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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
20
Washington news reports a new House of Representatives office building with 33 rooms for committee use. Occupancy begins after January recess as members draw lots for offices, with larger spaces for the Speaker and minority leader.
Article compares ships and armaments including 12 and 13 inch guns with 870 pound shells and 2 700 foot per second muzzle velocity. It notes battleships like the Oregon and Georgia, their main armament, and recalls the 1808 and Santiago era actions to illustrate fleet power.
An old public health notice urges readers to avoid patent medicines and opium based remedies. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a safe nourishing option that strengthens the body against colds and pneumonia and warns against “immediate cures” and cough syrups containing opium.
Elizabeth plans night school sessions beginning Monday January 13 with three evening classes. Superintendent Richard E. Clement will oversee pupil enrollment and class assignments next week. The Board of Education approved organizing three schools with female classes from 7 15 to 9 15 and male classes from 7 90 to 9 30.
The report compares energy output of the Georgia and the Oregon, noting Georgia delivering 3 927 172 foot tons in five minutes, five times Oregon’s, due to faster rate of fire, improved guns, heating methods, and especially team work.
A fragmentary description of Khartoum, its riverine setting along the White and Blue Niles, and the surrounding harsh savanna. The text references confluence areas, the Bar el-Ghazel, sudd grass, and a guard posture over a city built above waters while noting the desert wilderness and historic Sudanese woes.
The Delineator notes that group living in high priced Manhattan buildings brings deluxe comforts to all residents. A velvet-clad superint endent, centralized controls, and wall distributed heat ventilation refrigeration and electric lighting tailor amenities to individual wishes. Ice cooled brine and ammonia refrigeration replace traditional ice.
An elderly Cleveland businessman known for his precise habits delays his own wedding after missing a train. He sends a telegraph to the bride telling her not to marry until he arrives, revealing his cautious, methodical nature and humorous insistence on timing.
The Youth's Companion reprints ex President Cleveland on Our duties to our ex Presidents. He argues former leaders deserve protection and freedom from undue public pressure. He cites Jefferson and Adams noting poverty after leaving office and urges just provisioning for all ex presidents.
A call to continued effort in Elizabeth stresses workers, firms, and individuals must unite to sustain progress. The McManus Brothers plan large sales at First Street to keep furniture workers employed, prioritizing staying busy over profit to boost home pride and local prosperity.
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