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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1892
Page
4
Harper's Weekly describes naval burial at sea with precise ceremony. It details the division of pallbearers, chaplain, captain, and officers, the hoisting of the coffin, three rifle volleys, taps, and the ship’s quiet return to duty, honoring the dead sailor’s comradeship.
A Storticultural Times writer extols honey as both medicine and food. He cites honey’s health benefits, its cost saving value as a butter substitute, and its culinary versatility from sugar replacement to rice puddings. The piece also recommends honey as a facial treatment for tired town residents.
A Seattle fisherman explains octopus hunting from boats, noting their parrot-like beak, strong grip, and agile movements. The text details baiting tactics, line handling, and how the creature clamps the bait with a razor-like beak, resisting release until hauled aboard.
A collection of anecdotes on animal play and parental behavior, including a flock of sheep racing, fawns nose-touching, and pigs racing for fun. Also notes on humans in China who can be legally dead via proxy and Cuban social quirks such as reversed keyholes and hissed theatre applause.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports Lieutenant Robert E. Peary and Mrs Peary returning from Greenland aboard the Kita. Crowds greet them from the Breakwater to the river, with cheers as the party docks and is escorted to the city.
In Lewis County New York about 4 3 pm two brothers Garfield aged eleven and Leo fifteen left home to visit grandparents. They crossed Hinck River and on returning near Graig side Mc Connell tar Gartel shot Garfield with a revolver obtained from Teo then shot Leo and both sons, dead by their own actions, jumped into the river. A note from Teo claimed Garfield shot him accidentally and that they were to die together. An inquest was held by Coroner Reni. The boys were sons of A AML Van Arnam, a very respected family.
Seven people die and about twenty hurt when a boiler explodes at Fores Dickinson’s mill on the Leuingston and St Clar Railway four miles from Cowder. The blast tears through Urleka area, carrying the boiler two hundred feet and shattering nearby windows. cause disputed between aging boiler and steam pressure while some say safety features failed.
Governor L. D. Prince submits annual report to the Interior Secretary highlighting satisfaction from the land court's work. Grants totaling thousands of acres were confirmed, population data show natives and foreign born residents, assets and real estate values are listed, land and ranch statistics are noted, and the boundary with Texas is described amid a mixed outlook for cattle and sheep industries.
A fragmented report lists players and teams with mixed performances across leagues. It mentions St Louis trialing six third basemen, New Yorkers and Philadelphians in harsh light, and San Jose versus Los Angeles in a marathon eighteen inning game. It also cites standings with Cleveland leading a crowded field and debates over umpires.
Canadian paper makers join United States producers in raising prices after rag shortages. Domestic rag supplies are exhausted as traders stockpile for higher costs. European shipments decline, worsening a fragile market. Wood pulp also climbs in step with rag price increases.
Three children Charles Brown and Georgia and John Bogart were killed by their mother in Chestnut street Kew Town New Jersey while the Bogarts were away at the Interstate Fair in Trenton. The woman surrendered at police headquarters after the deed.
A dense OCR listing from a 1891 market page shows Bran and Peas, kidney varieties, Lima beans, dairy products, and assorted produce. It catalogs numerous items by brand or location such as State factory and Western Dairy, with prices, weights, and packaging hints. The text also includes live poultry, fruits, vegetables, and miscellaneous goods like cranberries and melons, in a dense, itemized format.
Report of W. P. Canady ex Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate dying by self-inflicted gunshot at his Washington home after a dispute with partner J. Q. Houghton over a broker age venture. Houghton reported a burglary claim, Canady alleged robbing the safe, and Canady fatally shot himself. Canady, about fifty, a North Carolina native and Confederate Army colonel, left a partner and a troubled business history.
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