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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
9
Skalla's Amusement Park continues the popular orchestra program. The superb orchestrian will again provide dancing music from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM on Saturdays and Wednesdays, with dancing by permission before and after official hours. Hundreds enjoyed last Saturday's event and more are invited to join weekly.
A garbled OCR passage hints at the Forbidden City Pekin and a day of upheaval. Names, dates, and clear events fail to emerge, yielding a fragmentary snippet about walls, destruction, and an unnamed message carried through a mediator.
The speaker argues advertising must prove truth in state accuracy and urges newspapers to uphold honesty. He says education safeguards the public from deceptive ads and credits newspapers as powerful, rapid message carriers that shape character and uplift communities.
The fifth Smith Kinney reunion drew families from Port Murray Washington Township Boonton and beyond to Stewartsville near Tews Hetlaw for a day of dining songs and games. Former Perth Amboy mayor Charles K Seaman gave an address as attendees sang and children performed before sports contests and a dinner. Members came from New Village High Bridge Stewartsville Oxford Grondway and other towns, with the absence of a sick elder noted and plans tohold next year.
A jumble of local sports notes and odd anecdotes follows Town teams with varied results. The Washington Colored Giants collapse 19 to 2 at Charlton, while Blairstown Wey and Somerville win or stumble in smaller contests. An athletic shift sees a former Cow player debut with Cleveland, and Philadelphias Athletics briefly succeed before pitching changes. A curious natural history piece describes a cormorant catching four sea trout, then a river exploration hints at air and water tests near Crystal River.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Hindoo superstition around marriage rites and auspicious timing. Mentions of messengers, prophetic signs, serpents, and lizards used to judge when the bride should reply to proposals. Scene suggests ritual beliefs affecting wedding proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR reveals references to motorist warnings, a public notice about a sale, a Somersetshire parishioner, and Castle Garden in old New York. Mentions Fort Clinton, Battery, and the city’s harbor defenses. The piece blends urban lore with civic notices and historical reminiscence.
A troubled scene unfolds as a man struggles with nerves at a club while a servant and two others intervene. He fumbles with papers and a check, delaying payment as onlookers stay calm. The episode ends with no injury and the man continuing to read his paper.
A quirky exchange mocks rival ideas as a teacher and children discuss speed and a surreal duck metaphor. The dialogue hints at playful learning and parental opinion in a whimsical scene marked by odd phrasing and invented terms.
A brusque caller asks the office box who is responsible. The clerk replies cannot tell, noting that curiosity overlooks others while people mind their own affairs in a terse exchange.
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