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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
6
The season brings a variety of overcoats with rough faced fabrics and country wear appeal. They are serviceable warm and light, including double breasted and belted styles with raglan shoulders. Prices span eighteen to eighty dollars.
A report outlines proposed changes to property taxation including errors in current methods and the need for uniform value assessments. It discusses electors and bias risks in local assessors and notes the theory’s practical faults while citing Ignis Fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp explanations as a debated phenomenon with radical theories and a radioactivity-based hypothesis.
Read Oett a Words on Fifth Page highlights bargains in the listings. The readable section notes discounted goods and special offers, with merchants promoting values and limited-time prices. Local readers are urged to visit shops and compare deals across the page.
In a combative rural spoof the Kicker lampoons local figures and an eastern subscriber, recounting a chaotic town marshal clash with Lung Sing, mock Shakespeare, and a staged drama of politics and liquor. The column ribaldly praises Verdant Gulch chaos, jokes about a calf of a town, and cites unnamed readers and editors.
A witty remark from the Spokane Spokesman Review contrasts a husband's supposed strong will with stubbornness, depicting a spouse as obstinate yet masculine. The exchange humorously frames gendered notions of resolve and invective in a brief quotation.
A Boston gentleman shows a West African visitor photographs from a stadium football scrimmage. The visitor asks about missionary work and is met with a quick reply about the church’s lack of missionaries, highlighting tensions between sport and mission work in the community.
In a classroom dialogue, a teacher explains that cork sinks 200 deep in the ocean due to water pressure. Tommy asks about his mamma who traveled to Europe last summer and wonders if anything can stay down, reflecting a muddled cross between sea science and family memory from a St. Louis Post Dispatch snippet.
The editor criticizes verbose writing and urges concise description. The quote argues that stating someone is honest suffices, avoiding repeated negatives and lengthy phrasing. The reminder underscores clarity over embellishment in plain language.
Distracted reindeer and sleigh bustle slow traffic on Washington Streets as Santa Clara delivers gifts. Citizens report a midwinter jam. authorities urge patience while Rudolph leads the team past stalled vehicles.
Red Bank fire department fought a blaze at Demarco Son's clothing factory on Bridge Avenue near Beach Street yesterday. The fire started under the floor center and burned a hole in the floor. interior damage was extensive. A large oil car was removed from the building by Louis J. Telley before flames reached it. Two boys who reported the alarm initially triggered a delayed response as others misinterpreted the signal. A second alarm summoned additional companies as crews worked to contain the fire. The origin remains undetermined. the factory had been closed for weeks and had gas stove heat. In a separate note, John Finnegan was committed to county jail after years of vagrancy tied to infirmities, with officials promising care or institutional housing to prevent harm.
New York report notes the first time since the sixty bicycle races began that teams fell below the former mark at noon. Fourteen teams had covered 738 miles and 4 laps, short of the 739 miles and 2 laps old record.
Mr and Mrs Alfred G Blair and daughter Naomi spend the winter in Pasadena California for Mrs Blair health Asthma. They left Long Branch October 25 arriving Pasadena October 30 Blair took a position in Pasadena planning to stay several years. Farmers haul manure Port Monmouth area report over 5000 tons shipped to farms. Collins Brothers dominate sale price 1.45 per ton at steamboat dock and 6.90 per ton at railroad station. higher freight drives rail price.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a creditor quoting evasive talk about debt and due value. The garbled lines mention a subject and an unfeeling stance, hinting at financial pressure in urban settings, with notes on directions and timing but no clear event or names.
Mr and Mrs August Sweezy and Clinton Willett went overboard into the Belford creek while returning from Red Bank in a surrey drawn by a spirited horse. A drifting lantern went out and the horse shied into the creek. All escaped with a drenching and reached dry land. they continued to their workplace where Sweezy is office manager and Willett chief engineer.
Henry Joline resigns from the Beach and Park Commission as he leaves the City Council. Mayor MacFaddin accepts the resignation to take effect by December 31. Joline cites the May 1907 ordinance and the need to serve as Councilman at Large.
Former Councilman BD H Emmons, hotel proprietor, wins the first sleigh ride on Broadway after a fresh snowfall. He starts with his horse and sleigh as bells ring, aims to attract business men, then returns home with his sleigh full of children to share winter joy.
Greyhead scientists suggest the Earth formed from volcanic activity and ponder if the city once faced earthquakes. The text hints that quakes may have shaped the landscape and even caused rents or crevices in the terrain.
Rev. Arthur A. McKay, former pastor of Westminster Auburn, has accepted the call to Oceanic Presbyterian Church. He preached his first sermon there on December 1 and will focus on youth work. His Auburn tenure rebuilt Westminster into an active church with growing membership and a noted Boys' Club.
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