South Amboy Men Enlist in U S Army
South Amboy men John Nebus Jobh Nobock and George Kelly left for Perth Amboy recruiting office to be sworn into the United States service. Kelly enlists as a musician. The piece notes varying views on enlistment but suggests a three year army term can benefit a young man.
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Sam
South Amboy
John Nebus
Jobh Nobock
George Kelly
United States
Perth Amboy
Kelly
U. S
A Tailor and a Tale of a Dog With a Tail
A humorous midwestern tale recounts a tailor who tries a prank delivery scheme using a rope and a dog. The plan backfires when the recipient is misidentified, revealing a comic misunderstanding about who should receive the dog. Local names appear in the confused exchanges.
South Amboy Locals Report Visitors and Repairs
Mrs Willis Sickles of David street visited Keyport yesterday. Mrs P Corney of George street visited New York. Mrs Furman House, seriously ill, is improving. John Owens building on Augusta street progresses with E R Brown as contractor. Aken’s Broad Way buildings look renewed after paint. Several new buildings rise despite hard times. Local firms report steady business. Lumber & Supply Company says they are busy. Numerous residents from South Amboy and nearby towns visited or were visitors yesterday afternoon. Mrs Charles Barber ill in Point Pleasant. Dr Jackson of Matawan called in.
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South Amboy
Willis Sickles
David Street
Keyport
Rs. P. Corney
George Street
New York
New Brunswick
William. M. Emmons
Second Street
Senator Silver
BR. Brown
Church Street
John Bradley
Cranbury
Silvers Brothers
South Amy
Ames P. Petty
Asbury Park
G. C. Spurr
Henry Street
Walter Compton
First Street
Perth Amboy
Michael Welsh
J. Brophy
William Hubbard
Point Pleasant
Charles Barber
Dr. Jackson
Matawan
Barber
For Sale and Rent Property in South Amboy
Property and business for sale at the corner of Stevens Avenue and First Street in South Amboy. Enquire on premises. Also for rent a large commodious store at the corner of Broadway and First Street. Enquire of Michael Welsh on First Street.
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South Amboy
Stevens Avenue
First Street
Broadway
Michael Welsh
Calino the French Mrs Malaprop Delights Doctor
Calino, a French servant, amuses a doctor with naïve faults in speech. His mistaken judgments about hay and patients lead to witty exchanges. He admires a patient’s teeth, calling them as white and fresh as a newborn’s, in a string of quaint, plain remarks.
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Malaprop
Calino
Bishop learns English from farmer family in St Louis tale
Mrs. Fremont recounts Senator Benton story of a French bishop during the Louisiana purchase era. The bishop, shy of English, hides with an American farmer’s family to hear the language, then gains enough fluency to deliver a sermon. Benton attended and heard him say, My friends, I’m right down glad to see such a smart chance of folks here today.
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Fremont
Benton
St. Louis
Louisiana
Lincoln's Self Portrait in Congressional Directory
Lincoln's bio sketch filled by his own hand shows birth on Feb 12 1800 in Hardin County Kentucky. It notes education as defective, profession as lawyer, military service as captain in the Black Hawk War, and offices held including postmaster, Illinois legislator, and member of the U.S. House.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Lanman
Congressional Record
Avery
Illinois
Ancient Waterworks of Hezekiah and Jerusalem Conduit
Ancient records recount Hezekiah king of Judah building waterworks to bring water into Jerusalem. From pools near Bethlehem water traveled six to seven miles through an earthen conduit ten inches in diameter, hidden within cut stones and cement. The text notes the phrase boil the water as an early injunction.
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Hezekiah
Judah
B. C
Jerusalem
Gihon
City of
David
Solomon
Bethlehem
Stores Turn To Ads To Please Advertisers Then Fail
A reminiscence notes how shops once spent heavily on newspaper ads to please a moneyed class, earning their disapproval and risking becoming empty store buildings to let rather than thriving businesses. Subscriptions urged for the NEWS.
Woodbridge Social Items Highlight Neighborhood Doings
The Woodbridge social notes list residents visiting Rahway and New York. Several families report illnesses including measles among the Johnsons of Main street and Master Rene DeRussy, with others entertaining, moving, or building homes in Woodbridge.
Woodbridge Locals Note Many Area Visitors
Woodbridge residents report numerous visits from Perth Amboy and nearby towns. Roscoe Levi and George McCarter visited friends in Perth Amboy Tuesday evening, with other locals including Edward Mooney and Mrs. Omroy of Barrow avenue also in town for short calls.
