Paving case sparks debate over patent controversy
The column surveys four opinions on a city paving dispute, arguing that the ruling on whether patented bitulithic pavement can be used by property owners or only by the city misreads legislative grants. It contrasts judges’ stances, cites Judge Wiley’s dissent, and laments how technical law shapes public work.
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Northwestern Ave
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Black and Robinson
Wiley
Myers
Lin
Americans Find Joy in Work and The Good Old Days
Morris argues art equals a man’s highest joy in work and Americans are the greatest workers, with leisure as the danger. He contrasts American dignity of labor with European views, praising the national spirit and the sanctity of work. Cleveland laments the departure of simple days amid graft and wealth.
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America
Europe
Grover Cleveland
The Automobile as an Aid to the Farmer
A fragmented 1910s style article discusses farm life and the shift to automobiling. It blends personal memoirs of rural work with advice on farming, camera use, garden care, and humorous vignettes about farm life and rural humor. It emphasizes practicality and lighthearted outcomes for the farmer.
Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer Sat Aus 12 106
The fragmentary page includes astrology notes predicting health and wealth outcomes for birthdays and anniversaries, plus an item on fashion hats and Parisian coiffure. It mentions a child born in 1403 described as active with wit but not fortunate in saving money.
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Monty
London
Jong
St Carla
Hell
Nate
Foliage Fuel Contracted by City Officials
Paris firm Foliage Fuel was hired to convert municipal leaves from public squares gardens streets and woods into a compressed high density fuel. The process aims to produce fuel with far greater calorific capacity than existing fuels, claiming superior energy output.
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Paris
Automobile feat proves car travels 5000 miles around globe
The record claim credits Boston’s Charles J. Giddsn and his entourage with the most convincing demonstration of automobile capabilities travel. They supposedly covered five thousand miles and passed through thousands of towns and settlements, circling the globe.
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Boston
The Entente Cordials and a Fragmented Tale
An odd historical fragment describes playful banter about war happiness and Japanese imagery, then shifts to a Jersey City man receiving a $20008 inheritance amid a cereal joke. It recalls Ben Vranksin in Philadelphia with bread and a puzzled remark about a thief.
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PiTadepiia
Travlon
Richard
Confused excerpt recalls vaudeville and transit oddities
The text presents a garbled narrative touching on neighbors, ambulances, strict propriety, a police report, and a Cleveland streetcar issue. It hints at social norms, gender seating rules, and a stray note about a man killed by a dog, all filtered through a fragmented, period-voice style.
City News Mixed local items and political notes from the era
Mayor Holtzman returns from Atlantic City amid efforts to bar another Democratic candidate. Republican county chair Robert Metzger resumes duties after three weeks. Jail bond set at 8100 for an alleged electric light company case. Catherine Hanley of Lawrence dies. James Meyberg injured in an accident. a boy named Willem J. Ferrey faces a checked incident. Several social events and meetings noted including church groups, unions, and a Pythian Needle society gathering. A new cathedral contract awarded to Albert Von Spreckelsen for 108,445.
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Atlantic City
Robert Metzger
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