10 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1893
Page
1
Medical workers per capita in London and comparisons to other cities. Military and economic snippets include Dahomey language influence, female physicians scarcity, railroad and lighting progress, and a German strike over unexploded bombshells. Also notes on Southern U.S. property values, Monte Carlo gaming hype, and a short fiction vignette about love and work.
In a Bayard Brothers office, Miss Manly argues for higher pay amid labor unrest while Mr. Johnson resists. Their personal conflict reflects wider disputes following the Homestead affair as Miss Manly pockets three dollars after a tense confrontation.
The article discusses using smoke from beechwood sawdust as a germicide to treat consumption. Dr. Albertson of Belvidere proposes that inhaled smoke may curb tuberculosis germs, improve cough, sputum, weight gain, and fever, without interfering with standard treatments.
A Chicago man recalls dabbling in broom corn futures and losing seven thousand five hundred dollars plus nine thousand one hundred dollars borrowed from friends. He also admits losing eighty seven dollars and sixty five cents of his own money, a tale from the Chicago Tribune.
In Beretod near Bognor a room famed for postage stamp decorations stands as a curiosity. The "Jkbiled Stamp Room" took about five years to build and houses thousands of stamps. Royal family members are said to have contributed, with the room completed in 1887.
Reader observations on hair trends for girls and women, varied veils and colors, lace tips, and corsage styles. Anecdotes on Grace Darling and Longstone lighthouse memory, plus a New Orleans portrait of a hair queen and 19th century dress details and trims.
The account describes Chinese spears and poisoned shafts used by Black Fisga ngalu against the French in Tonquin. It notes expert archery, tiger bows mounted on frames to target wildlife and large game, with double barbed arrows and cord triggers. The report cites Leo Yu as a famed archer and mentions Franco Tonquin conflict details.
Curious survey of the English needle industry with Birmingham area notes. It cites 20 000 needle makers, a vast export trade, and the shift from dangerous grinders to safer modern processes. It mentions American needle manufacturing, the National Needle Company in Springfield, and historical references to eye placement and testing. It blends folklore on needles with cultural remarks on cows, horses, and oriental beliefs.
Centuries of Hindu custom condemn cow slaughter and beef eating. The text cites Emperor Aurangzobos actions against Rajput princes and Jo wor caste people for slaughtering the oxen of Rajputana as persecution. It notes Tippoo Sultan's terror in southern India toward the century's end.
Northern China districts suffer organized robbery as winter work. Travelers face danger as bands of thieves target families and overpower guards. A Bavarian statesman named Dr Sigwilling seeks election to the Landtag in five districts.
A compilation notes porcelain glaze vs graphite, world age estimates from 75 million to 760 million years, sound in water versus air, a new English electric mains idea, two headed trout in Massachusetts hatching, cholera killed by current, a telephone three miles through air, and shifting star motions. It covers Greenland ice thickness, melted metals in pots, water purity in ice, insect and spider locomotion, California big game decline, elk and antelope extermination, deer禁令 to May 31, and rapid aging of a young wife with wedding quip.
A scattered 1899 data reel reports crop estimates in California Florida and Canada, tonnages for coal and other commodities, weather impacts on oranges, and developing colonial land purchases in Texas and Victoria. It notes Hawaii annexation interest, American railroad finances, and shipyard costs, plus casualty figures from Boston sleet accidents and a Mount Katadin reference.
A miscellaneous survey lists figures and events including Baronzi as His Excellency and Taz Czar of Romia at about ten million yearly, references to Populist Governor Lowel, ex presidents Hayes and Grant, and a Cleveland oath on his mother’s morocco bound Bible from 1883. other items note awards, appointments, and anecdotes about public figures and honors.
A telegram from Quaymas, Marico, reports General Joaquein Urez, commander of the Third Federal zone, was court marshaled and executed after Yaqui Indians raided Hacienda Los Merceides belonging to Benor Tapia. Federal forces pursued the raiders but Urez refused cooperation.
Private reports describe a severe Bogota riot with a popular uprising against police. Martial law followed as National troops restored order. over 10 killed and 392 wounded. A United States official resigned amid privacy concerns with the Police Department.
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