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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
2
Miss Olive Malvery traced a London eel pie plot in Iron Inside, noting a shop owner used glue to thicken gravy. The proprietress rushed for five shillings worth of glue, then explained glue thickens the gravy as eels are boiled.
A London Standard note describes Castle Rising's decay as the sea recedes, Lynn rising as a port, Rising losing trade yet keeping political status with two MPs until 1882, when voting was limited to the rector. The Philadelphia Times anecdote follows, about jealousy and a man in a subway with two admiring women nearby.
The piece argues that quarrelsome people cannot be good friends and urges seek peace within. It suggests public battles and street clashes mirror inner strife, calling for an end to conflict to protect the sanctuary of the heart.
The article notes that in ancient Rome physicians often lived as slaves in households and could be highly educated. It cites slave doctors valued around 300 dollars, then after Julius Caesar the field expanded as foreign and notable physicians rose in status and wealth, with one skilled doctor amassing at least 300000 dollars in a few decades.
A garbled note describes an attempt to wake someone with an alarm clock going off. The writer admits being fooled and notes they were not asleep, alongside a miswritten name Panckh and references to Mike in a sleepy moment.
Miss Dorothy Payne Whitney, youngest daughter of the late William Whitney, wed Willard D. Straight of Oswego, N Y, in Geneva Switzerland. Straight, 30, rose to prominence guiding American bankers in China and later served as U S consul in Manchuria before returning to work with J P Morgan Co. in a China loan syndicate.
The piece profiles Harry Kemp the tramp poet described by Upton Sinclair in his divorce case, detailing his travels from sixteen years old, work on ore boats, skyscrapers, freight trains, and harvests. It also notes British physicist R J Strutt arguing an earth ages estimate using rock samples finding Auvergne rocks around 6.27 million years, Norway syenites over 4 million, and Kimberley diamond bed 320 million years, suggesting Earth cannot be less than hundreds of millions of years.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a witty exchange about sayings and proverbs with Miss Van Roxe lauded as an heiress. Washington Star quotes reveal a playful contrast between prudent advice and reckless youth, reflecting on sayings like nothing ventured nothing gained.
Shoe merchants in the Bowery claim exterior shoe displays tempt thieves and have removed showings. They say the toe of each shoe is kept in the store to deter theft. New York Sun.
The Nutley boards of registry in Essex County will meet September 12 26 1911 and October 24 1911 to prepare voter lists for the upcoming primary and general elections. A primary election is set for September 7 p m to 9 p m with nominating contests for town and county offices including town council, county committee and assembly seats. A general election will occur November 7 1911 at designated polling places for state senator assembly coroner freeholders assessor town offices and constables.
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