14 Jan 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
1
A reflective poem contemplates the breadth of human effort from land to sea and commerce. It contrasts peril and mortality with the rise of those who lift others, likening ascent to Icarus and the pursuit of knowledge and teaching.
Blanche Follett bonds with an ailing hotel guest, earns a fatherly admirer in Mr Archfield Sr, and secures Guy Archfield’s blessing for their marriage. The old man reveals he is in Europe then returns on the Ariande to confirm the match and gift Blanche a diamond parure. Theresa Middleton and Sophie Dean lament Blanche’s good fortune.
An Omaha World item notes a yearly $40,000,000 loss to Illinois cattle from pleuro pneumonia. The remark contrasts social humor about toothache and parenting with the stark economic impact on agriculture.
The piece explains tobogganing origins among Canadians and Americans, detailing Indian sled designs, dress for men and women, and the evolving tourism style. It describes the toboggan course setup with ice pavements, barriers, and snow dividers, plus costs and labor involved in constructing chutes and runs.
A New York observer describes a Sunday scene of families delivering raw food to bakers for hot meals. The practice, common in English cities and Paris, reduces home cooking and labor, with cooked meat shops growing in popularity among locals and immigrants alike.
The Philadelphia Times notes Russian peasants love reading aloud in huts with a village teacher guiding gatherings. Stories like Bova Korolevitch are chosen for moral tone, elevating lessons, and popular language. It recalls a 14 year old pupil reading of Crimean heroes inspiring peasant pride, though many regions never saw a book.
Chicago Ledger reports Civil War prisoner losses with Union captures at 213 608 and Confederate captures at 476 169. Union prisoner deaths reach 29 735 about one seventh of captured while Confederate deaths total 26 774 about one in eight.
Thoughtful maxims on life effort and virtue comparing beauty of soul to beauty of face. Emphasizes duty to act well not just intend, self discipline, and integrity in private and public conduct.
The Brooklyn Magazine paints Leeuwarden’s new penitentiary as a model of discipline and cleanliness. It notes stone and iron construction, daily scrubbing, and vast whitewashed dormitories with iron cage cells. Meals are modest, with milk, bread, soup, and occasional meat, while prisoners earn a share of their labor and the rest is capitalized for dismissal.
A new saw cuts steel rails in two minutes without teeth. It is powered by an eighty horsepower engine, features a thirty eight inch diameter disk of Bessemer steel three eight inches thick, and runs with a fiery halo of sparks. A water tank sprays the edge to cool and prevent cracking.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a boy fleeing a Michigan avenue shoe shop as rain begins. He rushes goods inside while a pedestrian stops him, remarking he seeks rubber boots and asks him to safeguard items against the wet.
James E. Nowlin, a Somerville boy, confessed to killing his employer George A. Codman, a milkman, in Codman's stable. He described stabbing, severing limbs, and disposing of the body along a route before hiding parts and stealing about 275 dollars. The crime spanned several hours as he drove the milk route and planned escape.
The Secretary of the Interior, Lamar, wed Mrs. William S. Holt in Macon Georgia. The ceremony lasted two minutes with a small family gathering and breakfast. The couple then traveled to Atlanta and Oxford before heading to Washington, with reports noting a prior romance and a substantial Macon home.
Three survivors of the Harvey Mills wreck report the ship foundered off Beattie while bound for San Francisco. The captain and three others died in a small boat overturning. four more on a raft vanished. twelve crew remained aboard as the vessel sank. The three rescued men have arrived in San Francisco.
Advices from Hong Kong claim Chinese forces attacked French garrisons at Pakhoi and Mongko, causing heavy casualties after sieges. Lieutenant McMahon, nephew of Marshal McMahon, commanded at Pakhoi where only 23 of 60 survived. A separate note reports a fatal hand wound near Little Rock, and Pittsburgh natural gas capacity details follow.
A German vessel Elizabeth wrecked off Little Island Virginia coast near Cape Henry in a fierce northeast storm. Lifesaving crews from Little Island and Dam Neck saved some but capsized two boats with twenty two aboard. five lifesavers and all crew perished. Names of the lost listed.
A day of coasting accidents in the East leaves several boys dead or gravely injured. In Wentworth Massachusetts two youths die and another is near death after colliding with lumber. In Rutland Vermont a group of riders crashes into a bridge, Cyril Gee dies, John Kingsley is severely injured, and others suffer injuries. Two boys near Concord New Hampshire are seriously hurt after colliding with a coal wagon.
A New York society page lists prominent figures abroad and at home. Duke of Sutherland's party travels to Florida, and diverse figures like Mrs McLane and President Evans of Harvard plan Europe trips. It notes gifts, marriages, and academic endowments including Girard College and Johns Hopkins while citing New York's $13.28 million education spend.
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