Short Items of Interest From Red Bank and Nearby
Local notices list residents visiting and hosting guests including Clarence Hill in Chestnut street and Mrs. Joseph Jameson on Kingsland street. Activities cover moves to New street and Wickham House, attendances at gatherings, illnesses, convalescence, and a studio dance at the Hazeltons.
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Clarence Hill
Red Bank
W. BR. Tice
Chestnut Street
Joseph Jameson
Kingsland Street
Not an Octet. Maude on class speech and manners
The Washington Star recounts Cyril Maude noting class distinctions in speech. He contrasts "lower clauses" and a shopgirl's accent with that of elite names, joking about the h and a bawdy stage manager mispronouncing Faust. He recalls a rehearsal where class differences shaped delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Maude
Stuyvesant
Roosevelt
Faust
Washington Star
Serene Confidence and Lunch with Stenographer Folly
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a provocative exchange about trust, rumor, and a stenographer linked to a husband. The dialogue hints at suspicion and comic misstatements within a newspaper column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaco Record-Herald
Van Aukin Stationer Announces Wide Card Stock
Van Aukin Stationer promotes a large assortment of cards for dinner tally events and all occasions including birthdays anniversaries announcements sympathy graduations confirmations and more.
Fortnightly Club Dance At Clubhouse Social Evening
The Fortnightly Club held a Thursday night dance in the clubhouse with about forty attendees. Listed guests included Mr. and Mrs. Emil G C Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M Soutar, and many other couples and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil GC. Miller
Arthur F. Dickinson
Harry M. Soutar
Charles 8. Lecky
Walter F. Ormsbee
William S. Wallace
Joseph Smith
Walter F. Fairbrother
Andrew Christenson
Frederick J. Farrington
Louise Chandier
Anna Langdon
Isabelle Kauffman
W. J. Herbert Orr
Alice, O'Neil
Williard Emmons
Frederic Moore
Frances Gould
Erie Shannon
Harlow A. Chandler
N. A. Kestler
Marjorie Blum
Norman Dannewitz
Grammar Basketball Team Caps Busy Season
The Grammar School completes an eight win five loss season. Players listed include John Frebose Herbert Machette John Buckley Frank Ciardi John Williams and George Spatz. Nutley and nearby schools posted scores such as Nutley 42 18th Avenue 12 Nutley 20 Kearny 12 Nutley 12 Kearny 19 Nutley 27 Kearny 6 Nutley 33 Fairview 8 Nutley 9 Rutherford 26 Nutley 17 Rutherford 18 Nutley 26 Berkley 19 Nutley 20 Berkley 22 Nutley 36 Glen Ridge 15 Nutley 27 Bloomfield 6 Nutley 29 Glen Ridge 8 Nutley 35 Fairview 16.
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Grammar School
John Frebose
Herbert Machette
John Buckley
Frank Ciardi
John Williams
George Spatz
Nutley
18Th Avenue School
Kearny
Fairview
Rutherford
Berkley
Glen Ridge
Bloomfield
Notley
Sans Gene Club Hosts At Mrs Colwell’s Home
Mrs Benjamin R Colwell entertained the Sans Gene Club at her home on Vreeland Avenue Wednesday afternoon. High scorers included Miss Rene Kirkeby Mrs Emil Miller and Mrs William S Wallace.
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Benjamin R. Colwell
Sans Gene Club
Vreeland Avenue
Rene Kirkeby
Emil Miller
William S. Wallace
Kirk Story Sparks Language Theories In Indianapolis
At a reception in Indianapolis amid Bulgarian Turkish warfare talk a governor and guests debated the word Kirk. A small professor corrected that Kirk means forty churches in Turkish while kelis sel means a place of worship.
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United States
Thomas Tt
Marehat
Indianapolis
Thrace
Kirk Kelisseh
Odinou
Europe
New York
Beverly High School seeks Commercial and Stenographer teacher
Mrs F A Heisley of 440 Center Street is filing until June 12 for the Commercial and Stenographer teacher job at Beverly High School in Burlington County New Jersey. Her Nutley night class plans have been postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Heisley
Center Street
Beverly
Burlington County
Nutley
Not Guilty. Man Killed Was Woman, Court Exchange
A dialogue shows a lawyer instructing a client to plead guilty to manslaughter even if the victim was a woman rather than a man. The exchange highlights courtroom ethics and conscience versus legal instruction.
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New York Globe
Secret Service Life Recalled Amid Feared Thrills
The fragmentary text recalls a tense life of secrecy and danger around presidential security. A quoted exchange hints at strained domestic life and public fascination with protection duties, capturing a fleeting moment from the era’s press.
Aim only at that which is within reach and trust the big things
A succinct aphorism urging focus on achievable goals and patience as time and spirit guide progress. The line echoes practical wisdom and resilience without naming people or places. It frames steady effort as a virtue amid larger ambitions.
Practical Side of Music in a Humorous Exchange
A narrator and friend discuss music's value with a wry remark about musicians. The tale references Madame Butterfly and portraits of eminent pianists, joking that music helps keep the chair from falling out. The exchange echoes a humorous take on art and practicality.
