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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
2
A mixed page of notices and dispatches covers Verona New Jersey postal notices and March dates, smallpox fears, coronation plans, colonial and imperial musings, trade talks, weather, travel, and immigration. Curiosities include wireless telephony tests, temperance debates, and the era’s social notes from Europe to Newark.
Reports include a Glassboro pig killing, first shad of the season in Salem, and tax funded state offices costs. Other items note Newark Methodist conference in April, tomato farming, smallpox vaccinations, and rising wild duck migrations. Additional items mention silk industry growth in Paterson, a 14 year old student in Tremonton, smallpox isolation for Newark pastor, and counts of state millionaires led by Colonel William Barbour of Paterson.
The article surveys church funding for widows, moral sermons, and notable clergy moves. It notes Beilgtems Nines and a Busy religious scene in New York and London, detailing Dr. Gansaulus, Dr. Parker, and Rev. Gladden. It also covers Stamford cleric Rev. Vail resigning after twenty six years and broader church life trends.
The House spent the week on the river and harbor appropriation, passing it on a division for about 800 million dollars. Dr. Wiley testified to adulterated foods in canned goods and syrups, stirring support for a pure food bill while military reform debates continued and General Miles faced scrutiny over the army reorganization plan. Senate and cabinet discussions worried about punishment while reform advocates urged cross party backing for a wholesale service overhaul.
Fragmentary report covers diverse topics from vaccination ages and bigamy cases to Osaka 1908 world fair plans, US treasury surplus outlook, New York hotel sale, and Pennsylvania Railroad expansion with wages, locomotives, and pension funds amid a scatter of international notes and local events.
History buffs may regret losing the guacled pear tree once landmarking the Brown estate by Gloucester New Jersey. Supposedly brought from England in 1678 by William and Samuel Harrison in a flower pot, planted along Newton Creek near the West Jersey Railroad water works. The site, once Leni Lena Indian camping ground, featured Harrisons’ rude cabin for 78 years until trolley work unearthed cable foundations. a brick mansion dating to 1154 now stands nearby.
Survey of youth reading habits and moral guidance, noting how parents and schools should encourage newspapers and books. Mentions of Glen Mills House of Refuge plan to move Girls Department to the country and critiques of administrative changes in correctional institutions.
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