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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1899
Page
1
A jumble of notes covers a wide range from politics and education to science and literature. It cites an Iowa teacher, a French electrical discovery, a Russian wireless telephony claim, a salary for the Sultan of Sulu, and broader comments on labor, libraries, and export trades. It critiques romance fiction as symbolic humor and laments war’s human cost.
A narrator recalls a tangled romance among sisters Maud and the narrator, brother Fred, and Perceval Jones. Jealous scenes, plotting to win Jones, and a golf links sting operation unfold as Providence guides the messy affair.
Rosamond narrates how Perceval courts her despite brother Fred’s opposition. He woos her at every turn, proposes at once, and they marry in the minister’s porch, leaving Fred stunned but relieved when she reveals her new husband’s identity.
A Cincinnati Enquirer clip surveys humorous solutions to the question why is a cow a cow and a bull a bull. It catalogues puns in English Latin and algebraic twists, noting several clever absurdities and a final paradox that any cow equals any bull by eliminating the common term any.
A compilation of aphorisms and sayings attributed to Walsh, Tennyson, Bulwer Lytton, Socrates Smith, Augustine Shirrell, Sir T. Browne, and others. The text juxtaposes humor and moral reflections on justice, knowledge, charity, and civility, with scattered garbled lines about Queen Wilhelmina and attire during an excursion.
The article recounts Corporal Arthur M. Ferguson of Burlington Kansas volunteering for a night crossing of a blown railroad bridge at Calumpit near the Pampanga river in the Philippines. He crawled along steel girders under lightning and sentry fire to gather intelligence for Colonel Funston, narrowly surviving as he reached the opposite shore.
U S Department of Agriculture scientists led by Walter T Swingle discuss introducing French truffles to America for farming. They note France’s industry worth millions, methods to locate underground fungi, and potential forests in California and the Carolinas. Prices in France reach up to 2 a pound. some varieties are considered inferior or dangerous.
A mosaic of light verse and witty clippings from the era. Verses about Phyllis fishing. quips from Town Topics, Harvard Lampoon, and Philadelphia Bulletin. cartoons and jokes on weather, rumors, and daily life. brief anecdotes from Boston to London illustrate society humor and culture.
Nearly 30 000 Civil War veterans marched through Philadelphia with crowds along Broad Street. President McKinley rode the route with Cabinet members, visited Admiral Sampson’s warships, and spoke to veterans at the Academy of Music and a banquet.
Arifine of Clay County killed two friends of the Philpots near Manchester after meeting them on Little Horse Creek. Jim Smith, a timberman, and his companion were shot to death in an ambush near Hooker's branch. Smith's horse was also killed.
The battleship Kearsarge completed a fast trial in Newport News reporting 17.25 knots per hour, faster than the Alabama’s earlier run. She returned with a victory broom at the masthead, despite a fouled bottom and heavy load conditions.
One of the least satisfactory trades in anthracite shows production lag while consumption rises and price-cutting complaints persist. In the bituminous trade efforts to unite producers again draw attention.
Jose Faber, an Argentine representative, has arrived in the United States to persuade Bohs alms to emigrate from the United States to Argentina.
Reports describe yellow fever raging in Moxico and plague spreading in China. Officials in the Volkar and Transvaal deny canceling a dynamite monopoly while Cape Colony seeks 250000 for large undertakings. Ambitious Cuban expeditions attract applicants as Porto Rico relief funds top 259000 in New York. Turkish plans for a permanent agricultural exhibit in Constantinople are announced. A rise in typhoid fever is noted in August compared with 1804, prompting Boston authorities to respond.
Commander Edward D Taussig is relieved of command of the gunboat Bennington and ordered home from Manila after clashing with Admiral Watson over fleet management. Captain F Goodrich moves to command the battleship Iowa. Captain Terry goes on waiting orders as Captain McCalla takes command of Newark. President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrive in Washington from Ohio. Navy bids for yard work and warship construction face delays. Fort Monroe fortifications are approved with a $3 million government plan for impregnable defenses.
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