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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
15
A passenger couple aboard the St. Levan aboard bound for Australia chose to marry as the vessel sank after 36 passengers fled panic overboard. The ship drifted for days and only the pair plus six others in a small boat survived to reach Socotra after 12 days at sea.
The piece profiles George Henry Emple, an ex policeman living at 113 East 21st Street, noted for remarkable restraint and long service. Born April 12 1818 in Fonda New York, he joined via Mayor Fernando Wood and retired at 65. He has never witnessed a horse race or ball game and rarely left New York State, living a solitary, duty driven life.
A prominent shell collection in this city, owned by Prof Constant de Lange, is hailed as unmatched in rarity and scope by Speonlangipatitution agents. The San Francisco Bulletin notes de Lange’s sixty years of work, linking shells to civilization’s earliest ideas of architecture and color as the collection nears broader exposure.
Cartoonish snippets note social life and wit. The Detroit Journal mocks idle luxury while Paris shoppers flood markets. Mindnapolia News recalls snail consumption for nourishment. A Philadelphia Record quips about aiding workers. An Indianapolis Journal joke recalls a new cook and a silk cape kept unused.
A garbled excerpt records dialogue about reputation and money. The speaker comments on a man named Rex Katie and Picador, noting skepticism about artistic encouragement and a curfew or bedtime concession.
The piece contrasts California farming life with New England conditions, noting drought leisure and cheap horses, thriving fruit crops, and self sufficiency. It likens Californians to lords in a castle, free from neighbors, enjoying hunting, reading, and flexible hospitality during a predictable dry season.
A San Francisco client seeks a divorce via Porter Ashe, alleging his wife throws objects at their dog. The lawyer notes the wife’s actions target the dog but not the marriage grounds, while the husband laments that he is hit whenever the wife misses the dog.
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