State Library Drives Book Aid to Prisons and Homes
The state library under Miss Sarah B. Askew organized special libraries for the women’s department of the state prison Mercer county workhouse state home for girls boys homes at Jamesburg and reformatories in Rahway and Essex and Hudson counties plus county jails. A $1000 appropriation, $400 in 1907 and $600 later, funded books and travel librar ies projects. Inmates numbered about 1,800, slowing distribution. Books bought since November total 637 with additional volumes from regular stocks to supplement. Selections emphasize adventure biographies histories and trade learning avoiding moralizing or problem books. Warden input shaped choices and a letter lists suitable titles. the goal is two to one books per inmate, and no library interchanges with traveling sets. The article also notes quotes on homemaking values and the creation of The Francis E. Palmer Memorial Home in New Brunswick for incurables and convalescents, with plans for opening Saturday and serving as a nurse training site.
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State Library
Sarah B. Askew
Woman’s Department of the State Prison
Mercer’ County
State Home For
State Home
Jamesburg
Rahway Reformatory
Essex
Hudsor Penitentiaries
Francis £. Palmer
New Brunswick
Nurscs
H. H. Janeway
B. Guttman
A. L. Saith
James P. Schureman
Miss McCarthy
State Convention and court case in Middlesex County
The annual State Convention of the New Jersey Sunday School Association met in Freehold with delegates including Rev. J. B. Curry of Cranbury and Rev. J. B. Clark from Dayton. The county raised 300 dollars for the state treasury and presented a silk banner. Hackett was found guilty of breaking and entering in a Middlesex court case. John A. Wines died at 62 after a long illness near Berdino's Corner. Dr Frank Crowther plans to study law in New York. County crops show gains with higher prices and wages. creamery uses 3,000 quarts daily. Superintendent Armstrong advocates cost control in public schools.
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New Jurey Sunday School Association
Freehold
J. B. Curry
Cranbury
J. B. Clark
Isaac Rowland
Day
State
E. W. Dunham
Trenton
Samuel ©. Hackett
Middlesex Court
Booraem
Laura Dolan
Hackett
John A. Wines
Berdino’s Corner
James M. Parsons
Black, Horne Tavern
Mill
County Agricultural Society
Court House
Que
Duty Doubles the Task of Discharging It
A doctor advises removing a monotonous daily chore to restore a sick boy’s health. The tale contrasts how some people dread large duties, while others tackle heavy work first. The piece argues duties weigh more when approached as repeated tasks and contrasts male and female work habits.
Miss Hanscom Design Emblem for Alaska Exposition Prize
Seattle artist Miss Adelaide Hanscom won a $500 prize for the official emblem of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition to be held in Seattle in 1900. Her design shows three female figures in a circle symbolizing Pacific slope commerce by land, orient with sea trade, and Alaska with mineral wealth, aurora borealis, and northern forest imagery.
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Hanscom
Adelaide Hanscom
Seattle
Wash
Migs Hanscom
Pacific Slope
Orient
Alaska
Culinary Conceptions and Household Tips from 1900s
A collection of kitchen advice on frying, roasting, and jelly making along with household hints. Includes cooking steps for vegetables and croquettes, bread crumb tips, and a note on New Zealand politics moving toward women’s upper-house eligibility. Also features testimonials for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with local drugstore ads.
Care of Rugs How To Clean And Store Them Properly
Daily rug care mirrors disciplined training for fine rugs says George Leland Hunter. Sweep with the nap, dust with slightly moistened sawdust every third day, then use a carpet sweeper. Weekly, lay rugs on the lawn to beat and air, avoid moisture that hardens fibers, and note seasonal rest and expert cleaning steps. A testimonial for King’s New Discovery follows, praising its cure for coughs and lung issues.
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George Leland Hunter
America
Tax notices and estate credits in Cranbury Middlesex 1907
Taxpayers in Cranbury Township Middlesex County are warned that taxes are due and payable with listed collection days at Brown and Gibbon’s Cranbury Station and other local sites. Notices warn of penalties, appeal forms, and deadlines. creditors and executors publish notices regarding estates of Christopher Killett and Wiehard Lewin Sr and Andrew Bonnett.
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Notics
Cranbury
County of Middlesex
Brown & Gibyon
Cranbury Station
Tursday
Dev
J. A. Bollenboek
Taleshoro
Crantury
Middlesex County Board of Taxition
Wm. A. Spencer
Emma J. Bennett
Andrew Bonnett
Middlesex
Enxsa
J. Bennett
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the Cranbury Press
N.J
Geo. W. Burroughs
the State Convention of the
8. 8. Association
Dr. Crowther
Frank Crowther
Perth Amboy
New York Law School
Supt. Armstrong
William C. Armstrong
New Brunswick Public Schools
Atchingon Globe
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Australia
Dr. King
New Life
N. F. Clayton's
Him
Sie
Gettysburg
David Parker
Fayette
N. Y
Jane
N. LF. Clayton
Len
J. Q. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N.C
N. F. Clayton
G. 8. Clark
Wenfield
Iowa
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and
Vanneat, Coleman & Co
New Jersey
Wat
F. Pennie
Christopher Killett
Orphans Court
County of
Forauttlas
Tomas Elliorr
Penn Garobks
Wiehard Lewin
Orphans’ Court
Burrogate
Gronar A
John L. Suydam
James A. Reid
James A. Eld
Jous L. Suypam
Porcine
Pandas
Aubah Applegate
Huroby
Applegate
Aputetlon Beriof
LynMes H
Peruine
Pendante Lita
Eugena Y. Mages
Thomas E. Porrino
Bileward
Hlammell
William VanDorn
Joseph O- Magee
Alroetson
Joseph O. Maguy
Dumanda
Everne Y
Maggs
Hammele
Willian
W. Irving Stults
David G. Stulte
David
Elaine
Aald
W. Invixa Stunts
Elmer
Silver
Uriah
Stillwell
Hareby
Ensch
Fertrude
Charles Dey
Charles
Jolly
Cunningham's Drug Store
Hightatown
N. J. Grones Pixton
Hightstown
Fischer, Lohmer & Co
Keller Bros
Bach
Snedeker
N. Warren Street
Trenton, N. J
Msaonle Tample Music Store
Black Sea
Chas. J
Hichtstown, N. J
Frank A. Brown
Liverpool
London & Globe
Ins. Co. of
North America
North British & Mercantile
Magara
Pittaburg
Mércer County Mutual
Shrewsbury Mutual
Oranbury,n. J
A. A&a. Ete
Oranbury
Peppler
McVicker
Eclipse
San Jose
Monarch
New Holland
Steward
Chicago
Thomas Peppler
Hightstown, N. J
Wm. J. Thomas
The
Pemberton and
Union Transportation Company
Time Tang
Phila
Delphia
Philadelphia
Frenton
North Broad
T. Mason & Son
Sun Optical Ofg. Co
Applegate Optical Rooms
F. €. Leaming
Cor
State and
Warren Streets
N. J
Widges
J. S. Silvers &Bro
New Jersey State Normal and Model Schools
Normal School
Fet
J. M. Green
Trenton, New Jersey
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