Retiring Clerk Announces Exit From Politics
Town Clerk Oscar S. Kirkeby submitted his resignation to the Board of Commissioners saying he is through with politics and plans to return to business in New York. He hinted at a Nassau Street position with George LaMonte & Son but did not confirm details. Town accountant Louis F. Fallon also resigned, though the action was not acted upon or publicly noted at the meeting.
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Oscar S. Kirkeby
Board of Commissioners
New York
Kirkeby
George LaMonte & Son
Nassau Street
Louis F. Fallon
Fallon
Resignation Letter From Town Clerk Cites Board Delays
Two months pass without accountant and sagicor appointments as the board contemplates change. The town clerk offers resignation effective July 31, stating all accounts are current and budget 1916-17 attached. He cites salary as not commensurate with added responsibilities but leaves on good terms and offers aid to a successor.
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Board of Commissioners
Board “of Commissioners
Council Clerk Faces Salary Strain and Bonding Doubt
Mr Kirkeby warned the board over imposing heavy duties without raise in pay as hunting license fees and election costs push his $1,800 salary toward the new board’s consolidated clerkship head role. He questioned bonding limits for a $50,000 policy on a man earning that salary while Ridgewood’s clerk earns the same but avoids water department duties. Kirkeby knew little about a successor. Both retiring officials were installed four years ago as mayoral allies moved them into the merged position and department equipment lists were discussed.
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Nutley
Water Department
Kirkeby
Blam
Fallon
Lefferth
Local Factory Placed on British Black List
L Sonnehorn & Soo, paints oils and greases makers with Cedar Street offices in New York and factories in town and Baltimore, appear on this week’s British black list under the Trading With the Enemy Act. David Ingram, superintendent, declines to discuss reasons while noting the name is listed. He doubts heavy business with Germany though the firm’s members are said to be German Hebrews.
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L. Sonnehorn & Soo
Cedar Street
New York
Baltimore
Andér
David Ingram, Boyd
Germany
Camel carriages on the Delhi trunk road
Camel drawn wagons are common on the Delhi trunk road. These large double story carts may be hauled by one to three camels. Iron bars give a cagelike look, originally for defense against robbers, and the carts may have carried prisoners.
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India
Delhi
Ancient Alarm Clock From Schramberg Described
An 1080 alarm clock from Schramberg in the Black Forest features a lantern form with a lighted candle. A spring raises the candle and powers the clock while a minute by minute scissors clips the wick. At waking hour the alarm sounds and the lantern sides fold open to flood the room with light.
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Schramberg
Black Forest
Charles I
England
A Fine Judge of Eggs
A plantBuying article describes the fthneumon as an animal useful to housewives for testing egg freshness. It can distinguish fresh from partly fresh eggs with remarkable speed, accepting only genuine newly laid eggs and avoiding shop laid varieties. The creature is portrayed as an expert on eggs regardless of hen or turtle origin, living its life studying eggs.
Left Hand Salutes Draws Sharp Wit Across Courtroom
In a brisk exchange a courtroom figure jokes about left hand salutes as a deadly insult to Mohammedans in the east while quips about Dunne and Ryer provoke the judge, highlighting sharp banter during proceedings.
Surface repairs under way at railroad station
Holes in the surface are cleaned with wire brushes and filled with screenings, then covered with binder. Gil is being applied as fast as it arrives at the railroad station.
Parish Board weighs anti paralyzer drive and water concerns
Police Chief Wright Sutcliffe reported on nineteen infantile paralysis cases and found none in town while W C Lincoln gave an oral health report. The Board asked for 1500 dollars for immediate campaign use and a conference followed. A letter from East Jersey Water Co explained a taste issue blamed on untreated water but said nothing harmful. Another letter urged reducing the town’s cat population to curb disease and reported weed problems affecting firefighting efforts.
