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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
1
A collage of opinions and facts from a bygone era describes shifts in finance, railroads, language, education, and agriculture. It notes American contractors rebuilding South African railways, a century of census data, a Parisian statue plan for Fairmount Park, and evolving words like khaki and commandeer arising from war.
A fragment from Frank L. Stanton published in the Atlanta Constitution laments love lost. The speaker cleaves to a single lock of hair as a tangible memory while the beloved is gone, emotions of fear, tears, and prayer shaping a mournful chant of longing and spiritual reunion.
In a village battle of wits, R Perry and Miss Briggs, lifelong foes, endure feuds over a horse and a canary. Mrs Perkins stages a party to force civility, ending with an awkward ride that forgives old enmities as the tale unfolds amid gossip and comic mischief.
A cottage accident ends with Miss Briggs nursing a wounded stranger, Mr. Perry, who, grateful and smitten by her kindness, proposes. They marry. he forgets past woes, and the couple move to a brick house as a new life begins. The tale closes with the cottage rented and pets bequeathed.
Charles Herbert Carr of New York City claims the world’s largest perfect redwood plank, cut from a giant California tree. It measures two inches thick six feet wide and seventeen feet long, weighing about 910 pounds. The piece reportedly equals exact square feet of board measure and required precise dissection to avoid heart checks.
A French maritime engineer, 3. Di bon, proposes two devices to curb spontaneous combustion aboard ships. One uses vertical tubes with down-extended thermometers to monitor hold temperatures. The second employs a barrel of cannon lime with a deck pipe delivering acid to suppress flames.
In a storm over Newbury and Savernauke Forest a balloon voyage led by aeronauts including Mr. Spencer faced a fierce hailstorm and lightning. The craft abandoned as the crew sought a safe landing, gaining Savernake Forest with only minor injuries while the party vowed to try again.
An obscured narrative recalls a village near a promontory and a centenarian battle unseen by locals. A traveler encounters suspicious figures, ally theft, and vague legends of Columbus and pirate shadows. Names blur, but a thief emerges amid warped dialogue and cultural echoes.
A collage of miscellany from comic panels and column gags lampoons social norms. It features puns about voting, golf, education, employment and romance with exchanges between readers, editors and fictional characters. The items showcase a lively, period-voice humor tone and include brief dialogues, jokes, and light observations from various unnamed papers.
Ways and Means panel backs cutting war revenue taxes by about 30 million dollars. Secretary Gage reports stronger revenue surplus and officials anticipate an army expansion to 100,000 troops to support plans for reorganization. Homecoming of volunteers from the Philippines is suspended pending Congress action.
In a preliminary report to the President the Isthmian Canal Commission backs the Nicaragua route and recommends a 30 foot waterway at a cost of £120,000. Magistrates and officials abroad discuss China, tariffs, and foreign policy while U.S. Presidencies and state actions shape governance and law.
The Court of Appeals at Albany New York has ordered a new trial for Dr Kennedy the dentist convicted of murdering Dolly Heynokis at the Grand Hotel in New York City due to errors at his original trial.
Retail coal dealers in New York area announce an immediate price rise affecting white ash stove egg and nut coal. The change targets household use and is described as a broad adjustment with the intention of applying right away.
A garbled report mentions Obey Moy and Tivo Dartels linked to Worth STS and U6 TOU, with unclear references to a whale lark and oceanic terms. The fragmentary item hints at a local sports or event note but lacks coherent facts or identifiables.
Fragmented report notes the Corman idea and Wash Heston divert year orded Fine Mo. Mentions straw chait and PTS AWere LT. References Crown bavaces for Submarine Boat and Holland inventor, Heinebert, announcing sea voyages and a proposed construction to Cob and Europe.
A New Jersey dispatch notes an unexpected boom in glass and shoe industries across South Jersey. Vineland sees several plants in operation with hundreds of workers and substantial payrolls, while nearby towns report expanding mills, shipping demands, and full employment.
The latest discovery of successful American enterprise in England is in the boot and shoe trade with rapid progress. An agent after three years won 1200 customers and this year’s turnover totals many thousands of pounds. London readers note American lasts and factory efficiency as key factors, with piecework and modern machinery giving edge. Mary Cuthbert has served a Chicago family for fifty four years and at seventy two still works, celebrated a birthday as a loyal long-time servant and part of the household.
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