A Fish Mystery Returns Each October in Samoa
The London Standard notes a recurring migratory swarm of tiny tropical fish that arrives on a fixed October day at Samoa. The swarm lasts a day or two, triggers a local feast, and then vanishes for a year. The cause and origin remain unknown to naturalists.
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Tropics
Samoa
London Standard
The Armenians and their long foreign rule
The Armenians endured a long sequence of dominance by Assyrians Babylonians Medes Persians Romans Mongols and Turks. Today most Armenian activity centers in global cities like Constantinople and Emyrna where Armenians excel in business, notably in the oriental rug trade which they largely control both in the East and in the West.
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Armenia
Constantinople
Emyrna
Levant
East
How Sandy Fooled Sandy at Glaswegian Breakfast
An old village English tale from near Glasgow tells of a stubborn man who refuses to abandon his salty porridge. He challenges himself by offering a reward of whisky if he eats the last spoonful, then manages to swallow it and reverts the drink to the bottle with a bold twist.
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Sandy
Glasgow
The Only Way to Three E Poly X E Meet Competition
The fragment notes a polytechnic event with a focus on a meet and competition structure. Key participants or organizers are not clearly identifiable in the readable text. Further context is needed to provide a precise headline and summary.
Huguenot dock project moves to construction phase
The Terra Marine Club plans a 500 foot dock at their premises at the foot of Huguenot avenue. A pile driver arrived yesterday morning and preparations are underway to commence work.
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The
Terra-Marine Club
Huguenot Avenue
Roosevelt Items From Elizabeth and Newark Visits
Mrs L Bradford spent Monday in Elizabeth visiting friends. The Mises M and K Herman have been visiting in Newark. Buckley and G Brocher were in Newark on business Monday. Otto Worthy returned from Elizabeth. L Sahan returned after several days in New York. Kish visited New York Monday. M Muller of Elizabeth visited friends in town Tuesday. Mrs C E B Austin of Bryan Street spent a few days in Elizabeth. Quin attends K of C convention at Lakewood. M O'Brien of Chrome Avenue spent Tuesday in Newark. Rev B D R Brown returned from a visit to his mother in Stapleton S I. Mrs C Brown was shopping in Newark Tuesday. Mrs J H Nevill and T Nevill were visitors to Elizabeth Tuesday.
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Elizabeth
Quin
Lakewood
M. O’brien
Chrome Avenue
Newark
BD. R. Brown
Stapleton
C. Brown
J. H. Nevill
T. Nevill
Oakland Chemical Plans Home for Assistant Superintendent
Oakland Chemical Company of Rossville filed plans with Richmond borough building department for a two story reinforced concrete dwelling on the site of its works to be occupied by the assistant superintendent as a residence.
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Oakland Chemical Company
Rossville
Building Department
Borough of
Richmond
Mrs Winant’s Funeral Held at Broadway Home
The funeral of Mrs. Charles L. Winant, of Broadway, occurred yesterday afternoon from her home at 2:80 o'clock. Interment followed at Moravian cemetery. New Dorp, I. P. Bedell & Son served as funeral directors.
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Winant
Charles L. Winant
Broadway
Moravian Cemetery
New Dorp, I. P. Bedell & Son
Socialists Criticise Roosevelt In Open Letter Debate
A letter to President Roosevelt from G A Hoehn of St Louis challenged his remarks about Socialists in his message to Congress. At the Socialist national convention a motion to read the letter carried briefly then defeated as a long debate followed and the majority refused to sanction the letter.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress
G. A. Hoehn
St. Louis
Negro Soldiers' Case Delayed In Senate Action
Washington May 14 Senator Foraker dropped his bid to bring up his bill to reinstate Black troops discharged after the Brownsville riot and moved it to be the December 16 special order. Senator Culbertson proposed May 16 as substitute. Foraker said voting in the crowded session was impossible, and his motion carried.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Brownsville
Culberson
Gunfire Record Broken by Fleet at Magdalena Bay
Rear Admiral Robly D Sivans and Rear Admiral Bvgns announced in Chicago that the secret target practice report to Secretary Metcalf shows straight shooting by their men at Magdalena Bay shattering all naval records.
