Ice Palace of Czarina Anna Portrayed in 1739
The article surveys the renowned Neva palace built entirely of ice by Czarina Anna in 1739. It describes its scale fifty six by seventeen and a half by twenty one feet, ornate ice facades, urns with ice trees, ice cannons and mortars, an elephant figure with a water trunk and night flame, a hot ice bath tent, and a fully furnished ice interior including a bedchamber, tea service, and ice candles.
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Czarina Anna
Russia
Neva
Czarina Anne
Scientific American
The Doctor's Fee and Penn the Londoner
The piece notes a medical fee custom in England versus America with a physician kept unharmed by wrapped fees. It then profiles William Penn born Tower Hill in 1644, tracing his early life, Quaker turn, and time near the Strand with escapes from duns and imprisonments.
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Penn
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Tower Hill
All Hallows Church
Lincoln’s Inn
George Fox
Lombard Street
Norfolk Street
Strand
Duns
Newgate
Fleet
London Standard
A Cruel Stand of Virtues in a Departed Sister
In London Tit-Bits a village remembers a departed sister known for good works and sharp speech. The pastor calls her the salt of the earth while another villager adds she was vinegar pepper and mustard, a perfect cruel stand of virtues.
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London
Street Through a Church in Bristol City Gateway
A noted example is St John the Baptist church in Bristol England built over the ancient city gateway on the Avon. Its spire rises high above the surrounding houses and streets creating a remarkable sight for travelers on the roadway below.
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St. John the Baptist’s
Bristol
England
Avon
Memmeen's Peculiarity: Mommsen Won't Leave Work on Eightieth Birthday
On Theodor Mommsen's eightieth birthday a large student delegation visited his home. He declined to greet them saying they see him daily at the university and would not be disturbed from his work.
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Memmeen
Theodor Mommsen
Inquisitive Quote Sparks Detroit Free Press Note
A curious remark references a Detroit Free Press snippet. The line questions a relative of a wife and a man with a better job, juxtaposing wit and social status. Faith and hope quote contrasts with charity’s enduring claim.
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Detroit Free Press
Yard's Silk Hosiery Promoted With Gift Appeal
Yard's Silk Hosiery draws attention with a broad display of silk stockings. Available selections include 89c black with silk boot lisle tops, 50c varieties in black tan and white, 1 Rivoli silk hose with lisle tops, and boxed sets in multiple colors. Higher end Fleur-de-lis and Onyx models range from 1.25 to 5, including embroidered options and navy blue, pink, and white finishes.
Trent Theatre Week Features Police Inspector Sketch and Acts
Holiday shoppers fill Trenton as Trent Theatre stages a high merit bill. The Police Inspector sketch returns after touring the Keith and Orpheum circuits. Marie Fenton performs songs, Mirimba Mexican Band provides musical novelty, Le Roy Harvey and Wood appear in sketches, Bertisch the strongman, and Capt. Nat Ressler & Co. as sharp shooters complete the lineup.
