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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1894
Page
1
A collection of bustling anecdotes on wheat markets, ocean speed records, and factory output. Observations include Argentine wheat surpluses, Cunard liners cutting travel time, a European shirt-making system with many workers, and debates on steamship racing versus regulation. Also notes on cataract treatment of Gladstone and German settlements on Maryland's Eastern Shore with farm purchases and colonist movements.
A collage of statistics and opinions cites a vast navigable river, population ratios, flower fashions, and Brooklyn’s commerce. It recalls executions under Wilhelm II, fears of a Black Death resurgence, and calls for international quarantine and unified action to prevent a world plague.
The New Zealanders bury their dead in the north and leave the flesh to decay before bones are cleaned and stored in caves or tombs. Grave robbing or disturbing bones after cleansing is punished by death in New Zealand and throughout Polyaquia.
A fragment from Mary F. Butts presents a lyric about a singer whose small song awakens love and trust. The verse suggests comfort after heartbreak and frames a moment of personal emotion within a youthful publication.
Alice Lencant, a Kansas farm girl, helps a hungry tramp, gives him money and a ring, and later learns he reformed and pursued her. Years pass, her generosity inspires a key reunion, and a marriage proposal follows as the former tramp returns with his vow fulfilled.
The piece argues that birds from polar regions migrate to and through warmer zones, driven by food rather than climate, and notes Mediterranean species like the beceaticos arriving in British shores aided by fig trees. It suggests these warm-climate birds may become naturalized in Britain.
Fragmentary report says a Central New York baseball game inspired a slang cry. The line et there El appeared during the match as Ely and Chapman clashed, with a curious mishearing shaping a mispronounced exclamation.
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple papers appears in Budget of Fun. Snippets include playful exchanges about voters and taste, plus pithy lines about mothers, romance, and social scenes.
A collage of quips and witticisms from various newspapers and readers, including jokes about language, poets, lovers, social status, and collectors. The snippets reference the Philadelphia Record Buffalo Express Boston Courier Chicago Sun Inter Ocean and Washington Star among others, reflecting light humor and social observations.
A collage of quips and mock dialogues spans several newspapers, including Indianapolis Journal Chicago Tribune and Detroit papers. The snippets feature witty retorts, misunderstandings, and social tensions from lighthearted anecdotes and humorous captions.
A Bergen County farmer recounts buying four street car horses off Broad Street amid claims of cheap prices. He reports they wore out quickly on farm work, dragged feet, and failed under plowing, leaving him with tired, injured animals and higher costs. He warns against cheap horses and prefers regular country stock.
Emperor William II contributes 100 dollars toward a monument for Prince Bismarck on Hainberg near Goettingen. A massive tower rises from a forty foot foundation with a medieval hall below and a Bismarck Hall above. Frescoes, memorial tablets, and further subscriptions from individuals and firms will complete the memorial as a symbol of German patriotism.
Household guidance covers bread storage to avoid mold and keep freshness by air exposure and ventilated containers. It notes moth infestations in winter, sun exposure as deterrent, camphor odors, and kerosene use near carpets, with color-linked moth behavior and a home remedy approach.
A swarm of honey bees escaped from Arnold Anbrage of 910 West Mulberry Street and gathered on a gas lamp at Mulberry and Poppleton Streets. A crowd gathered but police were not needed, as a bee keeper used tin pans to guide the bees back to their hive. The report notes a stray line about Egypt and sugar trade in a Baltimore Sun item.
A collage of humor from early 20th century papers. wry one liners about corkscrews, marriages, proposals, and social foibles. Snappy exchanges feature a captain, a deck hand, and a parade of named columnists and publications. An assortment of jokes and playful gibes with a newspaper tone.
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