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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
2
A prayerful verse of Christmas bells singing peace on earth and goodwill. The text extols the birth of the Savior Immanuel and spurs hymnic praise, noting the bells’ joyous message and the call to let the season’s spirit reign.
In Hillville, John Wiggton proclaims an old fashioned Christmas with Martha the cook, planning a homey feast from turkey to mince pie. Mrs Wiggton, wary yet curious, notes Martha’s status as waitress, as guests savor punch and coffee and quiet anticipation fills the room.
The fragment speaks of a weary storyteller in a wood who rests with a final fond look at scattered sweets and bent toys in a niche, suggesting a quiet, reflective Christmas-night moment.
In a New England village, Wiggton laments modern cooking and discovers the turkey, coffee, and doughnuts are from last year’s city fare. He confesses the meal was tough and vows to catch the next train home for a proper, square meal.
An insurance inspector quotes a claim that a chestnut farm yields $100 profit per tree, which the owner Mr. Sober calls impossible. A Western saloon anecdote about a man who jumps a train to survive a bridge incident prompts an old miner to question the value of presence of mind.
Illiterate Negro bridesgroom tells a preacher in Walla Walla to name the price for the ceremony. The man pays with a look that signals ruin and humor, while the anecdote recalls a tale from Rev. C. P. Smith of Kansas City about delicate compliments and human foibles.
New evidence from the insurance investigation shows Thomas I. Ryan gained control of the Washington Life and steered it into six syndicates, with two underwriting industrial securities. The firm bought and sold tobacco trust securities, including a $100,000 investment never authorized. All dealings flowed through a brokerage run by Ryan's sons.
A drilling accident on Thirty-fourth street between Fifth and Madison ave nues released a long forgotten dynamite charge, hurling three workers to their deaths. Dozens more were injured as rock and dirt exploded around the excavation site for the new Ait iin building.
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