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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1895
Page
1
A parable of a primeval calf path shaping a village road ends with a moral about following established trails. Two lovers face a thwarted marriage broader social pressures, as Myrtle Venner’s wedding rumor tests Hugh Keppel’s heart before a hopeful reconciliation.
A Sugar Loaf Hill Penn barn owned by Edgar Putnam burned in fall and a rat invasion followed. A tame hawk named Dick protected the cradle, killing over thirty rats that swarmed the room as Mrs Putnam fled with the infant unharmed.
A traveling man recounts a night in a small Mississippi town with a single hotel run by a quarrelsome husband and wife. He, the lone guest, heard a bawdy exchange about bed and boat duty, slept briefly, then was roused by loud banging as the owner threatened to blow the whistle. He finally boarded the river packet, exhausted.
A New Orleans Picayune note recounts a Northern newspaper story about Freddie Griffith of Montclair New Jersey injured by fireworks. Reconstructive skin grafts totaling about six thousand are needed, with thousands already donated by family and friends highlighting quiet acts of heroism beyond battlefield glory.
A collage of humorous quips and dialogue excerpts from several papers. Includes exchanges about ambition and marriage and playful lines from the Judge and Washington Star, with brief anecdotes about college and professors and a flustered remark from a reporter.
A playful exchange frames a boy asking his father if marriage is a miracle and the father responding that miracles are things beyond human ability. The New York World quote uses a humorous parental line about weddings.
The author voices nightly trouble in somnis about his literary work. A friend suggests rising to read portions of it, reflecting press of intellectual life in Harlem.
The Garrard Lampoon quotes Miss Blane and John Ware in a brief exchange about a watch and clothes. She remarks on his attire while he explains he sold a suit to buy the watch, highlighting a sharp streetwise moment.
The clip recounts Miss Tropp stating she has refused marriages a thousand times. Dicer notes Callow’s repeated requests met with firm refusals. The gag includes Tommy’s quip about arithmetic and a light exchange with a teacher.
A collection of quirky lines from Chicago Records and Detroit Tribune items shows odd queries and phrases. A boy insists he must fight to create any fight at all, while Mrs. Dusenberry frets over Masonic symbols on a watch chain. The strip parodies periodicals and the puzzle of “without” items in advertisements.
A comic collage shows a housewife offering a plate of boiled potatoes while a hungry passerby refuses citing pure food officials. A dinner scene features Edwin and Angelina debating purchases and dinner plans with a Burmese garment distraction and a gong. A large table scene ends with a vain request for vinegar.
A collage of stray quotes from multiple papers recounts sharp witticisms and dramatic vignettes. Dialogues touch on tactics in war games and a seminary classroom distraction, ending with a Washington Post punchline about a bride’s drastic act.
The Chicago Record notes the noon blasts near Des Plaines River in Illinois as dynamite rips through rock to shape a canal bed Some thirty to forty percent nitro glycerin explosive is used with thousands of laborers at contractor camps Red warning fish mark danger and workers hurry from the rock cut to meals The process carves a long rock face and loads ships with broken stone and dirt as the great canal nears completion.
An electric carriage, Kansas City invention, proved its 11 mph speed on Fourteenth Street, capable of seating six passengers and powered by a five by five battery array. The machine, weighing about 2000 pounds, uses a rawhide pulley drive and three tier storage cells, with steering from the driver’s foot controls.
Household hints cover preventing color running in laundry, beetle control in February March, and fur cleaning with simple home methods. Instructions include lathering, rinsing in cold water, and using sugar of lead as a countermeasure, plus step by step furs care for ermine sealskin and other pelts and recipes for parsley sauce stuffing and baked desserts.
France rocks as Casimir-Perier announces resignation after talks with Senate head Challemel-Lacour and Cabinet ministers. Dupuy and Spuller fail to deter him, while politicians blame parliamentary strife and Socialist opposition. The interim government assumes executive power as the Republic awaits the National Assembly action.
