17 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1893
Page
1
A wide mix of opinions and observations on public figures, politics, and industry. Notes criticize war morale, suffrage rhetoric, and judicial reform while discussing railway safety, electricity growth, and Montana’s mining power potential.
A poem by Joseph Polland in the Ledger urges living virtuously. It counsels openness kindness and charity toward others, avoiding self indulgence and derision. The speaker stresses that true wealth lies in virtue rather than possessions and that one who conquers himself is the hero.
A couple drifts from quarrels to separation and back as a railway journey brings them face to face. After years apart they ride together to a city trial, where a chance intervenes and they discover they remain bound by shared history and humor.
The piece recalls the 1793 start of public Washington birthday observances amid political fight. It notes opposition, then growing festivity by 1797 including a Philadelphia ball at the Ampitheatre with George and Martha Washington, grand attire, and Yankee Doodle derision afterward. It adds a wartime rail mileage stat from 1590 and 163,000 miles.
A large earth model to be built by the General Land Office for the Chicago World’s Fair will rise atop a star shaped pedestal. It measures about 63 feet in circumference, 20 feet in diameter, and weighs 4000 pounds, with maps of Wyoming Idaho Montana Washington and the Dakotas. The globe spins on a motor and shows oceans lands and routes with careful geographical detail.
The guow plant, a fragile rosy blossom described as a crowned hyacinth, was found in the Sierra Nevada by the Long expedition. It grows eight to twenty inches tall with delicate frosted bracts and sepals, blooms soon after snow melts, and resists cultivation due to brittle bulbs and seed failure.
The Fort Wrangell native baby toy fascinates Alaska and America. A six inch ivory and walrus tooth rattle blends jumping jack and whistle with a crown top and feather string. Pulling the string makes the rod jump and rattle, delighting children and puzzling observers.
A humorous reminiscence of Senator Lamar upon his appointment as Secretary of the Interior and a conversation with his young wife about the salary. The wife asks if seven thousand five hundred dollars a year is extravagant as the Senator ponders how to spend the rest of his salary.
Fort Worth’s Captain A. A. Hudson leads a colored women’s military company in drill and field movements described as the best drilled of its kind in the South. The page also highlights Calico styles, preservation tips for rings, social kissing customs, shopping bags and decorative crochet designs, plus a note on Eugene Field’s daughter Mary French Field receiving royalties from his book.
An eclectic column discusses crinoline trends and English dressmakers, with notes on crinolines, wardrobes, and Parisian influences. It also reports on training falcons in Russia to carry military messages, highlighting their strength and potential as faster, more secure messengers than pigeons.
Spectators filled the Capitol as the official canvass announced Grover Cleveland President and Adlai Stevenson Vice President. Tellers from both chambers read state returns with Illinois confirming 24 Cleveland votes. total electors 277 for Cleveland Stevenson, 145 for Garrison Reid, 22 for Weaver Field.
A fragment from the San Francisco Chronicle describes Chinese punishment practices noting a brutal flagellation method. It mentions a thick split bauhoo cana instrument and delinquents placed face down on a frame for the lash, with the act described in stark terms.
The Michigan World’s Fair Board plans a grand building at the fair costing 162000. Belgian Tax Royal Chorus Society will perform. Queen Victoria’s loaned pictures join Wind sor Castle pieces. The Mikado’s heir may visit Chicago in September. German exhibitors list 5077 names with 75,000 medals planned. Spanish royalty to attend. English salt statue to display. Paterson Newark silk exhibit to show full process and materials. The fair grounds boast extensive water, fire, and electric infrastructure ready for opening.
The Navy approves compensation for families and injuries from the Valparaiso attack of October 16, 1891. Awards total 74 004 dollars with 14 named recipients and multiple lesser claims. casualties include Riggio, Anderson, Hamistan, Talbot, Davidson, Panter, Leary, Jarrett, Hutler and Hartnan, among others. Alabama coal output figures are also noted, with 497 020 tons in 1899 and a prior 6 270000 tons in 1803.
Irregular reports describe Ishumyza spreading, Cu1caco threatened by famine, and a vast whosts supply of 113,712,000 bushels. Notes cover Oregon snow depths, 41 log schools in New York, Mexican lard price, and Russia's convict export averages. Foreign policy items include Italy’s bank scandal, Japan’s expulsion petition, and British Egypt occupation stance.
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