Elizabeth Daily Journal announces offices and rates
The Elizabeth Daily Journal lists its downtown and branch offices in Elizabeth Newark and Chicago with delivery rates of ten cents within the city and twelve cents elsewhere per week. Classified ad pricing shows one cent per word up to ten cents minimum and notices priced by type. The paper notes its membership in major associations and its telegraphic news feed.
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Broad Street
Marabeth
N. J
Jersey Street
Firet Street
N. Joncey
Ris
Broad Street Vertiner
Newark
Ae Soehaereio
Arunawic
New
Elizabeth
Fiale
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Unitress
Journal
Ttn
Yite
Warl
Carnation Day Observed as McKinley Birthday Prompts Debate
The article notes Carnation Day first observed January 29 1903 in honor of President McKinley and discusses nationwide calls for wearing carnations. It covers civic groups in New Jersey and Massachusetts debating Sunday laws, public observance, and the balance between liberty and regulation amid immigrant crowds and urban growth.
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McKinley
MclKinley
Various political and social notes across states and cities
Discussion covers the Pennsylvania two cent fare split restoration for clergy as noted by Ron Johnson of the American League. References fires in Baltimore and Portland Maine, Brookline Massachusetts as a wealthy town, Governor Fort’s message drawing Jersey attention, Knox presidential chances, Count Szechenyi domestic affairs, ship arrivals not boosting plans, and Jersey City moving toward dry status.
Plainfield Shade Trees and Public Rights in Wiring Debate
The Plainfield authorities clash with telephone linemen over tree mutilation to clear routes for poles and wires. Courts and police challenge permits, asserting owners cannot authorize destruction of shade trees or block public usage. The piece notes similar rulings nationwide and comments on civic efforts to curb such practices. It also reflects on giggling at Philadelphia High School and a commentary on judicial tenure and health in the Supreme Court.
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Plainfield
Patton
Shade Tree Commission
Trent
Supreme Court
New York
New York ,Tribune
New York Billboards draw ire as cityscape heavy with signs
A New York correspondent critiques the proliferation of signs and painted ads that clutter streets, parks, and waterfronts. The piece condemns aggressive billboards and the constant color vandalism reshaping the skyline, arguing it corrupts the visual environment and drowns ordinary views.
Tales of Teasing and Toady Tales
A collection of brief humorous vignettes and exchanges from an old newspaper page. It includes a Scottish golf anecdote about a bishop’s clumsy attempt, a playful classroom moment with a new teacher and a boy named Sam, and a witty Dooley sketch on Congress imagining a grand government mansion with rooms for each member.
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Scotland
Mr. Dooley
Congress
Hogan Calla
Manny
Rights Congresamen and the harbor deal echoed in th' house
The fragmented text hints at congressional reform talk, a river harbor project, and a debate over duties and fatigue of members. A stray remark references Lumley and ongoing discussion about duty, restraint, and procedure in the chamber.
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Walter
Coloni
Lumley
Worth Knowing: Global Trends In Population and Health
A fragmented column reports on population estimates in England and Greater London, rising costs, and water-supply anxieties. It notes miner health issues in Germany, sea-based communities in Norway and Sweden, and a Swiss Italian Alps climber Abbé Garret dead at 79. It also mentions cantaloupe origin from the papal palace Cantalupo and wild melons.
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Abbé Garret
Papal Palace
Ancona
Notable profiles and milestones across regions
Ex Governor Frank Black of New York, a famed lawyer, calls himself a plaid Yankee farmer. Eureka Springs editor Mrs Pearl Hale Tatman becomes Arkansas’ first woman on a medical society examining board. Ernesto Nathan, born in England, is Rome’s first Jewish mayor and a former Mason grandmaster. Louise Morse remains the oldest active player since Mrs Gilbert’s death, known for playing Aunt Matilda in The Old Commedy for 22 years. A Bristol letter to The man Who wears the tallest hat was accurately delivered.
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Frank 8. Black
New York
Pearl Hale’ Tatman
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Emesto Nathan
Rome
England
Mason
Louise Morse
Gilbert
Matilda
Fragmented Verse and Local Gossip Collections
A jumble of vignettes and captions from early 20th century papers. The items include brief lines about an amateur sportsman and a prank stone throw, a chance meeting poem, and a lyric fragment about a Florida visit. Names and exact dates are unclear but reflect casual daily notices and verse snippets.
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Ley
Hamat
State Sabbath Observance Association
Pennsylvania Courta
Pennsylvenia Railroad
Ron Johnson
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Mary Baker Go
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Bay State
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Judge Fort
Count Szechenyi
Joveey City
Philadelphia
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Governor Fort
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Harbor
Wuying
Fifth Avenue
Ines
Clevelyndtaider
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Sam
Samuel
Jimuel
Alveye
Jim
Tallus
Germany
Widrkingten
Norway
Sweden
United States
Horn
Bristol
Rita
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Chicago” News
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Heart OF the Nation
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Pennsylvnia Railroad
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Kaais
Ofnterests
Mation Olea
J. KR
Wood
Rouse
Mutual Benefit
Day & Cornish
General Agents
Union Building
N. Re
Glaegew
Elisabeth Avention
John McGrath
Biteabeth
the Prudential
H. T. Dempster
East 42d Street
Mathushek & Son Pianos
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Hakne
Mathushek & Son
Mathusher & Son Piano CO
Hahne & Co
Elisabeth Newark
Malp Aine Cara
Moor
Farmers’ Almanacs
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Elizabeth Novelty Co
Ercial
BLANE
Elizabeth, N. J
Petty
Prudential Building
Hewark
Estenaeees
American Dental Parlors
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Bradbury Plaso Storr
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Bard Peace
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