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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
2
A collection of editorial commentary on pneumonia risks, European politics, manners, wealth, profanity, and technology. It highlights Frank Gould entering politics, the notion wealth does not guarantee happiness, Cecil Rhodes’s fortune, Calaveras grove threats, and a South African army signaling system using electric alarms and heliographs.
A Chicago tale tells of a gullible woman who, urged by a palm reader, chose prison over asylum after believing a foretold fate. The judge rebuked her, highlighting folly in trusting fortune tellers and lifting future fear from the mind. The piece also surveys race, empire, and the trans‑Siberian railway as Russia expands influence in Asia.
The 300 yard march burial of Gen Wauchope and Highlanders near Modder River recalls the Magersfontein battle. The body was transferred to Matjesfontein cemetery with a funeral procession featuring 195 officers and men, band music, and three rifle volleys over the grave. Photographs by E. D. Edgecombe accompany the London Illustrated News report.
Brig. Gen. Hector Macdonald, known as Fighting Mac, succeeds Gen. Wauchope to lead the Highland Brigade. An ideal soldier praised as brave as a lion, he commanded with resolve through Gemarzah Toski Arafit Perkeb Atbara and Omdurman after facing capture without flinching.
A column discusses death's head moths and the superstitions surrounding them, noting beliefs about their symbolism and alleged omens. The piece examines how these nocturnal insects have inspired fear and mystery in local folklore.
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