26 Aug 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1887
Page
1
General Greely explains hot waves come from the Mississippi as debates rise on immigration. The piece notes US convict population, rail plans for Damascus, and a large 120,000 inhabitant city. It cites mineral output, the Lick fund, a Zanzibar merry go round, and the spread of streetcar electrification. It also surveys parks, missionary work among tribes, and a flurry of lightning incidents across several states.
A lyric verse from W. J. Henderson reflecting on songs of yesterday today and tomorrow. It muses on love’s past present and future, asking if the couple should sing of enduring passion and shared life across time.
A Cincinnati detective recalls a porch climbing gang active ten to twelve years ago. The robbers moved at night using ladders and roof access to raid upper story rooms, stealing jewelry and bric a brac while neighbors slept. A clever trap set by an old maid leads to the capture of a man posing as Judge Wilcox and his partner. both are later identified as New Orleans suspects, with one caught in a baggage-room sting.
A St Louis bank president notes that money can be redeemed even when reduced to ashes or tiny fibers. He recalls Chicago’s fire where $10 000 packages were recovered by Treasury women who moistened to reveal serial numbers and values. A farmer’s jar of chewed bills left about $1 000 redeemable, showing reclamation by patient women.
A Delhi observer describes a dipterous insect on a wall that mimicked a louse. The creature, likely a mantispid of the genus Mantispa, has four legs and an oddly modified prothorax resembling a proboscis.
A bustling Smythe store on the avenue, once booming with customers, abruptly shuts its doors. The crowded shop, praised for immense business, is cited as the reason it could not accommodate all shoppers, ending its run amid surprise and irony.
A historical column discusses a Chicago rat infestation and humane methods to trap and deter them using tar, poison caution, and clever devices. It also surveys weather magic and the Witch-hammer trials, noting torture under inquisitorial rules and a shift to scientific explanations. It closes with a brief look at matches history and production.
Corundum long used in the arts as a substitute for emery due to scarcity and mining costs. Crude sapphire, ranking only below diamond in hardness, is in high demand for grinding wheels. It requires extreme heat to fuse and wheels must endure about 8000 degrees during solidification, enhancing centrifugal forge resistance and cutting quality.
A new paper treatment blends zinc chloride with pulp to increase toughness and durability. Higher zinc concentration yields stronger, more durable paper suitable for boxes and combs and other uses.
A mother overhears a nurse scaring a child with a bear under the bed tale. The girl is terrified, and the mistress punishes Maggie for repeating a lie that frightened the child, concluding the nurse is unfit to care for children.
A Baltimore family in Maryland reports orioles building a nest in a large fir tree near their home. The wife left a spool of cotton on the window sill and later found the spool unwound and the cotton woven into the bird nest on the porch below. The curious incident drew visitors.
The piece details Paris made me dallions sold for 75 to 200 dollars, wearable as pins or pendants in gold frames with diamonds or rubies. It notes Washington belles adopting canes and veiling fashions, with comments from New York and fashion columns on lace veils, freckle remedies, padlock bracelets, and evolving dress trends in blue greens, corsages, and hats.
Observations include a meteor impact on Norwegian ice, a high altitude flamingo in Chili, skull growth in Indian populations, and advances in flame resistant fabrics. Texas streams flow in wet seasons, India’s rainfall averages 42 inches annually, and global thermometer design uses spiraled metal strips. Germany experiments with rose oil, and rice farming resurges in the American South with high production and price variability.
Prime Minister Ito urges the Empress to adopt European dress for women in the empire. He argues western styles are necessary as men modernize, though he notes the current costume is picturesque, healthier, and economical, while women lag behind this change.
The Philadelphia Times notes Stanley will earn $50,000 from London publisher Bentley for a forthcoming travel book, comparing literary advances of Thackeray Wilkie Collins George Eliot Dickens Scott Lytton Macaulay and General Grant with long histories and the Republic’s price for achievement.
Dialogue hints at an impending wedding with a romantic exchange. A woman asks for a keepsake to remember her, and a man replies with tenderness. The note closes with a mention of a forthcoming wedding in Boston.
Paris American Register reports on a Berlin trial where the rabbi testifies that Mosaic law requires a kosher Jewish butcher of good reputation and moral conduct. He must renew a blunted knife, recite prayers, ensure blood falls on ashes, avoid contact during slaughter, seal the carcass with kill date, and forbid consuming fowl killed more than three days prior.
A 19th century science note cites Professor Tyndall and Professor Reclam on how mouth breathing draws dust into the lungs and how older city residents may harbor a gramme of calcareous dust in their lungs. It claims the skin also requires oxygen and helps purify blood.
The Atlanta Constitution excerpt discusses Georgia’s dueling history over ten years, noting few fatal outcomes and political versus private challenges. It recounts the Sand Bar Ferry duel near Augusta, Tilly and Radcliffe, and traces Louisiana’s shift from sabers to pistols, with pistol duels deemed deadly and unpredictable.
The Scientific Press says timber strength depends on species and moisture. Dry wood is stiffer and more brittle, harder to bend, while many woods gain tensile strength when wet. Some woods are stronger when dry, others when green, and drying often makes wood less bendable but not universally stronger. Hickory illustrates the point: green saplings resist breaking, but thoroughly dried they break easily when forced square.
A paragraph in papers discusses a German term as the longest word, but Mr Faithful counters with aligo and a half. He recalls Rev Mosiah Jelane's joke one word more and I'm close, claiming it fills almost a column in length.
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