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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
2
An excerpt blends lyrical verse with dialogue as two travelers, a man and a woman, discuss fate faith and love in a woods scene. They remark on beauty and danger noting Mrs Westwood’s worry while a chipmunk is spotted. A Chicago Miss Mildred and Mr Matewer exchange flirtatious lines.
A pair of companions debate heading back from a secluded riverside area while noting a local Lovers Lane and a matchmaking chaperone. They reminisce on Pike's Peak and missed scenery, suspecting Miss Alen and Mr Hewitt’s flirtations, and speculate on Mrs Westwood’s plans as they consider returning before being seen.
A marginal tale follows Mr Mat ewer as he ponders asking Miss Mildred to marry him. The dialogue explores a hypothesis about a proposal by a man past youth yet in good health and intellect, set against the ribbon counter at Spotcash Co.’s emporium amid twilight.
A cowboy narrative recalls a wanderer who stops at a camp before Christmas and bragges of making doughnuts. He proves skilled, serving many hungry men and earning a spot on the pay-roll as the men marvel at his “artist on doughnuts” feat.
Huddersfield adopts public utilities and official child rearing. The mayor offers a four dollar birth bonus in one district and health authorities pay one shilling for prompt birth notification. Physicians and health visitors will instruct mothers, inspect homes and factories, and a year long day nursery with sterilized milk will be tried to cut infant mortality and preserve the city’s native labor supply.
The piece argues that England is quietly gearing up for possible war, though no immediate enemy exists. Citing Harper's Weekly via Sydney Brooks, it notes proactive defense measures, anxiety about military weakness, and a broader lesson from history as the nation faces potential conflict.
Prof Symes Thompson told Gresham College listeners that normal people use only half the brain with the other half in reserve. He cited a blind man who gained hearing to sense lamp posts and distinguish people, and argued brain quality rests on convolution depth not weight.
At a Berlin meeting of men of science Professor Ernst Fischer announced after six years of experiments that artificial production of albumen would be possible in the future. He said albumen is the chief element of animal nutrition and its abundance could spare humanity from famine due to crop failure or food shortages. The London Mail reported the claim.
A few phonographs used by the Japanese army in lower Mat churia, aided by the YMCA, draw crowds of soldiers who stay until music ends. The Chinese records attract the largest throngs, with songs of Chinese actresses among the favorite selections.
A primary teacher discussed nature's three kingdoms and asked what is the highest form of animal life. A front seat girl answered that the giraffe is the highest form of animal life, according to her understanding.
Reports include Dewar on charcoal gas absorption at very low temperatures for lamp exhaust and gas separation, plus remarks on telephony versus telegraphy competition. Baron Wordenskielé recounts an Andes trek and Bolivia forest tribes. Also notes two 1900s sun study bodies meeting in Europe and a Danish electric tram station indicator using clockwork and paper station names.
The article explains two oak classes by acorn maturity. One includes white, post, and mossy cup oaks with single-year acorn ripening and features live oaks used in shipbuilding formerly, noted for evergreen, thick leaves and strong wood. The other class includes red, scarlet, and black oaks contributing autumn color, with distinctive leaves and vibrant red and brown tones.
Professor Redared of Geneva cites colored blue rays as a potential anesthetic. Frank C Perkins reports in Technical World Magazine that a simple setup using blue light and veil can render a patient unconscious after two to three minutes of eye fixation, with gradual recovery and no pain during minor surgery.
The Kaiser travels in state with two court trains, paid for by the Emperor. A Berlin to Elbing journey costs just over $1,500, with the same fee for the return trip. The German state railways encourage royal travel, arguing each journey boosts national income.
Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota reports a remedy from Bean's Kidney Pills cured his back weakness and constant pain. He says after starting the pills his health returned, kidneys acted normally, and the discomfort disappeared with no recurrence. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A teacher questions students about the Earth's axis. Johnny describes the axis as an imaginary line from pole to pole on which the Earth revolves, while Folhyny asks about clothing hung on that line. the examiner quips imaginary clothes.
The phrase shopping emerges as slang in the early nineteenth century, with usage noting a sense of moving beyond the first quarter of that century. The fragment highlights the term’s historical linguistic context and time frame.
In Hawaii the Board of Health exhibited two globes containing small greenish grey fish placed in Diamond & Co's windows. The fish, not beautiful, open their mouths to the side to surface and catch mosquito wrigglers, promising to reduce the mosquitoes of the Hawaiian Islands by millions.
The largest redwood belt in the world may be felled tomorrow at Newburg on Jang owned by the Eel River Valley Lumber Company. The monster tree stands 27 feet in diameter and 260 feet high, with thousands of feet of lumber expected from milling. Excursions are planned as many residents gather to witness the cutting. A Colorado citizen offers 3500 for grain from selected seed.
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