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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
12
Essex correspondence from Hartford Courant reports the historic adelont elm on the bay bank toppled in a Monday gale. Only roots remain partly exposed, with Indian arrowheads found nearby and the tree once hosting red squirrels.
A Chicago News note from Paris reports progress in curing whooping cough. Specialists express cautious optimism and believe a cure may be near, marking a milestone in ancient and modern medical efforts.
A brief exchange features a self styled philosopher and Mr Growcher debating worry versus work. The philosopher claims worry fatigues more than work, while Growcher agrees noting people prefer fretting over action.
A man named Tetlow, seen as respectable yet shabby, drinks habitually. He orders whisky at a grand hotel, pays with a ten dollar bill after a bartender quotes 20 cents for the drink, and leaves the bar with his drink untouched, prompting jokes that he thought himself a hobo.
The pearl fisheries of Ceylon in the Gulf of Mannar near Marichchukkaddi have produced little since 1907. An unwelcome telegram reveals a dramatic scene with Brown and Robinson reacting to the news of twins alive, not dead.
A Liverpool landowner known as a stay at home spinster sold land cheaply with a clause allowing her lifelong travel with a companion on the packet company's ships. She lived on board for years, letting others buy reduced fares by accompanying her. The company offered over twice the land's value to drop the clause, but she refused, saying they got the land cheap and she liked sailing.
The piece recalls Scott declining the Laureateship in 1818 and Tennyson’s quick twin replies. It then narrates a northern castle haunting where Mary Queen of Scots rested, with books mysteriously rearranging. Additional notes cover Limoges china decoration, a witty parlor maid exchange, and a sequence of humorous quips about marriage and social scenes.
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