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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
4
The Federation of Women's Clubs expands its push for a sane Christmas celebration, arguing extravagant observances strain salaries and shift focus from simple gifts. The editorial notes the looming Supreme Court case on initiative and referendum, debating republican versus democratic government and Oregon's use of direct democracy tools.
A Newark Star editorial headline contends that murder is a safe occupation, arguing that appeals and legal delays shield killers. The piece defends measured justice, noting far more inmates receive life sentences than execution and urges sticking to facts over hysteria in discussing crime and punishment.
The Lancet calls stamp licking a sanitary blunder and urges alternatives to avoid saliva. It notes the habit is widespread, harmful to hygiene, and Laments that envelope licking and stamp attachment still rely on saliva, urging medical solutions.
The piece notes health minded actions reduce disease and lists seasonal activities with evolving injury risk. It contrasts illness from habits with dangers of year round behavior and comments on political rhetoric about punishing McNamaras and Governor Foss challenging Sherman Law amid broader public debate.
Editorials from multiple papers mock Taft for dodging tariffs while praising his tariff board. The comment notes public debate over tariff policy and jokes about policies that affect industry and infrastructure.
Detroit News notes philanthropic influence as the oil magnate’s almoner tells Merritt to walk the ties home to Duluth after a $6,000,000 hold up. The piece contrasts charitable acts with harsher outcomes.
The Philadelphia Record notes that the state prison population is dominated by African Americans, with Italians now the second-largest group. On November 1, 1,420 inmates included 229 Italians, 314 from other foreign countries, and 355 born in New Jersey. Austro Hungarians had 93 inmates, Germans 64. Italian inmates rose from 52 in ten years, while Jersey-born inmates fell by 22. Irish-born inmates numbered 23.
A reflective aphorism notes that internal honesty drives external conduct, and that lacking true inward virtue casts doubt on outward behavior. The statement emphasizes consistency between inner character and visible actions as essential for trust.
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