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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
2
Fall merchandise showcased at the Belle Fulton Shop located at 187 Broadway features dainty blouses in dew fabrics, fall accessories, hosiery, and undergarments. Customers invited to view new stock.
New fall stock for men women and children arrives at New Fail Footwear. Jacob Stein promotes up to the minute style and made to measure services. Pressing and repairs are offered by Leonard Samartino at 213 Broadway with phone 176 W.
Schedule lists departures to Sea Bright at 4 30 p m with return four hours later and to Oakhurst at 7 30 a m 1 3 and 5 30 p m plus Saturday 9 p m. Return trips leave Oakhurst two hours after each outbound.
Mail schedule lists arrival times from New York Philadelphia and Asbury Park with routes to and from Manhattan north and south. It notes money order and postal savings window hours, two daily letter deliveries, and three to business districts. Sunday lobby hours are listed and Sunday mails are discontinued. Signed T L Slocum P M.
A veteran station agent recounts a near disaster on a river bridge where rising water endangered a pier. He signals the first approaching train after crossing the span, risking collapse and his own life to warn of danger. After a fall and struggle, he relights a lantern and plans to guide the second train, highlighting peril and quick thinking.
An unnamed narrator recalls a perilous moment on a rickety bridge where a lantern flame, improvised with scraps of paper and a split lead pencil, barely signals a passing train. He steadies himself, relights the flame under a bowling wind, and warns that the bridge collapsed at dawn, yet no one was harmed. He reflects on the value of a match and later anecdotes about misheard phrases and language notes.
The ancients credited the raven with unusual longevity but modern investigation shows this is unwarranted. The bird rarely lies more than seventy years, casting doubt on traditional beliefs about its lifespan and resilience.
Ten bridges in the United States are formed by natural processes. They result from stream currents cutting through rock, creating arching rock formations in various landscapes.
A teacher learns from Mary's playmates that she missed her seat due to a noise. Inquiry reveals Mary has adenoids. An armchair observer quips about uplift rising after rainy spells and obsessive committees for improving weather conditions.
Trustee Herbert A. Bushnell offers sale of Dan R. Clark homestead on Taber Street Long Branch comprising a house and 40 by 102 foot lot with rear 60 by 124 foot lot and barn. Map shows section 3 block 11 lot 27. Free of encumbrances except a small mortgage of 340 dollars which may stay or be paid by buyer.
Full size lots from 65 dollars with 40 percent of sale receipts set aside for perpetual care of the cemetery fund now totaling 7176.94 dollars. Further particulars may be obtained from C. M. Throckmorton Sevy 182 Broadway Long Branch New Jersey.
Astonished rheumatics praise the remedy for purifying blood and kidneys, easing painful joints and muscles. It claims to calm inflammation and restore health, with a prescription-based formula from a specialist. Sold by Meyers in Long Branch, Schroeder's in Red Bank, and Van Note in Oakhurst.
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