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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
1
A collage of 19th century notes cites varied trivia from Pasteur’s mad dog treatment to a Yangtze voyage, immigration fears, New York fires and real estate gains, education progress in Japan, Bowdoin 1824 silhouettes, Carlist intrigues, and wheat production trends, highlighting broad public interest topics and curious observations.
A reflective verse fragment portrays a city street as a vast wire network of human thoughts and destinies. The speaker notes hurried passersby show no sign of the inner current, while threads of life cross and connect, guiding souls toward unseen goals.
A lord recalls his marriage to Lady Bargemont driven by duty and pride. He reveals her ruin by opium use linked to a brass bound box and a bamboo instrument, describing a deadly vice that haunted their life and ended with a tragic death. A son’s innocent greeting ends the tale on a hopeful note.
The goshawk, known in New England as the blue hen-hawk, is a slender 20 to 24 inch bird with slate coloring and zigzag markings. It nests in woods, hunts poultry and small game, and can strike with swift, ground-hugging dives. Audubon observed its ferocity when it attacked a flock of grackles crossing the Ohio River. Also included are humorous snippets and a note on W. L. Smith funding a church in Paris at over 110,900 after perceiving its need during government business.
Washington wheat districts employ 20 to 25 herders to guard fields against wild geese and ducks in Colusa and Glenn counties. Farmers use lanterns to deter birds at night, while the Boston Common scene depicts a summer afternoon concert, families, and city life in a democratic crowd.
The Philadelphia Inquirer describes a visit to the Ninth and Green station where a family of twenty, including eighteen children with four sets of twins, attracted all eyes. The father, Englishman Anne Miller, speaks of plans to move to Trenton for pottery work, as many children already earn wages.
A column surveys fashionable behavior and attire for women, noting English girls’ gait as unfeminine when ungentlemanly, and contrasts American norms. It spotlights fashion trends from London Paris jackets to Empress Frederick’s kindness to children and Arles women, plus notes on gowns, hair, and accessories.
A collection of science items notes population growth, paper from moss in Sweden, shell design, phonography advances, and an electrical mineral ball story. Also a tale from Truckee about a magnetic anomaly and a Norfolk style sparrow bravery, plus a cheeky Boston thief stealing a toilet room mirror from a life insurance office.
A travelogue describes Russians dining customs with frequent meals, vodka and tea, and hospitable side-table offerings of glulfed meats pickled eel and cucumbers. It notes vodka made from potatoes and rye, served in small cups, and remarks on social drinking in business and friendship contexts.
A Victorian style pin described as a hand mirror facsimile features a flat diamond glass centerpiece framed by tiny diamonds and a handle of slightly larger diamonds. The piece is presented with ornate promise, noting the reflective surface and jewel-toned materials.
A garbled ledger of global data cites population counts, crop yields, trade totals, and infrastructural plans. Among items mention 1 103 252 Curacao population, 6 093 708 Beart inhabitants, 83 570 000 acreag corn, 205 000 foreign capital in the U S, and 32 cotton mills near Charlotte. Also notes rail and railhead plans to Alaska, World’s Fair funding, and drought impacts across Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, with varied country references and figures.
A mosaic of famous figures and events appears, noting Count von Moire turning ninety, Mrissox the French painter, P. T. Barnum’s circus fortune, Pasteur’s planned U.S. visit, and General Schofield’s 1853 service. It covers politicians, artists, and scientists with birthdays, retirements, travels, and notable peculiarities.
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