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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
4
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press appears to reflect on fame and isolation. The text mentions a person who prefers simple meals and close observation of others, noting that greatness does not shield him from loneliness.
Marion Porat recalls a humorous misidentity in Hillsborough when a Huntsmen club visit leads to a case of mistaken identity. The narrator, Henry Dearborn, learns he is mistaken for Uncle Henry, a missionary, and is driven to his host’s home by the minister’s daughter who reveals the ruse and future engagement.
A dialogue reveals mutual distrust and admitted affection between a man and woman. The scene shifts as Governor Guild of Massachusetts appoints Professor Emily Greane Blach to the State Industrial Commission, with Milas Blach, economist at Wellesley College, noted as president of a women’s trade league union.
In a fragment from the Boston Post, a courtroom exchange features a sharp back and forth about a kidnapping attempt. The dialogue underscores accusations of cunning and mockery as the parties push their claims, with interruptions highlighting ongoing tension.
Dialogue from the New York Sun shows Mr Billtops confiding that his planning for an unusual trip relies on his wife Mrs Billtops. He admits he travels well with her help but struggles to arrange lodging himself, awaiting instructions and relying on her trunk packing and guidance. The piece captures comic frailty and domestic dynamic in a travel anecdote.
A New York Sun piece notes striped hatbands on straw hats signal athletic or fraternity ties in college towns, while in cities they mix with non-collegians’ fashions. Harvard examples show color and striping indicating track, crew, football, or baseball affiliations. national fraternities also use bold colors on bands.
A humorous, dyspeptic meditation on marriage and social missteps. It muses that extending the glad land beats finger pointing and that many married people could study harmony without lessons. It jokes about money driven schemes, age gaps, and the loneliness of modern life with a wry New York Times aside.
A Philadelphia visitor visits a pipemaker's shop and is met by a boy clerk who explains a cuddle is a short pipe ready for usage. The man trades a quarter for a demonstration, and the boy breaks a pipe to show how cuddies are made. The item also mentions a remark on long hat pins and New Yorks sugar consumption.
A collage of household hacks and recipes from early 20th century papers. Tips range from preserving needles in waxed paper booklets to roach remedies using cucumber parings and borax. It includes quilting guidance, and multiple recipes such as lemon cake and rice pudding with practical notes and period language throughout.
September imports into the United States were 120 941 642 an increase of 22 613 658 over September 1908. Exports were 153 90 409 an increase of 14 563 204. For the nine months ending September 1909 imports totaled 1 068 518 977 an increase of 270 020 509 over 1908. Exports reached 1 160 811 859 a decrease of 69 955 490. Dutable imports rose to 587 084 222 with free imports at 481 434 755. The cargo of dates weighed 7 500 000 pounds valued at about 350 000 from Busworah.
Identified by Venus Harper's Weekly reports a shift from Bertillon measurements to photographic records of the hand’s back veins. It notes vein patterns differ by individual and can be captured without injuring the hand, using hanging or wrist ligature to make veins prominent for future reference.
A whimsical definition from a spelling lesson where Little Sadie answers that a gentleman is “a man you don’t know very well.” The quip, cited as from Woman's Home Companion, reflects playful wit on the social idea of gentility and familiarity.
A quotation about marriage urges men to channel all affection for other women into one strong, respectful devotion to their wives. It emphasizes honoring a wife with the combined sentiments toward mothers, other women, and family life, framed as a call for sustained affection.
In Philadelphia at 53d and Jefferson Streets Munyons Eminent Doctors offer free medical examination by mail. Send a request form to be diagnosed. patients may accept or decline advice with no obligation. Also mentions a Zanzibar coconut filled with milk used as drink by natives.
An 1908 testimonial from O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year battle with painful skin swellings. He credits three sets of Cutiura Remedies for restoring health and notes endorsements by Potter Drug and Chem and Role Props in Boston. English experts study Amur forests for Siberian lumber exports to Europe.
Book review extols Memoirs of Dan Rice by Marla Ward Brown as a 500 page postpaid volume issued by Book Publishing House New York. It highlights Dan Rice as a national figure whose humor endured through the Civil War era and notes passages in Rasselas and Italian notes on aviation.
A Renoeshear NY accident victim touts Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as an equal and purifying blood purifier. The testimonial claims it cleanses liver and rheumatism ailments, purges intestines and kidneys, and offers free samples and medical literature from the David Benardy Co Rondout NY. The ad notes large bottles for 160 and says it is sold by over 40 000 druggists.
Mrs Gertrude M Hubbard widow of Gardiner Hubbard aged 84 died after a motor car she rode in collided with Capital Traction Company street car No 13 near Twin Oaks Woodley Lane Washington The chauffeur Alexander Nelson and Mrs Hubbard’s sister Mrs Charles Nash were unhurt She was mother of Mrs Alexander Graham Bell and Mrs Charles J Bell and a benefactor of the National Geographical Society funeral details withheld
Emmeline Gould Pankhurst, England's militant suffragist founder of the WSPU, arrives in New York aboard the Oceanic from Liverpool. She is greeted by Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and hundreds of American suffragists waving Votes For Women banners. The crowd erupts in loud, football-spirited cheers as the leader steps ashore.
In Washington DC, Benjamin F. Barnes, postmaster and former McKinley executive clerk, collapsed dead at his father in law Jacob Frech’s home after saying he felt fine. He had recently been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
William Fason, a stone blind Black man, was sentenced to forty years in prison for murdering two men after a barroom brawl over a drink. He killed Robert Ferguson, his close friend, and fatally shot George Hummell, a stranger, in Paterson New Jersey. Premier Maura was reprimanded by King Alfonso in Madrid for denying clemency to Ferrer.
Major General Elwell Stephen Otis U S A retired dies at his Rochester home after a cold and illness. Born 1838 in Frederick Maryland he served in the Civil War and Spanish American War and led Philippine forces from August 1898 to May 1900. Also noted is the death of Mrs Basil W Duke sister of Confederate raider John Morgan.
Irish potatoes are in liberal supply with limited demand keeping prices weak. Sellers report only exceptional quality can command outside figures, leaving market activity subdued and pricing steady at lower levels.
Report from the America Meat Packers Association convention highlights a new ham curing method using electricity developed by J. C. Lincoln of Cleveland three and a half years ago. Hams cured then remain good now after treatment in large vats with a sugar salt pickling mix and electric current. The note predicts cheaper ham and cites a record potato yield in Tompkins County New York with carloads shipped daily and large crops per acre. Roosevelt reached Vasha East Africa and was the only member of his party to avoid fever on the hunting expedition.
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