The Forties Beaches of New Jersey on PRR Route
The Pennsylvania Railroad markets forty New Jersey seaside resorts from Long Branch to Cape May as a premier spring and summer pleasure region. It promotes pine belt air, open-air recreation, and direct access by its splendid train service linking Long Branch, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May, and other coastal towns to travelers nationwide.
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New Jersey coast line
Long Branch
Cape May
United
New Jersey
West End
Hollywood
Elbecron
Deal
Allenhurst
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Avon
Belmar
Como
Spring Lake
Sea Girt
Barnegat Bay
Point Pleasant
Sea Side Park
Island Heights
Barnegat City
Beach Haven
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Avalon
Stone Harbor
Anglesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
Wildwood Crest
Pennsylvania Railroad
A Matter of Business by Arthur Densmore
A humorous tale unfolds at Henslow Beach where John, a shy bachelor, is courted by the Castle girl. The narrator notes John’s awkward progress, mistaken attractions, and a hotel social entertainer plan that unsettles a cautious man into a comic predicament. The piece observes social pretense, romance, and class quirks.
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Arthur Densmore
Henslow Beach
John
Ife
Tenslow Beach
Henslow
Castle
Joan
Tom Castle
Chicago
Cures For Love Across Historic Advice
A survey of remedies for love cites Ovid Coleridge Rochefoucauld Addison Walpole Goethe and Goldsmith. Absence work varies by case travel business and reflection while marriage happiness undercuts adages. The piece notes that in some cases replacing one love with another offers the antidote.
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Ovil
Coleridge
Rochefou
Ovid
Addison
Goethe
Goldsilth
Colley Cibber
Drsden
Helne
Office Drowsiness Warns Of Mental Trouble
A physician warns that monotonous office noise and traffic can trigger drowsiness, sometimes signaling early mental trouble. Remedies include hot water, eye baths, lowering the head, and improving ventilation to prevent the condition rather than napping. The advice comes from a New York press column.
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New York
Capping the Wigs and the London Lord Mayor
A New York Tribune report recalls a medieval custom in London on lord mayor’s day. The lord mayor salutes the lord chief justice with a cocked hat three times, while judges keep robes wigs and a black cap, preserving crown and municipal equality. The ritual ends with a banquet invitation to Guildhall.
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London
Westminster
Meanston House
York Tribune
Army examiner tests candidate with impossible scenario
An army examiner pressed a candidate with a fatal scenario and, unable to answer, the youth replied he would resign. The anecdote, attributed to Teurson's Weekly, highlights the test of nerve and judgment in military leadership.
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Lim
Teurson
French Purses and Delicate Disputes in New York
A stranded Frenchman, speaking with a New York lawyer, debates whether his friend Lecomte stole his purse. The client insists only that Lecomte helped him search and might have found the purse. The exchange reveals careful phrasing and cultural nuance in a tense domestic matter.
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New York
Lecomte
Lecoite
Wanted to See Too London Theater Gone Silent After Shooting
Farmer and wife travel to London theater to see a show. After the first act a man is shot and crowds depart to view the scene. A couple debates whether to stay or leave. The London Mall note captures a risky, public curiosity about a violent incident.
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Farmer Asced
London
Tlenry
Saley
London Mall
From One Walk to Another
Meandering Mike asks what he would do if he were one of these visionaries. Plodding Tete replies he would buy a golf outfit and walk for pleasure rather than out of necessity.
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TLe
John
Mike
Washington Star
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