31 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
1
The text extolls sunshine to drown daily sorrows and lift burdens. It speaks of spreading light and knowledge along life’s thorny paths, promising a silver lining amid storms and duty.
Doctor Lawrence and Mary Elvidge wed in Fargo after years of delay as the Elvidge will saga unfolds. An attorney uncovers that Lawrence is the true heir through Susan Hartley, tracing a deception by a stepmother and a shipwrecked lineage, bringing a near half million estate to the couple.
The article explains cork trees shed their bark and regrow a thick cork layer over ten to twelve years. Portugal leads cork supply with forests much larger than Spain and Algeria, while UK Sardinia shows past cork-forests decline. Cork wood imports and bottle stopper use dominate cork products worldwide.
The excerpt notes a stagnant standard of living in India for 3000 years, describing wide gaps between rich and poor, with poor living in open air and wealth buried due to fear of robbery. It contrasts modest habits across classes and suggests persistence of traditional modes of life.
A scrapbook of gowns spans twenty five years, with fabric and dress fragments from the originator and her daughter foretelling an heirloom. The piece on hats features tricorne and elongated shapes with jet detailing and coral or pale blue velvet bows. The Woman Junior notes a New York City janitor who manages a busy staff before business hours. Evening hoods and fichus offer lace, chiffon, and net drapery for theatre wear. Weddings at AlliToura describe a breakfast wedding at St. Peter’s Eaton Hall and a push for evening services. Home notes discuss overwork in shops and the rise of affordable stationery engraving for businesswomen. A portrait of Webby and moral stories close the column with art and craft anecdotes.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts turning fortunes with precious stones, the thrill of pairing them, repeated bets, and eventual losses that led to setting aside the venture. The narrator notes lessons learned about value and purpose, with reference to a New York Advertiser quote.
A 1900s newspaper snippet notes women employed by Russia's state railways in ticket and goods offices. It reports Dallas hosting a Young Women's Christian Association branch, a city bank for women financiers opening with 1 850 000, and Chicago Travelers Aid aiding 2472 women travelers with 400 hosted at the association house. It also mentions Helen Hyde winning a Tokyo art prize for Kakemono A Monarch of Japan.
The article outlines fashion trends like Russian enamel handles, velvet trims, Moire and antique silks, and art nouveau embroidery on evening gowns. It also reports odd feline stories about a Portland triped tabby that drinks hot water and a two legged cat from a breeder, a rare practice in raising coon cats, plus a note on Frederick Ives describing a stereoscopic imaging method and its possible uses.
A horticultural column discusses potash use, soil control, and crop responses. It notes sulphate of potash improves tobacco yields, myriate favored for strawberries, and benefits across clover beans and pans. Guidance covers begonias, soil texture, drainage, and disease prevention with lime and ashes. It includes practical notes from American Agriculturist and New England Homestead on pruning and orchard spacing.
A historical note describes a home clod crusher using oak planks cut to three feet long and two feet wide. Side boards are notched three inches deep to form a drag. The design includes a “kingle horse” and notes on weight and assembly.
A remote Los Angeles area ranch houses about 12 000 pigeons kept in three lofts with large wire fences. Birds are fed on grain costing about 8 dollars daily and are processed for a niche market through a factory link. Young birds are raised for market and shipped daily to fulfill orders.
Captain Murray proposes a detailed ration plan to stock Britain for two years if sea access is cut. He envisions one pound bread, one pound potatoes daily for males over ten, with limited meat, barley, and reduced rations for women and children. The program would cost about $70,000,000 to sustain the national food supply during a siege.
Sir Robert Ball, Cambridge professor, spoke at Columbia University on the Ice Age causes and timing. He warned a future glacial period could recur, with Venus and Jupiter in Pisces signaling long cycles, and he critiqued past claims of certainty about such dates.
A Treasury Bureau of Statistics monograph tracks growth in production commerce and wealth over the century. It cites surging cotton and wheat output, rising money in circulation, deposits, railways, and trade, with per capita wealth and debt trends, plus falling freight rates and interest costs.
A deadly explosion at the Lost Creek fuel mine near Oskaloosa Iowa killed twenty one miners and injured eight. Conditions described as a flame caused by a fired shot ignited gas, with rescue crews finding charred remains and heavy debris. The mine, owned by Lost Creek Fuel Co., has operated about one year and sustained about 104000 dollars in damage.
Mrs Elizabeth Mohr of Riverside accuses her husband Judge Mohr of extreme cruelty and non support, alleging he beat her, threatened her life, and taught her children anarchist doctrine. She says he diverted family funds to support Most and denounced McKinley, while planning knife throwing at their daughter.
A gyroscope device, tested at St Louis Academy of Science, is described as a time honored aid to determine the earths polar axis. The instrument oscillates with motion and earth rotation, locating the midpoint of its swing as the north south reference. Also notes last years Alps fatalities rose to 119 as a separate tally.
A digest of misceliious Washington and world notes. Brigadier General Wheaton criticizes Professor Schurman during Beaton speech stirring the Philippine question in the Senate. Carr elected Chief of the Consular Bureau, Hobson’s retirement plea denied, and Lincoln death noted. Naval and political dispatches include canal bill prospects, Cuban municipal reforms, Manila labor petition, Negros unrest, rail fare reform, and other national events with multiple named figures and places.
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