Stirratt Wins Damage Award in Avondale Road Case
The Circuit Court awarded Joseph Stirratt $1,150 damages for land taken for the Avondale road extension between Passaic Avenue and Elm Street. After credits for benefits, he nets $670 for the 50 by 160 foot parcel. Mayor Lux indicated no immediate appeal, but an appeal could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondale Road
Passaic Avenue
Elm Street
Circuit Court
Joseph Stirratt
Commissioners of Assessment
Stirratt
W. H. Parry
Wilbur Weisley
W. A. Lambert
G. W. Symonds
P. F. Guthrie
Arthur Stager
Frank T. Shepard
Samuel E. Blair
Down
Sturratt
Lux
West Watley Hose Company Funds Note
The disbanded West Watley Hose Company states no money subscribed for furnishing the new fire house was received by the company. Chief Stager says funds are with the Fire Committee and will furnish the meeting room. Many subscribers have not paid. those due are urged to pay promptly to prepare the Franklin Hose Company meeting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Watley Hose Company
Stager
New
Franklin Hose Company
First United States Mint and Early Rules
The Philadelphia mint began as a modest facility with salaries for David Tittenhouse, Tristram Dalton and others, producing copper coins in 1783 and silver and gold later. Early rules banished drink money, set 5 am start, flagged holiday days, and required a watchman with weapons. mints later spread to San Francisco Denver and New Orleans with an assay office at Carson City.
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United States
Philadelphia
David Tittenhouse
Tristram Dalton
Henry Voight
Ceiner
Isaac Hugh
Pagan
Seventeenth
Spring Garden Streets
San Francisco
Denver
New Orleans
Carson City
Old London Bridge and its storied houses through time
The piece recalls London Bridge with its living quarters and famed residents from Holbein to poets. It notes rescue deeds on the river and the bridge’s role as a hub for merchants, authors, and printers, ending with the 18th century replacement by a stone bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
Thames
Holbein
O.borne
William Hewet
William
Leeds
Crispin Tucker
Pope
Swift
Crocker
Lon- Gow Bridge
Nonsuch House
Fielland
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Montreal
The Power of Suggestion and Positive Autosuggestion
The article highlights H. Addington Brice on suggestion shaping daily life. It argues suggestion can create saints or criminals and influence health and happiness. Repetition and optimistic autosuggestions are key to directing this force for better outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Addington Brice
Famous Clock at Hampton Court Erected in 1540
The Astronomical Clock at Hampton Court Palace near London is the first of its kind in England. Created for Henry VIII by German craftsman Nicholas Cratzer invited by Cardinal Wolsey, the clock shows hour month day moon phase and year progress and marks high water. It is said to stop when a former resident dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Court Palace
London
England
Henry Will
Ernest Law
Nicholas Cratzer
Cardinal Wolsey
London Bridge
Wheno Aone
Denmark
James I
Argonant
To Singe Chickens Over Burning Alcohol
An instruction describes holding chickens over a saucer of burning alcohol to singe them, noting it does not remove soot from the desk.
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Passaic’s Greater Department Store
Erie Depot
Passaic, New Jersey
S. & H.green Trading Stamp Premium Parlor
Stoerch
Greater New York Furniture Co
Passaic St
Passaic, N. J
Main Avenue
Chestnut Street
Lemberg & Cohen
Jas. R. Hay
Old London Bridge
Hampton Curt Palace
Santos
Passaic
Regal
California
Scheuer
Washington Pl
Passaic, N
Passaic Ave
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