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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
4
Bob Burdette recounts a university museum visit and a friendly scholar who explains ancient discovery with humor. He notes how digs in Switzerland reveal lake villages and artifacts, the enduring value of mud preserves over copper boxes, and a playful tour through Parisian and Swiss scenes that ends with a knack for storytelling and memory that lasts decades.
The Common Council aligns with supporters on the Bradley beach deal after years of uncompleted attempts. The transfer hinges on Mr Bradley and aims to reflect the people's will, reversing past delays and ensuring a clear path forward.
The Newark Daily Advertiser notes Editor Bryan may seek greater public prominence by starting a newspaper, while wonders if he can achieve what Bryan relatives could not. It mentions civic milestones, the upcoming century, and contemplates the fire department’s performance at the Tenney House fire praising the brave firefighters.
H Russell Loomis of Deal heads south Saturday for a new venture. Webster Loomin of Deal plans a Saturday departure to Mooresville North Carolina to study cotton manufacture and join his father in New York business.
City Surveyor Mart Rogers reports Cunmon Council on a plan to reduce street flooding by laying thirty inch iron pipes from First and Second avenues to the ocean. Estimated cost not less than 3500 dollars. No action was taken after Rogers’ report. A separate note covers Egyptian tomb wheat germination and a red sandstone cube marking Deerfield massacre graves from 1704.
The council, awaiting readings on modifications, approved water system improvements including larger artesian well pipes and a doubled supply after meter installations reached sixty percent citywide. Disputes over a stone wall blocking the sidewalk near the Fenimore sparked renewal of resident complaints and possible street committee action.
Valentine Pfister a well to do old blacksmith of Port Monmouth is jailed in Freehold after a magistrate orders payment of 71 to William York for a mule killed by a horse from Potter. Pfister refuses to reimburse York declaring the deed worthless and will serve 71 days at one dollar per day unless absorbed by incarceration.
Monogram Stationery offers engraved monograms for ladies as a top society present. The Journal provides engraving services for orders of ten cent quire stationery, pricing at two dollars sixty cents for the monogram service. Finest line of correspondence paper available in Asbury Park.
The article recalls Helvetians fleeing to Gaul, Caesar's campaigns, and lasting ties to home, then celebrates Swiss multilingualism. It blends travel prose with jokes about language barriers, noting Geneva to Lucerne to Bellinzona and the mix of Swiss tongues. The narrator muses on learning phrases, Babel, and forming a personal tongue from the tour.
Robert J. Hurdette reflects on Swiss rail terminology and mountain scenery, contrasting summit naming with a lighthearted Swiss charm. He notes trains crossing Alpine ridgelines, the allure of window boxes, and his growing attachment to Swiss life despite language barriers and visitors who linger too long.
At a Wisbech sale in Cambridgeshire England G E Stockdale bought a dirty black oil painting for 20 dollars. It was sent for cleaning and framing. After restoration it proved valuable possibly Norman execution scene and Stockdale has already received a 2000 dollar offer.
Anthony Berger’s celebrated oil painting of Abraham Lincoln, now at the Frankfort Art gallery, will be placed in the United States consulate at Berlin. Berger values the picture at 3000 dollars. The artist was born in Frankfort, studied in its art schools, and spent 49 years in the United States.
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