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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1891
Page
1
The text cites an appropriation under the Enabling Act of 720,000 acres for public lands to support educational and charitable institutions. It references diverse topics from inventions, nursing in Germany, Lake Wuron, and Alaska to debates over married women teaching, hypnosis, and American military emphasis.
A pasted New Hampshire tale follows Sally Coffing, a brave young Tory daughter, assisting a Loyalist Governor hidden in the Harbormouth fort during the Revolution. Her mother defies rebels, and Sally leads a candle-lit ruse to hide the governor, then taunts captured officers amid a rigged escape. The piece ends with Sally’s later marriage to Captain Robert Greene of the U.S. Army.
An official from a leading railway company recalls a tale to test eyesight. An aging engine driver, accused of dim vision, convinces a doctor by peering at a man bending over a bicycle as a test subject. The doctor, unseen by the patient, observes a clear scene and proclaims magnificent sight. The driver continues earning wages faithfully.
It is shown that pollen can be shipped over long distances, even 2000 miles, while preserving vitality if kept at low temperature. This enables crossing geographically distant varieties and storing pollen from an earlier stock for later blossoms. Incompatibility between related varieties may occur, as seen when a nectarine arose from a chance twig.
The New York Revorder discusses tea tasters, noting taste supplants smell in America and that taste testing dates back to England 150 years. It explains methods in London and New York, health concerns from tea toxins, and how tasting practices vary by region and company. September is said to be peak for tasters, with large shipments arriving in New York.
A collage of fashion tips and wedding reportage highlights includes home dress transformations into winter frocks using corduroy trims and black fabrics, royal pageantry with Italy’s queen in violet satin and pearl parure, and notes on bridal superstitions. Also covered are beauty routines, fur trends, complexion care, and jewelry trends.
The Ballister Medical Journal notes body heat relies on varying food intake across seasons. In winter the body uses more food to maintain 98.3 to 98.5 degrees, while summer needs less, with a large surplus often stored or wasted. The piece cites Abernethy on diet and emphasizes managing excess through exertion and health maintenance.
A collage of recipes and home hints from vintage papers includes FOR THE WORSEWIFE APPLE COMPOT HOT slaw SHORTBREAD and practical cooking tips. It also recounts a humorous anecdote about a ring lost at sea and a fish bone discovery in a hotel dinner.
A cryptic exchange features Cora denying a global stunt while Jolie Juhnu objects. Couyawalagy asserts a claim to living, hinting at a staged plot and contested rights to travel or reside.
Fragmented meditations on childhood innocence and the meaning of life. It contrasts war and peace, urges trust over deceit, and extols the soul of womanhood, mood of weather, and the healing power of kind words. The piece reflects a Victorian moral voice about effort, worry, and benevolence.
In Chandler Oklahoma an early entrant recalls arriving not as a boomer but as a caterer, a brisk note on hunger and improvised cooking using mud roasted turkey. A Spring Riding Saddle promises to ease rider jolts with interlocking springs, while pencil counting advances use parallel grooves to tally pencils efficiently.
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