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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
6
Delphin Am Delmas argues that exact enforcement of law is essential yet must serve justice. He cites Lord Mansfield and other jurists, stressing intrinsic justice over rigid rule application, and notes progress requires granting women full equality in faculties and responsibility.
An editorial argues civilization gasps under materialism and urges equal political responsibility for women. It traces shifts from traditional subordination to modern demands, warning civilization risks decline if women’s rights are not advanced.
Ada May Krecker argues that slow but inexorable evolution will reshape family life. Old Earth endures with new fashions and roles as humanity expands beyond current institutions, with radicals promoting change and conservatives resisting. The piece foresees a shift to modern marriage, wages for wives, and altered domestic life.
Samuel P. Orth criticizes U S education arguing pupils learn little solid facts acquire no real reasoning and are enslaved by memory. He cites kindergarten through high school as permeated by indefiniteness unfit for bread and butter work and morally weakening for youth.
A fragmentary verse describes a priestly winter scene as Time’s bell tolls. White trees cradle a service while distant celestial voices rise. A call to the heart urges a rush toward Spring and its choristers.
A stylish widow faced social scrutiny after a missing opal ring sparks gossip at a winter luncheon. Mrs. Keepers discovers the ring’s owner is Mrs. Richard Henry Sands, learns the truth, and arranges a public reckoning through letters and messages. Mrs. Sands travels west, while the widow remains, forgiven, yet marked by the episode.
The piece argues that the Kirk of Scotland condemned cheerfulness and worldly amusement in the 1600s. Laughter was viewed with suspicion and even smiling on Sundays, kissing spouses, and playful arts were banned. Ministers preached sorrow, while joy and natural pleasure were deemed sinful.
A quirky misquoted snippet recalls a strange sewing party with playful wordplay and a cast of quirky locales. The fragment hints at enduring appetites and peculiar cultural echoes across places and people.
In a Youth's Companion tale a long time factory hand, Watson, is moved to a desk in the manager's office with higher pay and range to observe factory life. He aids the young owners with steady counsel until he dies quietly at home, leaving the firm wiser.
A Kansas City Journal report notes a Western woman has been convicted of murderous assault on her son-in-law. The brief item reflects on maternal figures and social roles in a regional context.
A safety device called the death button is described as a future rail travel protection. In the Manhattan subway and other lines, a spring loaded plunger in the electric controller handle must be pushed down to energize the circuit. If the motorman dies or abandons the lever, the button pops up and the current cuts, stopping the car.
Bedouins in Arabia oppose the new railway that carries pilgrims to Mecca, attacking a station and repulsing a train for two hours. A second station later found the building destroyed and telegraph lines cut, with blood on the ground as forty men remained secluded. The unrest was foretold when the line opened last September.
A damaged clipping cites the late Bishop Potter advising a teenage preacher not to confuse perspiration with inspiration. The remark suggests reformers face scrutiny over motives and assurances about their guidance.
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