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Trenton
Trent Theatre
Trent
Keith
Orpheum
Chicago
Marie Fenton
Mexico
le Roy& Harvey
George H. Wood
Honor Roll At Cranbury Public School November List
The Cranbury Public School honor roll for November lists pupils by year. Ten through first years include names such as Ethel Cole Elsie Johnson Ina Puerschner Mary Hughes Ottie Puerschner Margret Bergen Alexander Butcher Margeret Perrine Willard Grove Newell Errickson Grace Peppler Imlay ONeil Hazel Appleget Barbara Oehler Louisa Swine Enid Walker Herbert Prescott Gertrude Van Lieshont Marion Bennett Earl Butcher Lillian Courtney Viola Phares Francis Hagerty Gertrude Harder Mary Woolston Archie Perrine Alice Liedtke Frieda Schnell Elizabeth Southard Frances Bradley Freddie Liedtke Helen Prescott Myrta Alfred Bennett Albert Barclay Mary Hart Earnest Perrine Nellie Titus Pauline Liedtke Catherine Collins Leading their classes in tests: Ethel Cole Ottie Puerschner Matilda Cohen Henry Wilson James Brown Barbara Oehler Enid Walker Viola Phares
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Cranbury Public School
Ethel Cole
Elsie Johnsson
Ina Puerschner
Mary Hughes
Ottie Puerschner
Margaret Bergen
Alexander Butcher
Margaret Perrine
Willard Grove
Newell Errickson
Grace Peppler
Imlay O'Neil
Hazel Appleget
Barbara Oehler
Louisa ‘Swine
Enid Walker
Herbert Prescott
Gertrude van Lieshont
Marion Bennett
Earl Butcher
Lillian Courtney
Viola-- Phares
Francis Hagerty
Gertrude Harder
Mary Woolston
Archie Perrine
Alice Liedtke
Frieda Schnell
Elizabeth Southard
Frances Bradley
Freddie Liedtke
Helen Prescot
Myrta Hagerty
Alfred Bennett
Albert Barclay
Mary Hart
Earnest Perrine
Nellie Titus
Lightning Kills Few and Other Medical Miscellany
A collation of short notes and anecdotes touts the rarity of lightning deaths, praises Electric Bitters for liver and stomach cures, retells the John Eliot anecdote about charity, extols Dr King’s New Life Pills, and recounts Deborah Sampson’s Revolutionary service with related medical testimonials. The items mix historical vignettes, medicinal ads, and a painter’s quote, all framed in late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
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Robert Madsen
West Burlington
N. F. Clayton’s
Dr. King
A Trifle Withered
An elderly woman asks if she has changed in five years since Paris. A courtier answers gracefully in his native tongue but clumsily in English, telling her she looks like a rose of twenty years. This vignette appears in Youth's Companion via a translation of courtly speech.
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M. Blanc
Paris
Boy asks why Othello ends with a death
A boy asks his grandfather after a theater viewing of Othello if the black man kills a lady every night. The exchange shows a child seeking understanding of the play’s tragedy and racial elements, reflecting early 20th century youth questions about drama.
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Bobby
Grandfather
Grandpapa
Tim the turkey escapes hunters hides in the woods
A diary by Tim the turkey recounts November through Thanksgiving on a Cranbury High School student submission. Tim recalls his mother’s nest, life in the wood, brush hazards, sensory temptations, and multiple hunter encounters as he waits to survive until after Thanksgiving.
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Gertrude Ferguson
Cranbury High School
Tim
Wood
Tam
Ealing
Two of a Kind Jealousy Quip From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A dialogue fragment shows a lover accusing the other of fondling a pug puppy and a girl replying the puppy is jealous of him. The text quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer remark and cites Augustine on concealing truths equaling spreading falsehoods.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Notice to Creditors for John Ruding and Sarah D Perrine Estates
Notice to creditors of John Ruding and Sarah D Perrine estates by Middlesex Surrogate. Executors James A Conover and Clifford Conover require debts and claims to be filed within nine months under oath or affirmation or be barred. Dates: September 18 1911 and October 5 1911.
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James H. Conover
John Ruding
Middlesex
James A. Conover
Clifford
Conover
Sarah D. Perrine
County of
Sarah D Perrine
Clifford Conover
Where Shall I Buy? Wide assortment and bargain prices
An ad promoting shopping at Where Shall I Buy? with large stock and low prices discounts crowded city stores. Lists numerous goods including bowls from 200, pitchers 300, tumblers 350 per six, nappies 85 cents, linens, brushes, china, silver plated items, books and Christmas cards with price points across categories.
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New York Sun
Lollar
Skunk Rain
E. P. Johnson
Easton_Avenue
New Brunswick
N.S
Chas. F. Haley
Monroe St
Cranbury, N. J
Holman Jordan
Middlesex Creamery
Cream
Copynicuts &c
Enides
Fatenta
Munn
All Newedesters
Munn & CO
Erosteay
New York
Washington, D.C
McCall’s Magazine
And
McCall Patterns
McCall's
McCall
New York City
Stoll's
E. State St
Trenton, N. J
John Eliot
Apostle
Dominie
Robert Henri
Bucklen
Deborah
Deborah Sampson
Plymouth
Mass
Robert Shortcliffe
Rand
O. H. Brown
N. F.clayton
Augustine
Apollo Lodge
Joseph E. Curry
W. M
China
C. Blauvelt
Hightstown, N.-J
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