese navy are described as 20,800 tons, twenty knots, 20,000 horsepower, ten twelve inch guns, twenty-four fourteen and a half centimeter quick-firing guns, twelve pounders and 47mm guns, eight torpedo tubes four waterborne and four above water. Each vessel is estimated to cost over ten million yen, about $1,020,000, with construction likely to start early next year according to an engineer.
Mrs. Anna Beebe of Anoka Minnesota reports she was tied to a chair by rheumatic pains in back hips and legs shortness of breath heart flutter and dizzy spells. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she can do her own work and fears of the troubles disappeared. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The 1906 coal output reached 79 900 tons, up from 75 300 tons the prior year, with most coal mined in the Cerro de Pasco district. Oil output rose to 71 000 tons from 0,000 tons, and copper output increased to 13 500 tons including ingots mattes and minerals, per the engineer.
A barn yard hen is a powerful farm tool. In five years she may lay 700 eggs, each rich in water fat lime albumen sugar and ash. Small plots can keep several hens to increase family income. A 25 year farming guide offers disease care breeding tips, available for 365 cents from Book Publishing House in New York.
The article from Westminster Gazette explains the dog life span, arguing canine ages track human years with a seven to one ratio. It cites examples from one to ten years and notes dogs rarely reach extreme ages, while humans may live longer.
A London dealer extols an eighteenth century gold dial ring from France. The tiny sundial is set by sunlight to cast a shadow that tells the hour, though accuracy is locality dependent. The ring is valued more as a curiosity than a precise timepiece.
A Wisconsin woman reports long standing nervousness and headaches worsened for six years. Since eating Grape-Nuts this summer she feels better, has no headaches, and has gained five pounds in one week. The Postum Co. credit appears with Battle Creek Michigan, promoting The Road to Wellville.
An article notes dogs used as scouts now to aid in ambulance services for the wounded, arguing keen scent trained dogs can supplement human effort after battles and reduce missing reports. It references New York Tribune news on reforms and medical cures, including catarrh remedies and notes on Diabolo games from the 1840s.
A New York family reports their baby's eczema worsening at three months and failing with several doctors and hospitals. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the child turned six months old in good health. The testimonial cites one cake of soap and two tins of ointment purchased for 1.25 dollars.
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