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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1905
Page
2
A Washington Times style note urges choosing lasting fabrics like satin and silk for debutantes gowns. It highlights satin trends from pale to vivid shades, mentions radium satin, and outlines simple and elaborate look options.
A Royal Institution talk by Karl Pearson argues mates select partners like themselves. He cites eye color distributions, height ratios, and forearm measurements showing blue eyed men and women pair more than random, and tall men tend to marry tall wives.
In a Harper’s Weekly excerpt Henry A. Castle argues the postal service loses about 15 million dollars yearly to free mail for government departments. He calls for proper accounting, condemns the frank and public documents waste, and criticizes behind public business under public auspices.
The account compares Karen women to Siamese in appearance and customs. It describes ear piercing with bamboo discs, long hair styles, breast cloth or girdles, and neck and ear ornaments. Men wear bamboo rings, while boys vary hairstyles with head knots and turban.
A clipped remark notes a phrase about a loafer as part of a casual discussion. No clear event or named entities appear beyond the dialogue rhythm and tone.
The Newark Advertiser notes a shift in beauty ideals toward fuller faces with rosy cheeks. Dentists are urged to fix missing teeth and skin foods plus hot applications and nightly cold cream massages are recommended to plump the countenance.
Two letter monogram belt buckles appear ready made and dusting gowns with old crape is recommended. The flat French sailor hat with a racking of lace is worn abroad. Many lawn negligees show a colored lining of china silk. The popular hairdress for the moment is the coronal plait.
A satirical meditation on married life contrasts a spendthrift husband with a thrifty wife. The husband buys luxuries and blames the household for waste, while the wife hides faults and practices small vanities, arguing that true greatness lies in inconsistencies.
Andrew Carnegie notes Scotland as birthplace of Watt the steam engine Symington’s steamship and Stephenson’s locomotive. The trio redefined global progress with Watt in 1782 steamship 1801 and locomotive 1814 transforming life and paths of nations. Scotland’s small 1791 population produced these three contemporaries, shaping world history.
At Liverpool Justice Kennedy hears Israel Cohen, 22, plead guilty to breaking and entering Edward Rathvone’s dwelling on June 14 1905 with intent to steal. On a separate burglary in Thomas Walker’s home on June 9 he pleads not guilty. A Scotland Yard expert compared fingerprints from a sash with the prisoner, claiming sixteen points of resemblance, but the jury acquits him. Cohen is sentenced on the second charge to twelve months hard labor.
In Strong Place Baptist Church Brooklyn the Rev A B C Morse preached on powerful promises from II Peter stressing that sin stains humanity but faith in Christ offers a new creation and sharing in the divine nature. He argued the gospel’s plain truths, the danger of self deception, and the transformative power of belief leading to life eternal.
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