On June 16, 1905 the Perth Amboy Evening News ran a front-page article titled “Bright Boy Gone Wrong.” It concerned August Revis, a young boy recently arrested for plundering a neighbor’s garden. Here are excerpts from the article. August Revis,…
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‘Tis the Season to be Advertising
Happy Holidays from the NJDNP team! We hope you enjoy these Christmas advertisements and editorial cartoons from selected December 1905-1906 issues of the Perth Amboy Evening News. Cheers!
1905: Speeding Is Dangerous
The automobile was very much the exception on American roads in 1905. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 77,000 automobiles were registered across the *entire* United States, let alone in the Garden State. While that was a 43% increase…