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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
3
An early 20th century classifieds fragment lists lost and found notices with a notice dated Saturday December 6, 1902, mentioning the Verona boat house and a male finder. Names and full details are obscured in the OCR. The ad hints at personal notices and attempts to verify information for insertion.
A fragmented 1904 newswire style column notes evolving military ideas with armored automobiles and heightened speed, a Vermont policy shift toward local option laws, a push for voting machines in New Jersey, and various global affairs from oil use in railroads to oil price surges and a Lipton Edwardian influence on St. Louis Exposition.
The piece argues genius is subject to perversion yet greats like Shakespeare gain fame through work with full knowledge and sympathy. It notes animal welfare efforts in Chicago and Vermont liquor licensing debates. It cites Life-Saving Service stats and a Kansas political manager blaming rural mail delivery for voter apathy.
Washington heads into a quiet start as lawmakers take the oath for Creaned Alger’s successor and pay respects to the late Seuster Medusion. A muted agenda follows with adjournment honors, tariff debate unlikely, and focus on anti-anarchy and currency reform plus isthmian canal issues.
The piece discusses New Jersey elevations led by High Point on Schooley Mountain, comparing it to Pike’s Peak and Mount McKinley, noting New Jersey is not mountainous. It describes coastlines, Burlington plains, Highlands, Palisades, and Lake Marysia, with varied measurements and a geologic look at the state’s topography.
The report notes Mary Forsythe of Pleasantville injured after a fall on an elevated post. Seaverge a New Jersey native and naturalized subject of King Edward is mentioned. It also recalls John Brows and Joseph Steelman of Williamstown with one arm, S J Pim of Harrisonville, and Ex Mayor Laurenne T Fell leasing factory land to American Tobacco for Egyptian cigarettes. Hiram Van Doren bred a three foot pumpkin. The thirtieth annual State Board of Agriculture meeting is set for January 14-16 at the State House in Trenton, with speakers invited.
The text discusses authorship, education, and social reform, citing Warburtonian arguments and Harvey Lectures. It references Harvard, Bowdoin, and New England School Superintendents, contrasting college influence with public schooling and praising women in higher education. It argues for worker independence and union strength amid industrial change.
A sprawling 1902 economic roundup covers agricultural yields with Missouri leading at 315.2 million bushels, followed by lows and Kansas. It surveys currency deposits, theatre funding in Manila, labor disputes in Sunderland and England, balloon travel forecasts, Keene stock hopes, asbestos deposits near Stevens Point, and metal values for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc, with building materials eclipsing precious metals in 1901.
In a legislative message Governor Murphy urges vigorous forest protection. The Geological Survey Commission backs a State forest fire brigade with a head forester at Winslow, twenty first class wardens at 60 a year, and one hundred second class wardens at 25. From sixty three fires in fourteen counties burned 98,850 acres with losses under 168,337. A Woodmansie fire in Ocean and Burlington counties scorched twenty miles by one to eight miles wide, sparked by locomotives and farmer burns.
The author questions the reliability of leaf-tilting as a rain sign, noting that many trees such as silver leaf poplars maples and some oaks turn their leaves in strong winds regardless of rain. The suggestion is that wind patterns before or after rain storms may cause observers to associate leaf movement with impending rain.
Weather Bureau records note that November was the warmest since 1872 with a main temperature 5 12 degrees, 8 degrees above November 1806 and 10 above November 1901. December is expected to be more seasonable, though a wide range of weather is possible. normal 36 degrees, extremes 28 to 43 degrees in historic Decembers.
The annual War Department report to the President lists a total Army strength of 609 868 men with a breakdown by branch and location. It notes a Philippines contingent of 13 480 and specifies distribution across the United States, Cuba, Hawaii, Pekin, Alaska, and staff elements, totaling 40 506.
A doctor explains why crossing legs is harmful to health noting the nerves glands and blood vessels under the knee. He warns habit strengthens weakness causes numbness and sleepiness in the leg and can dull leg charm and health.
The author praises German Americans as steady, methodical workers who boosted U S industry. He notes conscription sent many to the United States, some becoming partners and leading firms, with German talent credited for an invention and influence in the nation’s manufacturing leadership. He compares wartime immigration to Britain and Ireland.
The passage surveys a wife blamed for evenings away and a husband immune to temper while a son disbelieves fairy tales, a daughter pursues gowns, a mother remains private, a father cannot see through schemes, a sister notes small loans, a brother shares a high opinion of himself, an aunt labels a spinster, and an uncle judges worldly knowledge.
The article notes early winter preparations with repairs and snow-related plans at the Girls' Home, trustees meeting actions, new assignments, and gratitude for student recitations. It describes road tests, sport protection around Home grounds, and a lengthy sermon on runaway youths contrasting impulse with rational thought.
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