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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1903
Page
2
A compiled miscellany from Dec 1905 includes a satirical look at Christmas timing, social mores, and political quips. It cites football’s roughness, wealth inequality, prohibition-era debates, and world notes from Wales to Japan. It questions public morals, labor, and dynasty with brief takes on leaders, societies, and travel.
The text swirls with holiday imagery and a note on Christmas mood. It references Christmas music in a cathedral, Saint Nick’s imagery, and warm wishes in the air, then shifts to Jerome favoring Sunday saloon openings in New York and a comparison to London. It mentions a Brooklyn banker turned waiter and a rural newspaper ad about footwear. It also notes a Pullman car blanket wash cadence and a Brooklyn teacher on trial for marriage.
Morris Wood of the Verona Lake Skating Association led from scratch in the mile race at Clermont Avenue rink Brooklyn. He built a wide gap by the ninth lap and finished fifteen yards ahead of Philip J. Kearney of the New York Athletic Club, clocking a time of minutes 4-5 seconds.
A compiled notice lists New Jersey inventors and patent recipients including C A Snow & Co as attorneys in Washington DC. Names span Trenton Glen Ridge Vineland Elizabeth Bordentown Newark and other towns with devices such as a garbage box tracing machine ladder burner multiplex telephone and more.
The Supply World outlines bread production rules in New York requiring wholesome flour, six eight foot high walls, and avoidance of sleeping rooms for bakers. It bans domestic animals except cats, bars dogs, limits work to ten hours daily, and prohibits sales from open outdoor exposed spaces.
A collage of items notes steel and ore developments near Newark and Sew Turk He, cotton markets and farm outputs in Maryland and New Jersey, a Porto Rico convent move, river rail plans for the Lackawanna line, and social notes on Lord and Lady Mutson arrivals, a Baptist pastor relocation, and marshalling of a new bridge lift in Passaic River.
The report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shows New Jersey leading in grape brandy and cherry brandy production with 4002 gallons and 106 gallons respectively. New York follows with 113.18 gallons of prose brandy and 114.45 gallons of brandy overall. The state also reports 2,617,004 barrels of fermented liquors, mainly beer, and claims 770 more saloons than the previous year across the fifth district including Newark and Jersey City.
A mid century cautionary guide notes holiday decor such as satin boxes, crepe paper reindeer, and cotton snow while urging women and children to shop early. It highlights the strain on clerks in crowded stores, dangers of inflammable cotton, and asks shoppers to buy gifts earlier to ease crowds and improve working conditions. Florence D. Dann signs as secretary ending the note.
A discussion argues women wage earners are not to blame for working. It notes legal and social constraints and insists most women toil due to adverse circumstances not choice, defending workers against crude moral blame amid harsh winters and labor demands.
The New Jersey horticulture scene outlines an array of talks and programs at Beech Meadow and nearby venues. Delegates discuss fruit growing practices, orchard management, and nursery issues while officers are elected for the coming year. Awards announced include premiums for domestic fruit displays, dried fruit, canned goods, frozen specimens, violets, carnations, and more.
The article notes a national concern over the overharvesting of holly used for decorations, warning that indiscriminate taking could threaten local stands and urging preservation. It describes a Jersey coast presence, government or community roles, and cultivation in Washington grounds to secure better, larger specimens.
Fragmentary timetable notes arrivals and departures with times such as 7 22 and 1 00 4 00 and 5 20. References to Newark and multiple office hours appear, but details are unclear and fragmented.
The piece describes Sears and plants stores in New Jersey preparing for Yuletide with electric decorations, glass cutting processes, and theater programs. It highlights The Queen of Yuletide at Plant & Co and projected holiday events, with schedules for mail arrivals and theatre preparations featuring moving pictures and animal acts.
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