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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
3
A hungry stray yellow dog pleads at doors for food and shares a bun with a girl. When a heavy chest falls, the pup shields the child, dying as the man rescues the girl. The scene ends with humane leaflets narrating the event.
Colonial households prized leaf sugar and honey for tea and dessert. Leaf sugar was sold in large cones weighing nine to ten pounds, enough to last thrifty families about a year. The Philadelphia Ledger notes this elegant sweetener was a status symbol among dignified housewives.
A playful tale describes young Willie Bug sneaking into a baseball game, falling asleep atop a big ball, dreaming of space. Ty Cobb hits a shot that crashes and wakes him, sending Bugtown into a whimsical upside down uproar.
A child boasts of a dog named Pete while contrasting peers with flashy toys and gadgets. The narrator notes envy from other children who own cars, guns, and gear, yet the appeal lies in Pete's companionship, drawing friends to join the boy and his dog at play.
A described parlor game Plum Pudding Game keeps a spinning plate in motion as players name foods and continue a growing Christmas tale. The piece also notes a Children’s Bird Party with sepia invitations and paper birds, plus an origin tale for Whole hog or none. A riddle about a ferret and corn ends with twelve nights to empty a basket.
A collage of oddities from the era includes Haley born in Kentucky not Boston. statewide divorced statistics in Connecticut. an Illinois court weighing if poker is work or pleasure. Fremont, Ohio, as sauerkraut hub. Armageddon casualties claimed from a reserve. U S bread basket wheat data. Mrs. Louise Sutton of Brooklyn about in-law tensions. a Roxbury man wed after an election bet. a Georgetown student reciting Hind lines. St Louis surgeons performing heart surgery with fatal outcome. Judge Cox in New York flubbed a word in federal court. costumes policed by ministers union. Mary Garden and a Beotch breakfast menu post a late-night dance. Salome dance among possible options.
Postmaster general in Washington announces Panama-Pacific commemorative stamps. Designs include Balboa portrait on 1 cent green, Gatun Locks on 2 cent red, Golden Gate on 5 cent blue, and Discovery of San Francisco Bay on 10 cent dark yellow. Each features period imagery and labels.
Suffragists from many states plan a large section in the presidential inauguration parade. Woodrow Wilson will be escorted by a bodyguard of suffragists. The District of Columbia Suffrage Association seeks a parade place with assurances of placement. About ten thousand women expect to participate. Emma Gillette says the feature will draw notable interest as a novelty and upholds women voters' point of view. Pennsylvania is expected to contribute a large contingent. The suffrage section aims to be a creditable part of the procession.
Indian heir Cartisse Kawbawgam, full blooded Chippewa and son of a deceased chief, is hailed by Berlin and Vienna critics as the new opera star on the horizon. A Carlisle and Yale medical graduate, he is nicknamed the red Caruso in bold cultural circles.
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