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Wright Sutcliffe
Cook
W. C. Lincoln
Board of Health
Commissioners and Health
East Jersey Water Company
Auguste de Villeroy
Siler
Tax and Water Offices Closed by Board Action
Yesterday the Tax Collector and Water Clerk offices were closed after the Board of Commissioners dismissed both officials. Town Clerk Kirkeby, now acting as town clerk and overseer of the poor, said he has no authority to transact tax or water business. Commissioners are expected to act quickly to reopen the offices, as unpaid property taxes are due soon.
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Tax Coblec
Ija
Board of Commissioners
Oreaction
van Riper
Stager
Kirkeby
Tax Department
Nutley Manor Sues Over Furniture Sold by Purchaser
Nutley Manor Land Company won a $75 judgment in Orange District Court against William H. Thaller of Hillside Park. The suit alleges Thaller disposed of furniture belonging to the plaintiff after purchasing a building whose offices were at Union and Conover avenues. Judge Daniel A. Dugan presided with John B. Scarlett heading the land company.
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Nutley Manor Land Company
Orange District Court
William&. H. Thalter
Hillside Park
John B. Scarlett
Union and
Conover Avenues
Thaller
Daniel A. Dugan
Delicate Instruments and Seismic Recording
A London Chronicle passage explains how delicate seismic instruments detect true earthquakes. The seismic pen, buried on solid foundations, ignores local tremors and only records genuine quakes that travel through the earth, enabling calculations of place time and magnitude.
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London Chronicle
Ancient Delphi and the Kastri Excavations
Ancient Delphi was a Greek town on Mount Parnassus with a temple to Apollo and the Castalian spring drawing poets. The site now partly sits under Kastri village, where excavation work has been conducted uncovering ruins and artefacts.
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Ancient
Delphi
Greece
Mount Parnassus
Delphus
Apollo
Kastri
Automobile Catalogue Jokes Reported In Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal item notes a man hoarding numerous automobile catalogues as a running joke. The exchange highlights the humor of collecting car catalogs despite lacking funds for a car.
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Kansas City Journal
Woman's Exchange Offers Fresh Bread Daily
Fresh bread daily is advertised by the Woman's Exchange. Special orders for cakes and rolls should be given the day before. Telephone 1018-6 Nutley.
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Woman's Exchange
Telephone
Nutley
No Paralysis Case Found in Town
No case of infantile paralysis has been found in town. Police spent much of the week interviewing outsiders to verify exposure. A quarantine on a Franklin Avenue house was lifted after local children remained healthy, and several people attempting entry were turned away.
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Teéalvati
Franklin ‘Avenue
Newark
Newark Store Inaugurates All Day Saturday Holiday
Oppenheim Collins & Co of Newark will close every Saturday in July and August marking a bold storekeeping policy. The move mirrors actions by several New York shops that have closed Saturdays for years.
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Newark
Oppenheim Collins & Co
New York
Entrers Harvard On Exams
Robert Shaw of High street, a member of last month's graduating class, has been notified of admission to Harvard on the entrance exam he took in June at the local school. Fire-school authorities arejubiant over the news amid criticisms aimed at higher institutions.
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Sin
Robert Shaw
High Street
Harvard
Unclaimed Letters at Local Post Office
The post office lists unclaimed letters for Mrs. Hansman of 27th Street Mrs. 5 Oshier Eiven A Weil Lucy Williams. Frank C. Drake, Superintendent.
Italian Staff of Life Varieties of Macaroni and Biscuits
The London Chronicle notes about forty four forms of Italian staff of life. Neapolitan macaroni uses household flour and simple shaping, while tagliatelli adds eggs. Potatoes butter and cheese enter into cannoli varieties, and edible copies help children learn letters and numbers with leaves and shells among many forms macaroni takes.
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Macargni
London Chronicle
Boxing the Compass Challenge
The exchange prompts to name all compass points in order quickly. It describes an old down east skipper rattling the sequence from North to north, including variations like nor'east and sou'west by west. The piece tests rapid recitation of traditional mariner nomenclature.
