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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1898
Page
1
A poem excerpt from Youth's Companion by Edward Wilbur Meson exhorts blithe inner warmth and purity to ward off sorrow. It contrasts external autumn and winter imagery with an inner summer, warning that a cold heart breeds sorrow, sin, and perpetual barren seasons despite outward weather.
The article cites an official U S wheat crop estimate of 530 million bushels for 1897 and notes New York's claim of healthier growth. It covers diverse topics from a proposed bronze statue of Robert Morris to observations on patriotism, education, and the impact of bicycles on railroads, ending with a discussion of wheat and cotton production in the South and agricultural diversification.
Jeff Meredith uncovers a plot by Jacob Lapham to rob Madeleine Lane of her late mother’s estate. He exposes forged deeds and dual wills, opens the library safe, destroys fraudulent documents, and helps Madeleine secure her rightful inheritance with Judge Wickham's backing.
A narrator recalls choosing a show over a train, winning a brutal wrestling match for ten dollars, then becoming a partner in a lumber camp with wealth promised by an old boss. The tale unfolds amid tangling ambitions, a debt of luck, and a path to riches in rugged work.
Paris fashion reports say three months will bring women back to larger bustles as corsage cushions fall from popularity. A New York Press Paris dispatch notes couturieres predict revival of bold silhouette with new bustle styles. The item surveys contemporary accessories and home sewing tips for collars, bows, and velvet ribbons to stay up to date.
The article outlines Mrs. T. Rorer guidance on balanced meat intake, advocating moderation with pork and veal excluded. It prescribes a cereal breakfast with fruit, a cream soup or omelet at noon, and a dinner featuring beef, fish or vegetables, potatoes, greens, and a light dessert, framed as a practical daily diet plan.
Poem fragment celebrating winter scene with moonlight on pine and snow. References Gunesse Richardson and a line about the stream, twilight, and gleaming fingers. The mood contrasts brightness and darkness in a quiet landscape.
A sprawling news digest reports a policeman killed in New York after a collision, grand jury actions in Trenton, Klondike gold discoveries, a westbound train wreck near Callas, Maryland engraver Hamilton McDowell’s suicide, a fatal shooting during a Arkansas family feud, and robberies in Boston. It also notes Moody’s revival meetings, a natural cement discovery near St. Monica, political reshuffles, and international tensions from Japan to Europe, including Dreyfus and Chinese indemnity debates.
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