21 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1893
Page
1
A long list of varied facts and quotes covers population forecasts, school board debates, laws on hedges, military colonial orders, Siberian cold, odd customs in Japan and Europe, traveler tales, quirky anecdotes, Atlantic liner tracks, telegraph pole taxes, and M C A rail branch stats. The jumble shows a newspaper page of miscellany from 1890s discourse.
Poem fragment attributed to H G Bunner from Century. It speaks of planting a tree as a act that nurtures sun and sky, breeze and song, shade and rain, forest heritage, and national growth from sea to sea. The speaker emphasizes loyalty to home and civic purpose as the tree grows in a neighborhood and land.
In Maine's summer calm Mark Houghton, a New York lawyer, revisits his old school and encounters Leah Hastings, his former pupil and sweetheart. They confront past misunderstandings and explore a possible future together, but she urges they stay apart despite a lingering bond as a thrushong melody notes time and possibility.
The article surveys buffalo populations across Colorado North Dakota Montana and Manitoba noting dwindling herds and scattered remaining animals. It also praises Chicago Fairsite design by Frederick Law Olmsted and argues landscape gardening deserves a fine arts status alongside architecture sculpture and painting.
A reader in Vergy Savoy recounts a striking ice cave nearby with yellowish ice walls, tall chambers about fifty yards deep, and clear ice stalactite like formations. The cave features cone and bottle shaped icicles, an ice pipe, and a bamboo-like stalagmite arrangement, resembling a frozen landscape.
Ant control method uses a sponge with sugar to lure ants and boiling water to finish. Milk and egg guidance suggests serving at preferred temps and using egg white in milk. Hygienic pie crust recipe emphasizes cold shortening and multiple light rolls. Klopps recipe builds meat balls with simple sauce options. A narrative about sea trout at a marketplace adds local flavor and humor.
The New York Observer reports Lieutenant Peary plans a bold 1900 Arctic expedition from Inglefield gulf heading for Independence bay and Cape Bismarck. The group will use inland sledging, cache provisions, and a small party to map the North Greenland coast while a second British team eyes Franz Josef land for a potential pole reach.
A collection of curious notes on science and exploration. Topics include Dewar reducing air to a solid, Madagascar flora and ferns, global moisture limits, sea-water filled marble, moths and glanders vaccines in Berlin, agave vegetables in hot climates, dimples from muscle development, granite geology, and submarine lighting tests off Toulon with lamps illuminating 100 feet.
A San Francisco Chronicle note describes birds sacrificing themselves for their fledglings. A partridge hen risks a pursuing dog to shield her chicks, while a Mexican weaver thrush flees a rattlesnake. The act exemplifies nature’s law of self sacrifice for offspring despite fatal outcomes.
A detailed account of the Feast of Lanterns in China describing lantern displays on the fifteenth day of the first month each year and the origin story of a drowned Mandarin's daughter. It notes lantern sizes and candles, festival amusements, and regional adoption of the custom.
Oddest bonnet in New York described with jet turkey gobbler motif. Fashion notes discuss business dress material, pockets, and finishing touches. References to New York Times Herald and San Francisco Argonaut on garments, silhouettes, and seasonal trends.
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