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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
1
A quirky Thanksgiving item explores the clash of luck and loss as families decide when to celebrate a win or accept a misfortune. The piece contrasts hopeful wishes with grim outcomes, framed in seasonal memory and humor.
Marion Harland recalls a Thanksgiving journey by train to a country cottage. A wreck halted the trip, wild revelry in the cars, cold arrival, and a joyous homecoming as a warm dinner awaits by a roaring fire. The piece blends humor with family resilience and a festive setting.
A composite 1858 narrative recounts daring exploits across India and other locales. An English officer and five comrades confront seventy brigands to save a village dignitary and discipline lawless raiders. The tale also features parachute rescues amid a church spire incident and a wolf encounter near a Nova Scotia graphite mine.
J. J. Geraghty, a police operator, escaped a brutal musk rat attack in the Calumet River swamp while hunting reed birds. He shot at the advancing rats, losing his dog to the rodents, and was saved only by two nearby hunters with clubs. The incident, though unusual, is supported by local hunters.
An aeron aut Jack Cassell ascended in Allegheny City reaching about two thousand feet and deployed a parachute. The parachute snagged on Calvary Church steeple narrowly preventing a fatal fall as Cassell was saved by his strength.
A reflective meditation on resilience and purpose. The author argues belief fuels conquest and that living well comes from purposeful hours, forgiveness, and cultivating inner loveliness. It emphasizes relationships and the dignity of virtuous action.
A terse London encounter unfolds with a boy pressing for access to the governor while a merchant cites engagement. The scene shifts to a glamorous Rugnian state service statue made of solid gold with diamonds rubies emeralds, amid fluctuating birth statistics claimed as global totals.
An eclectic clipping blends verses on pressing a button to light rooms and transport ideas with assorted quotations and witticisms. It mingles lines about love, money, posterity, and social observations from various periodicals.
A giant peach and its apple counterpart, noted as record breakers, were shown at the Capitol. The peach, grown in Montezuma County, measured four and a half inches in diameter and weighed twenty ounces, while the Wolf River apple measured five inches by four and a half and weighed just over the peach. Mrs. Shute of the Horticultural Society oversees the display. J. D. Hall of Cortez brought both fruits to the street fair.
A Boston Herald reader discusses a dog that visits his master at a private hospital on Commonwealth Avenue every day at 10 o’clock. The dog’s punctual routine, likened to Cyrano visiting Roxane, prompts questions about memory and purpose.
A New York San article recalls the loving cup’s enigmatic origin in early times with three handles. The host drinks first to prove no poison, then passes to a guest leftward, using two handles to limit stabbing risk at banquets. The cup reduced but did not eliminate friendly murder.
An Augusta man plans to wear a red sweater with large white letters reading "Ldn as a Man, Your Shoot" to prevent being mistaken for a deer while drunk driving. The Lewiston Journal notes he blames himself for the confusion and aims to alert others.
Garret A Hobart Vice President of the United States died at Carroll Hall in Paterson New Jersey at 8 30 Tuesday morning. The obituary notes his integrity and public service and states the nation will observe a 30 day period of mourning with flags at half mast and foreign representatives paying tribute. The cause of death was myocarditis right heart failure. the line of succession through March 1901 is explained with Senator William P Frye as president pro tempore awaiting a new vice president.
President McKinley mourns Vice President Hobart after his death in Paterson New Jersey at 8:30 am. Cabinet meets and a proclamation praises Hobart’s public service, integrity, and gentleness while acknowledging the nation’s loss. Messages of condolence flow from the White House and Mrs McKinley.
Congressman Charles Weblett of Adigdon N Y underwent right foot amputation at the ankle performed in Buffalo with doctors Ainsworth and Brown assisting. recovery expected. Thirty Mormon elders arrived in Chattanooga from Utah to work in Ohio and the South under Rich’s guidance. Elijah Moore, 19, confesses to patricide in Dexter Missouri. later recants. Grand Jury later. Bank robbers warned Kansas bankers to guard against gang activity in Topeka and Hanae.
A large crowd in Valletta witnessed the Forty seventh Regiment USVI bound for Manby parade through Malta. General Sir Francia Grentell cordially praised the men as the crowd cheered. The United States ends recognition of Venezuela’s de facto government led by Cripetana Cuatro and the victorious revolutionary Tedder.
Vice President Hobart, born June 3 1844 in Monmouth County New Jersey, rose through Rutgers College to become a state legislator and speaker. He served as president of the New Jersey Senate in 1881 and 1882 and was a longtime national Republican figure before his 1898 nomination for vice president. His widow and a young son survive his death after the loss of his daughter years earlier in Europe.
A clash erupted between United States Ninth Cavalry troops at Fort Ringgold and hundreds of armed men from Rio Grande City Texas. Reports say 8000 shots were fired with one man fatally injured and another wounded. Army forces now control the fort and have barred entry and exit as armed Mexicans gather nearby.
Governor Sayers telegram to Secretary of War demands an immediate impartial investigation into alleged misconduct by soldiers at Fort Ringgold Starr County Texas last night and orders the removal of troops. William Ball arrested in St Louis on smuggling lenses. confederates and English firms implicated. Lipton's next America Cup challenger speculation rumors stir yachting circles.
Jury finds game followed Hugby rules but dangerous and should be prohibited after the death of John Allen, a Christian Brothers College football player, in the November incident. Chiluan Congress approves renewal of the Chilecu Claims Commission with the United States. Colorado sees 3000 sheep driven off range by 50 masked men near Crag Routt County. Keel of the new Monitor Arkansas laid at Newport News shipyard.
A historical notice reports a son receiving the Dewey House and a related group gift presented to Wim by the people as part of a formal ceremony before the passing.
The German Emperor and Empress aboard the Hohenzollern arrived at Portsmouth at 9 AM with two sons, greeted by the Duke of Connaught. Salutes fired as ships and crowds celebrated. The Kaiser viewed the harbor, then proceeded to Windsor with bands playing and a state banquet at Windsor Castle attended by Ambassador Choate.
Oscar G. Fleming, Princess Anne County magistrate, killed a man during a night clash after a mob attempted to lynch him. The incident occurred near Fleming's home in Nomoze with shots fired from both sides. no one inside the house was hurt. Separately, the Virginia Annual Conference protested seating of Congressman Roberts of Utah, sending resolutions to Virginia’s ten congressmen.
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