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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
1
A London study becomes a stage for a plumber's trickster tale as Dixon hires an assistant to drum up work. Wright confesses he creates holes in pipes to secure future jobs, while Prebbles, the boss, confronts the deceit and discovers the ruse in a comic domestic with a wry reveal.
The narrator recalls an incident at Penworthy's where a man, believed to be dangerous, caused a disturbance. Wright, Prebbles, and Dixon discuss the situation while awaiting repairs and a possible police report. The speaker wonders if the man was truly mad, noting a rising trend of plumbers’ misfortunes as spring approaches.
Reports describe poe tosamite as a powerful underground explosive with no noxious gas afterburst, enabling quick return to work. A California two part explosive remains inert when separated, but produces a tremendous blast when mixed, shattering a 75 ton rock from a six inch drill hole.
A quirky medley of sayings on men, women, money, and marriage. The piece riffes on love complicity, vanity, and social expectations with wry humor and sharp social commentary, citing a New York Press column.
A Denver Post item recalls car No. 30 on the Elitch line departing Gardens when the register shows thirteen fares then a loud report. Conductor Sam Milhouse notes the sign and jokes that thirteen brought the end. A car damage forces a replacement from the barn.
A Philadelphia Record piece cites New York Press on women seeking home automation to replace scarce servants. It notes New England women offering to hire hands while doing their own tasks, and discusses costly decor, French linen, and trends in domestic furnishings reflecting shifting social tastes.
Curious housewife observes bustling competition as butchers bakers and candlestick makers alert clerks to new arrivals. Vans signal newcomers and trigger reports to shop bosses who dispatch agents to win new customers.
The piece argues marriage reveals human imperfection, urging tolerance and mutual deferment to others as keys to peace. It links loving neighbor to patient friendliness, claiming genuine progress requires freedom from selfish resistance and effort in harmonious relationships.
The author notes a shift from modern Venetian glass and embroidery to antique fabrics for dining and drawing rooms. They describe gathering brocades in verdant tones to display Venetian goblets with iridescent effects, pairing archal reds with carved gems and white rose garlands on satin, creating a refined, restrained backdrop.
White chiffon forms the main portion of evening waists with fine footwear and velvet crocodile accessories in grays and greens. Exquisite toilet jackets and lace trimmed gowns dominate store fashion as paler pink negligees and ruffles define the season. A milk dealer in Indiana reports his horse, marked by unusual intelligence, walking to the blacksmith to wait for shoeing after losing a shoe.
Ex Governor Brady of Alaska cites lack of variety in misers food as chief trouble. A young man fresh from his lot travels to Seattle and orders pork and beans then three dozen oysters. He thanks the cook and pledges to eat oysters with the same spirit of friendship.
A Shanghai Times report describes a sword striking power as a sword found during repairs shows it pierced a one inch sheath, a three inch plank, and four and a half inches of timber. It equates the impact to nine hammer blows of twenty five pounds to reach similar iron depth.
In the anthropological section several Persa bronze weapons and implements were shown. Professor W. M. Funders Petrley offered an interesting contribution noting that two objects resembling polo sticks may be old polo clubs. Evidence of polo and golf playing was found in the Byarntino Monpire.
The mother of Robert Vance Freman, 23, claims he died from tuberculosis linked to the early 1900s poison squad experiments led by Dr. Wiley. Freman, a participant in the borax and boracic acid trials, allegedly suffered health harms while volunteers ate adulterated foods. She seeks damages from the government.
In New Martinsville W V George Wilson and Arthur Steepleton narrowly escaped death when a 4000 pound gas well cap slipped while being replaced. The cap pinned their hands and gas leaked. Steepleton freed himself tearing off three fingers, then released Wilson. Both passed out from pain and gas exposure.
The 19 000 ton Satsuma, Japan's first battleship, floated in Tokyo waters with the Emperor watching as newspapers hail an epoch making naval achievement. It is deemed equal or superior to any afloat, even Britain's Dreadnought, amid immense public enthusiasm.
A wild deer, about the size of a St Bernard, charged from the woods into Cathedral Square, toppled two plate glass windows, ran along a principal street, and leaped from a wharf into the Providence River. Two oystermen captured the animal after a lively chase.
In Trenton the Grand Lodge of New Jersey Odd Fellows counted ballots for grand officers. Harry Pine of Camden won the secretarieship by twelve votes over Frank Jummel of Trenton. Other officers elected include Grand Master H L Jones and Deputy Grand Master Assemblyman Frank Crowthers. A committee to acquire the Odd Fellows Home was named as $30,000 was appropriated, with a 119 to 118 vote to take over or replace the property.