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Chicago
Metcalf
Magdalena Bay
Robly D. Sivans
Bvgns
Democrats Face Bryan Faction Over Seating Delegates
In St Paul Minnesota on May 14 supporters of William J Bryan debated halting the Democratic state convention if contesting delegates were not seated. Sentiment against a halt grew as a Bryan supporters conference was held to discuss strategy.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
William J. Bryan Will Holt
Bryan
Standard Oil Trial Delayed to June 1 in Rochester
In Rochester New York on May 14 the trial of Standard Oil Company in federal court over alleged illegal railroad concessions was postponed to June 1 at the request of defense counsel Daniel J Kenefick whose lead attorney James McCormick Mitchell was ill. Subscribe for the NEWS.
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Standard Oil
Rochester
N. Y
Standard Ol Company
Daniel J. Kenefick
James McCormick Mitchell
Work of Methodist Conference in Baltimore May 14
Bishop CranstonRead his report on the union of Methodist churches in Japan forming the Methodist church of Japan. Bishop B. Scott reported on Africa work, notably in Liberia. A commission was appointed to consider raising pastors salaries.
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Methodist Conference
Baltimore
Bishop Cranston
Washington
Japan
Methodist Church of
B. Scott
Africa
Liberia
Saturday Real Estate Ads and Market News Highlight
Local property listings and real estate news feature this Saturday. Agents promote homes for sale, open houses, and market updates. Readers see pricing trends, neighborhood highlights, and opportunities to connect with brokers.
Pleasant Plains Pastor Attends Baltimore Methodist Conference
Rev J B J Rhodes of St Marks M B Church leaves for Palithiers to attend the conference in Baltimore and will be away several days. Rev Herbert Handel of the Seveny Mission Church will lead the church in the morning, and Rhodes’ absence and the Berit League will handle the evening. A Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meeting is planned at Ary’s church Tuesday night with Mrs Hila Res presenting Medical Someone topic and a social time to follow.
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Baltimore
J. B. J. Rhodes
St. Mark's M. B
Herbert Handel
Seveny Mission Church
Rhodes
Berit League
T. U
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ary’s
Hila Re
Mothers Meeting Tonight in Public School No 1
A postponed mothers and teachers meeting resumes tonight at Public School No 1 due to stormy weather. Poet Edwin Markham of Westerleigh is announced to address the gathering.
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Edwin Markham
Westerleigh
St Mark's Ladies Aid Society Holds Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of St. Mark's Church met in the lecture room yesterday afternoon. A social time followed with ice cream and cake refreshments served.
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ST. Mark's
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Mark's Church
Junior Epworth League Meeting at St Mark's
A Junior Epworth League meeting will be held tomorrow at 3 15 PM in St Mark's Church. Coretta Skove leads the group and the topic is Ernest Service.
Reception for Pastor at A. M. Ezion Church Next Week
The congregation of A. M. B. Zion church plans a reception for Rev. J. Sargeant the new pastor in the church during the coming week.
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A. M. B. Zion Church
J. Sargeant
Pleasant Plains Residents Share Social Ties and Visits
Local notes record Molly Stark Cornell chapter meeting of Daughters of America in Pleasant Plains. Town residents Alfred Mersereau and Charles Obis visited Tottenville and Mt Loretto, while Emma Slover Anna and Margaret Staudt plus Minnie Miller and Sadeah Stein made regional visits to Princes Bay Tottenville and Rossville. William Mersereau’s hospital progress is described as slightly improved.
Lawn Party Delights Sewaren Social Set by Balfours
Mr and Mrs Montgomery Balfour hosted a lawn party for many local and out of town friends last night. Dapagins and games accompanied by electric lights and music from a twelve piece Italian orchestra. refreshments served around midnight. Guests call the affair one of Sewaren's most delightful social events.
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Montgomery Balfour
Sewaren
Hair in the sauce haunts hotel guest complaint
A guest at a fashionable hotel complains to the proprietor about hair in ice cream honey and apple sauce. The owner explains the ice cream hair likely comes from shaving the fee and the honey hair from a comb. He claims the hair in the apples came from Baldwin apples he bought.
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Columbus Dispatch
Reverent Russians Cross Themselves In Public
The London Chronicle notes that most Orthodox Russians do not pass a church or shrine without uncovering their heads and crossing themselves. Travelers report intoxicated men staggering along observing the ceremony, with friends assisting them by crossing on their behalf at sacred places.
