28 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1887
Page
1
A broad summary of fringe topics includes a surge in presidential campaign activity with real estate booming in small towns, emigration from Britain to America, a French scientist’s claim on senses fading, agricultural shifts in potatoes barley and hops, anecdotal moral tales, and a table of historic railway disasters comparing U S and foreign events.
Poem fragment reflection on a sorrowful world, urging endurance and hope. Refrains speak of hope as a guiding star that keeps the world from breaking. The piece cites Clarence Urmey and weaves religious imagery of tears, prayers, and Gethsemane.
In a tired morning tale from Chicago Current, Father Deane battles a cranky mood and a stubborn son in law plan as an easterly wind worsens a breakfast then shifts to a south breeze. Charley Traver seeks Winnie Deane’s hand, Deane rebukes him, then relents after a lunch reunion and a misread wind. The couple then faces a hopeful future as the east wind turns to a favorable, coaxing south wind.
A reader contemplates heredity in handwriting noting how signatures of children resemble those of their parents. The writer observes penmanship quirks appearing without deliberate copying, suggesting a potential new field for study in inheritance and development.
Quoted dialogue shows a head of the house asking about his mistress and Mary's reply that she went to the dressmaker to see about a torn silk. The snippet notes the old man brigaded by a whistle and a claim of being called downtown on important business and arriving late.
A brief exchange from the Lincoln Journal notes a conversation about a new solo titled Under the Silent Stara with Emily and a friend. The remark mentions neuralgia and relief.
A leading New York businesswoman manages a large institution training stenographers and typewriters. She oversees sixty to seventy pupils, many typewriters, copyists, and a bureau of operators and shorthand writers, reflecting her career from humble start to substantial enterprise.
A tale from an East country shows one man seeking isolation but unable to escape needs as rats milk a cat a cow a boy and servants multiply. The parable argues solitude defies nature and that humans are meant for social interdependence despite desire for privacy.
A Philadelphia Call piece surveys Turkish public recreations. It describes street gatherings for meddahs storytelling, shadow puppet shows, and burlesque acts. Women’s access is restricted, music and dance are ceremonious, and casual social mixing is limited in late Ottoman society.
The article explains why fishes are rare in deep water due to immense pressure and lack of light. It notes carnivorous habits, diverse eye adaptations, and bioluminescent features among deep sea species. It cites Sir C. Wyville Thomson on ocean floor life and records dredge finds to 2900 fathoms, with deepest verifiable fish at 2750 fathoms showing bottom-dwelling form.
The New York World quotes T Crawford praising London street fights as audiences cheer for brawlers. He notes police typically intervene only if disruption worsens and that women often dominate these public scrimmages with babies used as shields, while costermongers fight with marked ferocity.
The article surveys several claimed origins of the saying. It cites a Bodmin Register reference to woods and burdens carried with hook and crook, a Great Fire of London tale blaming Took and Crook, Waterford’s Strongbow story of Hook Head or Crook Point, and a Dublin note on bishop’s crook versus footpad’s hook.
An old sea captain describes the harbor of San Domingo where 20 foot sharks, including a famed “captain of the harbor,” attack prey and deter divers. He explains steps divers take with helmets, knives, and ropes to outwit sharks, and notes native divers’ methods and risks in pearl and sponge fisheries.
In a light exchange, he confesses affection for Ethel but laments her gum chewing. She retorts that she will not swallow gum, insisting chewing is not meant to be swallowed, in a humorous Merchant Traveler piece.
The article discusses maize origin as American, noting Candolle's stance maize originated in the American continent and spread after the New World discovery. It cites evidence of pre conquest cultivation in South America and storage of grain with ancient Egyptian mummies about 8000 years old, as reported by Inter-Ocean.
The Globe-Democrat quotes G F Hobert calling white topaz near Pike's Peak nearly as valuable as diamond. A large 828 carat topaz found on the Flathead River was offered for 50 dollars by a lapidary, but declined, with claims that big stores could market cut stones as genuine diamonds. Clear white topaz is valued at 90 dollars per carat and small stones cost around 40 to 80 dollars.
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