22 Apr 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1887
Page
1
A tale of Nicco and Gerome describes found diamonds as rainbows in a crowded attic. a magistrate finds rightful owner, rewarding the boys with safety, food, and sunshine in their lives. The narrative features reflections on poverty, rescue, and hopeful futures.
Readable text fragments hint at a dull machine and vast living routing of narrow purpose. No clear event or person names are present to frame a fuller news item.
A movement in Italy aims to build an electric crematorium in a major town. The building would instantly reduce corpses to ashes by intense heat, reportedly leaving no odor. Sanitarians note potential uses for garbage and offal disposal, while advocating dry soil cremation as cheaper.
A brief, cryptic exchange shows a young man seeking collar buttons after an engagement ring purchase fails. The whispered line to the jeweler and the shopkeeper’s puzzled reply reveal a tense interaction with no clear resolution.
Over twenty five years observers note printers lose offices lawyers lose clients physicians lose practice politicians lose support artists lose pens book-keepers lose positions husbands lose wives families suffer. The habit harms business interests literary progress and mental stamina and weakens gifts from brain and heart through gaming table greed and ruin.
A New York medical college professor challenges students on handling an acidic blood test. When none answer, he enrages, finally declaring that if a man’s blood is acid they should order his coffin. The scene ends in anger and humiliation.
A thief arraigned for stealing one bolt of cloth argues for leniency by noting he could have stolen five but took one. The judge retorts that a hero who took two watches when only one was taken merited similar sentences.
The article extols Japanese blades for extreme temper and edge, claiming Western forges pale by comparison. It notes swords can cut pigs and iron without damage, mentions two handed swords in combat and a Satsuma heirloom blade split by drift, asserting Japan leads in tempering.
The piece notes a mockingbird trained in a saloon by a keeper named Dixie with striking precision, even singing parts of Norma. It argues birds respond to music and favor freedom, suggesting captive birds may poison nestlings to escape cages, and that caged birds suffer and often die, whereas free birds thrive musically.
A fragmentary theater or dialogue scene features Miss Clara Mr Simp son and Mr Sappson gazing at the night sky. The stars are discussed with a quizzical exchange about brightness compared to the previous night. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or outcomes.
The article explains the scallop trade’s rise in the New York market around 1858 to 1859, noting annual production about 75 000 gallons worth twenty five to thirty thousand dollars, with New York handling about three quarters. It details dredging methods, the opener’s work, waste management, and the use of shells as fertilizer and oyster-bed substrate, plus price ranges for shell sales to oystermen.
The article notes pigs forming strong attachments to people and other animals. A docile sow allowed a three year old to ride her back for long periods and shared food with the child. A boar followed a young lady about the house and slept in her bed, even dying from distress when separated from her.
The report notes a new absorbent from coconut fibre that swells twelve to fourteen times its weight in water. It mentions Norway likely adopting a standard time ahead of Greenwich, camel hair odor aiding sleep, cork lime bricks for light non brickwork, limited use of plant species, thunderstorm electricity from ice and water friction, and a mercury thermometer responding to radiant heat with lampblack coating for early ignition.
The article describes the Mutes a snowbound people with distinct facial features beliefs in evil spirits and toonrachs who heal by ritual drumming and convulsions. It also notes a modern Parisian experiment using an electrical baton to beat time for an opera chorus with two rotating faces achieving precise timing.
Lawyer asks fifty dollars for services in a case. Client contends the amount involved is forty dollars. Lawyer concedes and lowers the fee to forty, stating he is willing to do the fair thing.
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