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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1916
Page
5
State entomologist notes small black beetles bore into rhododendron shoots about sixteenth inch wide. wilted branches break off. Cut and burn infected stems. Weather last winter blamed for bud and leaf damage. Advice on plant care, buying stock, and garden practices shared with readers. London Answers quip about country butter and fresh eggs.
The Park Theatre presents a week of new films and vaudeville acts led by Fox and Kalem features. Highlights include Dr. Rameau, The Man Who Couldn't Beat Conwelerice, The Brave Ones, and The Last Shot. Pauline Frederick and Charlie Chaplin appear later in the week with The Moment Before and Carmen burlesque.
A fragmented item references Chaplin era festival vibes with a big event titled four in the floor, mentioning Ar Ay Witt Chissie in connection to the celebration.
A fragment from the Richmond Times Dispatch shows a debate over wedding and funeral notices, with a reader questioning why flowers are omitted and a man dubbed the paper’s funny man told to cut it out. The exchange hints at editorials on how notices are presented.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph note claims the wedding ring finger is the weakest, with the third finger bearing more extensor stress. It suggests pairing hands and stretching the middle fingers to separate finger pairs, noting violinists may sever the cross slip to gain freedom.
A distressed Newlywed laments rising household strain as she searches for a competent butcher. Her friend, recalling a college course in domestic science, questions the practicality of the advice and the evolving dynamics of home life.
Humorous exchanges hint at miscommunications over raises and wages in lighthearted vignettes. A couple jokes about salary promises and a playful debate about marriage follow a string of light social quips.
St Pauls Congregational Church lists Sunday School at 9, evening service 7:45, and notes sermons by Rev Conditt. Franklin Reformed Church hosts Vanderlaan preaching, Fourth Sunday after Easter Holy Communion at 8 a.m., parish meeting, and a 10:30 a.m. morning service. St Clare’s Catholic Church schedules masses 9 and 10:30, with a 10 a.m. Sunday School by Sisters. Christian Science Society holds services Sundays and Wednesdays with a reading room open Mon, Wed, Fri. Local notices include parish meetings and summer schedule changes.
In the absence of Scout Master Rev ue Condit Patrol Leader Eugene Fuller led the meeting Tuesday afternoon. A social gathering marked the close of the Junior Mission Band Monday afternoon.
The Junior W C T U of Nutley elected Irene Hornish as president Howard Schureman as vice president Ade laide Madell as recording secretary George Bannan as corresponding secretary and Frances Smith as treasurer for the coming year. Department heads Ira Bingham Sr Elsie Osborne and Harvey Schneegas were named. A meeting at Vincent Church Sunday School room is set for 2 30 pm with Mrs. Walter Ings of Brooklyn to address soldiers and sailors. The St Marys Sodality held a social in Parish Hall featuring games dancing and refreshments with Madaline Fellrath and Flora Milter as prize winners as guests from Nutley Belleville and Rutherford attended.
A selection of vivid line fragments from a recent novel echoes dramatic diction. Phrases include sensory textures, perilous tension, and stark imagery such as a moon crashing into a lake and a man listening intently to a speaker.
The article explains that cat family tongues carry recurving spines of cartilage. In domestic cats the spines are small but well developed, while lions and tigers have larger, sharp spines that project when excited, making a lick potentially dangerous.
German physicist Hoffman arrived in Glasgow and visited Lord Kelvin but was told by a servant that Kelvin was not at home. Upon asking where to find him, the servant replied he would be at church.
Fragmentary quote shows a motorist urging a boy to push a stalled vehicle. The exchange centers on effort and value, with the man claiming wealth from pushing in youth and the boy noting no gasoline was added. The text reflects a dated, informal urban exchange from a Chicago source.
A London Standard note on the leapfrog game cites Dr. A Haddon saying many games originate from ancient rites and ceremonies. Leapfrog is described as widespread, found from New Guinea to Japan, illustrating global spread of traditional play.
An observer notes a quip about a woman's hair before and after marriage, contrasting the idea of getting flour in her hair beforehand with using flour to set hair afterward. The remark underscores a humorous view of domestic work and gender roles.
A brief, clipped remark contrasts mockery about hair and teeth with a wry quip attributed to Kearr, punning on loss and vanity. The line lampoons vanity and the habit of taunting others over aging or decline.
The article explains the practice of placing the black cap or click eng on the judge before death sentences. It notes mourning signs among Greeks Romans and ancients and ties the cap to sorrow rather than reverence for law. It mentions Samuel Tek and the token as expression of the judge's emotional weight.
A dialogue from the Richmond Times-Dispatch shows a job applicant boasting over a ad pitch to sell refrigerators to Eskimos claiming last summer he sold The Lives of the Saints to New York residents. The exchange mocks advertising bravado and cold calls in a humorous legal notice style.
A cryptic snippet from the Baltimore American quotes a line about a handsome, young card player. The terse remark hints at attention or danger but provides no clear event, date, or人物.
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