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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
6
The piece highlights Maison Maurice on Fifth Avenue at 48th Street offering deep discounts on winter gowns frocks evening wraps and furs. It notes exclusive gloves at P Centemeri Co and travel cases at M Cherry plus gift ideas from Gimbels Mehrlust and Homer a dress reworking expert.
Cloudy weather and moderate temperatures expected tonight and Wednesday in Long Branch and vicinity with light to moderate variable winds. Data show current barometer around 30.35 at 8 am, temps 46 in the morning and 48 yesterday, high 61, low 46. Humidity near 100% this morning, 98% yesterday evening. precipitation 0.02 inches this month so far. wind mainly north at 9 mph. Also notes on anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs George Whitty at Port-au-Peck, legal matter for Jerome Wells, and President Wilson statements on Mexico and plans regarding Gartner proposal.
A stubborn blaze began under stairs at the Child store on Broad Street near Man smouth and spread to the Gas company's office and adjacent stores. Fire crews from Re lief and Independent Hose battled flames, with water shortages from leaves clogging suction pipes. Origin undetermined, total loss to Child store, $3,000 damage to the Patterson building.
Allenhurst Borough council on Saturday passed on first reading an ordinance to issue 36,000 in refunding bonds to pay off most of the boroughs note indebtedness. The boroughs total note debt is 7,600 with only 1,600 remaining after January 1, funded by bond sales.
Charles and Annie Pitman threw passengers from a Freehold bus after a collision that killed Cranfield, a rider among thirty en route to an Atlantic City convention. O'Leary fled to New York and was later arrested returning to Freehold. Several others were sentenced or awaiting trial for thefts, riot, liquor offenses, and assault in various towns. Trial dates set for December 17 and 24, with fines and detentions imposed where noted.
Washington DC December 1 Secretary of State Bryan called the Mexican situation very encouraging after Silliman’s dispatches from Mexico City report orderly conditions since Zapatista troops entered the city. Zapata controls Mexico City. he plans to move toward Puebla and then Vera Cruz as Villa advances, with Angles and Villa’s main army nearby. Special agent Carothers says Villa and staff survived a railroad wreck except General Chao, seriously injured.
The Red Bank Y M C A high school Bible class held its first session today with Rev Lester Leggett leading the group. He succeeds Rev Charles W Roeder, now pastor in Brooklyn. Additional topics include The Athletics of the Idle. Rev James Lord and H W Capwell are named as leaders.
A concise reflection notes that small sorrows distract while larger sorrows demand calm collection. The saying frames emotional response as discipline, urging steadiness and focus in the face of life’s heavier burdens.
A New York Times lullaby poem pleads for the safe passage of ships bearing relief and supplies. It consoles a child at home as the father fights on distant waters, hoping for food and warmth upon their return. The verse blends comfort for the baby with a plea for escort and safety on the sea.
An officer wounded leading a charge to the front provides a Paris letter describing the moment the bullet struck. He details a grave blow to the back, a spun fall, and a later sense of near death while seeking to keep his men calm and loyal before being carried to the rear.
Mavildar Gagna Singh of the fifty-seventh Wilde's rifles became the first Indian recommended for the Victoria Cross. Wounded five times in a dawn trench attack, he fought the Germans with a sword after surrendering his captor's officer, despite injuries to head, chest, leg, and hands. He remained cheerful aboard a hospital ship.
Germany faces a material shortage for match production as Russian wood and chemos are disrupted by war. At a manufacturers conference the price is set to rise from 80 pfennigs to 2 pfennigs, amid prior taxes and warnings against unjustified increases.
Secretary Daniela announced an extension of naval education for apprentice seamen from four to six months at naval training stations. The change aims to broaden academic and professional instruction as part of the navy's general educational plan.
A playful quip from a Daily Record ad asks what a genius is and humorously answers that a genius is someone who can do his own washing, sewing, and cooking. The caption reflects lighthearted humor typical of the period advertising.
An appeal from the Orphans Court of Essex County was filed in the Prerogative Court challenging the court ruling that paragraph nine of the late William Runkel will was cancelled before his death and should not probate. The article recalls Old Time English recruiting and a 1803 militia act detailing ballots, exemptions, and substitutes with a critical note on the poor man drawn first.
A Biological Bulletin report describes Manaria velata, a fat worm about half an inch long. As it ages it loses appetite, colors fade, and movement slows. It splits into pieces that form hard shells, which persist through seasons. In spring shells burst, releasing many tiny worms that feed and mature. The worm may die or encyst after shedding its fragments.
A collage of excerpts on Matsushima Japan describing its pine island scenery and fame as a top beauty site. Included are brief cultural notes on titles and coronets, Anecdotes about Niel and Napoleon, a humorous church naming tale, a London Truth item on a duchess remark, and reflections on making everyday days count.
A playful exchange imagines a traveler preferring to live only in Reston and hints at a Wisconsin town with a tempting lure. The conversation then reveals the town Superior as the object's focus, as quoted from a Pittsburgh Post source.
An enigmatic note describes a woman labeled Merida Tines Caton, noting odd behavior such as avoiding unlocking the front four at 24 with a fountain pen. The fragment hints at a whimsical, perhaps satirical scene without clear context or actions.
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