Chancellor Magle of Trenton admits probate of Edward Sternhoff's will as the Orphans Court deems seven years absence without heard from to prove death under a 1797 law. Property valued around $50,000.
Property owners along Haines Mill road two miles from Moorestown offer to contribute 150 toward 350 total for road improvements and provide teams to haul and grade. Township Committee accepts and work will start at once. Also news notes a gun accident injuring Thomas Horner Jr in Bever ly and a death from a splinter in Trenton hospital.
The article notes a statewide syndicate forming to purchase all tenements in Bridgeton. It mentions Isaac Frazer, a Civil War veteran buried at Elmer, as one of five brothers who served. local assaults by John Emerick and William Emerick in Asshboro. Richard Yapp of Cross Keys with a long used lamp probe. Thomas Smith’s purchase near Pitman Grove. clergy changes with Rev. Dr James William Marshall leaving Ocean Grove for Milville and Rev W E Allen moving to St Johns P B Church Salem. U S Geological Survey reports 1906 oil output up to 17,680,680 barrels, with a notable pipe line from Dodge City to Whiting Indiana.
The piece notes 222 Republicans to 161 Democrats in Congress as an alert. It mentions a demand for a full investigation by Public Printer Charles D. Stings and Taft's war office handling postal cards. It reports on a counterfeit five dollar silver certificate found in Chicago and a proposed design for a stronger battleship. It also covers the Hampton Roads accident involving the Monroe and the Virginia with officers cleared.
Conservative Cuban leaders threaten revolt if Americans withdraw from the island, insisting US stay to maintain control. Frank P. Sargent sails from San Francisco to Honolulu to study Portuguese importation for Mawali development. Negros Island planters complain of very low sugar prices driving estates toward bankruptcy and high borrowing costs. War Department invites bids for a 2 million dollar four percent Manila bond issue.
A compilation of diverse items notes Afro-American church criticism of President Roosevelt for the dismissal of negro soldiers from the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry. The report spans executions, disasters, and political clashes across North America and Europe.
Truehart, a 35 year old bandit described as the most daring since Jesse James, robbed twenty passengers aboard an eastbound express of the Rock Island line 100 miles east of Kansas City. Unarmed conductor J B Heywood tackled him, aiding passengers in recovering most valuables. Truehart was captured after a struggle and tied at a station.
The Chicago Tribune reports eleven football players were killed and 104 injured in 1906, down from 18 dead and 159 injured in 1905. High schools show marked safety gains as reform rules reduce fatalities. no college fatalities occurred in major games this season.
Dubois Pennsylvania eighteen year old John Dielt shot a bear during a hunt in Elk County. Believing the animal dead he attempted to bleed it, the bear reared up and killed him tearing at a leg and arm. The incident followed his earlier shot and fatal wound in a Pennsylvania wilderness.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington from a trip including Panama and Porto Rico aboard the Mayflower, greeted by Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Hag her. The voyage along the Potomac included a mishap when a gasoline boat towed by the Oneida capsized, drowning Melvin Cleveland, a nineteen year old boatswain's mate. The Panama Canal may be addressed in a forthcoming message to Congress.
Rev Dr Algernon Crapsey rector of St Andrew's Rochester resigned after his conviction for heresy and failed appeal. He says he will continue to preach his beliefs hoping to influence public conscience. Reports say he may become pastor of a large non Episcopal church in New York City.
Lieutenant Commander Leroy H. Garrett, commander of the U S steam ship Albatross, was washed overboard 500 miles northwest of Honolulu. The ship searched with a powerful light all night, then moved on at daylight. Garrett, a New York native, is survived by a mother in Plattsburg.
Daniel B Shipman Chicago paint manufacturer dies leaving more than one million dollars to be distributed to charity A sister Olive J Cone in Connecticut near 86 is provided for while most of the estate goes to charitable institutions in Chicago and other places Minor bequests accompany the gift plan
Mme Dallewagne, a former friend of A. Merlou who had served as finance minister and Chile envoy, fired four times at him on the Boulevard des Italians. Merlou was wounded in the thigh. the assailant was arrested after the public attack earlier that year.
A mysterious illness believed to have started on Lowe Island causes tremors and dementia like symptoms, with reports it is spreading to additional states.
A general trade strike was declared in Italian ports by representatives of several cities to protest aging rolling stock, causing industry paralysis and interruptions to port operations.
The Viedomostl calls for Count Witte's expulsion from Russia while Senator Platt denies resignation rumors in the United States Senate. A bomb in St Peter's Church Rome causes panic but no fatalities. Threat letters to the Pope are reported. Russia's cruiser Rurik launches in Barrow England, and Washington dispatches say the DOJ will act against the American Srelting Company in a trust investigation.
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