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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
5
In Trenton on March 27 a push for constitutional changes dominates the session with substitutes raising Assembly members to eighty five and salaries to 1000, while other amendments address judiciary and state terms. A Colgate proposal would raise salaries to 1000. passage requires three readings, legislative approval, and a public vote.
A caregiver recounts an infant’s recovery when conventional feeding failed. After trying various foods and medical advice, the child’s health improved dramatically on Grape-Nuts prepared with warm water, becoming strong and active. The narrator, from Battle Creek near Wall Ville, asserts a dramatic positive outcome.
Jersey City will host the world’s largest clock when Colgate & Co unveils a six ton, 28 foot diameter timepiece built by Seth Thomas. The clock, with 18 1/2 foot minute hand and illuminated hands, will synchronize to Washington time and serve Greater New York, marking a formal ceremony by Colgate.
A spoof diary recounts wild snippets about church choir leaders paper collars and a four pound flatiron mishap. It recalls a fireside hero Sam Binekbeldee, a well attended popcorn gathering at Mrs Bancroft’s home, and odd misfortunes from butter spillages to a punchy fall from a roof. Local quirks and wordplay color a quirky page.
The engagement of His Honor the Mayor opens tonight with the full cast from the recently closed New Circle Theatre in New York. Harry Kelly John H Pratt Madelyn Marshall Lois Tabor Katherine Tanner William Black lead a fifty-strong chorus and dancers. One dollar seating remains for tonight. The Russell Brothers perform tomorrow at both matinee and evening shows.
Proctor's Bijou presents an all new program this afternoon and evening at the Proctor's Tion Dream. A special reproduction of the Midnight Ride of Pant Revere accompanies a lecture and moving pictures by a prete monitor.
A New York Press excerpt argues covers conserve warmth and support circulation during sleep. It claims the heart’s resting rate and blood flow improve with proper covering, preventing excessive heat loss and sustaining body warmth overnight.
Jersey City March 27 The Democratic State Convention will meet at Trenton in Taylor Opera House on April 22 to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention and delegates at large to Denver. The basis of representation is one delegate per 200 votes and any fraction over 100 votes from the last gubernatorial election. It compares with 645 votes in the Republican convention under a 300 vote basis. Names discussed for delegate at large include James Nugent Howard Carrow and Robert Davis Cornish Katzenbach and Hudspeth were also mentioned. The roll call included Faunce Davis Nugent Grosseup Gallagher Kelly Cutler Rogers Brown. Carrow and Hudspeth were the only at large members present. Secretary Devereux was absent. There was no pronounced Bryan sentiment in Jersey.
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