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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1886
Page
1
A terse verse contemplates gloom and shadow and the choice between bitterness and hope. It speaks of awakening through a new dawn, finding brighter possibilities, and marching forward on dark paths with renewed resolve.
Janet Lyon rebukes Mark Farnham after a logger tramples her dress at a Maple Top dance in Muskegon. Richard Wellington, a foreman, and Farnham defend her honor while Farnham later saves a fellow worker from a dangerous log jam, sacrificing his life. Janet faces contrast between love and pride as the mill town reels from the tragedy.
The piece recalls a cobbler turned painter model who sat for Marks and claimed fame from Dogberry and Toothache. It recounts Old Boots the tall bearded figure who posed for saints and martyrs, and an eccentric salary dispute in the studio. It ends with a tale of a prolific snorer whose noise led a Swiss farmer to court.
A travel note describes slow patient work by an Indiana artisan making wax outlines for feathered birds. The craft involves placing feathers row by row, glass bead eyes, painted bills and feet, and a twig or feather perch. The scene includes a poverty tale, a schoolbook encounter, and reflections on talent and generosity.
A Dubuque bar member while in a thriving interior town is accosted by a polite stranger at a hotel. The exchange reveals miscommunications about origin and profession, ending with a quip about the man carrying samples.
A garbled account from a Ty Indiana town prayer meeting notes silence after a deacon invites Brother Nodloe to lead singing. A nearby resident asks for Brother Botloe, and rumors spread that wheat prices rose to two cents a bushel as someone heads off to address a shortage.
A traveler from Pennsylvania tells of his business downturn and poor oil investments. He says two years ago he invested $0 in the oil regions and recently pulled out $0 after a brief stay, planning to seek a farm in the West.
A curious wife asks what the letters on her husband’s Masonic seal stand for. He answers with a playful guess about visitation, while she notes the pause in inquiry and shifts to other questions.
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