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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1894
Page
1
A sweeping collection notes U S export value at one million dollars, murder rates by unemployed men, Gladstone in retirement, rising American flour and wheat demand abroad, wildlife laws in Montana, etymology of Kearsarge, immigration patterns, Maryland bond activity, Mrs Stanford’s crisis role, English suffragists publicity, Texas crop economics, and critiques of buffalo slaughter and Rothschilds’ exclusives in finance.
The column surveys insurance claims about cycling danger, notes Americans eye foreign marriages for heiresses, and critiques sermons and revival trends. It catalogs varied opinions on rail travel, gum profits, and national debts, then shifts to political commentary on Gladstone, Bismarck, and English leadership amid a shifting cabinet landscape.
A lyrical reminiscence by Mary Kyle Dallas recalling wandering days with a violin and a love, contrasted with a world that moved on seeking wealth and comfort. The speaker remembers springtime, hedges, robins, and shared tunes as a vanished joy of hearts that met without a tone.
Peter Woodburn, raised in Central New York and educated by self restraint, builds wealth in Denver then seeks a wife at a Jersey shore resort. To win Ruth Brett he fabricates a prestigious lineage. A clash over false ancestry leads to a comic, corrective revelation at the beach, ending with shared laughter and a pardon from Ruth.
A Lewiston detective describes a peculiar burglary case where a battered hammer head left an imprint in molasses cake, leading to a trail from a kitchen break in last winter to a junk-store find, a widow, and the recovery of private papers and jewelry valued with a $300 sum. The thief’s death is uncovered through the recovered papers.
The United States Express Company equips guards and messengers with repeating shotguns to defend express cars and safes. A shootout occurred when a would-be robber, Devery, threatened Guard Bell at the Washington depot. Bell fought back with a pump shotgun, firing twelve buckshot rounds, injuring Devery who was hospitalized.
The Philadelphia Times notes a shift from dark walnut to lighter yellow ochre tinted floors at Baro Floors. Lighter hues make rooms look cheerier and easier to dust. The change, praised as both fresh and practical, mirrors convent floor appearances.
The study notes M. Prinz of Upcle Belgium found the heartwood maintains a mean annual temperature close to the annual average, while mean monthly trunk temperatures vary by two or three degrees Celsius. Daily swings can reach ten degrees, cooling to near freezing in cold weather and rising to around fifteen degrees in heat, suggesting trees act as buffers in temperature shifts.
A collage of light humor and cartoons drawn from multiple papers. Gags about accidents, exhaustion, running away, clubs, debts, love, and pranks appear in quick snippets from Washington Star Chicago Record Puck Truth and others. Notable lines involve a procession slush day, a character named Charley Bickins, and various quick one liners.
A collage of comic snippets and oddities from newspapers and streets. Jokes about carving knives, a man named Tumper in a directory, Excited Individual seeking a telephone, and a banker’s blunt politeness collide with a boastful financier and a quip about a grand check.
A Boston Transcript fragment shows an optimistic urban dialogue about exploiting a low mood to get rich within five years by watching the camera and backing a note. A Washington Star tale describes a dangerous Ceylon buffalo encounter and a hunter’s clever pistol ramrod trick using coins to drop the beast and escape.
The article surveys body coverings in war time including quilted garments and ringed mail, noting horn or bone disks in some depictions. It describes mail construction with edge sewn rings or linked links, highlighting the strongest form as iron or steel links. It also traces helmet and shield variety from kite shields in the Bayeux work to the round Saxon shield, wooden or hide-covered, used by man-at-arms across eras.
The London Daily News reports an experiment in Brighton to build a marine railway linking Brighton with Rottingdean three to four miles eastward. Rails on scrid rock with concrete will be submerged at high water yet carriages stay dry on a supported framework. Electric power will move the cars, avoiding interference with coastal traffic.
Prior to 1825 women’s shoes had no heels and after that date heels became concave until 1857. From earliest shoemaking through 1840, women’s shoes were “straita” meaning usable on either foot. The first set of “rights and lefts” was made in Philadelphia and bought by Daniel Silsbee, a manufacturer whose works were in what is known as Wootend Lynn Mast 81 Lows Republic.
Democratic Finance Committee members revised the tariff bill and submitted it to the full committee. The Senate will take it up April 2 with Voortioos chairing. Republican objections focused on the Tocomo Tax and ad valorem changes, including a duty hike on collars and cuffs from 45 to 85 percent. Reciproc ity provisions of the McKinley Act are repealed, and administrative changes shift duties to the highest rate under the similitude clause.
Louis Kossuth the Hungarian patriot died in Turin Italy after a lengthy illness. He passed while surrounded by family including his son and relatives and his death comes after a storied career from governor to exile. Born April 27 1802 in Monak Hungary he led the fight for independence and spoke across the United States and Europe before dying in exile.
Eastern and Middle States report a string of violent incidents and political drama. A runaway mine car killed Polish workers in Edwardville, riot at Hunter's Point, and a superintendent was wounded. Court cases include a justice failing to appear, bail forfeiture, and arrests. International notes cover tariff talk, officer appointments, and a Paris church explosion. The era remains unsettled with attacks, fires, and legal moves shaping the week.
The State Department cites British assurance that English troops landed at Bluefields Nicaragua to protect Beltish subjects and property, not to establish a protectorate. Secretary Gresham’s Senate report confirms the incident was defensive, amid background on Hawarden estate royalties and Prime Minister salary figures.
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