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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1904
Page
7
A London hairdresser notes England uses more false hair than any other country, with about forty tons imported yearly via Marseilles from the East, Spain, and Italy. Hair is processed in five steps, from washing to shade sorting, then sold to hairdressers for varied prices.
A historical note explains how wigs began in seventeenth century France when a judge wore a marquis wig to gain a stern court presence. The custom spread through Europe, adopted by judges and barristers alike.
A historical note cites 800 colored physicians practicing in the United States, alongside 300 lawyers and 30,000 teachers. The figures reflect racial and professional distribution in the era.
A Louisiana merchant sought cheap cloaks in New York and bought a job lot at auction. He found the goods out of style and shipped them home, then later tried again on a second trip with another auction purchase. He later realized the repeated buy was the same total as before, an echo of prewar export totals.
An old advertisement fragment offers Hall's Catarrh Cure at a price per bottle and includes testimonials from druggists. The clipping also lists prices for animals and a census figure of 144,000 Mormons, plus stray notes about Pine’s Cure and small trees grown by Chinese gardeners.
The Los Angeles Times surveys the rise of the trotting horse in America. It highlights Lou Dillon, Major Delmar, Crescens, and Bob White, noting Dillon’s 1581-2 seconds mile and the breed’s American origins. It details training, stable care, and the evolving public passion for trotters amid the horseless era.
A Brooklyn Hagin tale recounts a Chicago Burlington and Quincy officer missing his pass and relying on a conductor while traveling to Aurora. The anecdote highlights the oddity of riding on passes and evaluating honesty against rules. A side note explains a world mail route with minimal charges, claiming letters can circle the globe and return to New York with small forwarding fees.
40% years in jail format hints at Sia Seren at Rotterdam Nouri Hey jailed for links to Daoul satirical journal. He seeks to publish Abdul Hamid in Caricature attacking the sultan. He is Swedish born and once married a Turkish princess Harle Ben-Aiad, a Turkish women’s emancipation leader.
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