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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
6
A jumble of social notes reports residents returning from trips to Trappe and Delaware Water Gap, visits with family, and gatherings at clubs. Several names from Prospect Street, Church Street, and adjacent areas are mentioned along with moves to Westhampton and Ocean Grove. The piece closes with a note on the habit of stick-carrying in English towns versus American cities.
A description of a primitive camphor distilling setup shows an iron caldron of water with a wicker basket and a basin of cold water on top. Steam carries camphor vapor and deposits camphor in the basket area, illustrating an ancient simple still.
A Frenchman boasting of mastering English attempts a dictation. The garbled text yields a puzzle about a man in clothes and a misheard exchange, with phrases like Have you seen my coe and if you will wait until I hew be yew.
A Leavenworth New Era critique notes three distinct inmate classes within a supposedly identical environment. The piece questions how three separate and unequal groups arise in a single prison and what factors drive such segregation.
A Maine inventor debuts mechanical substitutes for web feet. The bags attach to a diver's legs and open with each kick and close on the return, enabling underwater propulsion.
James R. Hay of the Enclosure reports thirteen children stolen from his residence at 265 Washington Avenue. Police seek Jennie Ross, eleven, of 133 Forest Avenue Lyndhurst, missing since Wednesday and believed to have headed toward Nutley. A man named Good mott allegedly beat at Sanday and was fined $20 by Dastion of ap Post.
A brief fragment notes that an escape or escape attempt could not have occurred at any hour, with 485 alleged incidents recorded during the 12 night hours.
A summary of varied beliefs about sneezing from Scotland to China and Japan. Scotland links sneezing to intelligence, Flemish locals see sneezing during bargaining as truth, Chinese mark New Year eve sneezes as bad luck, and Japanese interpret one sneeze as praise two as blame and three as nothing more than a sneeze.
A brevet is an honorary promotion meaning a higher rank without increased pay. First used in 1812 in the US Army when Captain Zachary Taylor, later president, was made major by brevet for defense of Port Harrison near Terre Haute against Indians.
A reflection on reducing each day to essentials and turning effort into meaningful deeds through focused, purposeful work guided by hands, hearts, and minds.
A partial transcription lists numerous individuals and families connected to the Sinking Commission and Town of Nutley affairs, naming D. Moxley Daniel Mungall Thomas Nichols Jr and others alongside Mrs. Sloan Mrs. Wright and several households. The fragment shows a roster of local names tied to the commission and property-related matters.
An unusual craft, the Eskimo kayak, was spotted near Provincetown Massachusetts. Explorer Donald B. MacMillan paddled the bent frame boat with double paddles, decked over and water tight, touted as one of the safest small craft.
In ancient tale Crescent thwarted Philip the Great’s siege by night. The Byzantines honor Diena with a statue as the crescent becomes the city symbol. Elsewhere, Dutch rail embankments face sand drift. coarse grass tufts stabilize slopes and form protective banks per Popular Mechanics.
Hours of searching led to the locating of the owl and loud reporting of its discovery, ending with the creature being recovered safely after a lengthy search effort.
A Pennsylvanian holds a patent for a combined mailbox and holder designed for easy insertion of intended items while remaining locked against theft when contents are inside. The invention aims to protect stored items by secure locking mechanism integrated into a portable or wall mounted unit.
A fragment discusses whether eating lobster and cream constitutes a disturbance and uses unclear phrasing. It mentions a user or speaker possibly named uerics but the text is fragmentary and lacks concrete facts or context.
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