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!
Tag: Perth Amboy Evening News
Burglars, Coffins, and Ghosts
$315. That was the value of jewelry, silverware, and cash stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Cox on March 6, 1906. The haul would have been larger had the residents not returned home earlier than anticipated.…
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…