The Wingham Maas fraternity traces continuous worship at a single site since 1635. The congregation notes its historic meeting house at the rama spot, dated 1082, as the oldest in the United States Chinaea Rana context.
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perlor born in Paris November 8 1847. son of Auguste Casimir-Perlor minister of the interior. He served in the Mobiles in the Franco Prussia War and earned the Legion of Honor. He joined Parliament in 1874, held multiple posts including under secretary for public instruction and war, and was premier in December 1893. His tenure brought strong leadership amid the era of presidential inheritance and crises following President Carnot’s assassination.
Burglars broke into the Henshaws home in Belleville Indiana. Rev W L Henshaw and his wife were killed in the assault after Mrs Henshaw tried to help and the burglars fired and stabbed them as they fought inside the house. The attackers overpowered the preacher and fled as local authorities investigated the brutal crime. Also noted are extreme cold in southern France and record snowfalls at Nice with depths reaching several inches.
A catastrophic blast at the Montana Central Railway yards in Butto killed and maimed many. Three successive explosions shattered windows for miles, debris rained on bystanders, and a hospital and aid response rushed to the scene as firefighters suffered heavy losses.
United States Senator McMillan was re elected by the Michigan Legislature in Lansing in a unanimous joint vote. Julius O Burrows received all votes for short term Senate except Donovan of Bay. James McMillan was born in Hamilton Canada May 12 1898 and moved to Detroit.
T Jefferson Coolidge of Boston, assistant secretary of Amoskeag Manufacturing, argues Southern cotton mill relocation is feasible. He cites lower Southern labor costs, near cotton fields, cheaper freight, and differing rail classifications. He predicts Southern mills will grow despite unions, strikes, and state legislation, naming several New England mills contemplating Southward building.
Isaac F. Abbott of Dover New Hampshire, cashier at the National Bank for twenty years, killed himself at home before U.S. Marshal Campbell arrived with an arrest warrant. Reports say Abbott confessed to a reporter he stole over eighty thousand dollars and had planned to reveal the disgrace to his children before facing prison or death. The shortage was feared to exceed eighty thousand as two bank clerks were suspended.
Wealay Pawlinas a wall tole farmer in Towlbuns Venn induced his mother in law to witness a public safety incident alleging rival involvement. He reportedly harmed his four week old child and injured his wife before fleeing to the barn with Winged thimself. Joalonay is suspected to be involved.
In Brooklyn a major streetcar lockout unfolds as Knights of Labor pressure employers. Thousands walk or ride escalators to work while 4500 regular and 2000 extra employees lose pay daily. Losses hit $8000 per day for workers and $20,000 for receipts with $60,000 in shoppers diverted.
In Trenton a joint Republican caucus nominated General William J. Sewell for the United States Senate to succeed John I. McPherson. The vote was fifty six to Murphy’s twenty four, a result deemed effectively an election. Sewell, born in 1836, served in the Civil War, led troops at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and later held state and national offices. He served nine years in the New Jersey Senate representing Camden County and chaired the New Jersey delegation to the Blaine nomination. He is noted as a close friend of President Harrison.
A Washington dispatch reports the Carlisle Currency bill beaten in the House by a narrow indirect vote. The 6 rule debate aimed to fix a time for a vote. the rule was rejected 92 101 and again by 144 to 129. Democrats supported the motion while Republicans and some Democrats opposed. 24 defeated Democrats faced re election. Diplomatic and Postoffice Appropriation Bills then passed.
The schooner Justine wrecked near Deception Island with all five crew lost. Barge Seth Low capsized and wrecked after earlier repairs. two of eight aboard drowned near Pito Island, Long Island. British steamer Howran founder in Bay of Biscay. six alive and two dead in one boat, seven including the chief officer lost in the other. Italian bark Theresian wrecked off Strangford Lough. captain and several crew rescued, three drowned.
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