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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
8
A Philadelphia North American summary explains Japan’s currency system based on a gold basis with yen subdivided into sen and rin. It notes coin and paper denominations, exchange rates, and cautions about higher fees from money changers in interior travel, highlighting the perceived frugality of Japanese people.
A missing diamond necklace leads Saint-Hilaire to reveal his baboon wore a similar jewel, as guests at a gathering discuss the loss. The anecdote contrasts domestic life with scientific focus and ends with a quip about the baboon’s possession of the ornament.
A fragmentary dialogue portrays a self-made millionaire reflecting on his background as a poor apprentice. He notes that his family would be more proud if he were born of humble means, expressing grim acceptance of their mixed pride and scorn.
A fragmented line notes a long running tale involving a sailor and a casual remark on an ongoing matter. The text hints at a newspaper context with a Boston Transcript reference.
A classroom exchange shows a student acknowledging the professor’s point that statistics can be tedious. The dialogue plays on the idea that data and numbers may feel dull to learners.
A man recounts a dream after 7000 days since a friend's death. In the dream a bust of the dead man guides him to a room with open books and pages to turn. He wakes to find a letter postmarked from an unfamiliar town with only a photo of the dead man, no sender.
An amusing 1868 Middlesex election episode recounts Henry Irving in defeat styling himself as the failing candidate. Algar Labouchere Therold retells how Irving, prepared to thank supporters, assumed a solemn politician persona that misled bystanders into mourning his supposed loss. The crowd, moved by the pose, dragged the carriage back as a show of sympathy and repeated the verdict of defeat.
Medical correspondent reports a woman who could sense spiders in any room without sight or reason. She suffered sickness and weakness until the spider was caught and removed, then recovered. The account cites the London Times.
The Belle Fourche Dam spans the Missouri River basin in South Dakota. This earth embankment stands 135 feet high and about 1.2 miles long, containing 1,000,000 cubic yards of earth. Built by the government for irrigation, it is described as the largest earth dam in existence.
A Washington Star fragment shows a scientist and Senator Sorebuur discussing space study. The exchange hints at ongoing discovery and a belief that space research makes progress while Earth holds many unknowns.
A fragmented quotation discussion contrasts modern money value with past wealth concepts. An elder philosopher and garbled phrases appear from the London Telegraph and German source, noting shifts in wealth and counting money across eras.
Robert Brewster faces a million dollar trap to earn seven million in the photoplay Brewster's Millions at Montauk Theatre Passaic on Monday through Wednesday with East Lynne shown Thursday to Saturday Vaudeville features include Eddie Martyne Weston and Keith the Hurley Trio Billy and Edith Adams and more The cooling system and electric fans promise comfort at the house Locals praise Cecil Fay and Madame X at the Playhouse The Girl of the Golden West and Oklahoma Bill are highlighted at Hillside Park with exotic acts and Indian dancers Daily program details span In the Moon’s Ray a two reel feature and other films for the week
Various church services listed for Sunday including Sunday School at 9 45 morning worship at 11 led by Rev Henry J Condit with The Measure of Love and John 3 16. Evening services at 7 and 7 45 with additional notices from several congregations.
The Epworth League meets at Miss Irma Drake's home in Colonial Terrace, and Circle C of the Ladies Aid gathers at Mrs. N. C. Lindstrom's on High Street. Battery A will join Newark Memorial Day parade. Men’s Association banquet is planned with Mayor Julian A. Gregory and Rev. Ralph B. Army as speakers. Baptisms and confirmations, baptismal font dedication, and a notable memorial service for veterans drew hundreds, with taps played and Star Spangled Banner sung.
Local Nutley notices advertise 15¢ 25¢ colored woman seeking home chores at 36 Meacham Avenue Belleville. For sale Rhode Island Reds royalty birds with prices. rental and sale of houses and lots in Nutley area. various rooms for rent. estate sales and realty listings including Corner building near rail and trolley, six-room homes, and book binding service moved to 74 Hamilton Avenue.
The article notes that medieval English women shared in industrial life and commerce, with some, like Margery Russell of Coventry, operating large-scale businesses. It cites a 1308 statute letting women pursue multiple trades and references women burgesses in London records who could marry aliens and naturalize.
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