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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1905
Page
2
Sir William Laird Clowes suggests a bright light placed above the head to induce upward eye rotation for sleep. He recommends a small glow lamp covered with black paper and cut with a tiny hole, directing the eyes to fix on the point without moving the head.
A patented electric alarm clock for students connects directly to the bed. Weight from the sleeper closes underbed contact points, starting a circuit that rings until the person leaves the bed and breaks the circuit. If the sleeper returns, the circuit re closes and the alarm rings again, powered by electricity.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap as a universal skin cleansing and care product. It promotes Cuticura Content as a purifying emollient for skin and scalp issues, including crusts scales dandruff and hair loss, and touts use for babies, mothers and general toilet needs.
A German physician at a British Medical Association meeting presented a paper titled Is the Crab a Sea or Land Animal in a misprint corrected by a translator. The piece notes a typographical error and the translator’s note about crabs and earth meanings.
Mrs Brown shares a testimonial urging wives to guard health and use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims three months of use cured inflammation and womb issues, rebuilt her strength, and rekindled her husband’s love, with the note signed by Mrs. P ees H. Brown of Hot Springs Arkansas.
Dr. Cleland Boyd McAfee argues the strongest proof of Jesus is the effect He has on people. A changed life, seen in faith in God, faithful conduct, and hopeful joy, is the world’s most compelling argument for Christ and his gospel.
Dean Farrar praises the unseen heroism of living well in ordinary duties. True greatness lies in patient service and cheerful endurance, not in dramatic battles or rapid conquests, for such steady faithfulness honors God and becomes a lasting, if quiet, heroism.
A reflective editorial quote from Bishop William Lawrence of Boston questions if wealth corrupts or can uplift a society. It urges Americans to reform political methods financial systems and character through wisdom and training to transform wealth into beneficial power.
The text declares life as more than mere competition. It emphasizes patient, loving work aligned with God's designs, arguing success comes from steady, principled effort rather than rushing to be first or highest.
John the Baptist testifies to Jesus as the Lamb of God and Son of God. He explains his role as forerunner and describes the dove-like descent of the Spirit at Jesus baptism, affirming Jesus as the Messiah and divine.
District Attorney Sanderson opened the Tucker murder case in Gambridge Massachusetts saying the jury would visit the murder scene and the Tucker Lomenndale Taines E Va ney with counsel for the defense, outlining planned proceedings.
Robert Dorsey was killed by a spring gun set to deter chicken robbers in South Camden. Howard Brown designed the trap using an old musket and a wired trigger. In Elizabeth, the Elizabeth River sewer near the Veteran Zouave Armory was clogged with rabbit skins, likely placed by butchers for rat nests.
A West Orange man reports a robbery after being attacked on a busy Essex Avenue. A benzine fire in Elizabeth’s Mitchell Building forces immediate evacuations as the Alcyone Boat Clubhouse and others burn, with losses estimated over 60 thousand dollars. A Mount Holly child, Beatrice Cardwell, is said to have stopped a coal eating habit after Santa Claus kindness.
Charles Co Deam and BB Williamson of Bluffton have begun a scientific expedition to Central America. They are joined by Indiana University and Ohio State University scientists with support from the U S government and state universities to fund the trip. They will collect flowers insects and southern fish for the government.
Historical note describes Leduc’s experiments with electric currents to dull consciousness, involving forehead and back of head placements and a ~1 minute duration. It cites imagined improvements, then shifts to Vatican finances and Japan's early telephony expansion with growing subscriber numbers and telegrams.
A reader from Indiana shares how lifelong coffee use caused dyspepsia and poor health until switching to Postum. The letter describes coffee as a trap harder to break than battlefront courage and credits Postum with restoring health and appetite.
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