Board Provisions From Craft's Passage Tale Tit Bit
A London Tit-Bits quip recounts an old sea joke. A witty passenger asks the captain how they got dinner on a voyage. The skipper says they “always took a board” for provisions, prompting the wag to remark on their ample supply.
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London
Local Contractors to Build Addition to Washington School
Contracts for two new classrooms in the Washington School basement awarded by the Board of Education building committee. Frank B. Speer received the room construction contract for 1281 dollars and Kaufmann & Windheim Co. won the heating and lighting fixtures contract for 500 dollars.
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Washington School
Board of Education
Frank B. Speer
Kaufmann & Windheim Co
Bloomfield Men Reel Five Foot Shark at Local Banks
Three Bloomfield men hauled in a five foot shark during a weekly fishing visit to the banks. The catch was brought to the display at Edward F. Heckel’s downtown store. Haul led by Heckel, Joseph Garlock and Henry Parkhill.
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Bloomfield
Banka
Edward F. Heckel
Heckel
Joseph Garlock
Henry Parkhill
Automobile Strikes Wagon on Washington Avenue
An automobile driven by Dr. George M. Muttert of Jersey City hits a wagon owned by Nicholas Pancake of Belleville on Washington avenue near Grant avenue Sunday night. The wagon suffered slight rear damage.
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Washington Avenue
Grant Avenue
Nicholas Pancake
King Street
Belleville
George M. Muttert
Ocean Avenue
Jersey City
Spelling Teast Highlights Misspellings In Passage
A reader note from The American Boy lists twenty one commonly misspelled words and suggests dictation to test spelling. The sample paragraph about calendars, principles, and governance illustrates typical errors and asks how many can be spelled correctly.
The Artist and His Work in Adversity
The piece cites Michelangelo and Shakespeare as creators who produced great work despite imperfect conditions. It argues artists thrive by making the best of circumstances rather than waiting for perfect inspiration, a philosophy attributed to the London Times.
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Heroea
Michelangelo
Julius EP
Sistine Chapel
Shakespéare
Fool
London Times
Splendor of Venus as Seen in Telegraph Notes
The London Telegraph notes Venus as the brightest planet. East of the sun she rises in the west after sunset, and near western elongation she appears only before sunrise. Through the telescope it shines like burnished silver with clouds veiling its surface, sometimes bright enough to cast shadows.
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Venus
Sur
London Telegraph
Eighteenth Century Dandies in London Fashion
The early eighteenth century London fashion scene featured men of style who spent hours with their valets on beard starching perfuming garments and face painting. Reports claim some dandies bathed in wine and milk to preserve complexion and energy.
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London
Two People in a Quarrel Over an Offer
A man quips that women jump to conclusions and a man named Philip is the chase. After a pause he proposes, but the woman does not accept and the man is not suitable for her.
No game on park grounds today due to funeral
The Nutley Club baseball game with Windsor of Newark is cancelled after the death of Mrs. Josephiother Freeman. The game will be played next Saturday afternoon in her memory. Funeral arrangements set for Monday at St Mary Church Ridgelawn Cemetery will receive interment.
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Joseph Iother
Charles Freeman
Nutley Club
Windsors
Newark
John Walters
Broughton A. C
Bloomfield
Quick Billing Hint From Dr Bump For Tomorrow Morning
Willis and Gillis discuss a sharp billing remark from Dr Bump. The judge records that a bill was received this morning for services due tomorrow morning, highlighting a clash between anticipation and payment timing.
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Willis
Bump
Gilis
Gillis
Love Letters of Wise Men Forgeries Questioned
In a Chicago News excerpt a book emporium clerk offers a collection titled Love Letters of Wise Men. A cautious reader notes all letters are signed sparking suspicion that the works are forged since wise men supposedly never sign love letters.
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Chicago News
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