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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
6
A collage of observations on modern warfare, a fatal poisoning case in Long Island, Parisian poverty, England’s many tramps, phonographic collections, and the drift toward global telegraphs. A plain clothes American governor in Porto Rico is praised, while a wealth critique meets a cautionary reply about judging others.
Fire insurance experts say last year saw fewer arsons driven by profit as better times reduce incentives to burn property for insurance. They blame electricity for many fires, noting it often acts unseen behind walls and under floors where its role is hard to prove once flames subside.
A humorous aside on romance and clothes gives way to a Yale Review analysis by Prof. H. T. Neveowe linking railway expansion to farming development. Data show growing freight by rail from 1860 to 1890, rising farm value and acreage in twelve Midwestern states, and the impact of rail lines on population movement and agricultural output.
In New Haven a well linked to the regicides Whalley and Goffe was found beneath a brick house porch near the Yale campus. Officials plan a tablet in the new alumni hall to mark the discovery, noting the pair’s historic town associations and notable English origins.
The article discusses expanding rabbit farming for market profit, noting many enthusiasts believe rabbits offer higher returns with less effort than other livestock. It includes stray anecdotes about elaborate tortoise shell bonnets, Queen Victoria’s gift, and a Samoa remark, reflecting scattered, unfinished topics.
The article notes breeders seek Belgian hares abroad replacing domestic stock and mentions imports by Americans at about $1,000 per specimen. It discusses limited supply and rising prices affecting hobbyists and commercial breeders.
The article describes saber-toothed cats as a dominant group of extinct felines dating to early North American times. It notes a large species described from Indian Territory by Cope, living alongside the hairy mammoth, with their skeletons found in proximity, indicating contemporaneous existence.
The article discusses European rabbit dishes and the Belgian hare’s flesh, noting taste and preparation. It surveys prehistoric North American fauna with elongated canines and long tails, then covers inventors Dussard and Poulsen, Paris electric fore-wagons, ancient spiral fossils, and cloud study by Prof. Bigelow. It ends with Tyne keel ships and ship steering history from Cassier's On magazine.
Mary Ball, later mother of Washington, is described as a Virginia maid of the early 18th century who learned nursing and spun like a pioneer child. She wed Augustine Washington in a spring ceremony at his Westmoreland County estate, and her nursing helped him recover from carriage injuries, sparking a romance that grew from friendship. The piece notes her beauty and the social context of marriages in Virginia.
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