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Newspaper

Elizabeth Daily Journal

Location

Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1908

Page

2

Elizabeth Daily Journal Ad Rates and Office Listings

The Elizabeth Daily Journal lists offices in Elizabeth Newark New York and Chicago with contact details for advertising and news gathering. It details subscription prices single copies and weekly rates and outlines ad rates for want ads notices and wedding announcements.

TITY Newark F. N. Sommer New York F. Ro Northrup Fifth Avenue Brunewick Chicago Tribune Chicago Daily News

Mayor’s Call for Swift Elizabeth River Work and School Reform

The mayor urges rapid Elizabeth River improvement this spring, warns against delays, and pushes busier oversight by City Council. He highlights ongoing plans for night schools to address crowded halls, notes rising industrial enrollment, and signals a new high school project within two years while delaying refinery concerns pending further study.

Ryan Elizabeth Cty Standard Oil Company Nessertish

Camden wreck prompts state rail commission probe

The Camden wreck prompts a State Railroad Commission review citing unanswered questions and alleged negligence. The report notes lack of night signals in foggy weather and a ten mile per hour speed limit at the scene, with Mayberry estimating the Camden and Ambor train speed near eight miles per hour at impact.

Camden State House Shell Mayberry Camden and Ambor

Comments by the Press on Hidden State Documents

A clerk found seven thousand dollars in mulraga stock and old oaths signed by Colonial and State officials in the State Capitol basement. The piece questions whether to overhaul the stash for preservation under proper supervision and indexing.

Pitol Willem Franklin Benjamin Chaiden Post “Pelecrany

Question of tainted money and church donations

A Pittsburg pastor faces a dilemma over accepting Carnegie money versus Rockefeller gifts. The debate questions whether wealth from industrialists can be cleaned by charity and if a donation without religious branding should be refused. The discussion touches on purity of funds and church independence.

Pittsburg Rockefeller Carnegie Wealth Aid Rockefeller’s Carnegie Newark Morning Star

Tales Tersely Told and Moral Snippets

A collection of terse anecdotes from a 19th century paper includes Connecticut parents seeking news of their son in New York, a hardware store tale about a daytime sleeping boy, a Tennessee court witness describing a hog’s death, and a sailor’s remark about a recruit who could not shoot.

Connecticut New York Hardware Tievelnint Big Boy Lis Jetters John EK. Pillsbury Navy Board Washington

Bayonet Charge Fails To Hit Target In Drill Session

A sergeant in a drill exercise shouted for bayonet readiness as a trainee failed repeatedly at distances from 300 to 5 yards. The target remained untouched and the man’s last shot was worse than his first, prompting anger from the sergeant.

Washington Post

A Laugh or Two From The Parental Voice And More

A teacher asks children to define advice. A girl says advice is when others want you to do the way they do. Jokes about parental restraint and a man boasting of his wife’s impact end the humor sketch.

Maude Papa Cleveland Leades

Prominent quips thread through era humor reels

A parser of clipped dialogue from Chicago and Philadelphia papers reveals breezy jokes on manners and romance. A pretty girl at a pier chatters with soldiers and Frenchmen, a comical disinfectant exchange with a student, and a punny real estate kiss with a clever comeback.

Saw the Beginning and Tests in Chicago Household

A witness testifies to domestic disturbances in a Chicago household saying he saw the beginning of the quarrel six years ago at the couple’s wedding. The Exchange notes a series of pointed paragraphs on talk, excuses, marriage proposals, and the folly of repeating mean words.

Philadelphia ® Ledger Chicago

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