12 Aug 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
1
Agricultural output provides 4 014 000 000 yearly in demand and per capita income. Clocks, trains, milk purity laws, and rail expansion feature alongside early electrical streetcar pilots and May bug damage costs. Public speeches urge perseverance and forward motion amid social and technological change.
Annie Seymour narrates her life after her father dies and she becomes governess to Harry Englefield’s two daughters in Wales. A storm, a rockfall, and a hidden threat from Helen Leroy endanger their growing love, leading to a note revealing Helen’s murderous intent and a marriage between Annie and Harry.
The London Lancet urges simple carbolic acid protection against gnats and insects. A saturated six to seven percent solution applied to skin and hair, and possibly clothing, is recommended to deter bites and protect children and adults during summer. Horses and cattle may benefit similarly.
A newly practicing doctor boasts to his wife that he is becoming well known in town, joking that the undertakers already know him. The remark reflects light humor about a growing medical practice and local recognition.
A Cosmopolitan piece by Charles C. Wellman describes Monte Carlo’s opening rituals with croupiers, money chests, and roulette setup, then surveys English women in public roles and fashion, noting figures like Lady Randolph Churchill and Miss Mary L. Booth, and contrasts American and English riding styles showcased at the Wild West Show.
An Indian government official in Gwalior uncovered a vast hoard exceeding £5,000,000 in silver and jewels buried in palace vault pits. The treasure, marked with copper plates naming the burying officers, was dug up and sent to the Calcutta mint.
In Ningpo waters the bow eyes on junks serve a belief rather than mere ornament. A boatman covers an eye to avoid disaster after spotting a floating body, a practice tied to portents that could affect passengers or crew during the voyage.
A young man allegedly shared Bible verses with a church neighbor to declare his interest, using pins in open scriptures from Second John and Ruth. He then pointed to Third John and an ensuing marriage reportedly occurred the following week, though authors question the story’s veracity.
A survey of women’s roles and dress trends, arguing housework can be a skillful discipline, warning against stays and rigid fashion, and noting how marriage affects careers. It includes fashion details from the era and reflections on propriety and public norms.
A Moravian practice at their Germany headquarters keeps a list of women ready to become missionaries' wives at a moment's notice. The first on the list is sent abroad regardless of age or appearance, as members do not reveal their wishes. A passenger on a steamer to Calicut met a wife sent under this rule, and the missionary she was to marry reacted with a long nose and a protest at the taffrail.
A Pittsburg letter recounts Charles Brandon a frontier fighter whose life spanned frontier wars and long family protest. He survived capture by Indians in 1764 and later fathered 85 children with two wives and their offspring. Several sons served in the Union Army with varied fates, while his third wife living in Moundsville received a pension after hardship. The piece also notes a bizarre whooping cough cure using an ass from Maryhill and a Victorian reflection on envy.
A montage of curiosities on velocity of the solar system, new embalming tech, and photography detecting stellar motion. Reports note electric lights attracting spider webs near government buildings, a long oak log unearthed in Norway bogs, and a soft fossil-like fuel vein in Elsinore. Also described are shells with artificial holes and the cockle’s toothed tongue drilling into living prey.
The article describes alkali lands across the desert plains and irrigated valleys, caused by carbonate of soda. It explains how evaporation and capillary rise form surface efflorescence, hardening soils after drying, and the need for drainage. Deep rooted crops like alfalfa and certain fruits tolerate slight alkalinity, while cereals fail.
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