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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1891
Page
1
The article surveys growing paper counts in Ohio and Tasmania forest wonders, Russian hail insurance, Paris canal plans, and hygiene congress mortality by profession. It also notes wage gaps, with a Pittsburgh reader arguing women’s wages lag behind men’s by generation-scale margins.
A quoted fragment from Henry Peterson in Lippincott reflects sorrow and the difficulty of seeing through pain and blight. The lines describe eyes troubled by fear and the challenge of praying to God amid suffering.
A Hudson River Railroad superintendent hails a daring late night run from Albany to Saratoga Springs to deliver a passenger for a judge’s order. Despite a driving rain, darkness, and delays, the engine crew drives the special train at high speed, reaching Saratoga just before midnight. The passenger secured the order and the man later became a noted pastor.
A quirky exchange shows Prof Wetthedust greeting Mr Tiller with balloons and explosives amid talk of a rain price. The dialogue references a New York Weekly time and a Brooklyn Bridge remark about walking across for free, hinting at economic themes.
Fannie B Ward recalls a dramatic episode in which General Roca’s Argentine forces dug a long ditch from the Andean foothills to the Rio Negro trapping Patagonian and Terra del Fuego people. Thousands died or were enslaved as cavalry moved them southward, while survivors were dispersed or taken as prisoners.
The passage notes Patagonia’s eradication amid myths of a vast Indian population and skeletal death tolls. It describes a history where families of powerful men kept people in a state akin to semi slavery, burying victims in a ditch and erasing Patagonian presence.
A collection of aphorisms on constancy to purpose gratitude and character. Observations stress self education, the duties of leaders, and the idea that men shape their own destinies. It asserts greatness comes from using help from others to extract value from all things.
Readers recount a dramatic animal rescue as a mother deer saves a fawn from a rushing ditch on Water canyon, then a piece notes a new acoustic horn aiding the deaf, describing its metal bulb, gutta percha tube, and promising clear, intelligible sounds.
Miss Mary White Bond, Florence Massachusetts, the first woman chosen as treasurer of a bank, died recently. She served at Florence Savings Bank and was admired for her business skill and public service on the school committee.
A fragmented column mixes fashion notes on bonnets and feathers with science briefs such as a camera opera glass and Alaska's Mt Elias height. A tramp tale ends with a twist as a farmer saves a drowning wagon and rider in an ironic moral.
Senator Pettigrew argues the Indian problem requires breaking tribal ties and assigning individuals to land. He supports settlement opening Dakota lands and providing homes, farming instruction, and ongoing schooling to foster self support and civilization.
The article contrasts fanciful beliefs about authentic sherbet with simple realities. It notes sherbets can range from a plain glass of cold water with sugar to varieties flavored with yaspbherry pineapple lemon orange or pomegranate juice. It mentions cold water with frozen snow and warns against effervescence. It also references an elite sherbet made from a unique willow towel and cites All the Year Round.
A homesick private asks General Thomas for leave to see his wife after months apart. The general replies that even he has gone years without seeing his wife, but the furlough is granted. The tale portrays the general’s affection for his men.
A fragmentary note recalls Mr Trotter who has faced two years of court payments and remarks on the inevitability of the unexpected in a brief New York context.
A mammoth cedar near Arlington Snohomish County Washington measures sixty eight feet in circumference with a ninety nine foot root area and a four branch knot hole near the forks. Five men climbed into the interior to view hollowed sections and the tree remains green with bark on both sides indicating remarkable size and durability.
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