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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1891
Page
1
Visible excerpts describe extensive timber cutting on Wisconsin state lands without proper authorization. The text also surveys varied topics from medicine usage and Canadian development to rail proposals, education reform, banking growth, and colonial era exploration, indicating a miscellany of news items from a historical period.
A fragmented poem about migrating travelers and cosmopolitan birds contrasts with a rural tale of Ashbel Dean’s children and a farm debt. The piece follows two decades of hardship, a widow's resolve, and a family reunion sparked by a grandchild's arrival, restoring old bonds.
The article surveys burial customs among Native American tribes noting body positions and directions tied to beliefs about the sun and departed, with mention of Blackbird of the Omahas. It then discusses orchid cultivation growth, citing about 10,000 known species and future botany focusing on reducing varieties. A brief comic exchange closes the piece.
The article outlines how homing pigeons proved useful to the French fleet at Toulon for real time battlefield communication. It notes a naval messenger pigeon service established at Toulon, training aboard ships like St. Louis, and discusses potential US Navy adoption after successful experiments.
Reflections on conduct versus action stress, self deception about zeal, and resilience. A California digger anecdote recounts the 1855 grasshopper year with large scale swarms across Sacramento and San Francisco counties. Diggers ate grasshoppers in myriad ways, often salting, roasting, or string-drying them for winter use.
A collage of fashion notes and social observations from multiple papers. Articles cover ladies garments with high crowns and embroidered fronts, Egyptian women’s public appearances, historical petticoat fashions, gray gowns for different complexions, women in railway clerical work, Swiss watchmaking by female labor, and assorted fashion tips. Also included are health remedies and wild claims about poisons and bites with home treatments.
A curious plant named snake plait was shown by Myra Chestnut. The succulent stem resembles a snake and bears no large Easter flower, only a single purplish bloom with a foul odor. Presented to Mrs Chestnut by her sister of Frankfort, Kentucky, with Platte City, Missouri noted in the report.
The Eight of Cats notes remarkable bat flight in darkness as Spallanzani blinding tests show the creature evades tangled threads with uncanny ease. The Italian naturalist observes the bat fly back and forth without injury or contact, prompting questions about a possible sixth sense.
Mrs Capela, president of the San Die UK Crictkters Association, experiments with cocoons on her sewing machine to adapt to irregular machinery and achieve successful yield.
A fragmentary dialogue references a Mr Gabbier and a boasting claim about ownership of a HMtaral pas well. The exchange continues with a sharp response from Mies Sharpe Indsod, imbuing the scene with a sense of whimsical, period voice from an Argosy setting.
An old lace maker shares a method described as a favorite among Mme Modjesko. Spread lace on paper, dust with calcined magnesia, cover with another sheet, and store between book leaves for two to three days. A light shake removes the powder and reveals ready to wear lace with intact threads.
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