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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1896
Page
1
A young sculptor, marble dark before him, shapes a dream into form with sharp incisors. He believes the wounded stone reveals an angelic vision guiding his hand. The poem imagines life as uncarved stone awaiting divine command to reveal inner beauty.
Frank Maxwell and Daisy Springfield vow love in a sunlit wood while Dumb Dick watches in the shadows. A dog cart accident on the hill brings peril and a life saved by Dick as Daisy pleads for mercy and dramatic tragedy unfolds with Quick the hunchback sewn into the tale.
Fragmentary OCR describes an automatic device named Water Casting Machine that sorts beads after intake and arrangement. Mention of Baron Verkeren under a state order and a Pasellin poet reference appears, with unclear locations and dates.
A Denver area tale profiles Jeremiah Smith known as Wild Horse Jerry a famed horse catcher. The piece recalls winter rescues on the plains the Park River skating incident and a dramatic rescue where John Hogan saved a girl from thin ice.
An elderly Louisianan recalls Judge Bermudes's duel with Lepouse. Bermudes, a dead shot, misses at five paces, amid caustic talk and talk of past wrongs. The scene unfolds under local social codes and lingering rivalries.
In Norway two member courts of conciliation handle disputes with litigants and a clerk present. Lawyers are excluded, fees are low, and secret, informal talks aim to settle cases before formal law. Nicolay Grevetad notes about 75 percent of cases settle in these courts.
California researchers and Colonel Charles F. Crocker plan an experimental coffee planting in the San Joaquin Valley. He has secured yearling plants from Central Smerion and will establish them on valley estates. Results will take at least six years to become known. Experts question the feasibility while noting soil and sun exposure may be favorable.
The readable fragments reference rulers, regions, and events across ancient kingdoms. Notable mentions include Hungary, Armstrin, Philadelphia, and Amun. The prose hints at battles, takeovers, and a quest or trial, but specifics remain unclear due to garbled text.
The piece notes heavy U S rainfall in the East and Northwest with depth air density, a New Haven water-drilling attempt, and various science items. It covers coal discoveries in Dos Cabezas Arizona, enamel necessity for teeth, magnetium effects on egg hatching, and a magnet rail tunnel idea. It cites Mercury mass revised by Encke's comet, electric railway growth in Europe, and a diphtheria skin cure in a Berlin child using anti toxin after a mother’s kiss.
A collage of short items mentions long Titris and regional seasons on the Pacific coast, corn yields in Tilinoin state, a Doylestown novelty with a red pony behind a dog, omibus driver strikes and judges riding cabs, and aging residents in Waterloo Missouri and Shepherdstown West Virginia. It notes a tree growing through a mill roof, a pigeon ownership dispute settled by Subtho Harriman, and elderly couples nearing 100 with anecdotes on their longevity.
A Milwaukee jury rejects bagpipes as musical instruments in a suit by William Mattham against the Wisconsin Theatre Company. The case centers on a procession where a Scottinle paper von Gightiad costume led a drum and bagpipe music as crowds moved past a horse. The plaintiff seeks damages claiming the horse reacted to the noise, with the defense arguing insufficient causal link and no injury. The verdict denies compensation and clarifies the bagpipes were not ruled musical instruments.
A nostalgic verse from Peterson's Magazine contrasts summer's brightness with December's gray, noting the snowy landscape and a single path marked for feet. It expresses a vow to walk together, seeking freedom through the wintry world rather than demanding summer’s gifts.
A collage of cartoon captions and quips from various papers including Puck New York Herald Atchison Daily Globe Philadelphia Record and others. The items mock manners, gossip and social foibles with brief exchanges and pieced together quotes from literature and journalism.
A provincial account describes a massive six to eight mile long mountain near the Cascades slowly shifting toward the river. At 2000 feet high with a three pronged pinnacle, it inches downhill year by year, threatening to create a large lake and submerge nearby forests. Local notes cite subsidence at the base due to soft rock eroding under Howe waters of the Columbia River.
A historical note cites Dr. Stander of the London Board of Health praising electric lighting for boosting worker health. The piece argues improved heat and ventilation from electric systems reduces fatigue and accidents, attributing overall better conditions to modern electrical installations in factories and workplaces.
An October escape tale ties the presumed murder of Korea's queen to a November palace assault. Conspirators including Russian and English figures sought to free the king from Japanese influence and restore the queen, who was believed dead but remained alive and in hiding.
Narrative of rumors that the Queen of Korea died at the hands of assassins amid palace violence in October. Accounts claim Japanese involvement and a cover story burned bodies outside the palace gates while trials unfold at Hiroshima. The Tal-Won-Kun ascended briefly before Russia pressured the king’s restoration.
The Venezuelan Boundary Commission reassembled at the State Department in Washington with Andrew D White present. Jacques David Brower presided and Frederick J Aing served as acting clerk as the Commission readied executive staff and gathered applications from stenographers and translators. The group adjourned for the day to plan further meetings.
The article details multiple political and diplomatic events including a White House literary entertainment, Secretary Herbert's actions on naval matters, Senate debates on monetary policy, and nominations confirmed. It notes Britain and Germany tensions, a plan for an international arbitration court, and various appointments and incidents in states and cities.
Alva E Smith Vanderbilt becomes Mrs. Alva E Vanderbilt in a dawn ceremony at Mrs. Vanderbilt’s New York house with Mayor Strong officiating. The couple heads to Newport for their honeymoon after a brief engagement.
Secretary Carlisle issues detailed instructions for subscribers to the new four per cent bond issue. Subscriptions must name bond amounts, proposed price, and delivery location, with deposit options at the Treasury in Washington or sub-treasuries in New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati Chicago St Louis New Orleans or San Francisco. Bonds offered as coupon or registered in various denominations. payment by gold certificates only after notification of acceptance.
The item notes that every postmaster will be issued a complete copy of Carilaies circular. The language implies a government directed distribution to postal officials, outlining the circulation plan and its administrative reach.
Grand Jury reports nine gang members in custody in Wilkes Barre with four fugitives and one under arrest in Chive. Charges include murder robbery burglary larceny dynamite assaults while detectives anticipate additional arrests as police expose an Italian led crime ring once linked to New York and Philadelphia headquarters.
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