07 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1887
Page
1
A man celebrates paying all debts and freeing himself from poverty. He mocks a wealthy neighbor and his family, recalls a rough sharing of scant meals, and praises newfound independence as he proclaims he owes no one a dollar. The speaker asserts pride in escaping debt and social constraint through labor and reconciliation.
A portrait of Jeremiah Paul a gifted village schoolmaster rising to Justice of the Peace and his spirited wife who teases and provokes the pupils with playful mischief culminating in a chaotic classroom moment marked by laughter and discipline.
A dominic confronts a rogue pupil in a crowded school scene. A pretty girl pleads for leniency and presses the pedagogue to temper authority as she secures a gentle concession. The moment ends with mutual relief and a nod to lenity in discipline.
A correspondent notes the Jocko reservation in Montana features Flathead Indians advancing in civilization with clothing, horses, blankets, and silver. They gamble, trade, and display prowess in pony riding and equestrian skill, while some youths amass pony herds and participate in card games with frontiersmen as the season nears 1887.
The Herald of Health explains that eye fatigue stems from inner and outer eye muscles and the accommodation process around the lens. Fatigue appears with eyelid redness and pain, temporary relief comes from closing eyes or looking at distant objects, sometimes glasses or gentle massage with cold water are advised.
Reports describe seedless pears from a second blossom set at Trinity College Botanic Gardens and discuss physics on air flow and steam speeds. The article observes Jupiter’s red spot, cheap cutlery production, timber rot, and a long section on Malay turtle fighting in New York with vivid fight details and cruelty.
A Rock Island engineer recalls Rocks the dog who rode the rails and guarded the trackside. After Rocks was killed by a passing locomotive a staged obstruction on the same line thwarted a derailment, leaving a mystery about the culprit and the dog’s final bark at the criminal.
Grimsey Iceland guards the northernmost point with eighty eight residents. A small community keeps a few cows and scarce livestock. Minister Peter Goodmanson guides meteorological work for Copenhagen while locals harvest eggs from seabird rookeries under perilous cliff operations.
A Civil War era anecdote describes a frightened private in a skirmish who clings to his musket while bullets fly. When pressed by his captain he admits fear but insists he is not afraid and longs to be in his father's barn to seek shelter inside the house.
From the City of Mexico Joa quin Miller in the New York Independent describes Cortes destroying the Aztec capital and burial of great statues. He notes two colossal stones the calendar and sacrificial stones now exposed in a remodeled convent, their size weight and intricate carvings, with the calendar stone weighing about twenty five tons and the central sacrificial pool and channel described in detail.
The Eskimo hunts seals by guiding a trained dog over snow covered fields to scent and locate seal holes beneath deep snow. The dog leads the hunter to the seal’s house under the ice, revealing exact hole positions whether the lair is occupied or vacant.
The article describes Captain Connelly in charge of delirium tremens patients at Bellevue Hospital. It details the inmates' fear driven submission and their imagined inward voices urging drinking, echoing as they approach liquor stores and vanishing after drinking. Most patients return repeatedly, ending on a stretcher to Potter's Field.
An English farmer unveils steam diggers claiming to replace plows. One machine rivals 170 men in digging, offering to hire out at about four dollars per acre. He aims to banish the plow and make fields as fertile as gardens through frequent turning with the spade.
A new coffee plant variety has been reported in West Africa. The berry resembles Arabian coffee in appearance and flavor but grows on a tall productive tree about seven feet high. Experiments will start immediately to cultivate the coffee-frog in suitable locales.
The article details General Logan's funeral in the U S Senate Chamber Washington with mourners including Mrs Logan and family. Honorary pallbearers such as Sherman Conkling and Stanford attended. A full military procession to Rock Creek Cemetery followed, ending with burial rites at the vault and a guard of honor planned for aftercare.
The National Game reports sixteen men signed for next season with new base stealing focus. Flint reaffirms with Chicago champions after catcher duties. Alan J O Rourke valued at about 15000 dollars. In San Francisco baseball fever grows among women. The Olympic Club of Philadelphia traces baseball to 1840. Centennial League hopes center on Syracuse Newark Rochester. Brooklyn aims to hire Burdock or Boston. Burdock favors third base for New Yorks. Erastus Wisan notes at least 2500000 dollars spent yearly on baseball. Players in Ishpeming Michigan practice in deep snow using snowshoes and large balls, with limited sliding to bases.
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