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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
2
The Elizabeth Daily Journal lists pricing for single copies seven cents and weekly delivery twenty cents within the city, plus discounts and various ad categories. It also notes its status as a member of the United Press and its telegraphic news coverage from around the world.
A jumble of circa 1908 items touches on accidents in the Hudson River tunnel, reform institutes in New Jersey, the inaugural parade chief marshal, and growing postal deficits. Notes mention Mark Twain’s birthday, the Christman Stamp aid, tuberculosis relief, and a Garwood case about lost bank bills. Also cited are New York telephone line congestion, State Department positions, Roosevelt’s classified service order, and trade data including automobile exports and factory output for 1907.
The piece surveys ongoing debates on grand jury reform in New Jersey, noting governors Stokes Fort and Kurt and their stance on replacing or reforming grand juries. It cites past indictments and liquor cases, suggesting renewed legislative interest and possible changes in the coming winter session.
Prof Franses Squire Potter, Minnesota Englin professor, writes widely while four children live at home. Frederick Macmonnies to design a $70,000 fountain for New York City funded by Mrs. Coley, to stand before City Hall. Charles Dane Gilwan resumes black and white work in Seattle under a magazine commission. Katherine Dunn leads Grant School Syracuse teachers returning from England under an exchange. Augustua Busck ships 4,000 Central American moths to the National Museum, after studies in England. Whitelaw Reid rumor about Senate bid hints Taft era shifts. Tracy Smith the tallest actress in Drury Lane stands 6 ft 1.5 in with stilts and hats.
A garbled mix of notes mentions Swiss railway stations near Jungfrau, a 10,000 fee above sea level reference, 1,400,000 Aghtingten in a field, and count ons. It also cites Manhattan and New York City population notes for 1922 and stock holders in corporations. Additional lines touch on health, wages, Asiatic ties, and forestry sparks linked to locomotives, plus marine aviation plans.
A jumble of light humor and schoolyard quips from various papers. Bits on teachers, students, theatre, and manners show playful takes on daily life, with lines about homework, football, plays, and a famous prohibition era style joke.
Consul John H. H. Snodgrass reports a Kobe newspaper indicates the government may move to monopolize medicines during the Diet session. Observers say improved pharmacopoeia and stricter inspections reduce inferior products, though medicine dealers fear government control and loss of business.
New York and Philadelphia Sporting Goods stores offer bicycles priced at 20, 17.59, 10.50 and 20 dollars. The chain has sold thousands of bicycles this year, adding to a previous 100000 units.
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