Summer People and Jersey Coast Life Remain A Seaside Tale
The piece reflects on summer life along the Jersey coast detailing the affluent seasonal crowd. It contrasts wealth, leisure, and social games, highlights figures like Senator Hanna and McKinley era politics, and notes the social dynamics of Long Branch and surrounding oceanfront towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Atlantic Highlands
Seabright
Monmouth Beach
Long Branch
Deal
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Avon
Spring Lake
Point Pleasant
Atlantic City
California
Papa Doren
Mr. Hanna
Senator Hanna
McKinley
Hanna
Long
Family Averages and Historic Bullet Craft Across Nations
The report notes France leading with 3.03 children per family while Ireland tops in fertility at 5.20. It surveys ammunition history from wooden and gold bullets to lead and garnet cores used in sieges and frontier conflicts, referencing Amadanagar, Kashmir, and Mashonaland, with mentions of explorers and supply challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Countries
France
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
England
Germany
Holland
South
Italy
Spain
Russia
Ireland
Amadanagar
Selous
Buluwa
Kashmir
Cubs
Ile
Mashonaland
Awful Conscience Tells a Young Town Head’s Tale
A six year old boy recalls a moment of guilt described as an inner guide that warned of wrong. He says he once felt it, but authorities had to summon a doctor. The account frames a child’s sense of conscience and response to error.
When Camping Out Becomes a Modern Home in the Woods
A Brooklyn man converts a Maine forest into a canvas covered home in days, with carpenters and supplies. The piece praises portable tents, camp stoves, sleeping bags, compact cooking gear, beds, air mattresses, compasses, waterproof matches, and a wide range of luxury camping equipment offering comfort in the outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Maine Woods
Striehe
Ortisan
Bouillon
Public Taste In Stage Plays By Olga Nethersole
The writer distinguishes two audience classes and argues that simple, natural stories attract most. She cites Shore Acres and Carmen as prime examples of clarity and humanity, noting audiences want relatable drama and that few playwrights hit the right note amid many unsure authors and unread manuscripts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Elvis
Yael
Aulionces
Shore Acres
Don Jose
Minnhood
Carmen
Fish Poker On A Slow-Tide Fishing Boat
A fishing party on a sloops invents fish poker during a slow day. With no cards, players edge up 350 cents for every bite and the pot grows until a black fish, a weakfish, or a bass over half a pound is landed. A yank at the line signals a winner.
Jackpot Fishing Jackpot Draws Big Wagers on Deck
In a lively fishing game a half dollar, then greenbacks, built toward a $100 jackpot. The Dites and jackfish teased hooks as the fish basket filled. After a tense stretch only a single tag on the hook remained, and a blackish two and a half pounder finally counted as the winner.
In One Family Twenty-Five Children Reflect Joyful Life
Mrs Samuel Swartwood describes her long marriage and a brood of twenty five children born since 1872. She cites her husband’s railroad job and a combined monthly income of about $190. She praises married life and Grover Cleveland’s view that marriage is one grand, sweet song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fat Ami Happy
Samuel Swartwood
Central Railroad
New Jerse
Mra. Sartwood
Waites
Louis
Thaddeus
Maud
Cora
Blenehe
May
Sina
Herbet
Warren
Miste
Samuel
Daniel
Ruth
Alonzo
Gertrude
Elmer
Calvin
Florence
Esther
Benjamin
Earl
Miureh
Jesse
Edith
Lottie
Sam
Grover Cleveland
Remarkable sparks of steel and glass engraving history
A craftsman’s tongs sparked cold rolled iron’s use as shafting after tests showed its parity with steel. A glass cutter’s aqua fortis experiment led to etched engravings, while Finiguerra’s needle incident inspired mass production of engravings, enabling homes to own art previously reserved for the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuremberg
Finiguerra
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
Russell Sage
Lillian Russell
Pennsylvania Club
New York Club
Long Island
Hudson
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