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Madame Butterly
John
Ladies’ Home Journal
Famous Diamonds and Their Legendary Weights Across History
The article lists famed gems including the Excelsior at 973 carats found in 1893, the Cullinan weighing 3 025 carats later cut into nine large stones, and the Kohinoor once 186% carats, with other notable stones such as the Star of the South, the Regent, the Daryal-nur, the Tiffany, and the Victoria gem, noting their origins and cuts.
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Guilman
Jogersfontein
Ieading
Transvaal
Edward
Amsterdam
Kohinoor
Brazil
India
Borneo
Isimberley
Regent
Pitt
Daryal-nur
Persia
Tiffany
Victoria
Not Made by Spooks House Noless and Ghostly Footfalls
In old houses creaking floors tempt imagination as night quiet and warped timbers awaken sounds like stealthy footsteps. The author notes day traffic masks creaks, but nighttime stillness reveals intermittent movements that mimic ghostly steps, with a resident recounting a landing’s uncanny noises.
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Ead
Tramp Sees Woman With Soaking Hoe For Rainy Pay
A suburban hobol asks for food and agrees to clean the gutter for payment. After eating, the tramp remarks he never uses a hoe for gutter work and confesses no method is to pray for rain, per the Houston Advertiser citation.
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Hoston Advertiser
High School Baseball Narrows Schedule and Activities
The high school baseball squad sharpens for competition after a 5 inning game won 6 to 3 led by Captain Neil Van Riper against Al Robertson. St Benedict’s Prep was dropped from the schedule due to conflicting dates. The Literal club met, presenting a Roman Drama by Elsie Ryan and musical and humorous acts, with plans to visit Century Opera House after Easter. William Livermore recovers from foot surgery at St Mary’s Hospital, and Easter week plans include a central New Jersey road trip with Jack Hayden and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tubddey
Neil van Riper
Robertson
St. Benedict’s Prep School
Elsie Ryan
Beatrice Seidner
Marjorie
Myra Lbngfelder
Hortense Staats
Marie
Century Opera House
New York
Stora Gardner
Mt Herman School
Mt Herman
Maas
William Livermore
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pump Anchors and Their Use on Sandy BIm
A historical note describes a heavy metal anchor with a central hole and a tube to the ship. Water is pumped from the vessel through the tube into the sand, making quicksand that sinks the anchor. When pumping stops the sand hardens and holds the anchor, and restarting pumping loosens the sand to raise it.
What Is Instinct and Its Relation to Reason
A discussion explains instinct as a set of mind faculties guiding adaptive actions without full knowledge of means and ends. It notes how instinct can resemble reason, blurring distinctions between the two. A separate cartoon-like exchange jokes aboutTravel plans and a trip with a friend whose insistence blocked packing.
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New York
Fragmentary quotes from The Flousian Post and Whittier
A garbled excerpt presents quotes about talkback, the telephone as an ungentle device, and a grim remark on faith and death. The text appears as a patchwork of fragmented lines with unclear context or attribution.
Suf fragista Conference on Essex County Campaign
A conference of New Jersey suffragists will be held Monday at 2 o clock in the Third Presbyterian Church Newark opposite City Hall. Speakers include Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs Everett Colby to discuss plans to carry Essex County.
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New Jersey
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Edward Carshaw
Brookyn
Dean Welch
Grant Avenue
August Brauer
Nutley Avenue
Old Point Comfort
George Hidecker
Big Harlow
N. Y
J. Harry van Winkle
Union Avenue
Antionette Remmilard
North Adams, Mass
H. A. Remmilard
Brookline Avenue
A. B. Sawyer
Franklin Avenue
New Street
George Stender
Newark
Jennie Struthers
Effie Struthers
Milford, Pa
William Struthers
Ywreeland Avenue
Morris Branch, L
John Frobose
Charles Walser
Lenox, Mass
Wickham House
A. E. Marquardt
Prospect Street
Edward Yerg
Henry Walcott
George White
Whitford Avenue
Pomfret, Conn
Charles S. Stewart
Council Bluffs
Otto Binhm
Stamford
Conn
William Forman Dabney
Durant Place
Whitlock
Marc Michael
North Road
Babylon
L.I
Wright Sutcliffe
State Chiefs’ Association
George W. Gladwin
Highfield Jane
Florida
Rose Clarke
St. Mary's Place
Henry M. Libby
Lakewood
Stephen H. Carr
Satterthwaite Avenue
Mrs. I. B. Hazelton
Hurd
Lonsdale
People’s Bank Building
Passaic, N. J
James Crammond
Franklin Ave
Cor. High St
E. J. Drammond Optometrist and Optician
Gar. High ST
Dmg
THE
Burlington
Secret Service
Washington Herald
Henry T. Lefferts
House Nolees
Fidu
the Berdan Furniture CO
Main Ave
Washington Pl
Staten Island
Dyers and Cleansers, Rs, Inc
Newark, N. J
Broad Street
Cedar Street
Col. Halsey
Froemel & Riehl
Chestnut ST
the High School
Jack Hayden
Lloyd van Winkle
William Simmons
Bunner Hathaway
Harold Armstrong
Harold Simmons
Flousian Post
Whittier
Essex County
R. S. Schindel & CO
Jewele's and
Opticians
Kew Street
Newark, A. J
Opp
Hahne & Co
WM. Herbstreith
West Passaic
Brookdale, N. J
West Nutley, N. J
P.P. Guthrie
Highfield
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