28 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1892
Page
1
A reflective poem recounts a wounded bird that cannot rise again and parallels a human life scarred by seduction and pity. The speaker, Mezekiah Butterworth, frames recovery as limited and the broken pinion symbolism as enduring. The poem emphasizes healing yet acknowledges lasting limits on ascent.
A Sunday at the Three Pigeons near Saint-Avertin ends in an eerie revelation. The narrator dines with a stylish couple from Tours, only to learn days later that the husband is M Bleger the High Executioner, involved in a recent execution in Tours, leaving the narrator shocked at having dined with him.
The piece discusses two practical tiger hunting methods in India netting and night vigils kept by solitary watchers. It notes hardships including mosquitos scorpions red ants and long hours from late afternoon to daybreak. It observes unpredictability of tiger return and warns against stalking wounded tigers or following into dense grass.
The New York Tribune notes bleached sponges used in hospitals are not ordinary cleaning sponges and are often burned after use. Finest sponges go through hydrochloric acid and hyposulphite treatment to achieve pure white. The piece also claims a bushel of wheat per US citizen plus seed grain for the season.
The report outlines pound nets serving New York with fish, costing about 3800 each and lasting only one year. Nets extend about three quarters of a mile, with pockets forty feet deep, and are prone to teredo damage. Maintenance includes tar, acids, and renewed poles, while catches vary with markets.
An experienced traveler recalls a brutal scene in Africa where a wounded bull buffalo and a pride of lions clash amid fallen trees. After a long chase, three lions kill the bull, the shot through the lungs proving fatal, while the hunters remain unaware of the exact cause of death.
The Venus Flower Basket sponge from deep seas near the Philippines appears as delicate glassy meshwork. It features crossbanded apicules, brown jelly corners, and tiny volcanic crater like holes. Captain Simmons found it attached to rock by a four point handle while Exile divers brought up a specimen from Najaja harbor.
A Bradenburg Manufacturing owner of a valuable Newfoundland named Dude shaved his dog. After the operation the dog slunk away under the porch with head hung in shame, refusing to come out until hunger forced him. The Cincinnati Commercial notes this as evidence of canine shame.
A garbled dialogue features Johnny addressing a handsome grocer. He quotes his sister calling the grocer an awful grange man and expressing concern about how much grit he has. The grocer replies kindly and offers Johnny an orange, while the sister’s hidden remark about the sugar appears inbroken fragments.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes violet velvets and canary yellow velvets in an elderly woman’s bonnet, a low crown boat shape with multicolored trim and a jet ornament. New York items discuss smaller glove sizes and changing fashion in plain gloves, short sheet dresses, and scalloped laces with bright ribbons. Russia favors white mourning outfits and ivory crepe veils, while Helen Gould supports hospital care for crippled or deformed children and day nurseries.
Mrs Hilborne Roosevelt presides over day nurseries on West 23d Street with Miss Gould's list in the Babies' Shelter. Gifts and charitable checks flow to matron and unremarkable infants alike. The piece surveys fashion trends from choker collars to Watteau plaits, bold headwear, and new silks, alongside scientific scraps and odd local anecdotes about trains, cows, aging marriages, and industry.
A quirky origin tale from Tipperusalem Oklahoma traces the town’s founding by Dimothy B P Grady and Col HW Kaufman. A naming clash briefly split the settlement before a compromise was reached, yielding the peculiar name through a blend of their preferences.
A fragmented memo notes that memory and certain faculties depend on brain sides, with the left brain linked to memory strength and the right brain to other abilities. It claims memory worsens with excess food, heavy physical activity, and education, and suggests better recall in warm seasons and times of day, though statements appear unscientific.
Old horsehair sofa is transformed into a presentable divan by removing the back and adding wild-rose cretonne and large square pillows. A discarded back becomes stuffing while a hidebound tale of honey vinegar and starching tips follows with household uses and recipes from New York World and Nautical Magazine.
A poem in ornate praise of a woman, describing features from eyes to lips to figure. The speaker revels in beauty with playful hints of flirtation. The piece ends with the speaker delaying the name, citing rivals at her gate.
A collage of quips and sketches from a late 19th or early 20th century humor page. It features dialogue about marriage, luck, and social quirks, with snippets from jokes, misheard lines, and a Niagara Falls turnip gag. The piece mixs gibes about wives, husbands, and everyday foibles in a rambling comic montage.
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