30 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1892
Page
1
The article notes plans for world fairs at Bor-Mo in 1898 and Parle in 1900, and discusses bankruptcy rates in Britain, politics, and various scientific and commercial topics. It covers changes in travel, housing for hotels, and a range of global observations with numerous named places and figures.
Poem fragment from the London Spectator reflecting longing for beauty and love. The speaker imagines how life and affection might unfold if she were fair, contrasting desires with present shadowed self. References a childlike vision, yearning, and a final note on night and beauty.
A blind Morning Glory vines toward a window and forms a bond with Somebody in a garden. After sweet affection and a secret gift, the pair face separation as time, illness, and pride test their connection. The tale ends with a final tribute as the vine dies and a new romance emerges. The piece closes with a note about the Atlantic cable's early attempts in 1857.
Observant ladies note vegetarians have clear complexions and some embrace yogic vegetarianism. Live wedding gifts include animals. Fashion details cover plaid chemises and soft colored chops. A widow's legal rights on dowers and property are outlined. A remarkable New Mexico ranch woman runs cattle, mines, and entertains. Sleeves revive Elbow-a, and crepon dominates outfits with lace, bows, and jeweled belts.
A St Louis Republic excerpt surveys global naming practices from many lands. It cites rituals in Britain Germany Egypt China Japan and India, noting wax candle trials in Egypt and age based name giving in China. The piece also notes Mohammedan and Hindu traditions and references Sitting Bull. It closes with a claim of about 80,000 muscles in an elephant’s trunk.
A sprawling colonial era column offers practical kitchen guidance and baking recipes. It includes an apple dessert method, cake and icing techniques, and assorted tips on breakfast routines, cleaning, and cooking with fruit, rice, and dairy. The piece emphasizes economical cooking, plain ingredients, and period home economics.
A string of railroad disasters near Osage City Kansas and Pittsburgh area left at least eleven dead and many injured. Investigators found evidence of rail tampering and theft attempts tied to a reported one million dollar cargo.
General John Pope of the U S Army died recently and lay in state at the Soldiers Home in Sandusky Ohio before interment in St Louis He was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1822 graduated West Point and served in Florida the Mexican War the Sioux campaign and the Civil War He held multiple commands including the Army of the Mississippi the Department of the Northwest the Department of Missouri and the Department of the Pacific He retired from active service March 7 1866 after reaching the age limit of sixty four
A National Convention of woman suffragists held at the Willard Hotel Washington nominated Victoria Woodhull Martin for President and Mrs Stowe for Vice President. Delegates from 28 states attended as they urged election precincts to allow women to vote on the first Tuesday in November 1893, citing the fourteenth amendment and urging humanitarian ballot support.
In Kona City Missouri a worker named Vincent was killed while operating machinery during a supposed joke. The coroner reported two other employees also attempted to prank him using the electrical equipment. The incident occurred days after the event began and the exact cause was tied to the machinery in the bow area.
Four women died and about ten were seriously injured when a panic after a fire alarm at the Hebrew synagogue on Ludlow Street, New York City, caused a crowd rush on narrow stairs. A stout woman blocked the exit, triggering a deadly crush among nearly two thousand worshipers during New Year services.
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore famed bandmaster, born 1820 in Ireland, dies of heart disease at the Lindell Hotel in St. Louis. His Boston and New York bands toured Europe. famed Jubilees and international concerts made him renowned. His death halts the St Louis Exposition concert as family and ministers evince grief.
A scattered roundup notes rise in brigandage in Italy and cholera concerns in Europe, with UK quarantine lessons mirrored in America. Reports claim boat and harvest conditions, German manpower shifts, and English export trends while Canada proclaims a Thanksgiving day. Also mentions a New York cholera decline, bear skin markets near Maine, and a large African fishery gift to Queen Victoria. Chinatown registration deadlines threaten deportation for noncompliance.
A sketch of Colonel A G Weissert born August 17 1844 in Canton Ohio outlines his wartime service with Wisconsin s Live Eagle regiment from the Neck of Nashville injury at Nashville four years later and his postwar rise to Grand Army of the Republic leadership including department commander and senior vice commander roles with Milwaukee ties and post associations.
Branley nears public anonymity after political defeat while Gladstone reputedly rises, Buffalo Bill photos scarce, and the Prince of Wales’s hair imitators spread. Emperor William unlikely to visit Chicago World Fair. Dougherty estate valued at 140000 dollars. Louis Kossuth’s birth anniversary celebrated in Pest. Tuy, Morocco’s Sultan, owns costly nickel plated bicycle. Hugh McCulloch twice US Treasury Secretary. Welsh musician Luzern Luyro reportedly in workhouse. Coronel E J Taurarento, Alabama-born lawyer, now in New York. Capra Caanuza Kina and R H Savage, cadets at West Point 1860s. Peary’s wife, famed for Arctic voyage, said to be about 23. Thomas J Spencer, late US Army, pension office veteran with 45 battles.
A painter identified as Desanpedre in Paris faces a violent spree at his Passy quarter residence. After a half drunk quarrel with his wife, he attacked them and wounded his brother-in-law who tried to intervene. He shot his wife in the breast and then his mother in the back while she cried for aid.
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