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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
1
A mosaic of brief items covers Berlin's growth versus Philadelphia, Queen Victoria's pianos, wealth and boredom, population and religion stats, Cuban sugar, Franco wagon tires, American transportation, and a look at Germany's expanding trade. It notes grain storage issues in Baltimore, a Kansas anecdote about Senator Ingalls, and Christian Endeavor Society enrollments and milestones.
A compilation of urban reform topics and historical curiosities includes ward water plant ownership statistics for U.S. cities above 100000, remarks on Paris roadways, mahogany pavements in Lafayette Street, and trade revival signals from the Indian Daily News. It touches rail costs in London, tenement whitewashing under Greater New York charter, Lincoln lore in Kentucky, brain wave theories via Crookes, and biographical notes on U S political figures such as Reed, Culberson, Crawford, Harmer, Bingham, McMillan, Cannon, Grow, and Villiers.
Emergency advice includes gum with iodina for toothache and diluting aged iodina with alcohol. Candy cooking notes warn not to stir while boiling and to add flavoring after cooking. Oatmeal should be cooked slowly and not stirred to avoid pasty texture. Milk adulteration test uses a knitting needle to judge purity. A tissue paper method clears moisture from washed bottles and carafes.
In a New York press note, the Bradley Martins wonder what happened to the hyphen they once used to elevate their surname above peers. Hyphenated names fell from fashion in England, replaced by full middle names and initials, prompting the Martins to consider a prefatory initial to stay current.
A Bath Maine man aged sixty, weighing 259 pounds, fell three stories onto a pile of area but immediately got up and climbed back to the loft. Daniel Clay of Strafford New Jersey carried a 100 pound bag three miles on a wager, despite being seventy-six and in frail health.
A Philadelphia Ledger poem by Lizzie T. Green uses nautical imagery to urge steadfast purpose. It frames life as a voyage past a perilous Cape of Storms, where guidance by compass or star matters less than inner resolve. Even when dangers loom, a true heart steers toward safe passage.
Four travelers on a Denver to Grand Junction train become entangled with a bold robber who robs them at gunpoint in a sleeper car. The confident thief, calling himself from High Hat, carts away money valuables and a diamond pin, then roars off as the train resumes, leaving a note: The four man has gone with the dough.
The Six Companies, once the dominant Chinese organization in America, ceased to exist after a split with See Yup Federation members Ning Yung Kong Chow Hop Wa Shu Hing. It served as banker, diplomat, and guardian for Chinese in the U S, handling vast revenues and mediating disputes, while acting as liaison with police and government.
Citizens flock to a spring near Richmond Indiana famed for medicinal water and black mud said to cure rheumatism. Owner Reed charges nothing for water or mud and hundreds of gallons are taken monthly by residents. Prominent locals attribute complete cures to the spring’s offerings.
Paris women in 1907 fashion trade highlight brides girdles covered in pearls and lacing practices. A New York woman dies by her own hand after years of increasingly tight lacing. Madame Nansen and other figures noted for exploration and social life. Forecasts call for velvet bodices, pale linens, and ornate handkerchiefs with monograms and insect motifs.
A lecture on medieval Gothic fashion notes tall four foot headpieces with veils reflecting extravagance of the time. The piece highlights women’s roles and figures like Mrs. Anne M. Dorsey, Queen Victoria’s letters, and social figures such as Mrs. E. L. Klinger, plus remarks on women’s education and public life across regions from West Virginia to London.
A Philadelphia Record item describes a barber in Kensington who trains numerous sparrows from the street to fly in and out of his shop. The birds are cherished by the barber and customers, and perform tricks when a pretend fly is offered, gathering on arms and shoulders as they watch the barber reveal his hand.
A Civil War anecdote recounts the Nineteenth Maine driving Confederates to hunger as they swept a canal area. At a plantation a farmer complains of stolen pigs and hens while praising his unstealable hope of immortality. Hancock jokes that the Nineteenth Maine may steal that too.
A wheelman hung his bicycle in a cellar. a mouse jumped onto the tire hoping to reach the shelf. The wheel moved as it hung, the mouse rode the tire to the top but failed to jump to the wall. Found next morning the mouse exhausted but alive. the cyclometer indicated over twenty eight miles traveled.
The early 1980s saw Justice of the Peace Jim Shultz of Twin Groves Township NT react strongly to a domineering attorney. He halted proceedings and warned, You are a liar and scoundrel. If you open your head I will fine you for contempt.
