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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
5
Washington reports on lighthouse illumination focusing on Fresnel lenses and reflector lamps. The Lighthouse Board aims for a continuous ring of lights, noting higher initial costs but oil savings and brighter, more efficient beams using France's present system.
The article discusses lighthouse lighting, comparing mineral oil, colza oil, lard oil, coal oil, and electricity, noting maintenance and focal-point challenges. It traces oil usage from lard to mineral oil, with electricity tried since 1899. It ends with a Harper's Magazine anecdote about a Philadelphia author party and a servant asleep on a settle in the hall.
Joseph Frank arrested Saturday in Roselle and brought before Judge Mahon in City Criminal Court. On a charge of desertion, he was committed to jail in default of £100 bonds to insure family support. Mrs Frank was represented by Charles Wagner. Frank denied leaving his wife and tried to counter charge her with desertion.
A horse owned by Herman Simall, a groomer on Alt Livingston street, ran wild near Elizabeth avenue around 6:10 PM Saturday, smashing into a First Street trolley car. The trover wheel of a wagon clipped the car’s fender as the horse zigzagged, breaking a wheel shaft and fender.
A dramatic exchange where an heiress retorts to an inquisitive officer about her dowry. The lieutenant calls him impertinent, and the dialogue reflects social constraints and flirtation in a military setting. The source presents a witty, clipped vignette characteristic of historical papers.
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