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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
4
An issue note from Nutley New Jersey announces a weekly publication circulated every Saturday. It lists street addresses iyce Franklin and Vreeland Avenues and provides a telephone number 1190 for subscriptions at $1.50 per year.
Mails arrive at 7 35, 12 45, 2 45, and 6 30. Mails leave at 8 05, 1 09, and 6 00. Deliveries run in the morning from 8 to 12 and afternoon from 1 30 to 4 30. Collections occur on morning and afternoon deliveries at 8 15 on weekday nights and 7 15 on Sunday nights.
The government is called to aid harvests with Kansas needing 40,000 winter wheat laborers. The piece contrasts the old dependable farmhand with roaming young workers who abandon work for spending and landowners seek self reliance among immigrant workers. It argues agriculture must study this persistent labor shortage and adapt.
The piece notes Nutley residents fear a proposed school building tax and rapid need for new structures. It argues education is essential yet questions how to reconcile rising costs and recurring construction with long term societal benefits.
The writer argues for temporary relief on major questions while noting that educating children of foreign-born parents remains cheaper than excluding them. They praise healthier spring trees due to the Shade Tree Commission but urge trimming branches that obstruct sidewalks and threaten pedestrians. The note ends with satirical lines about dead men and Mexican reporters, and uncertainty over Coxey's army incident.
The Holland courts dispense justice without juries and use the judge as the intermediary for all questions. The accused gains the benefit of the doubt and circumstantial evidence is rarely enough for a plea of conviction. The system reduces witness browbeating and treats justice as a noble vocation rather than a trade.
M Edmond About sought fencing lessons from Grisier to avoid a public duel after a tasteless joke. Grisier taught him little, and About remained a poor pupil. A photo signed by Grisier teased About as his best pupil, prompting Bury’s seconds to intervene and avert a duel.
A garbled exchange recalls a theater rehearsal where actors Romeo, Daliet, and Aaliet receive blunt critiques. The dialogue hints at disappointing performances and costumes, with one dancer unable to perform.
King George and Princess Mary known as the Duchess of Fife are keen anglers and rivals. One autumn at Balmoral they fished the Dee pool for a large salmon. The king tried an early catch before the princess woke, was lectured on sport, and she revealed her own catch hidden behind a rock.
A London Sphere anecdote recounts a man unable to recall his address and recalling it via a telephone directory while a friend narrates. A judge asks a convicted man for an offer before sentencing. the prisoner replies that his lawyer took his last thing.
A 19th century quarrel features contrasts between male and female betting as a reaction to disputes. The Cleveland Leader quotes: men use betting to end an argument while women never want to end an argument.
A Toledo Blade quip jokes that the phonograph never sings through a nose, delivering a crisp jab at the device's limitations. The short comic line reflects the era's playful take on emerging recording technology.
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