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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
1
Poem fragment references travel and meeting people as the speaker nears a journey's end. The text mentions man and maid and imagery of shade and pace, ending with a cue to stop at a symbolic sign of the spade.
Melinda Templeton bristles at Ludwig the dog and its owner, a young man named Leaves Tenney, amid a feud over keeping the animal from the gate. The dispute escalates as she seeks legal aid and avoids unwanted suitors, while Ludwig becomes the comic focal point of social friction.
Melinda resists Mr Leareys unwanted advances and confronts him publicly. Leonard Potter helps, frees a dog chained by Ludwig, and Melinda gains a suitor as she accepts Paul Learey’s rival engagement while a new city romance blossoms at Mosers, Learey Son.
A Baltimore Sun item quotes a business house seeking payment from an impetuous debtor. The reply cites poverty from a failed theatrical venture, boasts of luck and past schemes, and promises to settle once funds align. The tone blends humor with defiance while attributing debt dodging to mere misfortune.
The Bulldogs Commissioner reports July showed rapid population growth and strong building activity in St. Louis. The surge is tied to the Lowstana Pacehase Exposition, marking a notable rise in industrial strength and prestige for the city.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and short sketches about royalty scholars and American financiers. Notable items include the Sultan of Turkey's violin talent, General Booth's work theory, Prince Edward's Warbeck joke, and Rockefeller anecdotes.
Bradley Martin Jr describes a dinner scene with an eccentric Scottish keeper and a hunting party high on a steep mountain. A keeper seizes his neck during a fall and blood oozes as stray shot pepper the nape, prompting a panicked cry from the keeper.
A collage of quips and jokes including a father son exchange about red neckties a pun on the early bird and worm and a faux interview about platonic affection. It presents brief captions from Catholic Standard and Times Life Chicago News and Puck style humor.
A fragment notes railroad men claim the inter state commerce commission has few complaints from shippers. The text also hints at a Puck or satirical voice about a "wily BITING" Joner who went fishing yesterday and reported what he caught and bought.
Excerpts note graft in Philadelphia filtration plains. A father asks why a birthday is celebrated, while a child replies it was not a “lusy” day. The snippet contrasts cartoons from Puck and Cleveland Plain Dealer on water safety and public trust.
In a brief newspaper exchange, Miss Cayenne and another speaker discuss sharp wit versus flattery. The Washington Star quotes remarks highlighting how one party mistakes bold talk for cleverness.
Tommy jokes about attending the circus this year while Willy deflects with humor. They admit the topic matters little to them, yet feel obliged to tease after their father’s hints.
A dialogic snippet contrasts labor disputes with court remarks about foreman status and spontaneous combustion. The exchange references names such as Casey and Kelly and notes about a foreman’s claim and family international roots misquoted from multiple papers.
A fragmented passage presents quotes from George Eliot, Philias Brooks, George Mackdonald, and Marcus Aurelius urging duty over ease and deliberate action. It concludes with a claim that the battleship Kalax Potemkine's name may be changed after a recent incident.
Portsmouth New Hampshire reports the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the war between Russia and Japan. Officials, diplomats, and observers witnessed the ceremony at the navy yard with a 19 gun salute, church bells, and formal handshakes as M Witte and Baron Komura signed. The agreement outlines Manchuria evacuation, port rights, and mutual trade, with ratification to occur within fifty days.
A telegram to President Roosevelt reports peace treaty signing at 4:47 PM and notes a worsening Caucasus revolt with widespread unrest. The item also lists labor strikes and wage changes across industries including coal, rail, and shipbuilding, plus international labor actions in England and Cuba.
A collision on the Great Western Railway near Witham England killed several people and left twenty injured. The crash prompted urgent safety checks and emergency responses.
The Mikado sent thanks to President Roosevelt and Vice President for their roles in promoting peace in the Far East. Cholera reports rise in Prussia with new cases noted in German territories. Hamburg quarantine kept tight as Tamburg monitors spread. Poland and Russian stations set to block cholera origin traced to Germany. A riot in Guangbacoa, Cuba injures seven.
In Paterson the official appraiser valued Mrs. Mary E. Ryle’s estate at 3 163 075. A noted philanthropist, she funded Paterson public libraries and city institutions, leaving most property to relatives while conscience for public welfare remained evident. The report details her library gifts and business acumen. An Erie Railroad incident at Great Notch injured three men when a passenger engine derailed and overturned. Engineer Farrell survived the plunge. Hreman Penfield escaped. baggage master Myers was badly scalded and Montclair’s Mountainside Hospital treated the engineer Morrell.
At Thorofare near Woodbury the Grange gathered for a pie contest. Women shared pies and fillings, then men joined for testing. Mrs Isa belle Carter stressed crusts, Mrs Reed’s pudding was praised as the best tasted, and Ida Heritage spoke on white potato dishes with a white potato pie hailed as rival to sweet potato pie.
For two days at the Bridgeton wharf local buyers and outsiders battled over tomatoes. Lewis Folger Jr. of Bridgeport, representing a Philadelphia firm, was ordered away yet persisted. Local bids averaged seven dollars a ton while Folger offered twenty cents a basket about fifteen dollars a ton, buying roughly four thousand baskets.
William Daggett a pioneer Vineland resident marks his eighty third birthday surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Daggett invented a clothes hanger in 1868 selling 10 000 units before a rival device emerged. He also created a roaster and bread baking pan in 1868 millions sold and two years ago a trolley wheel design faced a GE injunction now in court.
In Utlen North Carolina a garage incident injured H C Talyley of Cleveland Only and bellboy Robert N Trenham at the Butterfield House. A pistol discharged while a canvas case dropped from a machine causing two shots to fire. one bullet struck Talyley in the leg and another hit Trenham in the hand.
Washington reports President Roosevelt expects a public welcome on return to the capital. Consul General Rodgers notes from Blonoghal that the Northern trade is opening and the boycott appears to be subsiding. Public Printer B. W. Palmer resignation is demanded.
A lively scene in Manila Bay welcomed the transport Logan as Secretary Taft and Misa Roosevelt led their party aboard for Hong Kong and Yokohama.
Charles R Flint discusses a Russia interview with the Czar. A Brooklyn magistrate struggles over kitten ownership. A Austro passenger list grows and a man blown from a car in Racine. Fire destroys Ab bey Road House. a 12,000 ft flag raising at Rollins Pass. Poison charge cleared in Brooklyn. dynamite accidents at Santa Fe. Various global events, arrests, fires, and political moves fill the report.
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