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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
2
Coun von Goetzen reports from the Spanish American War front that American troops displayed superior discipline courage and marksmanship. He notes the Sixth and Sixteenth Infantry showing marvelous dash and spirit and that Spaniards fought well but Americans fought better.
The Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor compares wages in 1872 1881 and 1897 with food prices in those years noting 1897 wages higher than 1881 in most industries while prices for groceries and provisions fell 30 and 18.52 percent respectively since earlier years. It concludes workers have greater purchasing power in 1897 and overall conditions improved though some areas like cotton in New England lag.
The article recounts the plague origin in crowded ancient cities, its spread via war, the Black Death of the 14th century killing millions, and subsequent outbreaks in England and Scotland. It notes massacres of Jews in Strasbourg, the Hundred Years War era, and later London outbreaks alongside royal and legal anecdotes.
The article discusses early anchor concepts using weights and hooks, mentions ancient examples from Britain and Cyrene, and describes primitive fishermen and isotropic boards. It contrasts ancient methods with modern gear and reflects on why simple devices persist in rocky beds and emergencies.
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