New York Telephone Co Seeks Long Branch Street Rights
The New York Telephone Company renews its bid for an ordinance to extend rights to use city streets for upgrading its Long Branch system. A public hearing is set for 8 PM on December 4 at City Hall. The company outlines planned underground cables, new fireproof buildings, underground wiring, and 2250000 dollars in modernization plus cash terms in lieu of fire alarm maintenance.
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Ordnance
Long Branch
Monmouth County
Highlands
Spring Lake
New Jersey
New York City
Red Bank and Vicinity
Red Bank
Theelephone Company
Third Avenue
West End
Monmouth Beach
Asbury Park
Nyack Club Banquet Attracts Large Nyack Members and Guests
The Nyack Athletic Club of Red Bank held its third annual banquet at the club's Bridge Avenue clubhouse on Thanksgiving Eve. Twenty-two members and ten guests enjoyed a homecooked repast prepared by the committee led by Amory P. Osborn. Speeches followed with toastmaster Clifford Chandler and remarks by William A. Sweeney, George W. Chandler, Ezra Oxborn, and Charles Preston. A framed baseball picture was presented, and favors included pipes with toasts. Afterward, guests socialized, played games, and recalled baseball days.
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Nyack Athletic Club
Red Bank
Bridge Avenue
Amory P. Osborn
George C. D. Hurley
Harold Cowen
Russell Preston
Ernest Shepherd
Clifford Chandler
Club
William A. Sweeney
Red Bank Register
Conneil
George W. Chandler
Ezra Oxborn
Charles Preston
Chandler
Nyacks
Leon Hennett
George Hurley
Jareld Lowen
George Wilson
Azariah C. Hurley
Jr. Amory P. Osborn
Arthur McQueen
Albert W. Worden
D. Worden Grooms
C. Ray Sweeney
Kenneth McQueen
Morgan E
Chattle Chips and Student News From The Town
A stormy return from Thanksgiving vacation leaves about ten absences in enrollment while seniors and juniors adjust. Students from nearby colleges visit town, and Captain Daniel Driver’s wartime voyage stories appear alongside charity humor and club voting quips.
Something Just as Good by dJovkey and Lim Round the Track
The text depicts a dialogue between Noe and Lim about pacing and restraint during a track workout. It appears as a brief excerpt with actions and instruction rather than a full event narrative.
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dJovkey
Noe
Lim
Puck
Properly Humbled in Family Jab at Ajax Tale
A Philadelphia Record snippet recalls Ajax finishing a feat of defying lightning. A married man sneers that he has merely defied his mother in law, leaving Ajax feeling like a pinhead in the ensuing exchange.
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Ajax
Philadelphia Record
Fairy Tales Question Sparks Blunt Answer in NYT
Dialogue from the New York Times questions marriage outcomes in fairy tales. Maud asks if couples marry and live happily ever after and Marjorie responds she no longer reads fairy stories.
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Maud
Marjorie
New York Times
Powell and Judge Daughter The Heredity Joke
A humorous exchange features Powell admitting belief in heredity while joking he married a judge’s daughter who constantly lays down the law. The exchange plays on family influence and authority in a light conversational tone.
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Powell
Old Colonel Ruffenreddy’s Paragraph Rule At News Desk
In a wartime reminiscence, a major recalls night city editor Colonel Ruffenreddy who insisted every story fit a paragraph. Under a tight-ads pressure, he trimmed content and proclaimed if not worth a paragraph it isn’t worth using, never sparing space for ads.
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Ruffenreddy
New York Herald
You Never Can Tell and the Bank Account Lesson
In a humorous recollection Crawford notes planning to open a bank account in his wife’s name to teach thrift. Crabshaw recalls she used it to cover many bills Lip pincott’s.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Lippincott’s
Doubts and Advice on Writing Letters Across Life
A compact reflection cites Talleyrand’s rule on writing letters, applying the doubt caution to broader life choices. Quoted maxims from Bulwer-Lytton and Emile Souvestre underscore caution against unnecessary expressions and fame’s illusion.
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Talleyrand
Bulwer-Lytton
Patrolman Ivins Erickson: jack of all trades of Long Branch
Long Branch notes a versatile patrolman Ivins Erickson skilled with tools and cement work. He enjoys a vacation and plans a personal bungalow. A weather prophecy forecasts a hard winter and cites local opinions on trolley service and resident engagement in city life. The column ends with social observations from The Man About Town.
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Long Branch
Ivins Errickson
Grand Avenue
Erickson
The Common People In Spain
Henry A. Frank discusses Spain as literate yet largely misunderstood, praising the peasant and muleteer for practical wisdom, noting their fluent speech and grounded sense. The piece hints at how education is popularly perceived and promises further insight on the page's third section.
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Spain
Sys Slenry A. Frank
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Marty Price
Trenton
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Shrewsbury
KC Todd
Louise Shelden
Mise Lens Goodwin
Marblehead, Mass
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Trenton State Normal
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Cornell
Florence Meridith
Swarthmore
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Syracuse
Jesse Patten
Bellevue Hospital and Medical College
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Daniel Driver
West Todies
Lau
Three Brothers
Russia
James Inchieto
Antigua
Betsey
Guadeloupe
Mary
New Providence
Revenge
James McTronald
Captat Blonche
Jane
Toy Department
Strinhach Company
Neudersey
Emile Souvestre
Ocean County
Charles A. Wimpfheimer
Gladville
Bath Avenue
Wimpfheimer
Fred Riebher, Jr
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