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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
4
A long antiquated account describes the seaweed harvest on the Franco coast, proclaiming a one week season guarded by law. Farmers and laborers gather kelp from rocks, load rafts, and transport it to fields for fertilizer amid chilly March winds and hardy toil.
A quirky note describes an astronomer guiding a common garden spider by a twig end and coaxing it to spin a web while the scientist twists a double wire like cotton. It mentions British and Australian spider threads and odd Newfoundland specimens including codfish and a dog’s head in a whimsical catalog of creatures.
A traveler praises the Park of Roses in Nice, detailing the Josephine Villa site, its 28 to 30 acre layout, glasshouses covering over 8000 square meters, and the move toward winter forcing by Antonio Mari. The facility yields about 500 dozen roses daily from December 15 to April 15, with roses famed for purity of tint and shelter techniques.
A New York Advertiser note discusses cooks and chefs wearing head coverings. It argues caps protect heads from kitchen drafts and heat, reducing neuralgia and hair loss from heat. The piece contrasts cooks who wear caps with those who do not and notes those who wear caps are less troubled by head issues.
A vivid Chicago News Record fragment shows Tamplwaya speaking of a sea of music and Ming Upinte eager to perform. The quirky dialogue centers on a youthful observer, Phathead, and a casual street performance vibe.
A plan by Iowa farmers to divert the Missouri River and seize 1020 acres of Nebraska land was uncovered. Courts halted work after a restraining order. two trenches were dug as witnesses to the attempted accretion. Nebraska officials vow punishment. property valued over 125000 dollars.
The United States advances plans for a naval coaling station at Pago Pago Samoa. After delays from German claims and wartime disruption, Congress funds $100,000 for the project. Land acquisition proceeds, Consul General Sowalski reports possession for about $5,000, with remaining funds to build a landing wharf, coal shed, and government quarters.
A boiler explosion on a rushen engine on a track near Grove Sur it Penn blew engineer Wise and fireman Flynn to pieces. Nearby, GixenaLT, aged eighty eight, died, and other names and incidents, including political drives in New York and Boston, are noted amid a flood of dramatic reports from the Eastern and Middle States.
The Pneumatic Transit Company of New Jersey won approval to connect Philadelphia sites with the East Chestnut street branch at no cost for the department and no charge for a year’s use of the tubes. Postmaster General Wanamaker informed that the offer has been accepted. The report includes unrelated notes about cattle and a Texas move.
Nancy Hanke trotted a mile in 2 04 on Terre Haute regulation track before a large crowd. The time included quarters 0:31 1:02 1:02 3:04 with Doble choosing not to speak due to excitement. The event offered $5000 by Robert Bonner for a 3:05 on a road track, and Nancy achieved the mark in a single trial.
The design for the five million souvenir half dollars is approved by World’s Fair officials and Mint Director Leech. It features Lotto’s Columbus head on the obverse and his caravals on the reverse with two globes and the figures 493. The year 1893 or 16 appears under the globes. Leech aims to strike one million coins this year and the remaining four million early next year.
Market report lists beans and peas prices for 1891 and 1892, with many lines covering beans red kidney, lima, wet goods, creamery dairy items, fresh fruits, poultry, and vegetables. Includes per bushel or per barrel figures, state and Jersey references, and various grades.
General T. J. Morgan submits the fourth annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. It opposes a federal specialist system for Indian agencies, expands Indian court jurisdiction, and endorses Indian descent rules. Enrollment at training schools nears 20,000 with rapid growth. allotment progress aims to finish in three to four years, except Sioux lands. Investments fund irrigation on Crow and other reservations, with stock distribution to Sioux and wages paid to about 2,000 workers. Proposals urge cash payments replacing rations, Navajo irrigation, and a merit-based, depoliticized Indian service with broader authority.
Postmaster General Wanamaker approves two new return postal card designs for domestic and international use. Printing and distribution will begin soon. The cards feature a perforated line separating message and reply sections and bear emblems for United States and Universal Postal Union.
The International Monetary Conference opens in Brussels, Belgium on November 22 with seventeen powers represented besides the United States. Governments invited include Austria Hungary Belgium France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Netherlands Portugal Roumania Russia Servia Spain Sweden Norway and Switzerland. US delegates already resignations from President include Senators Allison and Jones Congressman McCreary Henry W Cannon and F A Walker. It was expected Mr Terrell Minister at Brussels would be made a delegate.
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