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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
4
Classified rate card from Elizabeth Daily Journal lists prices for advertisements including wanted to let for ten cents minimum, wedding and funeral notices seven cents, and burial cards two dollars for memorial notices. delivery and periodical costs shown with town rates and line charges.
Elizbeth children lack affordable safe venues for roller skating. With sidewalks and Courthouse area crowded, officials fear property wear. A Supreme Court ruling upheld city authority to regulate street use for sport, leaving minors seeking lawful public space.
City leaders face funding hurdles as Newark and Trenton push playgrounds for underprivileged children. Officials stress parks as essential breathing spaces, arguing the playground acts as a high school for the poor and could transform urban life within a decade. Government reports promise action on smokier fuel and cleaner air through better boiler control and use of less polluting coal substitutes.
A March letter from Elizabeth readers argues for city street sprinkling to curb dust. Complainants detail drivers on road street and Elizabeth avenue, petition signed by storekeepers to City Council, noting poor current conditions and funding concerns, urging action and relief.
A Newark editorial lauds pledge-keepers in state politics while warning legislators against adjournment efforts that would derail reform pledges. Chicago moves to regulate firearms, with mayoral approval pending after council action and scrutiny of state law as police demand trustworthy enforcement.
A digest of scattered editorials and notices from multiple papers discusses policing concealed weapons in Chicago, pride in local figures such as Jay Gould of Lakewood, Argentina’s petroleum discovery and public ownership aims, U S Steel labor payouts vs owners profits, and a Paterson ar chicist sheet barred from mails.
The Newark Morning Diario notes the passage of a bill to suppress and curb publications in the state. It warns that such action could erase wheat from existence and tarnish local life norms, urging caution against broad suppression efforts. The piece critiques civil service barriers and contemplates diplomatic appointments. It also covers Jersey City pastor Scudder opposing Governor Fort’s vice presidency bid and awaiting President Roosevelt’s response.
A garbled excerpt notes a farmer at a storefront reacting to news of bones found on Hank Weather spoon’s farm. The storekeeper expresses shock and sympathy as the odd fragment hints at a prehistoric discovery with uncertain details.
A collage of mock dialogue and quips from various papers features an inquest remark about Hank and a wary joke about Henry James. Other snippets poke fun at politics, finance, publishing, and manners, including a gag about counting sheep, a prohibition-era quip, and a joking newspaper exchange on fate and pragmatism.
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