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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
4
A writer recalls raising 600 chickens in a hotbed brooder, praising its success and novelty. The passage mentions diverse topics from China canal networks to a Pekin streetcar plan, plus various remedies and 1900s era notes on art fires and medical testimonials.
A mixed page includes an appeal for Mrs Pinkham’s medical guidance for women, a description of a doll fair with themed booths and tableaux, a travelogue quote about a road worn traveler, a light mockery of a sea chest claim, and an endorsement by Timothy D. Sullivan for Donn’s Kidney Pills. The items reflect period advertising, satire, and public notices.
Edwin S. Holmes Jr and others face indictments amid a wide New World article of political and military notes. The piece notes resignations, appointments, and disasters from Manila to New York, including deaths at Coney Island and a lightning strike in Atlanta.
The Standard Oil Company attempts a historic voyage sending a 4000 ton oil barge across the Atlantic from New York City towed by a large oil steamer. This marks the first ocean crossing for such a barge and demonstrates new transatlantic towing capability.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York City will complete a tower that will stand about 500 feet high on Madison Avenue and Fourth Avenue near Twenty Third Street. Other nearby towers will dwindle as this new structure rises.
Mrs. John A. Mount of South Clinton Avenue Trenton was confined to her room after severe sumac poisoning. While picnicking with relatives near Allentown a friend rubbed her hands on poison sumac and placed them on her face causing burning and swelling. Drs Roupp Herron and others attended as the scene at Pump Town featured an Italian garden display and a ceremony referencing family ties.
Early morning explosion at the Three Bridges post office used nitro glycerine to blow open a dozen safes. Neighbors awoke. most did not investigate. The raid yielded only $1 in cash and about $140 to $150 in postage stamps as a large hole and damage were reported.
Police responded to a $2200 safe robbery at 199 Market Street Paterson finding blast marks and door fragments. A well digger was rescued after earth collapsed, and Marksborough reports its first baby in five years followed by a pie explosion incident at a Paterson boarding house.
Farmers in Paulsboro reported chicken losses from luinks in a string of small-town incidents. Gloucester Education Board voted to borrow 1000 dollars for current expenses. A new Johnson's Run bridge near Deuntavilly is open for use. Bridgeton Council approved 78 730.65 for tax relief this fiscal year. Jersey cantaloupes are notably better this season. Millville Company urged better fire apparatus. Plunan lyre Company No 6 held a fair to fund a new hose. A rural route from Wains town to Cecil post office began with carrier David C Loughlin. Creighton railroad service trends noted with demand for improved transport. George Disch, 2 carpenters at Mound City Coffin Company, collapsed while working and died of heart disease.
Dora Smith aged forty two years of Park City Kentucky died suddenly at home after a morning of good health and church attendance. She sat on her steps after returning home from church when she was seized by a coughing spell and died before a physician could be obtained.
A London Stock Exchange member who failed to enter the witness box as a defendant in a case was suspended for two years.
An American steamship Veconic bound from Philadelphia to New Orleans sank off Florida in a fierce gale. Only two crew members, an Italian and a Spaniard, survived and reached Amelky Island by noon. They described boarding a small boat as the ship listed and disappeared beneath the waves. The vessel wreck occurred about twenty miles northeast of here during the storm.
Local discussions center on municipal ownership and a costly lighting plant tied to a bonds plan. Critics warn the larger bonds for two bridges could overwhelm voters while proponents urge the project as essential and fiscally prudent for Toledo.
Dr. Wi Laming Rininger of Marion Sims Medical College faculty died in St Louis when benzine fumes ignited from a gas jet while he cleaned a microscope. The accident occurred in his home laboratory.
Advices report General Kawawara has established a new communications law and that Japanese forces hold absolute control of the southern portion of Manchuria, signaling tightened governance in the region.
Twelve year old Daca Goldberg fell from a six story tenement roof in New York City. He landed badly and was lacerated with scrapes and minor fur damage to clothing. Neighbors and firefighters aided him and he survived the fall.
A compilation of titles and claims features TLord Leicester owning 50000 acres, Kathleen Mills as world’s youngest professional organist, and various figures like Mayor Woodward of Athinta Ga and Professor Haeckel cited as prominent individuals. The list mentions entrants to West Point, university donations, and notable figures related to arts, politics, and education.
In Newport a fog shifted battle actions as the battleship Kearsarge rescued the Ballot schooner in distress. Divers and carpenters repaired a huge hull breach while the Kearsarge held her aloft with cranes before the Ballot could depart for Portsmouth.
Chicago Mayor Dunn promotes a 264 mile municipal street railway system. A.B. Dupont reports proposed build cost of 25 million dollars with a 4 million annual net city profit after 5 percent stock payouts. System would use overhead wires and include tracks cars power plants and buildings.
A sea pageant and political bustle cloud Newport as the Navy Department shifts entertainment from New York to Newport under Prince Louis of Battenberg. Secretary Login resumed duties in Washington while a molasses accident causes a fatality in New Jersey. Local efforts push irrigation and land protection for settlers as Russians and Morgan circle finance and land issues. A steam yacht fire near Camden, Maine shocks observers.
The Logan brings Taft’s party and Miss Roosevelt toward Pekin as the Dowager Empress of China plans a historic audience. The itinerary splits: Laft returns to the United States with many lawmakers while Roosevelt travels to Pekin as a special guest of the Empress.
Reported charges accuse Senator Burton of soliciting and collecting fees from Chickasaw and Kansas interests while denying formal representation to the tribe. A separate claim alleges he filed no valid claim from a Texas ranchman tied to a clash with US forces, with disputed payment of $20. Also noted: ongoing American Bar Association session and various baseball gossip.
The Milk Exchange lists standard quality milk at 2 percent per quart with varied butter and creamery product pricing. The long list includes creamery items, dairy tubs, various beans and vegetables, fruits, live poultry, and grains with numerous per unit rates. The article also notes economic shifts from wheat prosperity spurring wholesale demand and household improvements in Kansas City and Brittany fishing losses impacting sardine supplies.
The survey notes improve collections in the South with a fever zone exception. Railroads credit a record year and corn outlook as brisk business spreads through jobbing trade and outside buyers. The Kansas Natural Gas purchase of People's Gas Corp tops $1 million. Mills and factories stay busy though iron and steel dispatches remain irregular. Cereal yields hit new records for both quantity and quality. Chinese boycott pressure rises while American goods face strong resistance in Shanghai. Unemployment remains low with glass factories hiring. wool prices soar not seen since the early eighties.
Russian officers in Japanese custody protested after Japanese authorities in Matsuyama ordered them to surrender their swords, contradicting the Port Arthur capitulation clause permitting weapon wear. The issue sparked mass protests signed by Lt-Generals Smirnoff Fock Nikitin and others, prompting diplomatic interest from French and Russian governments.
Reports from the region describe a devastating flood washing away mining camps near Trinidad Col as 20 to 40 people are feared dead and about 2,000 residents displaced. The disaster reportedly occurred along Rhode Canyon, with homes wiped out and camps located sixteen miles north of the city.
A letter from Clemencia Gonzalez in Chicago praises Peruna as the best tonic to revive health after worn out con dition sleep loss and appetite loss. She reports taking a half bottle and then a three week course restoring energy and enabling her to resume studies.
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin reports her husband suffered severe hand rheum agony requiring constant bandaging. After using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Wilts they claim his hands became smooth and cured. The letter also notes a new use for fluorspar in glass making.
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