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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
1
Returns of Philadelphia assessors show an 825 million rise in real estate values in the last year. The Panaman Canal Company reports expenditures of 262.6 million with assets at 3.2 million, prompting questions about the project’s viability.
A verse records how a faint summer song, carried by Echo, travels from rock to rock until it dissolves in space and the world listens. It hints the tune becomes part of universal song beyond earthly traceable birth, merging with celestial harmonies.
A young artist Maurice sketches a peasant girl in a forest, falls for her, and paints a portrait that brings fame. Years later he finds the girl grown into a peasant woman with a rival suitor, realizing the heartbreak of love and social barriers. He sends money to enable a possible match.
Household tips on feather cleaning dyeing and decor with empha sis on dry cleaning and preservation. Also reports on bread staling myths and ornamental pincushions crafted from bowls with handkerchiefs and draped table decor for dinners. Includes simple recipes for cucumbers corn pudding custard pie and beef plus bathing guidance and fat reduction via surf baths.
Inventor Edison’s representative Wangemann displays the phonograph to Chancellor Bismarck at his chateau. The visit lasts two days with relaxed hospitality, long conversations in English, and a private listening session where Bismarck notes the device’s potential for diplomacy and recordkeeping.
The piece recounts Theodore Hook’s audacious dining prank at a stranger’s house in Soho, with comedic detail of the host’s reluctant hospitality and Hook’s witty finale. It then reports Peter Lewis’s view of Mexico City’s rapid transit expansion, extensive railways, funeral cars, and a 500,000 population, noting urban growth and European-style culture.
A visitor hears a grim town tale about Colonel Bilka rumored dead leaving the community unsettled. The exchange hints at Bilka’s role as a key figure, described as capable of executing a hangman task, highlighting the town’s reliance on him amid uncertainty.
A humorous dialogue features a beggar begging a lady for used boots to aid his failing trade. The lady notes the boots on his feet are new, sparking the beggar’s complaint that their freshness harms his business.
The London Leeds Mercury notes the Princess of Wales has new yacht dresses by Redfern with blue and white striped flannel and a fitted skirt, paired with a pale blue silk blouse. Also covers American social trends from Miss Dora Bean’s Saratoga chips success to fashion notes on shoes, coatings, and accessories.
A collage of notes reports on tornado destruction widths, photography speeds, warmers, and electric devices. It mentions Heligoland, Mars photos, Alpha Centauri parallax, Mars polar ice, and the banana’s abundance, plus steam baths and a Pythian tale.
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