Fraternal Lodges Meeting Schedule and Officers
A list of local fraternal groups with meeting times and venues. Natley Lodge 1290 and Daughters of Liberty Stars and Stripes Council meet at Masonic Hall on specific weeks. Natley Council 286 and Royal Arcanum also meet there. Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias, Nutley Lodge, Sons of Italy meet at designated halls with weekly or monthly schedules. Domenic Gikcone serves as secretary at Ferrara's Hall.
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Daughters of Liberty, Stars’ and Stripes Council
Masonic Hall
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Sons of Italy
Ferrara’s
Domenic Gikcone
Christmas teaches peace and memory in a bustling age
The piece blends holiday reflections with young readers notes on peace, forgiveness, and good will. It surveys Christmas origins, literary nods from Thackeray to Dickens, then shifts to party ideas and light entertainment for gatherings. The tone echoes early 20th century parish press.
Knights of Pythias Elect New Officers
At Crystal Lodge year end convention Knights of Pythias elected officers for the coming year including Chancellor Commander Harry H. Stager and Vice-Chancellor John Match. Other posts named were Master of Works James M. Vreeland and Keeper of Records A. W. Pingree with a full slate of finance, exchequer, arms, guards, trustees, and representatives to Grand Lodge.
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Crystal Lodge
K. of P
Harry H. Stager
John Match
Charles
W. Stager
James M. Vreeland
A. W. Pingree
William J. Hous By
W- O. Davia
Robert Connolly
William Perkins
William Pierson
Abram Blam
Grand Lodge
A. H. Stager
John Mutch
Elks Provide Dinners For Twenty Five Families
Nutley Lodge of Elks plus Oscar 3. Kirkeby led a Christmas dinner program for about twenty five needy families. The lodge plans its next meeting Wednesday night.
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Nutley ‘Lodge of Elks
Oscar 3
Kirkeby
Music Language and Courtroom Drama in Towle Tale
The piece contrasts single notes and chords as music letters and words, then follows Florence Towle and Clayton Meritt in a courtroom where Meritt risks a risky question to expose a judge’s presumed stance. The strategy yields a not guilty verdict and a romance, as Meritt rises to prominence in law.
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Hinsk
Drkudolf Ton Liebich
How 2 Bee Works
A bee visits 50 to 107 heads of clover before producing honey. A bee has been found able to carry weight 100 times its own.
The Reindeer Helper At Christmas Eve
A fragment describes a reindeer as Santa’s helpful aid on Christmas Eve. It depicts guiding sleigh travel over snowy fields and mentions girls and boys deserving toys. The poetic language evokes a festive, traditional Christmas mood.
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Santa
Claus
Aricen
Universal language hindered by differing vocal organs
The article argues that a purely spoken universal language would fail due to physical differences in vocal organs across populations. It suggests that even if a common tongue existed, Chinese and Russian speakers would struggle to recognize it, because climate and speech habits affect articulation and mouth opening.
Ardent Sulitor and Fir Lady Exchange Banter
A brief exchange shows Ardent Sulitor claiming fortune at the feet of Fir Lady while Fir Lady asserts her own fortune was unknown by Feu. Sulitor quips that his fortune may seem large beside small feet.
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Ardent Sultor
Feu
Ardent Sulitor
Boston ‘Transcript
Norse Doctor Talks About Temperament In Patient Note
In a Baltimore American quip, a speaker questions Norse about patient temperament. The reply notes the patient lacks any other temperament type, suggesting a singular or fixed disposition.
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Baltimore
Difference in Time and a Battle Royal
A fragment from New York Times notes a slow footed worker resting by a railroad station as the noon factory whistle blows, lamenting dinner time for some and twelve o clock for him. A Philadelphia Ledger quip follows about a girl of uncertain age vowing never to marry, her friend calling it a heroic act against the inevitable.
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Darky
New ‘York Times
Uniform Affection in Soldier Lovers
A Baltimore American note questions the constancy of affection among women toward soldiers, asking if uniform affection is a real pattern or just a phrase. The brief column hints at social norms and wartime romances without naming individuals.
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Baltimore American
Red Indies Moccasins Featured in Shoe Clerk Exchange
A brief exchange highlights red Indys as moccasins, with a shopper asking for house slippers and the clerk correcting to moccasins, noting the red Indies as the item in question.
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Indy
Exactness in little duties inspires cheerful living
A fragment echoes a quotation about exactness bringing cheerfulness. It includes stray garbled names and phrases suggesting a domestic dispute or commentary on a spouse opposing golf, but core meaning centers on diligence in small tasks and its uplifting effect.
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Progress Lodge
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Dittig Hall
Chestnut Street
Nutley Lodge
Royal ‘Arcanum
Kempton Council
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