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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
4
Russell Sage sits in his office, blaming illness for poor work while overindulgence at lunch dulls his mind. He ignores a vital letter, delaying business as the firm falls behind. He blames ill health, but greed drives the stagnation.
The article lists word counts from dictionaries for English 450000 German 250000 French 140000 Italian 140000 and Spanish 120000 suggesting English has the largest lexicon among the languages cited.
A concise reflection attributes to Shakespeare that every person has a place and a way to live on this earth, suggesting universal access to opportunity and purpose.
A triangular house at Rushton Northamptons shIRE seen as the Trinity symbol features three stories three windows on each side with trefoil panes on two stories and a three sided chimney topped by a triangular pyramid. The structure includes three Latin inscriptions and three angels bearing shields.
William Lyon Phelps argues that convention shapes taste in art and life, causing shock at reality and masking truths. He cites blue snow, scarlet lips, and naturally stilted dialogue to show how readers’ judgments follow social norms rather than direct perception.
A government botanist estimates cotton seed under optimal care could yield 40 billion seeds in six years and cites a case of 11 000 bushels of a pure wheat strain in five years with standard care. A Zeppelin airship of the larger size costs between 400 000 and 500 000 dollars ready for work.
A New York Press item mocks stage money scams used to tempt finders with fake cash and notes a counterfeit treasury near the Metropolitan Opera. It also recalls Rosemary learning slang from neighborhood boys and mispronouncing good night as dood night danpa old kid.
A collection of aphorisms and wry observations on war, peace, manners, and human folly. It notes the persistence of battles abroad, the paradoxes of honesty and judgment, and a New York dealer caught with 9000 bad eggs as a cautionary tale.
A collage of cheeky quotes from editors and papers. Edison jokes about wealth while Shaw, the thane of Skibo, and the Prince of Wales appear in wry headlines from the Washington Post Philadelphia Press New York Sun and London Globe.
Quotes from Chicago News Buffalo Commercial Chicago Herald and Baltimore American advocate aiding widows and orphans abroad and at home. They frame the United States as a generous nation and urge self sacrifice in humanitarian causes.
A compilation notes mixed wartime outlooks from Chicago Herald Chicago News Philadelphia Press and St Louis Globe-Democrat. It cites calls for long peace a cautious view toward end timing and questions about averting conflict.
The article notes no British sovereign has fought since George II at Dettingen in 1743 and records a 1244 percent drop in London money value since 1900 while wages rose modestly. It mentions two British girls seeking Red Cross nurse positions despite their mother preferring officers to be nursed. The Alhambra theater in London offers two private boxes nightly for convalescent wounded soldiers returning from the front.
Washington Herald notes fear of hoopskirts returning as critics argue for home made fashions by American women. The Heston Herald says war justifies domestic production. Philadelphia Press predicts Paris styles will return for approval. Dallas News quotes a flirtatious line about Reggie losing out due to nagging requests to kiss.
John W Johnston and Joseph Finn as administrators of Fred E Johnston deceased issue notice to creditors to file debts and claims within nine months from September 28 1914 or be barred from action. William C Robbins administrator of George Robbing deceased also calls creditors to file claims within nine months from October 7 1914 or be barred from action.
John McWood Jr collector of Monmouth Beach will sell at public sale on December 7 1914 in Borough Council Chambers the lands taxed for 1912 and 1913 with descriptions and amounts listed for each parcel. Sale is for shortest term offered to satisfy taxes with interest and costs.
The Surrogate of Monmouth County orders Sadie Preston Houghton and Augustus 8 Houghton executors of H Seymour Houghton deceased to gather debts and claims within nine months from October 2 1914 or be forever barred from action.
Notice that the administrator's accounts for the estate of Fred Riechers, deceased, will be audited and reported for settlement to the Orphans Court of Monmouth County on December seventeenth. Dated November 9, 1914. The notice lists rail schedules from New York to Long Branch and other connections, including various lines and times.
Letters of Administration on the estate of William E Dobbins were granted by the Register of Wills at Norristown Montgomery County PA. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment and those having claims present them to Joseph R Dobbins Marie H Dobbins or to Heir Attorney W W Smithers 1100 Land Title Building Philadelphia PA for settlement.
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