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London
The Turning Point in Education and Self Reliance
A fragment reflecting on a time in every man’s education when envy is ignorance and imitation is death by action. It argues each person must toil on their own plot to draw nourishment from the universe’s good, aligning with Emersonian self reliance.
TOTTENVILLE SEEKS SITE FOR NEW POLICE STATION
Frederick H. Bugher deputy police commissioner visited to inspect potential sites for a new police station. The present precinct is crowded and inadequate with 22 patrolmen, 1 captain, lieutenants, sergeants, and a dormitory full of beds. Sites considered include Cottrell Delaporte on Broadway and the Levinson property in Butler. Inspector Hogan and Detective Boyle also scouted locations earlier.
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Frederick H. Bugher
Joseph C. Kagen
Pat Hou
Cottrell
Hogan
Rove
Boyle
Inspects
Arrested Woman Who Fired Shots
Detective Grover C Brown reports Migs Vincenta Aveta of Tompkinsville was arrested for discharging a pistol and threatening pedestrians from a second floor window of a three story dwelling. Six bystanders narrowly escaped harm as shots were fired near the railroad depot. She appeared at the 88th precinct station and was arraigned in the district court. further examination postponed to May 25.
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Grover C. Brown
Migs
Vincenta Aveta
Bail set in district court for two men in Great Kills theft
Magistrate Marsh yesterday held Dan Westcott and Joseph Romer of Pringles Bay in 600 dollars bail each to the grand jury. Both men were charged with stealing a rooster valued at 65 dollars and two hens worth 5 dollars each from Charles Sto of Great Kills.
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Bach
Marsh
Danestcott
Joseph Romer
Pringes Bay
Romer
Westcott
Richmond
Poppy
Charles Sto
Great Kills
Plans Filed For New Homes In Amboy And Perth Amity
Plans filed with the city housing department by Peter Thrane of Amboy avenue for a double house 26 by 86 on Arent's extension cost 8000. John J. Moore of Perth Am filed for a pentagon on Realty property cost 1200. Mrs George Buell filed for a banyan on Rockaway avenue cost 500.
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John Seaton
Bu Ng Department
Peter Thrane
Amboy Avenue
Arent’s Avenue
John J. Moore
Perth Am
George Buell
Rockaway Avenue
Annual Election at Washington H. and L. Co. No. 1
Was hington H and L Company No 1 of Kretscherville names officers for the ensuing year. Murray Androvette is foreman Lo Pith assistant foreman Charles Nant secretary Peter Weller rr urer Albert Killmeyer Willi Cutting trustees Gustav Her street Valerian Meisch sergeant-at-arms.
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Wasington H. & L
Company No
Kretscherville
Murray Androvette
Lo Pith
Charlesnant
Peter Weller Rrurer
Albert Killmeyer
Willi Cutting
Gustav Herstreet
Valerian Meisch
Ata Aring
Fair Opens Tonight at St Stephen Church Hall
Readiness complete for a pink fair hosted by the Church of St Stephen at Knights of Pythias hall. The event runs tonight through a stated closing date with proceeds or activities to be announced.
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Church of St. Stephen
Knights of Pythias
District Manager Alfred Stover Visits Woodmen of the World
District Manager Alfred Stover of Brooklyn attended a meeting at Righinenene No. 5 Woodmen of the World. After the session a uniformed rank union was held following the gathering.
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Hbr
Alfred Stover
Brooklyn
TOTTENVIL ITEMS IN BRIEF
The Mec hanic hall meeting of Riche mond County Building and Mutual Loan Association was held last night with several notes. A motor vehicle owned by David Coleman on Amboy avenue was struck by a train and damaged. Annie Metzger of Sy is visiting Mrs. Mary Grant on A avenue. A special greet at the Athletic Club tonight tentatively names Council Jr. O. meets tonight. Charles Sickles, absent for the past month, has a relative visiting here, and Barry Joney Newark is visiting family. John Massey has returned to the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company. A new roof is being installed on a Robinson building on Math street.
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Richemond County Building and Mutual Loan Association
Mechanic Hall
Ing
David Coleman
Amboy
Annie Metzger
Mary Grant
A. Kengeay
Ited Council, Jr. O
Charles Sickles
Robinson
Math
Guaranteed Laxative Syrup Adverts by Sexton Drugstore
An old advertisement promotes a laxative syrup claiming it relieves coughs croup whooping cough and related troubles. It mentions Sexton the druggist as seller and advertises the product with confident guarantees and simple claims.
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Hexton
Trouble
Sexton
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