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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1894
Page
1
A collage of late 19th century notes covers world news and curiosities. Topics include US soldiers and national quirks, ship cargo shifts, stamp collections worth a million, earthquake predictions, consular directories, old-book shop stock, animal hides, tanning leather from catfish, Katharine Goman’s practical politics program, Virginia military uniforms, unemployment estimates, opium antidotes, and a broad cheer for medical progress and reform.
A compact review touches on a New Yorker’s ink free writing method, U.S. Navy fleet counts, wheat shipments by region, congressional correspondents, wolf bounties in Nebraska, parachute descent cautions, sturgeon fishing declines on the Columbia, and a critique of crime and lynching in America urging swift justice to curb rising murders. It cites Dr. Georges Adam's death, portents of wolf bounty shifts, and calls for prompt legal executions to deter crime.
Dr 8 C McCarry new superintendent at Kunww4 State Insane Asylum instituted hypnotic tests on twenty patients listed by Dr Flint a hypnotist. Only two showed any symptoms of incivility and these were minor. Flint asserts the insane cannot be hypnotized and that hypnotic power cannot affect incurables. Only those slightly affected were drawn under influence.
Kitty Preston fumbles romance as Ernest Seabrook, a married older man, confesses he loves her after a long separation. Misunderstandings drive Kitty to distant mountain homes. a rumor of engagement to his nephew triggers guilt and flight. In the end a reunion under an apple tree reveals the truth and a future for Kitty with the elder figure she loves.
The Into Lord Stuart de Rothesay, ambassador to Russia years ago, had a peculiar nervous condition causing his legs to run away. His secretary saw him sprinting along the quays and clinging to a lamp-post while trying to speak. On another occasion he involuntarily foxed through palace rooms until restrained by an equerry.
A compilation of witty excerpts from New York Press Chicago Record Life Truth and Harper's Bazar presents humorous bits on politics weather lovers and social foibles. Notable gibes target Teddy Roosevelt Miss Nelson and a range of everyday situations as pithy quips and mock dialogues unfold.
A garbled 19th century Journal excerpt describes an explorer negotiating trade with a native Yontiowan. The exchange centers on “two tuaka” for a curious item. The native dismisses second-hand goods and jokes about trading for clothing.
A humorous exchange aboard a trap touring interior England leads to a sign reading To Manchester twenty miles with a note about visiting a blacksmith. The American scoffs at the sign while the Englishman defends it, prompting a morning revelation about blacksmith availability.
Richard Hoops, born December 20, 1770 in Chatham County North Carolina, is said to be the country’s oldest man. A former slave brought to Missouri, he now lives alone by the Osage River in Osage City. He recalls events of the last century, remembers General Greene’s horse, tends catfish, and remains independent while aided by neighbors.
The Pharmaceutical Era states American bristles come from hogs but the U S is a small bristle producer. Hog hair is gathered at packing plants by contractors, fetching low prices per hog. Bristles from the hog’s back are preferred, while gray bristles sell cheaper and are used in cheap brushes. The article notes Americans rely on imports for satisfactory brushing needs.
A passerby retrieved a damaged gold ring with a missing stone from the sidewalk and consulted a jeweler on Eleventh Street. The jeweler identified the piece as fourteen karat gold with a three-carat diamond, noting it likely passed through several hands and was altered by an inferior alloy to fit a third finger. He suspected the diamond was removed by a thief, and offered a cautious narrative of its likely history.
A collage of kitchen notes covers chicken stuffing methods, corned beef hash, and pound cake tips. It also shares pantry hacks for citrus storage, ink stain removal, tea trays, and practical cleaning chores. The text blends meals, beverages, and domestic science with dated appliance and technique references.
A fragmented verse poem from the Indianapolis Journal features a speaker addressing a lover with lines of loyalty, forgiveness, and sorrow. The piece imagines a future revelation by death and a plea for pardon, repeating themes of fidelity and unattainable reunion.
A long, varied collage of jokes and witticisms from multiple papers. Bits touch on love, reformers, taxes, editors, and social foibles. Notable quips reference figures and places such as Atchison Globe Puck Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Record and Indianapolis Journal, with many pithy lines about manners, debt, and gossip.
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