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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
1
A collection of opinions notes the bicycle craze spreading from New York to armies and police, with estimates of 25 million dollars in related invention. It cites figures on rail safety, imperial stances, and Japan and Chinas educational trends, then moves to forestry tips for cork oak and other heat tolerant trees in the South, urging forestry reform.
Fragmentary poem in verse by F. L. Stanton recalling home as a refuge from city life. The speaker longs for a beloved waiting at home under a tranquil sky, where love is kind and the hearth bright. Images of roses, fragrance, and intimate embraces reinforce the theme of return and comfort.
Aunt Susan Dake treks to the city to attend James Larkin’s wedding and presents a handmade quilt woven with his early clothes. The bride Helen deems the quilt exquisite, and the aunt, nervous about class, is reassured as the couple and guests praise the labor of love.
The article surveys progress from Crookes tubes and X ray photography to electric traction in the Baltimore Tunnel, postal use of bacteria, museum gifts to Paris, horse color inheritance in England, and new fuel systems in Italian ships. It notes radio wave concepts and ether theories, plus dramatic lab incidents and safety efforts around chemistry and physics.
Syracuse Journal notes Oswego prepares to mark the centennial of the 1812 British evacuation of Fort Ontario. A public meeting called by the mayor plans a civic day, military day, and scenting events with a sham battle and fort reenactment. The Knights of Python are organizing a society day and seeks federal and state support.
Two young women sail the Mississippi commanding steamers under Captains French and Lesbies while a tide of fashion, science, and public figures fills columns. The piece also highlights Mrs Stanton, Mme Gith, Arizona suffrage efforts, boot and apron trends, and society anecdotes from New York, London, and beyond.
The Pall Mall Gazette reflects on a poetic union where tender truce and alliance are pledged between lovers. The verse imagines sealing a treaty with blossoming May, coronals of summer, and a shared life by the hearth, while death and life cycle through the scene.
A compilation of humorous lines and quips from mid 19th to early 20th century papers. Jests about fools, money, consistency, religion, and society mix with light satire. Notable snippets credit Puck, Atchison Globe, Detroit Free Press, and Chicago Record among others.
Physicians Dra Richarda and Gordon held a Thursday consultation on Postmaster Charles F Wilde’s puzzling condition. They diagnosed congestion at the brain base, noting a long developing illness. A notable sign was Wilde writing backward, then returning to normal handwriting, seen as improvement.
A Cincinnati wife of a minister traded a barrel of old sermons for bread. The rag man later offered five cents a pound for more sermons, recalling a preacher who had boarded her and her horse after a illness resold at a country post.
An Argonaut obituary fragment recalls Eddie Farrell of San Francisco once employed at the Mint. He joked about a death by own action while showing a small gold nugget and saying his ingots were cast with gold from Mint work, a grim quip on fate.
The Corday skull is linked to Prince Roland Bonaparte via M Duray who vouched for Richelieu’s skull. It was placed in the Sorbonne tomb, stolen in the revolution, and likely obtained from Sansun the executioner with documents of authenticity.
The fragment argues that Egyptian penants were enslaved for ages and sold to the King of Egypt in Joseph’s era and have never regained freedom, attributed to Pittebiicy Dispureu.
Reports from Congress show conferees named on the Public Library bill and cross votes in House and Senate. Voluntary Bankruptcy bill favorable in Senate Judiciary. many district contests decide incumbents retain seats. Territorial and river projects advance. New Mexico statehood report favored. canal survey cost estimated from 7.05 to 30 million. war secretary sees Lake Superior link study.
The article notes a monument planned to mark George Washington birthplace in Wakefold Westmoreland County Virginia near the Potomac River. It describes the modest cabin site and surrounding county landscape as part of the commemorative effort.
A marble shaft monument for a birth place figure is funded with 11000 dollars, with a 51 foot shaft and detailed foundations. The issue also covers the Vaneruelan Boundary Commission, bond delivery, Cuban mediation, fires, rail measures, criminal cases, and international notes from President Roosevelt to European leaders.
The draft describes a monument to George Washington with a foundation inscription dated 1896 and a Fourth of July unveiling led by the President and Cabinet. It notes the Washington house era ruins, the monument’s visibility to steamboats, and Mount Vernon ties. It also reports Oregon Republicans backing McKinley, and Governor Hastings planting a shoot from William Penn’s Elm at the University of Pennsylvania Campus as part of Arbor Day events.
A pistol duel near Potsdam Germany pitted Leberecht von Kotze former Court Chamberlain against Baron Schrader Master of Ceremonies to the Prussian Court. They stood ten paces apart and fired until one was disabled. Schrader was severely wounded and taken to a hospital. The dispute grew from a court scandal involving anonymous letters.
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