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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1887
Page
1
A lyrical sketch describes a pine forest scene with shifting light and calm, a single bird and lizard seen, and a reflective mood on love amid nature. The verse evokes a tranquil glade, the waning golden hours, and the jealous Dame as the speaker recalls a passing beloved. Independent.
A crowded Arkansas railroad car hosts a volatile scene as two rude youths torment a weary couple with a difficult child. An irate father, after a tense exchange, seizes the moment to confront the misbehaving pair, delivering a sharp corrective on proper travel conduct before tossing them aside.
A historical note catalogs cowboy slang. It defines terms like horse wrangler for horse herder, bronco buster for horse breaker, en_yuse for steed, rag proper for dress, hits the flat for rides out, family disturbance for whiskey, chew for eat, cady for hat, quirt for whip, slicker for rubber coat, chaps or chan 'persis for feather overalls, 45 for revolver, overland trout for bacon, mavericke for unbranded cattle, and remarks that experience acts as a physician in love and other matters.
The Springfield Journal visits Johan McKelvey’s cattle and horse ranch near Towner Oak two miles from the Mouse River. Two hundred fifty cattle and three hundred horses are kept here with a varied crew including Pietro a Mexican roper Murray the Scottish herdsman and McCord. The ranch features log buildings thatched and shingled roofs a tall log corral and hay meadows with buffalo grass and wild pea vine. Horses of Oregon stock will be cross bred with Norman Percheron and Clydesdale to produce driving stock for fattening cattle that will be marketed next June.
Capt. John A. Fulton learns the history of Mrs Bridget Shearlock a traveler born in Ireland educated in Glasgow who writes and speaks several languages. About 50, stout and healthy with dark hair and eyes she has wandered nearly every country and never sleeps in a house. She is mother of eleven sons all born outside a house.
The article explains how Arctic animals blend with snow through color changes to escape predators and catch prey. It notes that winter white plumage in ptarmigan, snow bunting, and other species arose because staying visible would doom them, while predators adapted colors to sneak. The piece discusses natural selection driving protective coloring and its dual role for prey and hunter.
A New York letter to the Troy Times highlights that steady interest draws success, noting Bowery Savings Bank staffer Mr Shotwell telling how depositors are surprised by earnings on their money. The piece stresses that saving builds self respect and self reliance, echoing a remark by Thomas Jeremiah, former Bowery Savings president.
A Philadelphia broker recalls the days around the Gettysburg campaign when panic and uncertainty gripped merchants. He describes buying 2 thousand Reading shares as stock tumbled, risking blame or loss, and ultimately earning about half a million as shares plummeted then recovered.
The fast express on the Pennsylvania railroad is the fastest in America, covering 912 miles with seven stops in 25 12 hours at an average of 36.30 miles per hour. The St Petersburg to Moscow line, 500 miles, is a mathematical 200 feet wide corridor with rails ten times stronger than usual, and Colonel Meigs believes it could safely reach 300 miles per hour.
The body of Henry Ward Beecher lay in state at Plymouth Church as about 40 000 people viewed the bier over more than twelve hours. Public and private services followed at multiple Brooklyn churches with a ceremonial escort from the 13th Regiment and guards. The family accompanied the body to Greenwood Cemetery for interment.
Auction sale of the New York Academy of Music for 300000. McKerr Rankin debuts The Golden Giant. Tar King praises the violoncello. Thirteen False Prophet musicians perform in Paris. Spanish tenor Gayarne earns 70000 for opera season. Joan Giubert, 77, veteran NY actor of 59 years. Brooklyn choirs grow to over thirty. Mrs. Lanorry’s NY house employs twenty-two servants and twelve horses. Mrs. Nean, famed Rochester actress, at eighty promised to play Lady Macbeth in June. Wil H. Davince enters 51st year on stage in NYC. Miss Ans Dickinson near health recovery. requests for plays and writings noted. Salaries of American Opera Company cited by Boston Praveller. Irvine plans varied repertoire for coming tour. Weather bulletin column to be dropped due to Congress funding gaps.
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott preached as 2000 to 3000 gathered for Beecher memorials. Ministers from multiple denominations spoke on Beecher’s mercy, freedom, and unity, with readings and hymns, while flowers remained from his funeral and the big chair stayed in place. Memorials echoed Beecher’s broad influence across faiths.
A 16-year-old boy, Sam Smith, shot and killed farmer Steve Hammond in his Cats Fork Kentucky home after a quarrel. He then fatally wounded Hammond’s wife and two children before fleeing to the mountains. Neighbors found them hours later. Hammond died, others severely wounded. Police pursue the youth.
Old period notices report Antoine Irving of Galveston dying at 100 while Connexics Drisconn of Lower Cove N S is 101 and active. Major General Hendal Whidden of Windsor aged 90 still lives as a Maine militia pensioner. John Crossman of China Me dies at 90 leaving a large family. A New Haven festival features 4 year old Nancy Gorman. Christina Ossorn of West Point Pleasant Va thought pauper dies rich, and Mrs Mary Crow of Marion County Va claims 111 and renewed youth with hair turning black again.
A special grand jury indicted William J. McGarrigle warden at Cook County Hospital Ed McDonald brother of a known gambler Harry Varnell warden of the insane asylum and Richard O Driscoll bookkeeper for alleged swindling contractors in conspiracy to defraud Cook County Also indicted were Joseph T Connolly bookkeeper for D P Boyle Co a bogus firm The indictments stem from an inquiry into county accounts showing overcharges and purchase of excessive supplies by firms and officials with state attorney Grimself pushing for the probe under Judge Anthony’s panel.
The season opens with Southern teams sending players north as Northern clubs claim top talent from the Southern League. Grover Zonneman of Pittsburg noted as the league's tallest pro at 6 feet 6 inches. Indianapolis joins the National League by purchasing the St Louis club for 12000 dollars, shifting representation to Washington Chicago Detroit and Indianapolis.
Ex Senator Sitox Cameron celebrates eighty eighth birthday. Indiana fighter Greena L Nelson A Miles is youngest US officer of his era. Danes Kang has two large dogs on walks. Cornelius Vanderbilt yacht Alva visited by crowds of Cubans in Havana harbor. Seyvaton Jonx Shevwan to address Nashville on national questions in April. Francis Paut Jumes Grevy France president has wreath of white hair. Librarian of Congress Mr Storromp remarks on a twelve page newspaper. Jostran Joinxstoy US Railroad Commissioner is eighty. Auton G Tieraay and Rutherford B Hayes enjoy poultry breeding. Chancellor Derrew NY Central railroad president to speak at Army of the Potomac reunion at Saratoga. Italian king to visit England. Brazilian princess to visit, wife of Comte d'Eu. Mrs Grant widow of General Grant to spend rent in Washington. Miss Toa M Leen founded English speaking missions in pars.
A collage of curiosities reports St Louis as a hoop of cattle trade, a Canadian beaver trap near Coulonge, a mare giving triplets in McKillop, and Louisiana boasting vast farmlands. Other items note an octopus off Coquille River, a Jubilee cost, a Chicago will, 43000 ducks shot by Merced hunter, and a royal marriage between Grand Duke Paul and Princess Alexandra. Also reported are two solid gold bricks in Denver Mint, Indians arriving in Falatka, a Palos farm’s geese and ducks, a Wheatland apple-parer record, winter wheat belt prospects, and a famed brain gifted by Professor Epwanp OLnry. A Ohio fishing night near Fast Liverpool yields a monstrous spoonbill bite.
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