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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1915
Page
3
A reader criticizes Brookly n suburbs and Nutley for skate use near Masonic Hall corner, citing danger to children and urging a traffic policeman and safer play areas. The letter attacks local authorities and media coverage while defending the need for kid skates in public spaces.
The fragment discusses the Ancona submarine and questions whether it warned before bombardment. It claims the vessel carried no soldiers or munitions and condemns the sinking as an affront to civilization. It also notes Lincoln School and campus improvements admired locally.
Nutley Improvement Society Woman’s Club and Friday Afternoon Club welcomed guests from across the northern part of the state. Henry W Goodrich presented Elaine with Ada Weigel Powers at the piano and Mrs Powers composing the music. Mrs B L Fenton sang Elaine's Song. Welcome addresses by Mrs Edward P Montague and Mrs Arthur B Prout. A reception and tea followed with lavender and white chrysanthemums and autumn foliage decor.
Principal Tillinghast leads assemblies with November 7 senior orations by R W Booth C T Woodford and Alma Landfest. A Thanksgiving playlets cast includes Mough Shaw Davis Townsend Little Vroom LaForge Messer. December 1 Rutgers’ Stephenson lectures on building a railroad in Porto Rico. Top scholastic performers listed. Verona High visitors Miss Cheney Daily Markham. Madison High School faculty changes noted.
An apparently normal young seeker asks Miss Irene Phillips at the Free Public Library about acquiring a poet’s license. She cites rule 507 A and jokes that poets may no longer be licensed, noting librarians often issue licenses too freely or have discontinued them.
Pearson's recounts Hall Caine dodging autograph hounds until a hotel porter delivered a registered letter. Caine signs a receipt and a second note is demanded, only to discover the letter contains a note of thanks for his autograph.
A thief trying to break into a song was halted after getting through the first two bars when a policeman appeared and bit him with his stage. Several notes were found upon him.
James R Bay asks Tha Suan to explain past negotiations over land intended for a park, referencing a prior Nutley Sun letter. Bay notes Kinsley’s role as handwriting expert and urges clarification of actions and details.
Timpers claims a valuable discovery but calls himself a fool. Twiggs questions, and the joke lands on friends as readers hear a playful exchange from the Birmingham Age Herald.
A Chicago Herald quote features an innocent maid asking if a marriage came from love at first sight. The reply jokes about lacking second sight and remaining in the bachelor class, highlighting lighthearted social banter on romance.
The article recalls Handel and Mozart as fans then contrasts Donizetti and Schumann in lunatic asylums. It notes 1914 New Jersey Christmas Seals funded tuberculosis aid, with 2 473 856 seals sold at one cent each. It mentions New Jersey Anti Tuberculosis League as state agent and plans for sale around Thanksgiving. Mrs J Hall visits the Yergs in Franklin Avenue.
A fragmented remark argues that a woman acts due to a cheap or trivial motive, citing a relation to her husband and using evasive or dismissive language. The piece relies on a provocative assertion without clear evidence or context.
An Indian aristocrat in Calcutta visited an automobile showroom and, with a single wave of his stick, asked that all five electric vehicles be sent to his palace. The incident, recounted by T. E. Stuart, an American electrical engineer, highlights wealth and taste in colonial India.
A fragmented public service line discusses campers acting by choice to foster development and chaos, noting little harm and potential benefits while warning against loose behavior. It oddy adds a bizarre image of balancing eight dough nuts on the left knee, drinking coffee, and brushing away flies to complete the camper profile.
The case centers on Marcus Pickney and his wife described as a 200 pound Scotch wife. Pickney reportedly returned home drunk and abused his wife, leading to his arrest. The judge indicated possible charges for nonsupport as the trial progresses.
Louise Closser Hale recalls Newburyport’s fame for purity and a curious local tale about the Siamese twins and the supposed arrivals. She contrasts these attractions with Washington and Lafayette, noting locals’ blasé view of famed figures and hotel clerk opinions.
In a dialogue labeled Beyond Him, Choy Tansports muses on the mystery of tides and the moon, noting that tides rise and fall even without a moon, while a dead boy remains unnamed in the exchange.
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