The Newarker, Volumes 3-4

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John Cotton Dana
Newark Free Public Library, 1913

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Page 11 - That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise...
Page 532 - ... exclusive and absolute control and power to plant, set out, maintain, protect and care for shade trees in any of the public highways of their respective municipalities, the cost thereof to be borne and paid for in the manner hereinafter directed.
Page 583 - Lowell's address at the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the college in 1886, have high historical value.
Page 446 - Select the best books, list them elaborately, save them forever — was the sum of the librarians' creed of yesterday. To-morrow it must be, select a few of the best books and keep them, as before, but also, select from the vast flood of print the things your constituency will find helpful, make them available with a minimum of expense, and discard them as soon as their usefulness is past.
Page 583 - ... it shall be lawful for the common council or other governing body of any city of the second class in this State...
Page 602 - That the functions of the bureau shall consist in the custody of the standards; the comparison of the standards used in scientific investigations, engineering, manufacturing, commerce, and educational institutions with the standards adopted or recognized by the Government; the construction, when necessary, of standards, their multiples and subdivisions; the testing and calibration of standard measuring apparatus; the solution of problems which arise in connection with standards; the determination...
Page 562 - It is a world-motive to even up society as between country and city ; for it is generally understood that country life has not reached as high development within its sphere as city life has reached within its sphere. We call it a new subject. As a " movement," or a recognized set of problems needing attention, it may possibly be called new; but in reality it is new only to those who have recently discovered it.
Page 577 - Sometimes a thrush flit overhead Deep in her unknown day's employ. Here at my feet what wonders pass, What endless, active life is here!
Page 521 - That very few offices should be filled by election at one time, so as to permit adequate and unconfused public examination of the candidates.
Page 175 - New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh Detroit Buffalo San Francisco Milwaukee • Cincinnati Newark New Orleans Washington Los Angeles Minneapolis Jersey City Kansas City Seattle Indianapolis Providence Louisville Rochester St.

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