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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1896
Page
1
A collage of items notes eleven living Vermont ex governors, a jailed county clerk in Omaha, praise for poets Thomas B Aldeich and James Whitcomb Riley, and a look at the Concord Mass reformatory's reform rate. It surveys census views, bicycle safety costs for Indianapolis streetcars, foreign naturalization trends, carriage babies, and a new Medford High School with art rich interiors and global classroom aims.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Presbyterian Church spending reached 14 million dollars with 760 thousand for foreign missions and a million for general benevolence, while decrying forest fires across New England and urging vigorous laws to preserve forests and protect land from cyclone damage. It cites fires destroying Long Island, the Adirondacks, New Jersey, and Massachusetts with losses to crops and homes and blames hunters and farmers for some causes.
The piece lists hobbies of notable figures: Mr Balfour golf cycling philosophy and Hamlet acting. Lord Salisbury science and test tube experiments. Mr Chamberlain orchids. Mr Gladstone chopping trees and reading Greek. Prince Bismarck beer smoking reading. The Prince of Wales bow hunting. The Duke of Devonshire Sir John Millan Andrew Lang Willis Black expert fishing.
The fragment from the Atlanta Constitution hints at a personal or literary line about love and affection. Names Bun and Howes appear, but the text is incomplete leaving the central claim unclear. Further context is needed to determine the exact event or attribution.
In Gold Cross, Pizen Bill Johnson schemes to claim the Twilight mine while Edward Freeman foils him during a drunken card game at the Golden Oriole. A violent flood tears through the camp as the Twilight deal collapses and the club sinks, burying most of the crew. Freeman survives, Johnson’s hat found, others presumed drowned.
The article surveys advances from liquefaction of gases to flight experiments by Professor Langley. It mentions Luce's lighthouse lamp on Gull Neck, Vincent's mosquito study, and Berlin paper matches. It also covers copper zinc alloy trials, germination tests, sugar cane propagation, and Java breeding results.
A San Francisco story explains a lady threw a check in the grate and only scraps remained. Bank officers using glasses recovered legible fragments showing the name national bank of D O Mills and a hundred dollars. They sought a duplicate check from the Sacramento firm and paid out the amount. The incident underscores caution with burning mail and valuables.
Report notes three American Olympic winners of mixed heritage drawing scrutiny as a national conversation grows over bloodline and patriotism amid post event pride.
The article details enormous quantities of wedding presents for Princess Henrietts from Braesela to Neuilly, with boxes weighing eleven tons. It also notes fashion trends, habits of European royals, and cultural tidbits on weddings, empresses, and literature.
The New York Times notes summer flowers influence hat trims with August injects in feathery plumes. The New York Advertiser details ornate belts and jeweled girdles for basques, often linked with large buckles in jeweled metal. The Washington Star reports women drummers on tour, highlighting more female sales travelers and heavy goods as travel sales grow. The Chicago Times-Herald observes hat styles and beauty concerns, urging mirror use to avoid unflattering necklines and eye-hiding brims.
Nora Perry first published a poem in a Washington paper after a friend helped print it. An Atlantic Monthly editor later offered $20 for a poem like tying her bonnet under her chin, prompting Perry to send After the Ball to the Atlantic, where it became her best known verse.
A 19th century advice column promotes veil use to avoid tanning and favors lemon juice as a primary remedy. It extols lemon’s whitening, purifying, and soothing effects for the complexion, and suggests lemon tea as a health tonic while praising filtered water and gentle facial washing.
The habit of feigning death for protection is seen across animals from microscopic to humans. Using the microscope, actinophryne and similar tiny creatures conceal themselves by folding legs and sinking to the bottom when startled, remaining motionless until danger passes.
At the Eleventh National Council in St Louis delegates arrive in waves with Alabama first at 10 05 and the hall filling by 11 59. Chairman Carter arrives early while notable figures like Lodge Draper Hanna Foraker and Grosvenor occupy seats as the crowd surveys decorations and banners. The convention names subordinate officials and begins polling state delegations for chairmen ahead of adjournment for the day.
The front gallery near the President’s table shows a bald photograph of Lincoln and small portraits of Grant Sherman Sheridan Farragut Fremont arranged around the National flag. A brass eagle above the scene frames the gathering as the blue banner with the coat of arms hangs centrally. A small dag attached to the banner bears one star and three stripes.
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