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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1911
Page
6
The report recalls Mount Taal's eruption described as the worst in living memory. It notes multiple villages killed and many injured, with a single surviving animal after a great upheaval. Historical echoes compare 1754 devastation and lingering fumes to present turmoil.
The article notes growing aviation interest in Mexico amid revolutionary distractions. It mentions American and Mexican activity, with Roland Garros as a leading figure in early aerial displays and President Diaz observed watching the soaring pilots.
A humorous Harpers Weekly piece describes ostrich behavior and farm handling. It notes the bird’s fierce temperament and independence, yet praises the male’s fidelity after mating and its curious incubation duties. It also mentions sunrise and sunset races followed by a comical minuet.
Richard Porson visits painter Samuel Hoppner and seeks a private bottle. A search uncovers a hidden gin in Mrs Hoppner's room, which Porson drinks quickly declaring it the best gin in ages. The next day Mrs Hoppner scolds him for draining her concealed dram.
British artist William Simpson joined the Crimean campaign and faced Lord Cardigan’s blunt critique that his early Balaklava sketches were wrong. He persisted, later earning Cardigan’s highest admiration for placing the commander prominently in the final drawing.
The New York Herald describes the American opossum as highly curious and unique in the United States. It notes its pouch like a kangaroo, ability to feign death, tail banging, burman-like lands, hoc-like snout, rat-like eyes, and hiss resembling a snake.
The author of Charles Bourbon Constable of France relays that during the sack of Rome citizens refused to heed Captain Renzo da Ceri and cut bridges Ponte Quattro Capi and Ponte Sisto, arguing the bridges were too beautiful to destroy.
A scrambled line from the clipping notes a baby birth with uncertain names and dates the message mentions the first of the month and a person named Peck. The fragmentary text lacks clear context or verifiable details.
A reflection on life’s quiet bread and butter of daily acts. Small smiles, acts of kindness, and habitual duties sustain relationships and keep the heart warm.
A humorous anecdote recounted by E. Lucas in The Second Post describes painter Hayden praising Mrs Siddons after she admired his painting of Alexander. A butcher jokes that her fame and acting power came from the meat she ate, recalling Lady Macbeth and the dramatic aura at her carriage.
A historical note recounts Alexander Hamilton’s plan to build a cotton mill in Paterson New Jersey. A New Jersey archive contains a letter from a New York banker who doubted domestic cotton milling would ever take root. Hamilton pressed ahead, creating the Society For Useful Manufactures and pursuing water power development despite legal hurdles and detentions.
Waldo resists a nurse’s request to learn the tongue twister Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. He argues the alliteration is excessive and peppers cannot be picked if already pickled, deeming the poem beneath an intelligent person’s attention.
Snipe shooting on an Irish bog tests a gunnter's size and enthusiasm. An experienced bog shooter who falls goes flat and throws his gun to an attendant, an unshod rossoon, who catches it. The peat supports the bogsed shooter, though the sensation is unpleasant.
The Isle of Man town of Boxer hosts a famous observatory wheel erected in 1854. The structure has a diameter of seventy two feet, features exceptional stability, and has operated with little interruption since its completion.
A patron in a cheap restaurant complains one egg is underdone while the other is overheated. The waiter ignores the issue, leading to a tense exchange about proper boiling. The piece reflects petty dining mishaps and blunt humor.
A brief humorous item notes a wry exchange quoted from a Philadelphia Record joke line. The wise guy cites the proverb while the simple mug counters that one head suffices the morning after.
Clara notes Cynthia decorated her room with guns pistols swords and similar items. Cora agrees she has always been a great guide or guardian with arms about her.
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