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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1896
Page
1
The piece surveys diverse topics from Persia’s push for commerce and electricity to Crete land disputes in Greece, Connecticut law enforcement, and public opinion on sports, bicycles, and social mores. It links fashion, industry, and legal changes with rural and urban life in late 19th century society.
The New York Sun extols Princeton University on its 160th anniversary noting that among 469 graduates from the Revolution era 114 were clergy men including 13 who became college presidents. James Madison, a vice president, Continental Congress members, senators, and governors are cited among the notable alumni.
A compact verse expresses balance of effort and rest with warmth and light. It mentions daily growth and the hope of reaping what is sown. The author signs as George Du Maurice.
Mark Hilton risks a perilous climb to fetch a rare blue flower for Kitty McLaughlin as a storm rages. Kitty frees him with a milkweed rope, saving him from a fatal fall, and the couple deciphers the flower's emblem of innocent love.
The article ridicules Chinese customs labeling them inverted in dress, language, reading, mourning colors, greeting rituals, and dining order. It mocks male dressmakers, women bearing burdens, and nonstandard language practices while describing supposed quirks of daily life and a biographical project linked to a punctuation-filled note.
English horticulturists urge planting bulbs earlier than November, aiming for September insertion. The piece discusses silage as a feed saver, turnips' frost benefits, best pasture for pigs and cattle, and silage storage efficiency versus hay. It highlights corn silage superiority per acre, feeding guidelines, and seasonal planting incentives.
A collage of maxims and quotes from T. a Villers L. J. Villers Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Pier Rev. George H Hepworth Rev. Dr. Woughton Marcus Aurelius Tyan Parrin and Joubert. The excerpts discuss pride kindness politeness and the pursuit of a virtuous orderly life.
A New York Recorder note describes Glastonbury Vermont a picturesque hill town with a population at its peak yet small enough to cast only six votes in a presidential election. Despite the tiny size it repeatedly sends representatives to the General Assembly and has local officials holding multiple offices.
A long yarn blends frontier bravado with encounters with a Gila monster that bites Walter Vail on a Southwest ride and a puma attack on Al Seiger near Elmore. Other skirmishes recount a Maine hunter fending off a wounded lynx and bear stories from Uncle Dan.
The New York Journal reports a historical note on poisons describing a three-substance toxin with a peptone causing ulcers, a virulent substance causing blood infiltration, and an apparently harmless albumen. When the third substance is removed and the other two concentrated, the result is stated as the most potent poison, capable of killing 25,000 people per thimbleful.
A new method shows sprinkling hops into the brine used for bacon and ham improves flavor and enables longer preservation. The practice raises feverish preservation standards and may allow meat to be kept indefinitely.
The Wadge of ofloe worn by the Lord Mayor of London contains diamonds valued at 600 000 dollars. The temporary owner must deliver it before it becomes worn. Chicago Chronicle notes over 300 million postal cards are needed annually in the United States and require at least 720 tons of paper to produce.
A poem celebrating Polly's smile and its power to brighten skies and lift the speaker's mood. It contrasts Polly's smile with her frown and rain, noting how a kiss can disperse storms and yield blue skies and happiness.
A collage of light quips and cartoonish exchanges from early 20th century papers. Jokes touch politics and love with banter about cows condensed milk and election talk. the tone is witty, social, and lightly satirical across several publications.
The piece traces how phrases born in New York City spread worldwide, noting the Dutch roots of bass and the New York term porter linked to a dark beer for river workers. It highlights the rise of a tavern in Burling Slip and its transformation into the porter house of the town with a famed steak.
A fragmentary police report-like note claims palmistry links a long fourth finger to rising in life. It cites an elm tree near the village of Wis with repeated strikes. It presents old adages and anecdotal proof from local lore.
President names Isaac H. Llon berger of St. Louis as Assistant Attorney General for the Interior Department to succeed Willi ate A. Little who has resigned. Chaplain George W. Bimpson retires for disability with Rev Leslie Groves of Albany named to succeed him.
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