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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1904
Page
2
A fragmentary verse prose piece hints at a desert scene with flickering lights and distant engines. It mentions a frail human soul, tragedy, a dim crossroad, and a shuttered inn implicating Wilkinson in McClure in a cryptic, poetic context.
A fragmented tale follows Knocker, an iron worker atop a tall building, as he fails a knot-tying exam due to tying a granny hitch. He reflects on union allegiance, labor day, and his uncertain future while observing the parade from the frame.
Knocker climbs a roof plank to watch a parade and sits on a plank that sinks as a band and workers approach. Big Jim scales the fence, saves Knocker from a deadly fall when the granny knot slips, and Jim and Knocker watch the rest of the march together amid cheers.
The Oneonta Star reports the discovery of Ho ward Cocker’s 1677 arithmetic manuscript printed by John Collins two years after Cocker’s death. The rare book, long debated as a forgery, is nearly complete and in good condition with a multiplication table, illustrating early math pedagogy in England and its spread to America.
A University Place man with forty acres of wheat in Southern Nebraska used a clothes line to knock grasshoppers from stalks each morning. The insects died of starvation after being displaced, saving his crop while neighbors mocked the method.
Mr. Guy E Mitchell describes a paint made from milk Portland cement and pigment. The mixture coats barn wood and after six hours hardens to a durable finish comparable to oil paint. It is recommended for trees where large limbs have been pruned or removed.
The article states Abyssinia's total annual commerce near nine million dollars, highlighting the nation's sizable trade activity and economic reach as a notable metric of its market size.
Lieutenant Commander Braunersreather commanding the prison ship Southery appeals to remit the unexpired portion of seaman H. Sherrock's sentence after Sherrock leapt to save a fellow prisoner who jumped overboard. Sherrock swam with the man until lifeboat rescue.
Ogdensburg New York May 10 The home of Assemblyman Charles S Plank at Waddington was destroyed by fire. Mrs Plank entered the burning building to save jewelry but was cut off by flames and severely burned while escaping through a window. She jumped to a roof and was rescued but seriously injured by the fall. she is expected to recover.
Alfred Boehart aged fifty was struck and killed by a train while walking on the railroad track near the Blatchley avenue bridge in New Haven Connecticut. Officials believe he was walking in his sleep. He was a mother by trade and leaves a widow and two children.
In Marshalltown Iowa on May 10 Pastor O R Newell of the Methodist Episcopal church suddenly collapsed in the pulpit during a prayer vigil. He fell unconscious, never regaining consciousness, as the large congregation prayed for his welfare.
In Chicago St Louis could do nothing against Owen as Chicago won 2 to 0. The contest featured a rapid, error free fielding and several sharp plays. Fishes starred at bat and in the field with notable contributions.
United States Consul General at Constantinople, Mr Dickinson, and Mrs Dickinson have reached Naples from Sicily. They plan to sail for New York at an early date reflected in this dispatch.
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