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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1895
Page
1
Fragmentary verse reflects gratitude amid hardship. Mary P. Butts writes from confinement about faith, endurance, and hopeful praise for a higher spirit and inner growth despite sorrow, hunger, and loss. The poem contemplates songs of faith, resilience, and the harvest of the heart.
A Thanksgiving quilting gathering recalls Belle Chaffee and Chris Chaffee’s daughter born on Thanksgiving Day. Grandma Ellis prized a $5 gold thimble from her wedding that vanishes, sparking suspicion and family tension as Chris and others search for the heirloom in a village farm setting.
A long remembrance weaves a tale from Marshall County about Chris Chaffee and Grandma Ellis. A gold thimble from a late husband shadows town life, shaping reputations, loyalties, and a quiet act of forgiveness that ties family, war memory, and Thanksgiving to a village’s enduring moral.
A rural tale centers on a man infamous for gossip in a close knit West Township community. A widow notably recalls his long reputation, his surprising marriage, and a newborn daughter named Belle. The memory intertwines with a Thanksgiving gathering, a thimble, and a prized wedding gift as the scene shifts to a lively quilting party and a quirky Holiday Sports Day.
A quirky Detroit Provty piece features the Humorous Man asking the Thanksgiving Turkey what he can do, and the turkey replying about furnishing chestnuts and rent in a comical exchange. The fragment highlights playful dialogue in a holiday vignette.
The reader is reminded of Benjamin Franklin’s preference for the turkey over the eagle as America’s symbol. The piece traces turkey’s American origins, regional tastings, and anecdotal claims on regional feeding, closing with Thanksgiving dinner traditions.
A historical party game describes a judge guiding children through geography based confinement. Players pretend prisoners in far flung locales like New York Moscow Yokohama and Paris, plotting routes home for Thanksgiving. The activity links learning with playful punishment and aims to entertain at gatherings.
A Washington Star writer recalls a perilous mountain journey where a coal train mounted a rearward chase. A mountain girl, unflinching and bold, dived from the rear car to help divert the coal cars, saving passengers and earning lasting gratitude despite the dangers. The tale ends with praise for the brave traveler and a reward awarded by the group.
The report recounts a capitalist's narrow escape after falling into a water tank on a Pine Street roof. He cut a hole with a pocket knife, waved signals, and finally attracted help after enduring over six hours in cold water. A separate note describes Benjamin Weeks, a seaman, surviving a wreck aboard the American schooner Harry S. Lord Jr. and being rescued by Captain Hopkins’ crew after clinging to a skylight and signaling from the sea.
Report from Cape Town details an English officer on leave from India who was mauled by a lion during a hunting trip near Beira. Lieutenant Vanderzee, badly injured with a fractured arm and mangled thighs, fought the animal at close range before the lion died. He was evacuated via river, hospital care followed after a lengthy journey and illness.
A drummer arriving from Phoenix relates a grim tale of a girl who lost three fiancés to death before and after her engagement. Locals fearing the “evil eye” suggest burning her, though no one expects a fourth suitor. The subject is described as amiable, sympathetic, and striking in appearance.
Langrey craftspeople condemn the belief that knives symbolize friendship and reject superstition in wedding gifts. They propose a two knife gift to M. Dapuy Dutempa, who accepts without exchange or coin. An ornithologist reports dawn song timing of small urban birds, while a stray news item notes a high Delaware price tag of 59.95 million dollars.
A New York Central Limited wreck occurred west of Rome New York when two youths and accomplices tried to rob passengers. The engine and several mail cars derailed, two men killed, many injured, and the gang arrested as details emerged. The ringleaders confessed to planning the act and another prior attempt.
A collision near the Brooklyn terminal at 7 20 am killed two men Thomas Cooper and George Granite and injured several others. A third crew member lost a leg and others were tossed from seats as trains on opposing tracks collided. A strike by Housesmiths and Bridge men later affected service with about twenty thousand workers involved.
A corrupted report describes two Union College students, G Mumphrey of Batavia and C Mallur of Stone, tied to burglaries in Schenectady New York. The suspects, Humphrey a sophomore and Miller a freshman, allegedly moved loot from multiple rooms, with weapons and stolen items valued at around 2000 dollars. The piece then derails into unrelated notes about a Turkish sultan letter and other stray items, limiting coherent context.
The upcoming Congress to convene December 2 faces contests in twenty districts across twelve states, all Republican. A compiled list names the contestants per state including Alabama Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland New York North Carolina and Virginia with their electoral tickets and vote counts. After committee review the House Republican strength is set at 279 seats, reducing Democratic representation to ninety nine, with potential minor shifts from unsettled races.
A report from the General Superintendent of Life Saving Service for the year ending June 80 records 433 ships in distress with 5402 people aboard, 6332 saved and 20 lost. Crowds rescued 110 from waters, 9 boats aided, and 570 vessels plus cargo valued at over 91 million were saved or assisted. Total service cost reported as 1.915 million.
W P Hazen head of the U S Treasury Secret Service says the force made 803 arrests, secured 181 convictions, seized counterfeit money totaling over 2 2,500,000, and recovered 129,000 stolen postage stamps in the last fiscal year. He warns that modern methods using photoengraving and silk thread paper enable advanced imitations, urging hardened designs and tamper resistant paper to curb counterfeiting.
In Philadelphia the court heard a new trial bid for the convicted murderer H Holmes. Attorney W A Shoemaker faced subornation charges after an affidavit claimed Pietzul planned to die by his own hand. District Attorney Graham proved the affidavit false and Shoemaker was held on 500 bail to answer the charge.
Thirty miners at the Lene coal mine ten miles south of East St Louis endured a half mile crawl to safety when a rising shaft pipe burst and forced a drift collapse. Guided by veteran Thompson they used an old tunnel to Oak Hill mine and were hauled to the surface. Other items note hay surplus in Quebec and a Vermont breeding horse shipped to South Africa.
The article lists numerous late 19th century items including appointments like John L Peak to Switzerland, the Indiana battleship, a memorial for Justice Jackson, and various actions by the U S government on tariffs imports and law. It also reports ship seizures, violent incidents, international diplomacy, and notable deaths. It reads as a chronicle of political and global affairs with many named individuals and institutions.
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