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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
7
A Baltimore Sun poem fragment speaks of a dreary spirit like a ghost wandering through night and pleasure. It describes longing, youth, and ascent from hill paths to shimmering ladders, with dawn breaking as the sun appears in a small shadow.
A prose critique argues merit and hard work still offer paths to success despite debates about access to opportunity. It contrasts the rise of Alexander Cassatt with humble beginnings and reaffirms the value of labor and aspiration over wealth at birth. It then weighs central vs state power, national regulatory reach, and the dangers of overreach in governing large cross state enterprises, referencing Jefferson, Jackson, and secession. The piece also surveys transport safety, noting ships improved yet railroads riskier, urging responsible management to reduce accidents.
The passage surveys divergent predictions about 1807 prosperity from Rockefeller Stuyvesant Fish and a British Rothschild, contrasted with American optimism. It urges citizens to ignore grand forecasts and focus on steady work and prudent savings to weather potential downturns, echoing a Philadelphia Bulletin stance.
General Porfirio Diaz and Sir Weet un Pearson oversaw unloading of the first ton from the steamship Venture. The freight car carried cargo across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Coatzacoalcos for transshipment to New York, cutting the voyage by 8,625 miles versus going around Cape Horn. The Tehuantepec route, rival to the Panama Canal, has opened to world traffic with substantial investments planned.
Five girls discuss Christmas gifts and social expectations. Helen explains Aunt Mary Colburn's liberal checks to fund finishing touches like embroidery and photographs, while Dorothy laments missing such gifts and the burden of affording items. Youth's Companion anecdote.
Hilary E. Adair the Western Moetective answered a toast at a Omaha dinner. He argued that speeches can aid the detective in delicate work and shared a Milwaukee anecdote about sleeping talk revealing truth.
A melodramatic exchange shows a persistent suitor vowing to die happy if the beloved ever admits love. The girl retorts she would lie to gain good pay, reflecting stage–lamp dialogue tones from the Philadelphia Ledger.
A historical note discusses Tennyson's Palace of Art and Mars imagery as a potential lift of Swift and Stevenson references. It cites H E Turner and Blairnavon Norwood Ceylon letters, refuting anticipation of Martian satellites in Tennyson. The piece critiques misread dating and links to Nature remarks.
Mrs Worthington packs for a extended stay in Mississippi with Edgar planning a return to polite society at the old plantation. They anticipate magnolias, cotton, and grand dinners while imagining life among the aunts and cousins, contrasting their New York flat.
A controversial profile lauds W. J. Oliver of Tennessee as a leading canal contractor pivotal to the Panama project. It extols his self made rise from youth in South Bend to major enterprise, highlighting his use of Negro labor, vast contracts like Lookout Mountain and Mississippi River damming, and the belief that American firms can conquer isthmian engineering challenges. The passage contrasts De Lesseps and the American approach, ending with a digressive scene of Dora and Edgar's return home.
A period piece notes the decline of broom use and the rise of vacuum dust removers. It argues vacuums reduce dust and germs, citing sanitation concerns and cleaner air. The piece frames the change as a practical, health driven shift in household cleaning.
Fragmentary literary notes appear to reflect a periodical’s feature column with stray phrases and misread words. The readable parts show possible references to notes about literature or authors without clear name, date, or full context.
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