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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1889
Page
1
Global reports note a rise in social unrest and agricultural depression across Europe and Russia. U S army desertion numbers exceed two thousand. government losses top $625,000. A French study links alcohol policy to changes in disease and crime, while smallpox and diphtheria persist in several European capitals.
A narrator recalls a day with a 14 month old baby girl at a house. They play, tease, and explore stairs and rooms while the Doctor treats a head bandage. A knock at the door leads to a tense moment as events unfold downstairs.
Dr. William A. Hammond warns in the Pittsburg Dispatch that general paralysis or general paresis is a fashionable disease rising with financial ambition. He notes its rarity of recovery and links to anxieties, reversals, and speculative life, citing mental symptoms and delusions of grandeur among the afflicted.
The Zritune cites Santander as arbitrators valued the lives of two murdered men at 20 dollars. The piece notes the discrepancy between civilized self image and primitive practices and suggests the murderers likely paid no penalty. It closes by contrasting this with the blessings of modern life.
A historic glowing account traces ski running from Norway to California and Nevada. It notes John A Thompson of Norway as a pioneering figure whose 180 foot leap on a Sierra slope is verified by local officials. The piece mentions a 1000 foot icicle and dramatic canyon ice formations, describing extreme winter spectacle.
The page surveys quirky social fads and grim social experiments. It notes a Memory Hoop accessory crafted to honor favored suitors and a Denmark society offering lifelong annuities to single women while tying marriage to forfeiture. It also quotes Brooklyn merchants favoring plain, reliable salesgirls over glamorous ones for steady business.
A late twenty something woman is described as a wedding superintendent who arranges everything from gowns and undergarments to millinery and wraps. She guides bridesmaids and mothers, creating a seamless, anxious free experience for the engaged couple, earning a growing clientage. The piece notes two Bedford Ohio girls once courted by Garfield and Hayes, who refused due to poverty.
A novel and amusing marriage was solemnized on a recent Sunday between Elly Usher and Andrew Williams both colored. The ceremony occurred by the Academy branch at 3:39 PM on a log beside a historic waterside, performed by Judge James R. George with notable attendees including Colonel Thomas Lowe Captain James S. George Ed Bailey and Dr. Davy Albert of Atlanta in attendance.
The article recounts Jennie Flood, heiress to James C. Flood, likely the wealthiest woman in the world and United States, with millions in bonds given by her father. It notes rumors about marriage offers, possible convent plans, and a failed match with Lord Beaumont or Grant Jr. Plus fashion notes from Paris on fabrics, colors, and silhouettes for spring and summer wear.
Miss Jenette Larke of Buffalo New York known for athletic feats and a Niagara River swim across to Canada as a notable heroine. She died at twenty two leaving a record as a teacher and life saver who rescued a officer’s child from drowning after diving into the Niagara River.
A late 19th century sketch contrasts Maori huts with European goods, noting that houses are mats and rushes with simple furniture, while women wear European dress atop native adornments. It praises Maori hospitality and bravery, yet calls out diligence and industry as lacking. It covers family life, tattooed faces, canoes, war trumpet, and mythology, then laments colonial trade on fiber from banana plants and the thumb banana’s prestige in Panama and New York markets.
A historical note on how bananas are eaten raw in the country but prepared differently in tropical regions. It discusses preparations with sherry as an appetizer, health effects of banana intake, its dietary role in Africa and the West Indies, and nutritional content highlighting high water and sugar with flesh-forming substance.
A fragment discusses Fijian houses with thatched roofs and latticed walls, noting interior storage shelves and floor mats, plus a casual travelogue tone about village chiefs and hospitality. The piece shifts to a plumber’s remark on rats damaging pipes, describing verminproofing basements and poisoning as a preventive solution.
A St Louis curiosity dealer notes tarantulas centipedes and Gila monsters have steady markets. Alive or mounted tarantulas fetch 1, live specimens shipped by express only. Gila monsters from Arizona sell for 5 to 10 dollars. zoos acquire them, but private buyers exist. The dealer cites repulsive appeal and Indian collection for supply.
The report details Robert Todd Lincoln selected by the President as United States Minister to England, recounting his Civil War service and legal career, and Patrick Egan of Ireland described for Home Rule involvement and later life in Lincoln, Nebraska. It notes Corporal Tanner of Brooklyn as United States Commissioner of Pensions and confirms Senate confirmation.
Murat Halstead, nominated for Minister to Germany by President Harrison, was rejected by the Senate in a 35 019 vote. The article notes his journalism career, Ohio Republican ties, past critiques of General Grant, and opposition tied to past newspaper attacks on a Republican U.S. Senator. It also mentions Banyon's Hotel sale and Dickens praising the Baltimore hostelry.
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