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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
1
The passage surveys population shifts in Maine and Vermont, then braids together global wit and policy snippets. It cites European misrule and reform chatter, Southern farm debt, corn yields, a London advertising stunt, farming profits, railway mail service promotion, and California estate decline, ending with highways, convict labor, and rural growth themes.
Rupert Hughes in Scribner chronicles a playful runaway girl whose mischief charms the town. Spring breath loosens snow and flowers, as her footprints spark delighted chaos across lanes, fields, and even cattle, inspiring townsfolk to watch for her cheerful return.
A Devon coast tale of smuggling, love, and danger. Jean Alymer, daughter of Brimley’s vicar, loves Captain Hayling while Jim Alymer’s smuggling risks clan and life. A Rinmore land slip, threats from Farmer Loden, and decisive courage lead to a wedding that heals a community and ends a perilous chapter.
A collection of short items covers coal gas yields from coal, daily meteor counts and total mass, analysis of Chicago soot, shooting star velocities, a flexible glass substitute from Vienna, and Harrington’s proposal for terrestrial physics at the University of Washington. Also noted are lightning types, a dusting method for Boston sculpture casts, Hugh Miller’s death, views on landscape depiction, and a cannon ball timer about interstellar distances.
A Westminster Police Court report cites a doctor who claims an infallible sobriety test phrase. The line artillery extinguished the conflagration early is said to reveal drunkards, with parallels to Peters Piper and Bibical phrases. The joke tests include Mrs. Smiths fish sauce shop as a potential test.
A London Truth quotation argues cycling shares dangers with alcohol by overstimulating the heart. It warns that cycling creates exhilaration that masks fatigue and impairs judgment, likening it to a craving after initial pleasure and noting risks for those with jagged brains or tired nerves.
Professor Bolley notes seed dispersal by wind in cold conditions. In two square feet of a three week old snowdrift on an ice pond ten yards from weeds he counted nineteen weed seeds while another drift yielded thirty two seeds across nine weed types. A wind of twenty miles per hour carried a peck of mixed seeds onto a BLOW crust and ten minutes later finds list one hundred one wheat grains, fifty three flax seeds, forty three buckwheat and ninety one ragweed in a trench thirty rods away.
A broad sketch of prominent women and social figures is given, highlighting Attchison's popular young woman and Washington society arrangements. It notes Miss Kitty Reed and Mrs J Stanley Brown among notable names, with remarks on fashion trends, health, and education contributions from Helen Gould and others. The piece mixes society profiles with fashion notes and some biographical bullets.
The piece notes a Paris trend where women hire hairdressers who auction hairdressing time to the highest bidder before dinner or opera. It also cites American statistics on educated professionals, comments on women clergy and lawyers, and recounts Mrs. Cleveland guarding her children's privacy while allowing her own photos to be sold.
A quoted Boston Transcript remark counsels lifting the corners of the mouth and sending generous thoughts to friends to soften one’s appearance. The piece extols broad sympathies and vivid appreciation as keys to youth, ending with a cryptic line about a password through the gates of everlasting youth and a new church.
A New York Journal excerpt describes veils as allegorical garments, linking delicate tulle with spider and fly motifs, lace borders, and loreknots. It notes changes from gathered fronts to loose hangs, recalling older Indian fashion and reflecting how white or black veil colors swap meanings. The piece also touches on women’s influence in fashion and social roles.
Keeper recalls a Wallace show episode at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago where a lion tame r named Dale clashed with a lion named Jupiter after a drunken outburst. his daughter Mignon, age three, calmed the beasts and helped him recover. The tale ends with the cub Tamers’ miracle and Dale’s later sobriety. Also covered is Miss Elvie Viola’s balloon fire escape in Gympie Queensland where she descended by parachute and was rescued, and Mrs John Hendrix’s battle with a six foot eagle in Gulf Summit New York during a poultry raid.
Frank Pratt and his wife lost control of their cutter in deep snow near Batavia. The horse bolted toward Lehigh crossing, dragging the vehicle across three bridges and trestles for three miles. A second train forced the animal to plunge into a gravel pit, where it stopped in a snowdrift. The horse survived, the cutter was wrecked, and the owner recovered the animal.
The Washington Star notes sapphires from a 1882 Kashmir discovery in the Zanskar range near perpetual snow. It recalls a landslide exposing gems, a maharaajah’s seizure of mines, and early uses as gunflint, with further finds in North Carolina and Montana gold-bearing gravels.
Russell Sage, owner of a railroad forty miles east of Poughkeepsie, hires a photographer detective after suspecting train hands of shirking. A series of snapshots shows a crew listening to a dime novel, roundhouse workers silent, and a car with nineteen passengers, seven fares collected.
Venezuela's army on peace footing comprises 1100 horsemen 4000 infantry and 1000 artillerymen. Citizens aged eighteen to forty five inclusive are liable for service in the National Militia under national law.
A long, bilingual style summary lists Senate remarks on Cuba, immigration, and finance, alongside naval speed notes, global incidents in Rio de Janeiro, Congo, and Havana, plus British and German diplomatic moves. It notes Yellow fever fears, a range of ministerial and ambassadorial actions, and a European race for influence amid regional conflicts.
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