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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1904
Page
3
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a Christmas Eve tale of a man who gambled his last cent on a horse and sleigh raffle. He promises his family a grand ride but contradicts them with a stern stand, insisting there will be no back talk while denying any back seat.
Scientists debate radium’s role in Earth heat. Rutherford told Royal Institution that uniformly distributed radium could account for all heat loss, delaying cooling and extending habitable years. Kelvin warned that new heat forms could alter projections, and current view holds minute, widespread radium may explain interior warming.
A London Royal Society conversazione showcased the kamMatograph as a device to slow motion for study and to compress long processes like plant growth into minutes. The note cites cereals centered in Illinois near Quincy and mentions various historical curiosities and health claims from period advertisements.
A. C. Sprague of Norma, Iowa, recounts two years of kidney misery and back pain. After using three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved, he can ride, sleep, and work without discomfort. The Foster Milburn Co. advertises the trial free offer in Buffalo, with a 50 cent price.
A fragment from Byron era journalism discusses a mother's letter claiming Byron had "no opinion of his talents" and that he wished to forget his poetry as he matured. The piece also offers fashion notes on shirtwaists, butterfly embroidery designs, and social commentary on the ideal marriage age backed by Edwin Warfield's remarks.
A list of practical tasks and social expectations for women including milking a cow, butter making, sweeping, making beds, reading papers, preparing for visitors, public speaking, staying informed, reading good books, driving a horse, writing letters, keeping a tidy room, judging character, and building a home for a husband.
A moral guidance piece urging boys to laugh, run, swim, be neat, fire a gun, be punctual, run errands, make kindlings, sing, help mothers, hang up nuts, respect teachers, hold heads high, sew on buttons, wipe boots, greet elders, keep garments tidy, remove hats indoors, mind own business, and be kind to sisters.
Reading from Harper's Bazaar offers tips for girls seeking work in hotels, homes, and with elderly clients. Suggestions include mending, laundering, running errands, and selling baked goods, with fashion notes on hats, gowns, and accessories.
The hero of missions is a hero of faith facing heathen opposition with God as guide. The piece cites missionaries enduring hardship from Greenland to Africa and leprosy, praising John G. Paton for refusing $70,000 royalties to spread the bread of life, contrasting gray heroism of missionaries with scarlet military heroism.
Appraiser Whitehead recalls a deputy collector near the Canadian border who reported collecting 4 for tonnage on two tons of hay at 2 a ton. Treasury officials sent an agent to verify but found no seaport change, exposing a misinterpretation of tonnage on the inland woods port.
A report attributes obesity to a nervous condition described as dis caused by a form of dyspepsia. The article cites medical observations linking digestive distress to weight gain and outlines potential implications for treatment.
The garbled text references Daily rates of $2.50 and $3.50 and mentions Spanish gold work ten hours. It also alludes to prune growers and a glycerene substance affecting appearance. Names like Mecklenburg Saint Brieut Havana Guba appear as fragmented references.
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