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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
A Canadian settler near Mattawa released a wolf with a bell around its neck to scare off other wolves. Sheep heard the bell and fled into the woods, but a lamb disappeared. The bell belonged to last year’s wolf that guided the herd. Farmer vows no belled wolves will be released again.
Reports note workers from Barre to San Francisco striking or voting on wage terms. Carpenters in Bradford strike while Boston mayor promotes union labor and wage fairness. Shoe factory output rises as unions grow, with Canada and England showing mixed employment trends. Judges in New York and Missouri address cash payments, while rail unions and contractors navigate advisory guidance.
Dr Lehwess, a naturalized Englishman born in Germany, has departed for Paris with plans to circle the globe. He resides in Hyves in the latest travel update.
Paris doctor Leuwiss aims to complete cosmopolitanism by circumnavigating the globe in a Panhard-Leraud thirty horsepower car. The route includes Brussels Berlin Warsaw St Petersburgh Moscow Novgorod Kazan Omsk Tomsk Irkutsk Kazakhstka and possible crossings to Pekin or Vladivostock then Japan Honolulu San Francisco and across North America to New York before final return from Liverpool to Pend en eight months. The trip is a touring inspection, not a race.
A penguin’s awkward shore gait and swift underwater paddling are described by Antarctic explorer C. B. Borchgre vink. The bird’s distinctive bump, its navigational steadiness, and the endurance of a larger species and mate are noted in the feature.
Fragment of a humorous dialogue contrasts views on money in marriage. One speaker asserts money lessons begin with a man and end with a wife, while the other notes a dollar given today appears larger than the past spent courting.
Fragment mentions preparing for company with cabbage and a chopping bow. No clear persons places or events present.
Rex and Babs sneak to fetch Uncle Jack to mend Auntie Jill crying over their quarrel. Jack arrives, promises to take them fishing, and helps calm the family as Auntie Jill’s sadness softens. The children urge forgiveness and vow he will be good.
A lighthearted note from the Chicago Times-Herald describes Rex and Babs laughing with glee at the prospect of unlimited fishing, bait, and swings after a character named Jack, once to be Uncle, was reinstated.
Egyptian ichneumons arrived from Matanzas Cuba aboard the British steamer Malbridge were refused admission by Collector Thomas who ordered them killed. After the engineer pleaded for the animals, the order was rescinded and a customs officer watched the steamer to prevent escape. They imitate large rats and could have become pests if released.
Former Alaska Governor A. P. Swineford, long a Western newspaper man, has made a fortune in copper mines on Baranoff Island. He is well known in Washington for frequent visits during and after his governorship.
Dr Seard of Marseilles proposes a test using fluorescin injected into veins. A gramme colors 45 000 litres of water. If circulation exists the body turns grass green within two minutes, then fades within hours without harming the subject.
A Bridgeport Conn invention enables electro plating of wooden doors with copper or brass. The process details reveal industrial adoption and potential impact on manufacturing and design in urban settings. Nearby observations note social thrift and cautious behavior among certain residents in the downtown area.
Briggs asks if money was made on the races this year and Griggs replies that he has not attended and has not earned.
The fragment notes a character named Tom struggling with self consciousness and limit awareness. It mentions Harry and a question about awareness of others. The text suggests inner conflict and a late realization of other people’s existence.
A fragmented local note describes a neighborly dispute where a wife is accused of misdeeds as a bystander admonishes her. The clipped text hints at a humorous or domestic confrontation involving mouthfuls of clothes pins and a dog.
A dialogue fragment records Jaggs noting seven airships sailed over the town last night. Wagge asks how many glasses were needed to observe them, reflecting a curious exchange likely from a local newspaper page.
The readable fragments depict a quirky exchange about swimming and speech but offer little concrete event. A recent death is referenced obliquely, while an author’s fate remains undetermined. The text resembles a humorous notebook page rather than a concrete news item.
Report on a uniform telegram rate and the first Pacific cable section from San Francisco to Honolulu being manufactured by Indian Rubber Gutta Percha Telegraph Works. The Silvertown will transport the cable to the Pacific coast via Cape Horn and lay it to Manila, with depth goals of up to three miles and a push to complete the project after John W. Mackay's death spurred plans.
The government leaves the Pacific cable project to private enterprise, forming the Commercial Pacific Cable Company to build a global network from San Francisco to Hong Kong and beyond, with government reserving optional access. The route would touch Honolulu, Midway, Guan, Manila, and connect to Asia, Europe, and Australia, linking with land telegraph systems.
A note on keeping goats around stables as they are good to see near horses. The text emphasizes the value of goats in stable environments.
A list of books using direct Bible phrases appears in the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. Titles include If Sinners Entice Thee The Day of Temptation The Favor of Princes Wayfaring Men Weighed and Wanting The Wages of Sin Black but Gamely Cross In Kedar's Tents The Valley of Decision The Unjust Steward Sons of the Morning Visiting the Sin The Quick of the Dead The Prodigal The Bondwoman Tinkling Cymbals The Crown of Life Unreaveled Bread A Laodicean The Birthright The Garden of Eden The Story of the Innumerable Company The Wings of the Morning Until the Day Break The Mantle of Yah The y They That Walked in Darkness I Go a Fishing The Tents of Shem The Snare of the Fowler Give Me Thine Heart Mine Own People The Measure of a Man Resurrection The Market Place From My Youth Up His Brothers Keeper The Hosts of the Lord On the Face of the Waters.
An elderly colored witness testifies in a street railway damage suit in a D C circuit court. The attorney questions his position at the street crossing as the plaintiff was struck by a car. The witness denies standing diagonally opposite the accident.
Fragile dialogue snippet reveals a rambling scene with a conductor and traveler in a dusty era. A sentimental romance thread surfaces amid unclear plot hints and banter about money and patience.
The document catalogs labor actions and discussions in 191? cities: Rochester street car men organize. Hamilton striking electrical workers seek arbitration. Canadian fruit shipments to Glasgow. Toronto planners consider cheap rental blocks for workers. Chicago Federation of Labor opposes a colored local. international fund drives for Pennsylvania miners. Toronto textile workers resist alien labor law. San Francisco to implement special delivery. underage pay for messengers. freight workers in Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific seek sympathy strikes. U.S. immigration and alien contract labor law enforcement discussed by Sargent and Williams. treasury, president support for enforcing labor laws. reflections on work, idleness, and the value of honorable employment.
A Philadelphia Post item notes a philanthropist shaping modern charity plans. The piece quotes a friend calling the effort a sincere move, contrasting it with retail business and highlighting a “great million” effort shaping public giving.
The entry records a brief, dialect rich exchange between a washer woman and a patron. Martha responds with emphasis on a persistent issue described as inflammatory and clamatory, hinting at ongoing tension and temper in the dialogue.
A short comedy centers on the New Arrival and the Expert Maid as its principal figures. The action revolves around a theatrical or domestic mix up and playful dialogue highlighting witty misunderstandings.
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