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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1911
Page
3
A small British detachment wins a skirmish after a mistaken order leads to an officer shouting Advance. Private Vance, famed for brewery acts, carries dispatch but morale turns the battle as the enemy yields. An instructor asks why the swift fail and a boy replies tires bust.
Mrs Dorkins detects a strong odor described as a new kind of tobacco. Mr Dorkins replies that she can smell many tobacco varieties. The line about a burn mark on a smoking jacket adds a touch of domestic humor.
The article profiles Louis A. Frothingham and Eugene N. Foss as Massachusetts gubernatorial contenders. Frothingham, a Harvard graduate and former U S Marine lieutenant, has held public office and law practice in Boston. Foss, born in Vermont, built a Boston manufacturing career and entered politics in 1902 advocating tariff revision, later serving as governor after winning a 1910 appeal and current reelection to the post.
Society pages announce the marriage of Miss Gwendolyn Burden and David Dows, a New York and Newport social match. Burden, noted for beauty and outdoor sports, is the daughter of S Townsend Burden with deep social ties. Dows, Yale graduate of 1908, is from the prominent Dows family with homes on Fifth Avenue and Irvington-on-Hudson.
The narrative recalls John Muir reacting with astonishment upon an unseen approach from Professor J. D. Butler of Wisconsin near a snow slope in the Sierras. Butler had traveled four to five miles toward North Dome before Muir realized his visitor, creating a moment later explained as a rare supernatural marvel in the observer’s life.
The Resurrection plant Anastrtica or Rose of Jericho thrives in the Syrian desert. When dried it curls into a ball and, upon immersion in water, buds swell and leaves unfold. After removal from water it dries again, becoming alive only when rehydrated. The piece notes legends connecting it to Easter. The Range of Vision describes German estimates of facial recognition distances from twenty-five to seven hundred meters, with detail on eye whites and body recognition.
The article notes Halleck and Drake, including Joseph Redman Drake, author of The American Flag, buried in the Halleck family plot in Alderbrook cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut, with Drake's Park area in the Bronx linked to their memory. It reflects on friendship, search for companionship, and lasting ties across places.
A motorist quips about Spain describing some bad mountain roads but praising the scenery. The Washington Herald notes such travel talk about romantic Spain and cautions about eating habits after meals.
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