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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1909
Page
4
A Biblical style dialogue recalls a worried wife who fears burglars at night. The elder man jokes that even if a burglar enters he would stay quiet, while the wife’s nerves provoke extra vigilance and a humorous warning about chasing noises downstairs.
A Burna Hotel owner recalls a prank on a German guest who bought a fly trap device. The man released trapped flies and claimed they were his flies, prompting the German to ask what was wrong as he watched the trap emptied. A brief city note follows about Prague’s vowel-less architect Atkrz and a remark on German versus English mile lengths.
A reader testimonial touts Cuticura as a complete cure for eczema and ringworm with dates and location. The column then surveys New York and Boston foreign commerce declines, port rankings, and a note on penmanship reforms in public schools followed by brief quotes and social observations.
The world champion tennis star Migs Sutton urges girls to skip coffee and tea and limit exercise. She promotes hearty eating, long outdoor walks, and ample fresh air as the core of health and grace, warning against nerve-destroying drinks and overcooking routines.
An advertisement extols Postum as a bracing caffeineless beverage that strengthens head and body. It cites a ten day trial and claims many who suffer from coffee related illness improve, with personal testimony of pale weak health and prolonged bed confinement prior to trying Postum.
A Boston Post narration describes a harsh voyage on the Nancy Stark, where a sudden hurricane wind threatens the ship. The crew fights for control as the wind tears spars, rigging, and stove equipment, then miraculously veers to restore order and safety. The sea tale ends with a playful domestic scene as a boy returns with a new companion.
John Raymond defies Mildred's father threatening to flee with her after a stormy night on the beach. He places Clayton in a cave as leverage and warns he will drown the boy if the police are called, insisting he will marry Mildred and take responsibility.
A 19th century custom in Ecaussines Belgium starts with a bashful suitor placing a white birch at the beloved’s door on April 30. Damsels respond with invitations, leading to marriage. Recently a reform sends local maidens to Ronquieres to pursue proposals, allowing men to be wooed instead. The plan gains supporters among timid suitors seeking a chance despite fear of rejection.
A mixed excerpt blends moral maxims from Sentence Sermons with a light comic interlude. A summer couple at a beach hotel provokes watching boarders who mistake their scene for comic opera, prompting smiles and flustered exchange as the couple reassures each other.
The article describes a pan American method to exterminate locusts by digging trenches fifty feet long two feet wide and one foot deep with perpendicular aids. Locusts are driven by beating vegetation, collected, and killed with strong lye soapsuds. Trenches are refilled to hide the odor. A later note estimates travel growth would push Manhattan and Bronx travel to 1.7 billion by 1920.
U S grand jury charges eighty five people including Iohn James C Maybray with conspiring to defraud via the US mails. Victims span eighteen states Alaska Canada and various cities with losses estimated above $500000. Trials set for Red Oak Iowa or Des Moines Iowa with Sylvester Rush assisting.
Six posse members track Steve Hayes, Charlies Delaney, and a third Black man for six days near Bandy Point Houston. Hayes dies during the clash. Delaney surrenders and is brought to safety. Hayes had killed Armour Monson and Delaney wounded Tut Hardin. Cooper remains at large after overpowering Jailer Bardeen. Two Black bystanders are reported fatally wounded in the pursuit.
Rasmussen bails North and sails on the rho steamer Hang to Greenland with Dr. Cook returning to civilization. He will come back in November with Knud St Rasmussen to cross examine the Eskimos. Copenhagen University officials Pechule and Klis Stromgen will inspect Cook’s observations. Minister Egan to visit the United States in November for vacation.
Alberto Sanchez, an electrical engineer and inmate at Belem Prison in City of Mexico, says he invented a teleradiopticon to transmit vision and voice over a standard telephone wire. Prisons officials report successful model tests.
The Milk Exchange lists standard quality milk at 134 per quart. Prices cover creamery goods, cheese, butter, eggs, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and grains with varied rates for state and western products. Notable items include Jersey and Western cream, eggs, chickens, ducks, tomatoes, apples, cranberries, beets, potatoes, corn, and beef prices by large unit measures.
The governor calls on Louisiana planters to market cotton gradually to avoid price drops as movement from plantations spreads. Letters seek Southern governors' cooperation. Steel demand remains strong for bars billets plates. Canadian cheese faces six cent duty while Maine corn packing suffers frost-related shortfalls. Snow covers fields in Colorado. Rice and fruit markets react to Gulf storm news and orange grapefruit demand remains firm.
An article touts a perfected average battery that may run indefinitely and a Munyon Cold and Cough Cure claimed to cure colds quickly and prevent consumption. It notes free samples via newspapers, 25 cent bottles with a money-back guarantee, and lists four alleged benefits. Also mentions a Caxton memorial Bible printed in twelve hours in 1877 with 100 copies.
A humorous scene at Grand Central Depot shows an absent minded man with his wife three children a bird cage a dog and bundles. After paying the driver he realizes he forgot what he was going to do and asks his wife where they were headed while inventorying their belongings. The passage notes a rise in cigarette smoking affecting the cigar trade in Brilled Salee.
A 500 page humor volume by Marla Ward Brown promises broad appeal with jokes, caustic wit, sketches, songs, and anecdotes from Old Dan Rice’s One Horse Show era. Postpaid for $1.50 from Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard Street, New York. Also notes on wireless telephony, patent remedies, Persian Americanization claims, and efforts to curb depraved horse trade between Belgium and the U.S. per the London Outlook.
A Michigan woman of Paw Paw reports relief from years of female illnesses after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided by medical opinion. Chicago testimonials claim two doctors warned of surgery yet the plant remedy restored health, citing benefits for displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration.
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