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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
1
A mixed array of 19th century observations notes England shifting from Blairs to inclined planes, population figures for Britain and Australia, languages, Milwaukee’s small area, a San Francisco dinner of California products, a German murder spree case, and praise for American newspapers and railroads as symbols of national strength.
A collection of far fetched rumors and satirical weather forecasts run through a contemporary review. The piece cites a London scare, Queen Victoria gossip, and odd phenomena from terrapin rain to fish and frog showers, imagining future weather reports full of bizarre edible elements.
A garbled OCR digest mentions items from Paris newspapers, roses cost and local figures, peculiar laws and civic notes. It cites Charles E Brown the first nun teacher in Clienzo and a 1816 birthplace, plus police led tram stoppages in Russian Poland and red bicycle lamps by ordinance.
A lyric asking a distant beloved to stay steadfast through grief and death, pledging constant love and support. The poem expresses Hope in steadfast fidelity, asking for eyes to shine and hands to clasp, guiding the speaker through sorrow toward resilience.
In Ardelsborg, Grand Duke Augustus Proderiak secretly enjoys a forest encounter with peasant girl Maleen. They discuss love, fate, and the chance of a future together as court intrigue surrounds his isolation and pending marriage to Princess Wilhelmina Sophia of Moarsbach.
A survey of varied scientific notes reports on wireless telephoning, sand derived oxalic acid, valuable essential oils like neroli at fifty dollars per pound, and lighting costs in Edinburgh. It notes centenarians in France and age-related limb asymmetries in skeletons, plus vaccination effects on cholera and ceiling data from ceilings.
The great bell La Savoyarde, weighing about twenty eight tons and nearly twenty eight feet high, rang for the first time in the Church of the Sacre Coeur in Paris. Made at Annemecy it was funded by the clergy nobles and people of Savoy on Archbishop Chamberg’s suggestion. The bell’s vibrations last five minutes and can be heard up to twenty five miles. Twenty two cren and three horses drew it up steep streets on wooden scaffolding amid torches.
A wedding at Daniel Samson's Brooklyn home last night celebrated gold and silver anniversaries for a family union. Miss Jonnie Sherman Votera wed Abbot Dean Granger with bride's grandparents Mer. and Mrs. Daniel Samson and her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Peters in attendance. The couple’s ancestors wed on October 26, 1815, and the ceremony by Rev. Dr. Wolfkin of Greene Avenue Baptist Church marked a rare triple coupling. A grand floral design displayed 1815-1870-1995.
Meury A. Clemens of Reading chews pepsin while riding and uses gum to seal a bicycle tire twenty seven miles from Lome. The hole is fixed and repairs are successful in a peculiar remedy reported by Lebanon (Ponu) tuport.
A detective recounts a masked night thief within a house theft ring with a wife suspected of hoarding jewels. The tale unfolds with false leads from inside and a nocturnal search that reveals the wife as the culprit, lying about memory of the deeds. Other reports describe a California panther hunt and a near fatal misadventure with a coffin-like fright, plus engineer Henry Billups recalling a lightning struck accident aboard a night train.
The Street Railway Journal reports the Brooklyn Heights Company will set aside 10000 dollars to be divided pro rata among conductors and motormen who until May 1, 1896 have had no accidents or suspensions for violations. The aim is to reduce expenses and avoid damage suits by encouraging efficient and conscientious service.
A duo with a wife plans a world tour by wheelbarrow starting at the Place de la Concorde. They intend to wheel through Switzerland Italy Turkey Persia and China then sail to San Francisco and Buenos Aires before heading to Havre. They believe the journey presents no great difficulty.
A young Swedish pony named Charles Haydedson, used as a farm hand near Henderson Kentucky for six years, was discovered last week with injuries. The animal’s condition surprised the many workers who had known him well.
A Belfast journal notes a rodent incident involving sticky fly paper. A rat trapped on the scene was quickly dispatched as investigators examined the surroundings.
A collage of women achieving firsts and feats across nations highlights progress in public discourse, education, and fashion. From Germany inviting a woman to speak publicly to Belgium's parliament considering woman suffrage, and Chinese and American figures breaking barriers in medicine, leadership, and the arts.
A collage of comic quips and verse fragments drawn from various papers presents jokes about love, memory, theater life, social manners, and everyday folly. Names like Eugene Field and the Atchison Globe appear alongside adages on penny-pinching manners and wit.
Report states Rowell Sage thwarted a pickpocket in Detroit by stepping on a lost bill near him, recognizing the thief and seizing the money before returning his own funds to safety. The incident highlights Sage’s quick wit and money handling in a tense moment.
Fragmentary OCR shows a risky medical regimen with foot baths and bandages. It mentions Mrs G Dgy of Cleveland Ohio and a reference to an heir, suggesting a family or probate context, but details are garbled and unclear.
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