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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
1
Caldwell melange items note social events and local happenings in 1908 Caldwell. School vacation dates, church events, Christmas observances, and residents’ movements are listed, including Mrs McChesney and family, Miss Harrison returning from Wellesley, and Rev. Fitch leaving Caldwell Baptist Church for Branford.
The New Jersey State Horticultural Society will meet at the State House in Trenton on January 7 and 8. On the seventh Prof. John B. Smith of New Brunswick will speak on The Law and the Horticulturist. On the eighth Prof. Byron D. Halsted of New Brunswick will present notes from the Experiment Ground.
The Lansing Mandolin Club showcases the Quertelle Pomery Town in the Deep ensemble with added members. The New Mandolin expands to include Yaditie Russel Cory Floyd D Severel Henry B Van Sickle Pav Engel Lew Francisco Jennie Condit Lulu Wright and more with Jessie Conti and Prof Beauclerk referenced for bass and recitations.
A Library Tea will be hosted by Mrs Isaac HK Baldwin at her Caldwell residence in Hanford Place on January 1H at three o clock. The Caldwell Library and Women’s Club have funded yearly book donations to the Public School Library. Miss McKeen of Camden will attend to discuss state club work, followed by tea and a social hour. Admission is a bound volume or the price of one.
Monday morning the Campbell Avenue barn of Mr. Charles D. Jacobus in Caldwell caught fire. The watchman sounded an alarm and the fire department saved seven horses from the stalls on the ground floor, but one horse died from severe burns. The blaze was extinguished with minimal building damage. the cause remains a mystery. Two years earlier Jacobus lost eight horses in a barn fire.
Sunday School exercises were held Wednesday evening at the Verona Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. The Methodist Church featured decorations and a chimney corner for Santa Claus to distribute gifts to children. Johnson's Hall, home to the Presbyterian congregation, was adorned with greens and featured treats and presents for Sunday School children.
Outlook Hotel Company of Caldwell buys twenty two acres adjoining Monomonock Inn from the Aubry estate. Eliza G C Aubry administratrix assigns the land to John A. Du Pont for 835000. A mortgage of 15000 is filed securing the same property.
The text traces slang roots to Captain John Fudge who commanded the ship Back Kage during Charles II era. Sailors called his speeches fudge for false tales and nicknamed uncertain statements fudge when remarks were improbable.
The Caldwell post office lists mail arrival at 7 28 and 0 58 am, 2 49 and 5 15 pm. Newari pouch at BibG p.m. Mails close at 7 25 am, 1 00, 4 00, and 6 20 pm.
A man named Doremus, about 37 and single, was found dead near a barn after an overnight gun discharge. Investigators suspect an accidental discharge when he and his son investigated a mysterious noise, with no signs of foul play. A nearby witness heard a gunshot but saw nothing further.
On commuter trains a fad called ping poodle spreads, an elaboration of spots. Players mark spaces to avoid the last square. five cents per spot, with a 64 or 128 point square shaping the bets. A seasoned player ended up owed 8 40 after a long match, and the loser owed the victor.
The Verona Methodist Church hosts an all evening program featuring the Idolizers Core y Nean Mandolin Club and Ebbels Recital with dramatic readings from Black Rock and Mark Twain. The Prosper Dramatic Club stages Betsy at Association Hall Caldwell January 22 and 28 with a humorous cast and proceeds for Borough Improvement Association.
Community notes report local repairs and farm news plus a lecture on Christmas meaning. The piece highlights dairy adulteration concerns, church restoration, and Sunday School reflections led by George W. Cambie, urging Christian charity over Santa Claus emphasis.
Northfield public school closed for holidays on Wednesday. The Heinenman Brothers leased Mrs Frances Squier s farm and will take possession of some property. The Social Club met at Mrs W B Ward s home Friday evening. A Christmas entertainment was held at the Baptist Church with Mrs George B Schulte in charge and a play by Prof George B Schulte. The Essex County Sabbath School Association cited Northfield Baptist Church Sunday School as having the largest average attendance in Livingston Township at seventy four percent for year ending October 1. Presbyterian Roseland, Methodist Episcopal West Windsor and Livingston Baptist Oliver followed with various percentages. Only Northfield Baptist and Oliver Presbyterian received Association certificates. Money contributions for State and County work ran at least 3 cents per member enrolled.
Paris millinery favors pale pewter and red accents with green and blue color mixes. Fur collars in chinchilla squirrel sable and fox appear on winter wraps, while belts with porcelain medallions and silk stockings showcase delicate embroidery and beadwork. Evening gowns feature lace decolletages, pink chiffon over cream silk, and high fashion accessories like jeweled belts and coral ornaments.
The school staged a day of recitations songs and performances with the Christmas tree, an excellent dinner, and Christus festivities. Students delivered violin and vocal solos and choral pieces amid a busy afternoon of exercises and memories for participants and some denoting attendees. The event featured numerous named participants and reflected community holiday spirit.
A compiled list reports patents granted to New Jersey inventors. Names include C A Snow & Co as attorneys and inventors from Paterson to Rahway with diverse items such as water tube boiler rail signaling systems electric motor controllers compartment boxes and key rings among others.
The board received the quarterly report showing aggressive agency work, fund receipts including 37515 for the McKinney Memorial, and plans to obtain a Receiving Home for children awaiting placement. W Williams elected Assistant Superintendent. Mayo resigns. Seventy-two hundred twenty two children have been in family homes since the society began.
Mrs. Ernst fled with her border and all furniture after a sudden decision to elope with Thury Firnstelooper and Boss Kip. Ernest returned home to an empty house and missing children, with the couple said to have moved to Newark. The incident involves a wife, a border, and a family disruption.
The Verona Methodist Church ladies prepare for New Years Day activities at the parsonage. Leaders listed include Mrs Eugene Reber, Mrs David Dovagias, Mrs A G Jacobus, Mrs Handels Lungen, Mrs Cor cesar, Mrs GOW Davenport, Mrs Le Hays, and Mrs Aimere Conair.
Mails arrive from Wee York at 8:00 am and 1:00 pm and from Caldwell at 5:15 am and 1:30 pm. Mails leave for New York at 7:25 am 1:00 pm 4:00 pm and 9:45 pm. Palles depart for Caldwell at 6:40 am and 4:00 pm.
Verona notes report reopening after New Years with plans for construction on Latrate avenue and the Verona Hotel whist event postponed. College students return for Christmas, local injuries and nervous illness reported, public library whist event January 1, school transport proposals, Overbrook Asylum visit notes, and inmate statistics cited.
The article argues Belgium deserves credit as the birthplace of newspapers. It traces printing privileges to Abraham Verhoeven of Antwerp in 1605, compares early papers in Germany Netherlands and Belgium, and notes Antwerp may host a tercentenary celebration in 1805. It contrasts slow 300 years ago to today’s instant global news.
The fragment outlines a yearly schedule dividing Bible readings from Genesis to the New Testament with monthly targets and notes on per day pages. It includes unrelated garbled phrases about Vanderbilt and a Swedish hallway motive for burping, indicating a damaged text with mixed content.
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