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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
3
The article outlines a six week membership camp for boys at the MC and a summer program overseen by T. J. M. Van Doyns and O. Web der. It notes a boys department orchestra practice, adds cornet, and mentions an exhibition for Fort Wadsworth soldiers with speakers from Newark and Lakewood.
In Plainfield, a special meeting last night approved amending the constitution to allow the clubhouse and grounds to open Sunday afternoons by a two thirds vote. 240 total ballots, 168 in favor, trustees hold the vested oversight, with voting members including Graig A Mars and Charles A Reed among those supporting the change.
A Philadelphia physician on a quiet night is awakened by a frantic bell ring. A neighbor’s urgent plea claims a relative is gravely ill, but the doctor jokes it is indigestion of the kid boys from a stewed supper, in a humorous now antique dialect excerpt from Lippincott's.
The article notes Von Ende returns for a fourth season with a series of concerts through the year at the theatre. It lists the planned dates October 10 February 4 and April 15 and mentions performers including violinist Herwegh Von Ende tenor Pail Dufault and mezzo sopranos Miss Mary Lat and Miss Martina Johnat among others.
A stray dog named Aen an ago rgenk was placed in a store on Union Street and stayed there until morning when the owner opened the shop. The dog traveled miles along a river and streams, heading toward the town center, a mystery the paper notes as remarkable animal instinct and invites readers to share similar cases.
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