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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
1
The item surveys prison counts in England and the world, cholera, bottle laws, cotton and hay in the South, pineapple production in Florida, immigrant arrivals across Southern ports, Andaman and Yuma penal camps, Johann Most’s exile talk, Tolstoy on global corruption, and a note on American openness to critique.
The article notes a historic loss of more than 2,000,000 acres of cultivation in England since 1873. It mentions Lord Dufferin assessing European peace prospects and describes proposals to expand plowing matches and stack building contests to teach hay and grain handling. It also cites Church of England revenues at 38 million dollars, with minimal free will offerings, and private bondfaction income since 1703 totaling under 1.6 million dollars yearly.
The Scientific American endorses Mrs Richards Institute study leading to New England Kitchens offering nutritious foods at low prices to the poor. Archibald Forbes predicts a European war may not occur before 1896. Russia, with a large army, lacks modern weapons, while Germany Austria and Italy field about 1.2 million troops. Paris police chief Bortillon drafts an illustrated dictionary of anarchists, to be distributed to agents abroad for monitoring.
The article recounts four major panics since the early 1800s with recovery timelines into the following years and notes stock prices and economic retrenchment. It also cites a late issue of London Truth about the Matabele war, the Chartered Company, Lobengula, and alleged abuses tied to gold profits and a demand for $400,000 for aiding a raid on the king's land.
The body of James Lick lies beneath the great thirty six inch equatorial at Lick Observatory. An old onion workbench bears a German plate noting the bench was brought from South America to San Francisco in 1847 by Lick. The source of his fortune and power to benefit mankind was honest and faithful labor.
A fragmentary verse from Ram's Horn notes Doro as bare branches and cold fingers, contrasting with the palm inviting refreshment. It extols calm healing sympathy pervading each day, per Keyes.Decker and the Ram's Horn periodical.
In Middlebourne Miss Cynthia Ray, a frugal widow, saves for a front porch but feels called to help city children. After a Sunday sermon on aiding the poor, she opens her home to four youngsters, a baby, and two more, living in a tented area behind her house. Neighbors and a pastor support her largesse, and a benefactor funds a white porch with a green band as the porch finally rises, symbolizing charity rewarded. Stella and Harry stay as adopted children.
Immen Pauha hosted a dinner with an Oriental theme for the British minister, featuring lavish tableware and a native orchestra. Guests included judges of the Mixed Courts, diplomatic aides, and Army officers, while Miss Page formed a focal point of the evening companions and conversation.
A humorous column collecting quips and sketches from publications like New York Press Chicago Record Life and others. It features jokes about grammar poetry parental discipline and social scenes with short punchlines and caricatures. The item assembles several tiny bits including a teacher joke about passive mood and a quip on expensive poetry and reflexive humor.
A collage of short humorous snippets from various papers includes a father explaining an anarchist as a person who blows up others and a quip about singing, a rich man wearing diamonds, and a study in manners and appearance. Also features jokes about cliques of social events and self-display.
A jumbled column weaves light vignettes from newspaper life. A six year old girl and a flirtatious visitor recall childhood logic, a British soldier tips a Quebec maid, a hotel typist handles a fiery letter, and a farcical cold wave anecdote bounces between a ginger bearded man and a shopkeeper.
The US Geological Survey is preparing a colossal map of the United States begun over twelve years ago. It will take many decades more, span nearly an acre when finished, and will detail every brook river hillock farm village school and road across the land. Connecticut and northern Long Island are shown six by five feet in that section.
Captain Borteaut of the Parsboro schooner Exception has introduced a novel rigging style that drew attention in New York Harbor after the vessel arrived. The three masted ship carries a mainmast with three square sails and topsails, with a fore-yard for windward work. He claims the ship’s passage from Sagan Cuba to New York in six days exceeds existing sailing records.
Yon L P Morton former Vice President launches milk delivery routes in Rondout New York with plans to expand to New York City. He touts a large Guernsey herd and advanced dairy facilities including pure water wells. Milk will be clarified and sterilized before delivery.
A collage of household advice from the era includes methods to remove coffee stains with cold water or egg yolk mixtures, tips for bread crust cracks, inexpensive tomato salad ideas, and detailed steps for washing blankets and preparing dishes like Gold Beef With Poached Eggs Lemon Cheesecake and Swedes. The selections mix cleaning, laundry, and quick kitchen recipes from New York papers.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a university with a student count and a tree noted as a symbol for a place. The readable portions mention University of Decl in winter and a tree called the great tree in North State settings.
Poetic advert displays southern pride with vivid rural imagery. The verse extols southern landscapes winds hills birds skies and affectionate bonds, praising the region as the finest in the country in a nostalgic tone.
A collage of quips and witticisms from late 19th early 20th century papers. Snippets cover courtship talk, bachelor humor, telephony gags, and social foibles. Notable lines involve Miss Goode, Mr Figg, and a parade of witty exchanges, with jokes on ministers, actors, and gossip.
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