A Texas boy scout tale from Arizona recounts Old Raintack and Hickson battling a devastating sandstorm. The mare Cita finds and saves her master Kaintuck, buried by drifting sand while wolves threaten Teddy and a cow herd forms a protective circle. The old bull defeats a wolf, enabling a timely rescue by their fathers.
An old New Brunswick farmer recounts in brief form a cattle run interrupted by a mysterious noise from the woods. The herd tenses as younger stock bolt while wiser adults halt the panic, illustrating cattle reacting to danger and an implied emergency.
Mrs William Mertz narrowly escaped death when struck by a fast freight near Mortonsville Pennsylvania. The engine and cars cleared her by an eighth of an inch as she lay between rails. She suffered a head gash and bruises with clothing torn but escaped serious injury.
The Pennsylvania Railroad on the Pittsburg division introduces a class Li locomotive with eighty inch driving wheels, the largest yet west of the Alleghanies. Weighing about 136060 pounds and rated at 180 psi, it covers nineteen and a half feet per revolution and can reach 100 mph when pushed. The engine will reportedly become standard on lines west of Pittsburgh.
The oldest dated book is a set of proverbs akin to Solomon's, attributed to Ptahhotep an Egyptian king. Egyptologists place it at least 8000 years old. The work predates Hebrew history by about 1100 years, with Abraham departing Ur of the Chaldees around 1921 B C and the flood era before 348 B C. The text notes Methuselah born 3317 B C, placing the compilation when the oldest man on record was about 800 years old.
A remarkable mirage near Marion, Vermont, appeared shortly before sunset. The sky displayed a sequence from a village outline to a Green Mountain like range, then a farmhouse with grove and barn, followed by stacked straw and finally a mountain range with sharp radiations. An inverted lake formed with tropical islands and small boats before darkness ended the vision.
Clarence and John Taylor unite mile apart on East Dickinson County farms using barbed wire as a phone line. A storm proves sound carries, and they plan a 2.5 mile extension to Pearl Station on the Rock Island to receive market reports. The neighborhood envisions a large prairie telephony network with more such devices.
A chaotic Army dispatch notes Gomez raiding Matanzas province in all directions. The Cobany led by a local chief fought near Santa Clara City on Tuesday with Boavent Boanlacds killed and runners retreating. Bovent Boanlacds lost sixty of two hundred in the column. a prisoner Salle Bongolly was freed after a cable from Spain said the Queen pardoned him.
Sapgully Nolessed, the alleged American rebel twice sentenced for life but never proven, was pardoned by the Queen Regent in Havans Cuba. He left the Cabany Fey confinement after appeal and began travel to the United States with his family via Tampa Florida, reportedly vowing not to return to Cuba.
Joseph Bartley former Nebraska state treasurer faced a warrant from Attorney General Smythe after allegedly failing to transfer over 500000 to his successor. Bail set at 200000, with bonds signed by prominent citizens. The case involves school fund replacements and unrelated thefts linked to Capital National Bank president Charles Mosher, now in custody in Sioux Falls.
Senators presentedVice-President Stevenson with a silver service at his Normandie apartments in Washington. A parchment testimonial signed by every Senator accompanied the gift. Mrs Hoar spoke, followed by Mr Gorman, with brief remarks from Senators Blackburn and Calton. Stevenson replied moved, as the service bears an inscription honoring his impartiality and wisdom.
A chaotic brawl at a dance in Taney Mexico left ten men dead and fifteen wounded after a dispute sparked by a remark to a young woman. Combatants wielded knives pistols and improvised weapons while the fight lasted hours. Several victims were notable local youths.
Luba Belle Hurst, sixteen, was shot by John P. Conley in Boston while seated on a sofa. He, a family acquaintance, fired a revolver to the forehead. the blast killed her instantly in the presence of a twelve year old sister. Conley was arrested. The incident is described as an accidental shooting.
Bethlehem Iron Company reports a successful test of armor plate for the Russian battleship Rostiviov representing 1500 tons of Barveyhead nickel steel side armor now accepted. The firm has a contract to make shaftings and edging forgings for two Japanese cruisers under the Boundary Commission. The commission’s report notes substantial work and arbitration plans between Venezuela and British Guiana.
The United States Senate on Sunday passed the Civil Appropriation Bill after amendments including restoring the public domain law to several Western states. The measure echoes a recent presidential proclamation affecting forest reservations and public land policy.
The Navy names Torpedo Boat No 6 the Farragut in honor of the naval hero. The Farragut rests at Washington Navy Yard as officials announce the designation and display.
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