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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
2
The article notes a proposed law requiring a fifty cent dog license and punishment for unlicensed dogs. It criticizes local politics, laments a hydrophobia bill, and condemns a Tuesday evening incident by town youths that harmed property. It reports the St Louis Grant Monument controversy and a fatal hydrophobia case near Rhode Hall.
The writer laments a large number of lonely men living unfulfilled lives and mocks a bachelor who attends ninety weddings yet claims indifference. He questions the heart and conscience of such a man, predicting dire consequences for ignoring wisdom and opportunity. The tone sharpens social critique through pointed anecdotes about marriage and virtue.
Sheriff Corcoran proposes to employ jailed tramps for public works. Yesterday they shoveled snow along Main Street for about half a mile, clearing walks and removing large banks in under two hours. Residents welcomed the improved sleighing, while the tramps protested.
A fierce bulldog and a highly tempered mare owned by George Ryugon of Shay New Jersey fought in a barn. The mare broke loose, seized the dog, and the two animals battled with the dog eventually fatally injuring the mare before it was shot. The dog, valued for its courage and usefulness as a watchdog, survived the encounter.
Workers at the Standard Coke Works in Connellsville region walked out yesterday and demanded a ten percent wage increase. The strike could widen if the convention acts on Saturday, as other workers may join in today.
Jersey City fire scene ends in tragedy as John McIntyre of Truck Company No 2 suffers fatal internal injuries after a roof to roof fall. He was found unconscious and died at Lt. Marys Hospital after examination confirmed the injuries.
Reports from Bavaria suggest the king withdraws from royal gatherings and rules in writing rather than spoken orders. Attendants reply in kind as speculation grows that His Majesty may be insane and unfit for public duties.
A six year old child of Seward Applegate at Rude Hall began showing hydrophobia symptoms last Monday. The bite occurred seventy one days earlier from a dog that ran through the village. no precautions were taken as the wound seemed only scratches and healed quickly.
John Magee pleaded guilty to attempting to extort money from the Prince of Wales by writing threatening letters and was sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
A gentleman hires a boy from a crowd of nearly fifty applicants. The chosen youth lacks formal letters of recommendation but proves himself through neat appearance, prompt answers, courtesy, tidiness, and orderly conduct observed in ten minutes. The tale stresses character over references.
Secretary Marmining awarded William Uta of Hoboken New Jersey the contract for carrying trade of the New York Custom House including New York City and nearby towns. The annual value is forty thousand dollars. The bid difference between the rivals was under fifty dollars. Uta has been notified by mail of the award.
A horror report from Wallingford describes a Colored woman near Pond Hill who allegedly left her baby in an oven to keep it warm while she called her husband. He returned, unaware of the child's location, and a hot fire was built. The child was found roasted as smoke alerted the household.
A newly painted vessel house washed ashore on the Nantucket Roaring Brook coast with two skeletons bound by rope nearby. The bodies are believed to be victims of the City of Columbus wreck near Gay Head two years earlier, with debris and a plank yet to be identified.
O F Brown a Massachusetts representative farms before dawn and spends hours drafting laws. He knows all 250 lawmakers by name and town, writes with equal skill in normal and upside down form, and can recreate a full executive and legislative roster from memory.
Charles O Feiner, son of a Ridgefield Park farmer, married two weeks earlier to Peter Merhoff’s daughter. A large wedding party attended the funeral of Feiner Sunday. The minister performed the ceremony at the casket. Feiner died after a tour, slipping on a unit, locking jaw followed by pain and death.
A long account recounts Amos Kendall, once Postmaster General, and describes a Calvary Baptist Church collection method using coin boxes. The narrative blends reminiscence with critique of street crime and local events, noting deaths, fires, and incidents in New Jersey and surrounding areas.
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