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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
1
A poem paints dusk scenes of woods and fields with a fairy realm beneath a hill. Vesper bells echo softly through darkened nooks as voices whisper names and love tales. The speaker lingers in the plain while enchanted glades yield a musical refrain.
New York World recounts a dramatic Civil War survival at sea. Second Lieutenant of the One Hundred Seventy third New York Infantry describes falling from a lifeboat, enduring freezing waters, and evading a pursuing shark aided by a mate who paddled toward rescue before a crewed boat reached him.
An 19th century panorama explains how glaciers carried boulders across regions from Massachusetts to Long Island Sound. It notes enormous rocks, including a 30 by 30 by 30 foot block in Bradford and a giant trap-rock boulder near Noank, with rock formations called rocking stones and a Mohegan rock named Shehegan. It also mentions a grand Peter the Great statue perched on granite, and details about ancient coal use beginning in 1210 to 1219, with later proclamations against coal smoke before its popularity persisted.
The painter Herr Gerhard of Das veldorf claims a new painting method using casein and wax with water instead of oil. The technique can reuse leftover paint, and he cites artists like Rubens and Durer as adopters of similar approaches.
A Pittsburgh correspondent recounts four West Virginia blind individuals George Malinda Elizabeth and Beulah Tennant who can describe colors and faces by touch and sound. George reads horses by feel and the sisters handle household tasks, farm work, and schooling. The piece also describes Moorish Fantasia horsemanship in Morocco and a sailor’s bottle-opening stunt remembered from the Russian Grand Duke Alexis visit.
The Mount Morgan gold mine near Rockhampton Queensland is hailed as a world wonder and top investment. Over the last year dividends reached 5 963 000 with the property valued at 7 000 000. The hill was bought years ago for 31115 and the original owner was very poor. The mountain rises 700 feet from base to summit and holds high grade ore with long prospects.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a man announcing a marriage proposal to Kate, revealing tension and uncertainty about approval from Prather and others as the scene ends with confusion over the sister relationship.
The article reports gradual female hiring in the London post office Savings Bank Department with Financial Secretary Algernon Turnour favoring only women, noting lower pay as a reason. It also covers Gov fashion items including gloves with a Duchess of Portland design, new wool fabrics, and bridal jewelry trends in New York and Brooklyn.
A New York Tribune summary notes diverse topics from copper sulfate for timber decay resistance to the idea that a tobacco plant can yield $60,000 of seeds. It discusses Weismann’s theory of germplasm variation, water filtration limits, and debates on diet. It details birds bones lightness, gizzard grinding, brain cell counts, and quirky hen nesting habits across homes and households.
The excerpt presents practical kitchen tips and recipes including crack crack crackers fried in butter, a tomato consommé using scraps of meat and vegetables, and an old fashioned chicken pot pie with pastry and stock. It also includes domestic housekeeping notes and a brief Britain coal regions report.
In a New York Stun report, Cleverton questions Dashaway about not attending a gala hosted by Von Blumers’ descendants. Dashaway dismisses the invitation issue, noting the undertaker lineage of Von Blunt’s grandfather.
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