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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
The Elizabeth Daily Journal lists office addresses in Newark and New York, rates for readers ads such as notices and help wanted, with charges per word and per insertion. It notes advertising sections like For Sale and Wanted and provides bureau and circulation details, pricing for obituaries and funeral notices, and association memberships.
A damaged OCR fragment references phage leaving the city and a letter from home. It mentions a newspaper, direct mail, and a request to remit a per day rate for time desired. Details are incomplete and names or dates are not clear.
In Elizaville arguments favor high license to curb liquor trade clash with state option critics while Governor Fort supports higher license in cities. A county plan shows high license worked where planned, contrasting with low fee failures that sustain saloons in poorer quarters. Separately, a bond plan for an Eleventh Ward fire station stalls amid board headquarters row, with voters disliking the stand and urging city hall as the proper home for all departments.
A local United States Army recruiting office records reveal calls for churches athletic clubs and public spirit to engage young men in Elizabeth. The piece notes many applicants failing the test are not representative of the city’s best youth and urges educational authorities to address evident deficiencies. The Standard Oil site at Linden employs skilled tradesmen now and hints at broader industrial growth for Elizabeth.
A brief note on the District of Columbia adopting the commission form of city government, detailing its long-standing status and the one man title now prevailing in the capital.
The Jersey way ex Ertication opens yards tied to public schools as playgrounds for younger children with two teachers assigned per yard. Grounds will be open 6 am to 4 pm in July and August. funds for supervisors are needed to operate about a dozen yards in Trenton, including Cadwalader Park Stadium and State House Riverside Park remain off limits to tots.
Three youths from Ocean Grove misplaced cloths and paid 25 cents for paths after their return. The employee who kept the clothing was arrested and held on $100 bail awaiting a grand jury action on larceny charges.
The hour of McKinley’s funeral shuttered business nationwide and halted transit as crowds paid respects. Public grief extended to Grover Cleveland’s memory, with commemorations and bells marking sorrow, while Wall Street watched the events and Missouri farms faced labor shifts amid the national pause.
Chicago readers learn hot weather precautions from doctors urging light clothing, fresh air, and avoidance of heavy foods. The piece notes protecting the feeble in crowded districts and calls for more parks, beaches, and lakefronts to guard against heat prostration amid rising temperatures. A city ordinance requiring milk sold in bottles is cited as civic action.
A collage of snippets from old periodicals and letters. The anonymous notes mention family life with a boy named Willie who fights, travel souvenirs from Mentone and Florence, and a preacher delivering a forceful sermon. The selection preserves quirky phrasing and historical voice through brief, disconnected vignettes.
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