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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1886
Page
1
A poem by Geo. S. Burleigh from the Providence Journal envisions a better day as faith and vision urge renewal. It contrasts dim hearts with the universal sky and the seer’s glow, noting dawn’s promise yet to rise fully and the night as a shadow in light.
Sylvia confronts Charley and Basil Hartford like the social scene shifts as wine at the Avery home comes under fire. A later eavesdropping man comments on a cashier Merediths and hints at drink leading to downfall. The day ends with wine banished and a reevaluated view of marriages and propriety.
A serialized blend notes Sylvia Denton’s temperance pledge binding lover Servey Morrison and his salvation, plus a sheep-raising anecdote about selecting the best dog via a mother’s instinct test. It quotes President C and stresses staying power, perseverance, and quiet steadiness over flashy talent.
The article advises airtight jars and a cool dark place to keep preserved fruit. It notes that atmospheric air can penetrate micro openings and damage summer yields, recommends sealing with Lotta wax, using bladders or paper for jelly jars, wrapping jars, and storing in a dry closet away from the kitchen to minimize environmental changes.
A discussion on Cantonese who travel to America and Australia then return to China. Exiles discard foreign dress upon return and mingle with friends with familiar teasing. One man who left at ten and returned after thirty years in Boston became a model Celestial Empire citizen.
A fisherman returns with a prized basket of fish and his wife anxiously asks about the delay. He reassures her with affectionate banter while recalling her earlier worry that town fish markets might close before his return.
The article outlines logging methods from pineries to rafting grounds. It details dam building, log hauling by sleds and teams, log scaling, spring drive to rivers, and the St. Croix boom system for collecting and brailing logs before they are floated to mills on the Mississippi. It notes crews, marks on logs, and the use of brails and planks along the boom.
The piece narrates Archimedes Hardpan recalling a brief editor career at The Wayback Horn of Plenty. He jokes about his frugal wife Maria and a string of odd advertising gifts from liver pads to mustard plasters, ending with a science aside on water boiling points at different pressures.
Lampasas dispatch reports Captain Jose Maria Herrera and seventy Mexican Cavalry surrounded El Coyote and thirty followers at Santo Domingo ranch. Twenty bandits died in hand to hand fighting. El Coyote and several lieutenants were killed, others captured. A later Piedras Negras dispatch claims El Coyote and seven followers were captured at Monterey and shot by order of General Reyes.
In Bucharest the Roumanian Prime Minister M Bratianu was seen evading a pistol shot by an assassin. The shot wounded deputy R Robesco and provoked a mob attack on a hostile newspaper office. Police protected Bratianu and the assassin was arrested and confined as crowds cheered Bratianu and called for the ministry’s dismissal.
A collage of music and drama news reports European tours and American performances. Lord Beaconsfield’s comedy heads to London theatres as Mie Beuxmanor tours for fourteen weeks. Victer Cameron brings a chorus of forty, Irving and Ellen Terry perform Faust at the Lyceum, Minnie Havx headlines operas in multiple languages, and Miss Mary Anderson plans Dublin benefits.ANEcdotes include Miss Annie Pixley’s Deacon’s Daughter and The Deacon’s Daughter upcoming, Sardou’s Theodora with live animals in New York, Joan Raymont ill, Albert Neumann earning lavish pay, and a Mississippi River unusually low.
Commissioner Spark reports disposals of public lands for the year ended June 30, 1886. Totals include 227 474 entries across 20 951 357 acres, with 7 412 767 dollars received. Homestead and timber entries, railroad grants, and other categories are itemized, excluding Indian lands. A separate fatal accident notes farmer Hiram Gooding dying after hornet sting paralyzed by brain nerve injury.
The article cites Suttor of Boston as the first to reach 100 base hits, with Anson of Chicago leading league batting. It notes strong Pittsburg play at bat and in the field, mentions a Favtorn League pennant valued at 100, and reports fines for umpire disputes. It also covers attendance drops in Detroit, aging veterans Sutton and Nelson, and various league anecdotes including fielding and base stealing records.
A miscellany notes Prince Alexander of Bulgaria receives 809000 for abdication and travels with his wife. Emperor of Russia sends gifts. Watt Wurrsan writes a poem titled Senfla. Senator Leland Stanford reportedly funds horse purses. German circles plan celebration for the Emperor’s 90th birthday. Miss Curv elard relocates to Chicago. Postmaster General Vilas cited on Cleveland West visit. various political ties and nobility mentioned amid scattered details.
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