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Newspaper
Perth Amboy Evening News
Location
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
1
A fragmentary list shows government officials with party affiliations and ward designations. It names aldermen, the mayor, city officers, a health officer, various department heads, and monthly meeting details, albeit in garbled OCR form.
The New York Herald prints a forecast for today with partly cloudy skies in the Middle States and New England, temperatures nearly steady, and light to fresh southwest winds turning variable with rain. For Tuesday expect partly overcast clearing with rain on the coasts and slight temperature shifts, then a fair cool spell by Wednesday. The section lists numerous community events from March to September 7, including balls, concerts, mixers, socials, and club meetings across New York City venues like McKinley Hall Majestic Theatre Washington Hall and Braga Hall, featuring organizations such as Columbia A C Danish Children's Home Westminster Cadets and Slovak unions.
A list of fire alarm box locations includes multiple street pairs such as Madison Ave and Paterson St, Market and First Streets, State and Buckingham Ave, and others. Instructions explain pulling the handle once to raise an alarm and wait for firefighters, with numbered codes for special calls including police and engine company requests.
The article lists lunar phases for March with new moon on the 2nd, first quarter on the 9th, full (Moon) on the 17th, last quarter on the 25th, and a new moon on the 1st. It indicates a brief calendar of moon phases for the month.
A lighthearted column notes a falsehood can taint a person’s name though the lie is minor. It mentions the public’s wish for restitution of stolen ice cream and a butcher in Phillipsburg who regains sight after a live-wire shock making readers rethink fairness and daily life.
The piece argues New Jersey Republicans favor Taft for president and demand pledged delegates to reflect voters. It notes rising Taft support versus Hughes and Knox, calls for direct voter control of delegate choices, and critiques uninstructed delegates as de facto machines. It also references broader political context and non sequiturs about Italy and Japan.
The Majestic Theatre presents Happy Hooligan's Trip Around the World this afternoon and tonight with novel features and sparkling music. Birmingham Gazette lauds The Luck of MacGregor as rising to peak dramatic intensity, while Foley's Orino Laxative is advertised with a money-back guarantee for indigestion and related ailments.
Theo Knoth announces an express wagon route from Perth Amboy to Keasbey and Fords starting Saturday March 8, 1908. Residents of Amboy merchants will have purchases delivered to the three locations at reasonable prices.
A card certifies druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims lung healing and pneumonia prevention. Eccles named vice president of American Smelting and Refining and Smelters Securities. traffic department shifts to W M Sproule. George C Kaufman named general manager of mining in Mexico. No advertising and no store indications.
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