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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1886
Page
3
Local church schedules list services and Sunday schools at Presbyterian and Methodist churches with Friday prayer meetings. Community notices include post office hours, trains and connections, and upcoming sales and public auctions with names of local business firms and residents.
Advert says shoppers flock to E. O Howell’s shop this week in Jacob Prince’s building. It urges quick purchases as goods are selling very low and warns not to delay to secure bargains.
Poem-like reflection urges courage and cheer in hard times. It contrasts thorny trials with hopeful steps, urging singing in sunshine and a brave faith. The speaker calls to keep hearts high as many voices join a hopeful, uplifting refrain.
The report touts Rev. J. W. Vincent DD delivering his lecture That Boy in Clambertin’s Unit to a large audience. It praises his eloquence, noting his mastery of voice, gesture, and delivery as a model of public speaking.
A nostalgic excerpt describes harsh winter scenes and township politics with Prohibition talk and sleigh rides. It notes a Revolutionary era document copied by Samuel Motorstock, titled Blue Hills 27 Aug 1776, listing muster provisions and officers.
Minnie Dishner of Corviunus Nebraska awoke after a 70 day hysterocataleptic trance that began October 27. She reported full consciousness during the sleep with paralyzed limbs until an electric battery treatment on day 40. Doctors say she will recover soon and regain full use of her limbs.
An experimental study at Rural Farm tests fertilizers on potatoes to compare nitrate of soda, bone meal, and potash. Results emphasize direct fertilizer action and soil resource limits, warning that partial fertility exhausts soil and reduces long term yields while complete manures sustain soil. Pension news notes Errett award of $12,151 to Alexander Gilchrist for blind veteran support.
David John and Thomas Quinlan hosted a whisky gathering on Henry street with Thomas Kinlin and Thomas Creamer. A fight escalated as Creamer shot Quinlan after Creamer fled, leading to warrants and a pursuit ending with Creamer captured at a gunsmith shop. All men bailed to await grand jury action.
Knoxville police chief J J Atkins testifies to the medicine’s virtue for consumption and related throat and lung ailments. He notes family use and recommends Fleetwood’s discovery sold at French’s Drug Store in large bottles priced at $1.00.
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