New Jersey City on Staten Island Sound with Industrial Prowess
A historical notice describes a New Jersey area 23 miles from New York at the mouth of the Raritan River, with a 40,000 population, 2.58 tax rate, and deep-water docks. It highlights rail links, telegraph and telephone services, a federal post office, a public library, schools, churches, city hospital, electric light and water works, and extensive industrial activity including smelters, refineries, foundries, cement works, shipyards, and various factories, underscoring its status as a major manufacturing hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island Sound
Raritan River
Raritan Bay
Sandy Hook
Pennnsylvania
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Staten Island Rapid Transit
Federal Post Office
MCA
Oue High School
City Hospital
Municiisi Electric Light
American Smelting & Refining Company
Raritan Copper Works
Barber Asphalt Works
United Lead Works
United States Cartridge Co
American Lincaustic Tiling Co. Ltd
C. Pardee Steel and Tile Works
Atlantic Terra Cotta Co
Federal Terra Cotta Co
New Jersey
Yerra Cotta Co
National Fireproofing Co
Ceramic Works
Chesebrough Wareline Works
Marcy Stove Orks
Standard Underground Cable Comreas Roessler & Hasslacher Chemcal Works
Bakelite
Castle's
Cement
Perth Amboy School Salaries Spur Debate Over Living Costs
The Board of Education presented figures on teachers salaries highlighting that bare existence drives pay. The piece notes Perth Amboy rents and meals exceed other cities, cites South Amboy’s newer scale, and argues higher compensation is needed to attract and sustain qualified teachers. It questions long vacations and limited summer work options for educators.
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Board of Eduction
Board of Education
Perth Amboy
Newark
Brooklyn
Trenton
Middlesex County
South Amboy
Bee Festival in Atlas Villages Draws World’s Curious
Villages of the Atlas Mountains stage the feast of the bees today a yearly rite from the Sahara to the Mediterranean. A yellow cloth and black bee duel precedes a monk from Mosiem monastery whose body is covered with bees yet remains stingless. Scientists question the phenomenon while noting similar claims among indigenous medicine men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Europe
Africa
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Mosiem
Medidjie
Central and
South America
Medicijie
Atlas Mountains
Daily Horoscope for Taurus Women in 1918 Date and Fate
Daily Horoscope for Tuesday April 20 1918 warns Taurus women of trials and anxiety with Venus Saturn and the Sun adverse. It predicts tests of spiritual and physical strength for women and dislike of romance with many risks to children and youth. It urges careful dealings with the opposite sex and disciplined training for children born under Taurus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Venus
Saturn
United States
England
Famous Women Margaret Claypole of Cromwell era
Margaret Claypole, second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, born Huntington 1629, married John Claypole in 1646. She served as master of the horse to Cromwell and his son, aided royalists, and died at Hampton Court in August 1658 at age twenty nine.
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Margaret Claypole
Oliver Cromwell
Huntington
John Claypole
Northamptonshire
Claypole
Richard
Worth While Quotation From Lonely Folk Solitudes
A reader quoted line speaks of city streets as vast solitudes drawing the army of the Lonely Folk, conveying a somber mood about urban life and isolation. The remark reflects a theme of distance within crowds and the human search for connection.
Was He Enemy Alien No Needed A Shave
Portland Oregon report of Hans Beltke escaping internment as an enemy alien by a close shave. Federal officers nabbed him after leaving a logging camp, noting his whiskers reminiscent of bolshevik styles. In county jail he used a razor, revealing he was an eighteen year old youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Hans Beltke
Federal
CERTIFIED MILK SAFETY TIP FOR METUCHEN FAMILIES
A public health note urges parents to use only certified milk to protect children from health risks. It warns there is no excuse for unclean milk and stresses learning why certified milk is safer, directing readers in Metuchen New Jersey.
Bits of By-Play From Luke McLuke 1916
A compact humor column with quips about marriage patience and vanity. The snippets feature Uncle Bill miscasting advice on wives and a doctor with a problem patient, plus a punny exchange about a “floating vote” and a scribbler who writes love stories. The page mixes jokes, wordplay, and light satire in a single humorous vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke McLuke
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sale on Quality Hose in Multiple Colors
A local ad advertises hose in white tan cordovan grey and black at a special price of 25 cents per pair. The same make usually sells at 40 cents, with the promotion keeping the price at 25 cents today.
Buy a Bond and Fight the Hun in Wartime Tone
A compact wartime miscellany from a 1918- era newspaper style includes a plea to buy a bond with verses urging action against the Kaiser, light notes from columnists in Hastings and Newark, and local quips about bars, neighbors, and daily specials.
Fire Alarm Boxes in Newark Area Grid
Fire alarm box locations listed across multiple streets and avenues in Newark area including Market Sheridan Smith Madison Paterson High Lewis Ryan, New Brunswick Elm Smith Watson Commerce State Front Water Kearny Brace Amboy Lehigh Stanford near City Hospital joints and intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raritan Copper Works
Lehigh Ave
Stanford Street
City Hospital
Cleveland and Brace
Amboy and
Hall
Amboy Ave
Inslee Street
Lawrence and
Francis
Yeville and
Johnstone Streets
Walt Mason Rippling Rhymes On Joy Of Home Gardening
The poem celebrates the joy of honest toil in gardening. It describes wrestling with soil, growing beans and sweet potatoes, and finding solace in useful chores. It contrasts creative effort with practical farming, ending with a nod to need for vegetables and sustenance in tough times.
Quirky Observations on Men Women and Society
Imke McLuke offers wry maxims about men and women, noting vanity, credit, gossip, and hypocrisy. The piece muses on art, manners, promises, health, and restraint, with humorous critiques of behavior and social norms.
Mere Antiseptic Snake Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts a topical and internal antiseptic remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and joint pain plus coughs colds sore throat and diphtheria. It claims instant pain relief, deep penetration, and a money back guarantee with bottles priced 25 50 cents and 1.00 at Barnekoy etz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaia
Barnekoy
Etz
Adv
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Perth
Amboy Evening News
Perth Amboy Evening News Company
State St
J. Logan Clevenger
D. P. Olmstead
F. R. Northrup
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Association Building
the Evening News
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United Press Associations
Pz Rta Ambo Repmakine &?P
Wood Brook Farms
Wood Brook
Metuchen, N. J
Bill
Paw
Willie
Son
Old Tope
Miss Wallflower
Mr. Scribbler
Mr. Scribler
Mrs. Pratt
Wagon Works
Ohio
Bock Bearing Co
Hamilton
Gannon & Sheehy
Smith Street
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Adam Breede
Hastings
Nebraska
Evermore
Henry Barrel
Bar Street
Ft. Wayne
Ind
B. Lowe
C. Lowe
Gas City
Alaska
Triiem
Walt Mason
Imke MclLuke
Federal Reserve Law
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