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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1891
Page
1
The item surveys land ownership by foreign nobles, rainfall trends in Kansas, and world population counts. It notes growth in church support for women preachers, rising British marriages, artillery as key to warfare, a female mail contractor, Siam's elephant, and Philippine-Chinese movement in 1890. It also reports oyster law debates, Harvard morality remarks, and college conduct anecdotes.
A Ledger verse urges restraint in judgment and speech. It warns against harshly criticizing neighbors or friends. It advocates choosing kindness, soothing others, and avoiding hasty, destructive tongues in all misfortunes.
In Drake's Magazine serialized tale, Jennie Olcott defies her father Hiram Olcott's strict rules. Mrs. Kate Calding devises a ruse to pair Jennie with a suitable suitor, arranging a meeting with Bryan while masking prior acquaintance. The plan succeeds as Jennie and Bryan grow close. the father approves a rapid marriage as Kate quietly manages the household and future.
A detailed portrait from Frank Leslie's Monthly describes a remote Saginaw Bay phenomenon where hundreds to thousands of men live in snow huts on Lake Huron ice from late October to March. They fish, cluster in circles, endure extreme cold, play music, and face dangers from storms, with Indians at Charity Islands offering welcome.
A collector of fashion notes surveys the latest trends including the fashionable walk, silk petticoats in shrimp pink and rose shades, tan footwear comfort and Russia leather, and advice on juvenile jewelry and simple watches. Also reports social intrigue about a Portland woman’s wardrobe scheme and broader style corrections.
Mrs De Flatt writes of Dean flooding again with a foot of water in the cellar. The piece questions why residents stay in such places when a city like News offers safety while Servint reports another electric pole toppled and houses afire.
A collage of short scientific notes mentions gas found near Middlesborough England at 800 feet depth, a new musical notation system using twenty seven characters, petroleum lamp efficiency estimates, India rubber panels, galvanic action between iron types, hare derived vaccine virus, slow streetcar motors, wood preservation by charing, earth axis shifts and latitude observations, resin extraction for soap, Dana on Long Island Sound during glacial periods, an Apache trail expert, and violin making from seasoned spruce lumber in Boston.
A recipe collection highlights chicken sandwiches with buttered bread and sliced chicken, plus a skirting steak method and baked shad with gravy. Also features sausage pudding batter, eclairs with chocolate icing, and household hints on candles, cleaning, and preserving furniture.
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