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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
34
In the Long Branch Daily Record dated December 1 1998 the Christmas Gift fund for poor children is urged. Readers are asked to contribute to bring cheer and joy to the less fortunate during the holiday season. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility and the satisfaction of giving.
Long Branch wins hosting rights for the exempt firemen's annual state convention next May. The piece argues such visitors bring indirect benefits to the town and notes Long Branch has yet to fully embrace the convention pattern. It discusses New York fire and police friction and civil service merit versus reform, citing Lt. Becker and public safety concerns.
The piece argues that gratitude does not govern conduct and that Col lier's reasoning is weak. It notes J Pierpont Morgan testifying before Senate campaign fund probes and dismisses gratitude as a unreliable motive, suggesting worthy acts need no gratitude to be meritorious. It claims gratitude exists but is rare and often overlooked.
President Brown of the New York Central Rail road argues that higher soil yield through scientific cultivation is the fix for high living costs. He says prices rise from monopoly and stockpiled goods, not mere production shortages, and that people benefit only if they can access stored commodities.
A garbled but clear note shows socialist vote patterns across several states with Milwaukee singled out for decline. Analysts attribute results to past Socialist power and unmet promises, with municipal utility schemes rising as slogans but producing little concrete change.
A reflection on political expectations and party performance, noting socialista hopes fading as power proves insufficiently transformative. Governor Oswald West of Oregon opposes capital punishment and refuses to commute five murderers despite a voter referendum against execution. The piece criticizes sensationalist rhetoric and linguistic pretensions while urging steadier judgments.
A stream of editorials and verse passages lament society’s relentless marriage counseling for women, note a shifting climate from December warmth to an imminent winter, and mock public lecturing, wit, and political chatter. The text weaves literary quotes with snippets on weather, culture, and public concerns.
A fragmentary meditation contrasts majorities with mere majorities and warns against fear of arbitrary power whether in monarchy or mob. It argues greed underpins absolutism and questions how societies permit unchecked majority rule, as attributed to David Dayne El Hil.
A Kansas City Times columnist questions government attention to messages and efficiency, arguing against unnecessary pageantry and urging focus on practical outcomes rather than optics. The piece stresses thrift and clear communication in public affairs.
Fragments recount a violent incident in Fredericksburg involving Federal forces and locals. The text mentions gunfire, street clashes, and a series of disorders as crowds flooded the town. Names and clear details are garbled, but the report hints at a notable arousal of fear and disturbances.
A partial quotation from Chuaks Record and Herald notes confusion over removing names from ships and decks. The fragment suggests authorities consider abolishing names when none remain, reflecting a debate about tradition versus modernity in naval practices.
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