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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
1
A roundup of varied facts: population, debt, and trade figures. railway bonds held by English capitalists. Greenland and Africa notes. church attendance in Brooklyn. lunacy statistics in England and Wales. rail attachments and innovations. and river commerce along the Congo frontier.
A portrait of labor and home life echoes in an agrarian stanza about reapers and a later comic tale of Patty Cowslip, a penniless but ambitious cook who visits Lords Fleshpotts daughters to teach apple dumplings. Patty inspires a marriage bid and a series of social sketches amid 19th century England.
The article outlines the Fish Commission's work across sixteen stations with five more under construction, hatching eighteen species including shad and cod. It notes major distribution to public waters, details station locations from Maine to Oregon, and explains artificial hatchery methods and sending fish to states and territories.
The report notes shail catches rising from 4 140 968 in 1880 to 7 660 474 in 1888, an increase of 3 519 508 and a value of 703 961 dollars. It also cites efforts by the Commission to bolster codfish and lobster stocks, which had been declining.
Isaac Hoover and William Eckert from Bavoville and Purddise township struck a deal at M. I. Sheaffer’s hotel in Intercourse. Hoover bought Eckert bay horse, but both new mounts collapsed and died shortly after, sparking shock and speculation about the animals’ health. Nearby observers watched as Eckert’s horse died soon after, leaving unclear causes.
The piece notes Eiffel Tower petti coats sold in Paris with a light front panel and third platform badge. It also covers Empress of Germany sewing children’s hats, a dossier on the Directory style suit with multiple pockets, and a Swedish wood carving fad amid Dakota homesteading stories.
A romance unfolds in Heidelberg as a Troy woman studying art meets a well-to-do Englishman through friendly accidents and introductions. They wed quietly after a brief pursuit, then travel to London where she becomes mistress of a home. The page also surveys fashion notes and scientific scraps from the era, including fabrics, hats, and new tech.
A Chicago Tunes report notes a proposed international project to move Iceland's 75 000 inhabitants to Alaska's favorable climate and fertile regions near the Yukon River. The plan involves Icelandic and Danish approval and a funded Icelandic minister, with strong backing in high quarters.
A terse exchange reveals a confrontation over a watermelon load. Brooks and Crooks boast a successful haul, while a second voice implies danger or retribution with buckshot. The fragment hints at criminal or rough frontier humor.
A traveler reports incessant tremors south of Mono Lake with obsidian and pumice slabs sliding down. Local disturbance appears confined to the area, though old volcanoes show signs of renewed activity. At Inkco Island springs, a tremor may be felt any day.
A contemplative essay argues inward strength shows in silence and self reliance, not crowds. It notes performers lack true manhood without self culture, warns against conformity and external control, and decries public shaming of the ignorant as a sign of conceit.
The article recounts James D. Lick’s boastful mill financed after scorn from a wealthy Pennsylvania miller, his later luxury mill completion, and sending photos to the old rival. It then describes Spanish and Indian Californians embracing music after U S conquest with a naval band playing daily to win public favor.
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