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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
5
A note outlines limited local notices admitted at fifteen cents per line and placed at the bottom of local columns with Adv. at the end. Four weeks or longer earns a five percent discount. The Journal serves as a legal paper for notices and some ads are optional depending on the party.
Local items report street carts in service, railroad timetable change on June 30, and church calls in Keyport. Notes include fines, appointments, school staffing, and community events in Asbury Park Long Branch Ocean Grove and neighboring towns.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It promises internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for any failure to cure. Includes testimonial requests and directions to send for a certificate.
A farm accident near Highland in Howard County ends with Miss Clara Thompson and her dog rescued after a well collapse. She descended by ladder to free the dog, held on, and was pulled to safety by neighbors with Jacob Link lowered into the well. She fainted upon reaching the surface and required a physician.
Minnesota leads with about 80 million bushels of wheat, a large share of world production, with North and South Dakota, Oregon and other regions boosting exports. Modern methods use steam and electricity, machinery, and telephones to manage farms and transport grain globally, fueling employment and national growth.
An Overland Stock Wire report notes a large Chinese brokerage has leased a private telegraph line from Chicago to San Francisco after already securing a Chicago to New York link. Estimated annual cost for 3000 miles reaches about 54000, reflecting high profits from exclusive use.
A British army recruit was sworn in by a magistrate amid smooth proceedings until the magistrate asked if the man had ever been in prison. Startled, the recruit confessed he had not but would endure a few days if necessary, revealing a comical misunderstanding of the process.
The Austrian emperor holds the imperial crown and nine distinct titles of sovereignty and rank. He may be addressed as grand duke, grand prince, or count in various formal styles across imagined titles.
A collision Saturday evening near Deal involved Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train No 285 bound for Camden and Central Railroad local freight No 845 on the main track. The caboose was destroyed and the locomotive pilot damaged, but no injuries were reported and the track was cleared shortly after.
Arthur K. Zimmerman the retired world champion will likely not compete again after declining the L A W meet managers invitation to Milwaukee for a match with Walter Sanger. He now runs a hotel in Point Pleasant and oversees July 4 celebrations including bicycle racing and other field sports.
Judge Wilbur A. Heisley of Monmouth county Court of Common Pleas accepts Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association invitation to speak on Independence Day in the auditorium. He calls the honor a fitting start to a broader public career. Bishop Breyfugal of the Evangelical Alliance will preach on the camp meeting’s final Sunday in the same venue.
Founder Bradley plans to extend the finblog pier further into the ocean this year. The new length will depend on available material and may reach the maximum possible distance. The project includes widening the north side near the adapted aun parlor to create more space between the building walls and the pier railing.
Bradley plans extra illumination in the Fifth Avenue pavilion to deter intimate encounters once hidden by gloom. The brighter setting aims to curb openly affectionate moments previously unchallenged by darkness.
An order by Adjutant General William H. Stryker public Saturday states a camp will be held at Sea Girt from July 1 to September 1 for rifle practice under General Bird W. Spencer inspector of rifle practice.
Children’s Day activities were held Sunday evening at St Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Ocean Grove. A large varied program featured songs and recitations with floral decorations. Claude V. Guerin, Sunday school superintendent, presided.
The Mirror notes F G Bons son in law of Bishop Breyfugal of the Evangelical Alliance is in Ocean Grove. Rev J B Daniels contemplates a Europe trip. Edwin R B Tomkinson and his bride, once Miss Sadie Foulkrod, honeymooning in Ocean Grove. Barry Wimpfheimer of New York, ex Asbury Park resident, wed Miss A Lenora Chiviie in Philadelphia at Calvary Church with about 1000 attendees including L Harry Vansant.
Founders Day at Pennington Seminary was observed in the Methodist Church on a Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Dr. A. E. Ballard of the Ocean Grove Association spoke on John Knox Shaw the founder, and Willis Fletcher Johnson of the New York Tribune read a commemorative poem.
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