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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1904
Page
1
Dan W. Gallagher recalls a dog named Tatters who protected a girl, saved her from drowning, and inspired affection from the boys and driver alike. The piece centers on the dog’s loyalty, the rescue, and the lingering bond with the neighborhood children.
Dr Fleming, famed for athletic prowess, receives threatening anonymous letters warning him away from 125 126 Kilton street. He investigates, visits a seedy waterside house, and is confronted by a calm, well dressed man who claims to have warned him for his own good.
Weming explains a zinc lode discovery in Patagonia and a mining company setup with 80 plus workers. He discusses risks from Indians and accidents, and announces sending a resident surgeon, offering the post to Fleming who earns the right to be considered for the position.
A farmer from Ohio buried his money to hide it from banks. The notes decayed to dust as he carried them covertly to Washington in a pillow case. Mrs. Leonard deciphered the ruinous bills, saving the farmer only a few hundred dollars out of a loss cited at nineteen thousand.
An essay on self improvement contrasts lax habits with strong conduct. The scene shifts to a dinner gathering where a young boy's frank questions spark lively storytelling and a quiet moral about attention to health, education, and public responsibility.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note stresses usefulness for girls in aiding mothers with household tasks, emphasizing cheerfulness. A Kansas City Journal feature details candle shades crafted from yellow shelly conchs known as jingle shells, sewn onto coarse linen shades with silk fringe for a soft glow.
Morning trade at downtown department stores shows women flocking early for sales. Restaurants see few breakfast diners while bargain counters draw a steady stream, with shoppers moving on after light breakfasts to resume shopping.
A Palmer’s Bazaar note discusses Taney waistcoats and bold contrasting trims for winter gowns. It cautions against overly startling color clashes, advising careful use of blue green teal or white against dark fabrics to lightly brighten gowns, and suggests only the wealthy models may safely copy this trend.
A vintage text advises on color choices for dark haired women emphasizing skin and eye tones over hair, lists favorable palettes for the fair and sallow brunettes, and offers guidance on poise with wall-standing drills and posture cues. It also includes home tests to distinguish linen from cotton and hints of fabric-dye knowledge.
The article cites Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers urging the home maker to aim for sanitary homes, convenience, simplicity, and beauty. It stresses avoiding clutter, passing on unneeded items, and maintaining health and ease in daily work, with broader notes on happiness, religion, and social duty interwoven with observations from miners and dining room vignettes.
A massive acetylene tank explosion at the Pyle National Headlight Company charging station in South Chicago tore through the building, killed four workers and injured about twenty, with 22 tanks ruptured and debris scattered across a full city block. Officials blamed a torch light by an employee amid a gas leak, as fire crews battled flames and workers fled the scene.
The steamship Jersey City, from Swansea after a twenty five day passage, broke her crank shaft nine days out. A week of refitting with a spare shaft followed before resuming voyage. No passengers were aboard.
The current iron ore output is viewed as insufficient to keep merchant blast furnaces running until navigation opens next year. Yet some doubt if full operation is needed as major furnaces delay expansion beyond demand.
The Central Vermont freighter Mohawk burned at sea near Cornfield overnight while the Boston rescued twenty seven aboard including twenty five crew and two women. Night watchman Jim Swede is believed lost. Cargo included heavy sugar and bale goods. vessel value undetermined.
The Islesboro schooner, three masted and laden with lumber, was abandoned after a hurricane swept seas high. Eight men survived three days afloat without water or food until the Oriental steamship Athol rescued them 280 miles off Sandy Hook near New York City.
A milk train collided with a caboose near Buckley’s Yard two miles west of Port Jervis at 7 PM. Conductor Joseph Warren died in the caboose fire. Fire damaged two trainmen William Whalen and Br Adams, with multiple injuries including broken ribs and a dislocated elbow.
A coal gas explosion in Mor risey’s Carbonade No 1 mine ten miles west of Fernie killed fourteen gunners. All LotHos have been recovered as rescue efforts concluded. Mexican rubber crop strong with Vera Cruz harvests aiding exports to New York from several cantons.
A Baptist minister from North Brookfield Mass is jailed for contempt of court over unpaid fines. Prince Fushimi sent gifts to Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Hang, claims of silks and Mikado gifts surface. The Irrigation Congress opens in Nt Casa Texas with Roosevelt greeting. Reports say Russians repulsed a Japanese attack near Lone Tree. Queen Wilhelmina returns to Holland, Paris hosts airship visits, new girls colleges open in Bonn and Breslau. Hor and Martin, two young women, form a NYC law firm. France to swap private carriages for electric taxis. Ferdinand Hartt dies in New York after alleged poisoning crisis. October post offices show 418 percent receipts increase across fifty largest offices. A Shakespeare signature Bible sells for 1005 pounds at Sotheby’s. Joseph Shapiro sued by ex-employees yields no witness. The Long Island Railroad system largely paralyzed by a new switching system test by Pennsylvania.
A Thermopolis posse caught one Cody bank robber near Owl Creek in the Bad Lands six miles below Thermopolis. The outlaw killed cashier Middaugh, aid was found with stolen money jewelry and guns from Edwards gambling house. He matches the taller bandit description and was taken without a shot fired.
The lifeboat Arad from Arnesund Norway reached St John s from a voyage lasting 3 months and 9 days bound for St Louis Missouri via New York City. It carried designer Captain Brude and three others. Despite losing its mainmast and gear, the craft performed well and will proceed to New York after provisioning.
Enrollment at the New York University Graduate School reaches 245 as disturbances in the campus academic scene unfold. Herman Robbe, born 1900, is elected editor of the Columbia University Monthly replacing the resigning W. F. dT Viel. A circulating music library of about 500 volumes is added to the Rochester University Library. The Harvard Library lectures for the year will be delivered by Justice Davitt J. Brewer. Harvard Dental School expands its poor relief work in Boston. Chemistry and Harvard debite with Princeton and Yale in spring. The forthcoming catalogue of the Ing Yate graduates will list residences for all but two of the 12 700 graduates alive and occupations for all but 500.
In a sea incident near Point Pleasant and Bay Head Elwood Van Note Jesse Sculthorp and Joseph Van Note were fishing a mile from shore when a heavy cross sea capsized their boat. Elwood vanished instantly while Jesse and Joseph were pulled to safety. Sculthorp died, and Joseph Van Note survived after clinging to the overturned craft until rescuers reached them.
Daw Salts in Barnen, Tastice in Borneo are described as being administered in a most primitive manner. A dispute method involved each side receiving a large lump of salt dropped on water. The person whose lump dissolves first is deemed to be wrong.
Over 10 000 attend the Washington celebration as the President lauds the church's milestone. He offers Senator Cockrell a choice for the Panama Canal Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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