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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1889
Page
1
Experts estimate nearly 30 million dollars will be spent on not on paper advertising in the United States in 1889. Reports compare urban death rates, note plumbing and sanitary improvements, and discuss social reform ideas in New Orleans and European policy on slavery and civilization.
In a rural tale from Chicago News and New York Weekly, widowed Mrs Palmleaf takes the cottage below the hill, charms employer Mr Wiggleton, and sparks fly with neighbor Jotham Hardcastle. Wiggleton decides to marry, but she reveals an engagement to Jotham and he weds her instead as spring wheat ripens on the hillside.
The daughters recount a distant admirer’s plea for a piano to Henry W Longfellow. Though famed for generosity, he declined, believing the girl’s request showed lack of propriety and self respect, choosing not to encourage imprudent gifts.
An English traveler teases Americans about always answering a question with another query, prompting a playful exchange that reveals cultural quirks in a lighthearted travel sketch. The scene captures a moment of humorous cross culture banter between two travelers as they thaw from a cold day.
A New York Graphic summary notes Kouang-Tong as China’s largest, wealthiest, yet least known province. It contains Canton and busy harbors with a 30 million population. Major exports include silk, tea, sugarcane and cinnamons, plus vast fireworks manufacturing. Taxes reportedly press tea cultivation. India and Sri Lanka compete in tea. Firecrackers and bric brac loom large in local industry.
The Baletul Codking Moth, native to Europe, now appears in orchards globally including South Africa Australia Tasmania and New Zealand. The grape phylloxera harms both U S and foreign grapes but devastates foreign forms. The plum curculio, native to this country, has spread across the eastern States and may reach California as moist climates favor its growth. The New York Sun notes these pests thrive where plants prosper and may cause trouble on the Pacific coast.
Edward Everett Hale leads a group including Joaquin Miller General Low Wallace and Maurice Thompson to author five fiction works under a literary trust. Biller and Hale share profits with original members plus Thompson Franklin Filo and Will Carlston. Carleton shifts due to a Harper contract, Wallace may replace him. Miller writes from California Bay area while Thompson seeks New Orleans or Mississippi settings, Pile plots in New York City and San Francisco scenes color the project.
The text notes about 900 wasp species worldwide, with hornets and yellow wasps making papery nests from rotten wood. Some species nest from clay, filling cells with spiders and other prey for larvae, while adults feed on fruit and sometimes attack honey bees by tearing the abdomen to drink juices using powerful jaws.
A Jersey City boarding house reported a malaria outbreak among boarders caused by sonar gas from in-room basins. The doctor observed foul gas rising from each basin and devised a cure by filling the basin with water and covering the mouth with a board at night. The gas condensed, was carried to the sewer in the morning, and the plan reportedly worked admirably.
Three young elephants secured for four years by Director Conklin belong to Cole the former circus owner. From Barnum's collection last year, the elephants, Jennie Tom and Billy, are among the largest and most intelligent, easily moving heavy loads with their immense strength. Jennie, the female, is noted for notable obedience and memory, recalling commands and frightening events, while the males are strong but less notable in temperament.
A survey of women growing independent and delaying marriage beyond 25 as a social shift. It notes young women preferring homes over shared living, plus fashion details from Paris and New York about tea gowns, hair trends, and Patti the singer’s beauty routines emphasizing sleep, moderation, and emotional restraint.
The column surveys fashion trends with ostrich feathers, brocades, white festival wear, and color phrases, plus updates on new fabrics and accessories. It shifts to scientific miscellany about electricity, chemistry, diseases, and time measurement, including experiments at Edison Laboratory and natural observations on sound, light, and plant propagation.
A historic view on advertising notes that frequent regular ads keep a broad audience aware of places to buy needed goods and signal reliability. It argues ads build recognition, draw hesitant buyers, and shape perceptions of diligence, affordability, and customer satisfaction, guiding purchases toward the advertised shop.
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