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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
4
Prescott Spofford recalls a sunlit Seville spectacle where fifteen bulls charge through a crowded arena. Horses panic in a staged clash as robed senorans weep, while picadors and fans watch the brutal procession with a mix of fear and fascination.
Tom Morris, a frontier homesteader, hides inside a log to avoid a bear and pursuing Indian scouts after trapping near his cabin. He uses the bear trap as a shield while listening for signs of how close the danger closes in and plans a safer exit.
An excerpt recounts a bear encounter with two Indians departing after skinning the animal, followed by a note on bear meat and provisions. The page then presents Wise Words from various authors and a humorous anecdote about Freddy’s breakfast readiness, reflecting a mix of fables and light domestic humor.
A London Tit-Bits note explains that a Korean mother values a daughter's laundry skill over beauty as a factor in marriage. The ideal wife is a capable laundress who can keep linen pristine, using traditional methods rather than modern flatirons and wringers.
The Ousamequin tribe formed a committee to procure and train carrier doves for funeral rites. They have raised several birds and test them by flights increasing distance. In the latest run from Oak Grove Cemetery the doves circled widely and then sharply returned to their home loft.
A Viennese surgeon Theodore Billroth lectured medical students about two essential gifts for a doctor: absence of nausea and keen observation. He demonstrated by dipping a finger into a nauseous fluid and testing two glasses while inviting students to imitate. The twist showed only one student followed exactly, exposing attention to detail.
The London Punch notes empty West End churches and questions if blame lies with parishioners. It suggests moving services to a more convenient day like Tuesday when residents return from week, proposing a reforming sermon on the program to attract attendance.
Pension Office officials identify Lyston D. Howe of Streator HK as the youngest Civil War volunteer. He enlisted first in 1801 at ten years nine months, served four months, then was discharged for age. He re enlisted in 1802 and served until war’s end.
William Randolph Hearst led the Independence League at Carnegie Hall as the ticket for governor and statewide officers was nominated. The convention adopted a straight ticket rejecting fusion with Democrats amid loud cheers and pledge to reform state government and public services.
The report notes that in the second Democratic primary the race narrowed with Martin Fo Ansel defeating Richard Irvine Manning as the local option candidate for Governor. A steamer Adelbert departed Tangier carrying Paul Q. Stenslund, president of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, with Chicago detectives involved in the case of the wrecked vessel.
An evening express of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad struck and killed John Sullivan and his four year old daughter Suddivan as they crossed the tracks at Ovensville a suburb of Fall River Massachusetts. The tragedy occurred as they walked across the rail lines near the station.
The Trades Union Congress at Liverpool passed a resolution in favor of an eight hour day for organized labor.
The directors of the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia Sage agreed to personally subscribe funds sufficient to meet losses mediated through Frank K Hipple.
Union Oil Company of San Francisco finishes a new line across the Isthmus of Panama. The system ships California crude to Atlantic ports, signaling a major expansion in its refinery network and transport routes.
The State Department announced Roosevelt's Cuba policy with no immediate warship deployments beyond the Denver to Havana and Marietta to Cienfuegos, while Des Moines stays at Key West. Marines near the West Indies number 300 on Dixie and others dispersed. officials say no broad intervention planned.
A party of 100 engineers connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad passed through the new North River tunnel from Weehawken to Manhattan. At the New York New Jersey line under the river bed, cheers marked the completion of the first link in a project to bind New York more closely to the country. The shell is in place and interior work remains. the expedition traveled at 28 pounds per square inch air pressure, finishing on the New York side at Twelfth Avenue and Thirty third Street after an arduous, waterlogged run.
John C. Hately, appointed receiver in the Zion City case, reports total liabilities at 6 125 018 with assets hard to determine due to 32 account books. He notes quick assets about 272 dollars and slow assets around 2 150 427, citing bookkeeping chaos and misalignment in records. The piece also mentions Clover hay scarcity and labor shortages impacting markets and harvests.
A garbled summary describes a pistol duel on a moving train in Brookville killing both participants, multiple horse races and yacht events with various winners, and military and tennis honors across United States venues. Names and places are partly legible but many details are unclear or corrupted.
A Baltimore engagement faced strain when a lab worker ordered roses for his beloved with two cards. one card bore the message Roses, Do the best you can for 3. The incident, noted in Marpor's Weekly, sparked astonishment as the recipient discovered the cryptic bill.
A physician recounts adopting Postum five years ago in his own family as a coffee alternative and recommends it to patients. He notes stores now stock it, claims safety, and says he uses it in most cases of nervousness and indigestion, promising continued prescription in his practice.
A detailed list shows standard quality milk prices around 23¢ per quart at Hutte Creamery Western and prices for various dairy goods. The page includes wholesale figures for butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and market staples with multiple vendor names and unit measures.
Government based estimates forecast a record corn crop of 2.78 billion bushels with 94.535 million acres, exceeding last year by 72.075 million. Spring and winter wheat prospects show a large yield, Alaska salmon pack around 1.8 million fish, Pennsylvania coal output near 450 million dollars and related trade activity. 1905 coal production tops prior records with 992.9 million tons, while Florida oranges and cotton crop summaries accompany broader mercantile activity and weather-influenced sponge wheat thrashing.
Mrs Remotho Myorg of Ironton Ohio states she suffered two years of weakness anxiety sleeplessness and swollen abdomen from kidney problems. After using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her health improved with pale skin and bloating gone. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ohio crowds of over 49 000 surged on Capitol grounds to view the McKinley statue as Mrs Longworth unveiled the ribbon. The event halted by chaos. later ceremonies moved to Memorial Hall with Day Daniel McKay and Brown speaking. Mrs McKinley Day attended on behalf of the widow.
Violent storms swept Johnson County Nebraska with a tornado west of Tecumseh. Four people killed, two fatally injured, five hurt. Names listed include Koehler and several others. A threshing machine shelter failed and a school house was destroyed injuring students. Barns and windmills toppled across the county.
In Chicago the exclusive union of one-armed and one-eyed rail yard workers vows to defend wages from 40 to 50 dollars a month amid claims of bias against the disabled. The group, many veterans of rail accidents, comprises swatch tenders and flagmen earning livelihoods tied to the tracks.
Short column of quirky notices and ads including aPicnic scene with Mrs McCown supervising a chigger department at Flat Docks and several named families. Also brief items about German streetcar rules for small children and a long parody about salt boxes. Includes medical ads for Dr Kline and Cuticura remedies and an early child soothing syrup ad.
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