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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
3
Peter Thorn of Barre cultivates a Scotch thistle over eight feet tall. The seed was sourced from thistles growing on the grave of Robert Burns in Deerfield Valley Times.
Foreign business firms in China increased in 1907 with a breakdown showing a17 Japanese firms 400 German firms and 30 Spanish firms reflecting growing foreign commerce and investment in port cities and treaty ports during the period.
A federal circular from the Office of Farm Management outlines a detailed plan to exterminate the wild onion pest, with free distribution on request. The ad notes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a remedy, and mentions Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and other products, plus pension applications totaling half a ton.
French writer Colonel Mangin proposes a 70 000 strong black army with 50 000 in reserve in West Africa to fight in France, plus 103 000 Arabs in Algeria and 46 000 Africans replacing Arabs. critics warn of racial issues, Africa stability, and European power rivalries. The Times notes opposition and questions about loyalty, cost, and broader colonial consequences.
The account recalls Herman Moritz Ri efer from Philadelphia entering the August Chamber and occupying a vacant Senate desk in 1868 during Andrew Johnson's impeachment. Ri efer arrived in Washington with no constituency to represent, illustrating a curious moment when a craftsman briefly seated himself among national leaders.
A Washington columnist notes a sidewalk photographer selling doctored portraits that place customers beside President Taft. The scam uses stock Taft plates with a posed grip or smile, yielding affordable keepsakes that echo inauguration-era postcard fads.
The article surveys how grapes, plums, and pineapples contribute to nutrition. It notes fruit mainly supplies carbohydrates with sugar, pineapple aids digestion due to its vegetable pepsin, and uncooked pineapple maximizes benefits. It cites other fruits like grapes currants dates bananas as sources of fat minerals and water.
A regular caller appears in a new wedding suit provoking a startled young woman who mistakes it for a business outfit. The man quickly clarifies it as a feasible choice and soon places $19.98 of his earnings into a Southside Chicago News venture.
The British Navy plans to equip with torpedoes carrying over 200 pounds of explosive and a range over thirty nine knots. New destroyers will displace 930 to 1030 tons, speed 47 knots, armed with five 12 pounder guns and two torpedo tubes. Builders emphasize precision and safety amid rising torpedo prominence.
Report from Vera Cruz notes large shark catches near the Mexican coast as the season opens. Specimens exceeding three meters were hauled from piers and boats, several killed after dramatic struggles, and oil from livers valued for various uses. A separate East Side anecdote follows about a lead dime passed for bad money.
A New York Journal report recalls two agents boasting about fast policy payouts. One boasted paying a widow the day after her husband’s funeral, another claimed a patron fell from a four story building and received the full policy amount by the second story window. A Chicago News note adds that some people fast due to lack of food at home.
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