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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
8
Mrs Bowser babysat a neighbor's year old infant while the mother was away. Mr Bowser mocked the child then relented, later warming to the baby as he played and even offered to keep the child overnight. The scene shifts through humor and tension as neighbors react.
In a tense scene at a household in the basement dining room Mr Bowser and Mrs Bowser argue over a baby and how to handle its care. Mrs Thompson’s guest child stirs friction as warnings to keep quiet echo through the room. The family debates duties, clubs, and the risk of the baby’s safety.
A local agriculture note singles out Knicker Jones as a book farmer nicknamed Bocker Yes, mentioning he has used up two check books already.
A humorous exchange shows a musical doctor with worn coat and undone buttons demanding instrument strings while the shopkeeper struggles on his first day. A separate quip contrasts a noisy dinner with a quiet tea time, prompting a gentler etiquette reminder about proper saucer use.
A Boston header notes a child’s silent resistance to bearded faces during Christmas. The brief hints at repeated encounters with Santa and the party line of a quiet holiday moment. The tone suggests a reflective piece on festive ritual.
The Union of South Africa adopts a flag featuring a blue field with an English ensign corner and a comet emblem representing four colonies. The designer dies the day his winning entry is selected. Postal mixups occur as U S A initials cause confusion between American and South African mail.
Reservation agent Maror A Allen reports 65 percent of the 2,000 Sisseton Indians are farmers and thrifty settlers. About 400,000 acres are allotted to natives, with 100,000 bushels of wheat, 78,000 oats, 40,000 corn, and 4,000 flax produced this year. The three day fair showcased grain, vegetables, and livestock, while liquor remains a drawback despite government efforts.
Pacific Ocean would fill a tank one mile by one mile by one mile every day for 440 years to contain its contents. The Pacific holds about 948 quintillion tons of water. the Atlantic about 420 miles per side would hold a similar tank. Also notes a French invention: a submarine lawn mower for underwater weeds.
A garbled 1909 piece blends a satirical Christmas tale about wealth and changing manners with extracts on Indian rulers the Rajahs of Bastar and a biblical Noah fable. It mixes humor and colonial-era commentary with references to English moralizing and religious imagery.
A large bowlder near Foremark Derbyshire is known as the hangman's stone. Tradition says a sheep thief resting against the rock tied his stolen goods above, slipped, and rope choked him, leaving a narrow top indentation from the struggling.
The article explains coal formation as vegetable matter decaying under water and releasing elements. Peat is the first stage, followed by burial under sediment, pressure, and heat creating lignite, bituminous coal, and anthracite.
A tale recalls a man so thrilled at the altar that his mind flashes to a prison bar trial where he once pleaded guilty or not guilty. In a dramatic moment the clergyman asks for the marriage vow and the bridegroom blurts Not guilty, 80 me, in a humorous recollection from Tacklerman.
Vera Collum notes in Wide World Magazine that European travelers who do not speak Japanese face higher charges from nuns and host households. Guests struggle with local customs, from sleeping arrangements to eating with chopsticks, baths, and timing, often leading to inflated bills.
Wide World Magazine reports on the Manyuema cannibals of Tanganyika, describing their attire, ferocious hunting tactics, preference for ambushing at dusk, and methods of drying human flesh for future use. It notes aggressive tooth modification and mentions Wafipa hosts in east Tanganyika. Also includes a Philadelphia artists anecdote about a painter wary of selling out.
A fragment links Rome’s belief in procuring victims for the Tiber to a public bridge and its ritual drownings. The piece shifts to a joke about a wife and husband over railway fare, ending with a quip about insufficient funds for a return ticket.
A bystander notes a child Horace crying for the moon, with a fond mother hoping he becomes a great astronomer. The scene reflects a dimly comic moment about childish ambition and parental encouragement.
The council met informally to discuss a new telephone ordinance covering every street and highway not in existing grants to New York Telephone Company. No city reimbursement is stated. amendments are expected on second reading as sections are reviewed for approval and changes. The city may seek clearer terms and possible increases in franchise concessions.
The regular weekly gathering of the Chattle High School Academic Society occurred Monday. The program featured readings and performances including Heil Katherine Sweeney Christmas in Germany and German Song Stilje Nacht. Participants included Helen Green Ruth Elias Margaret Rowland Bertha Van Dyke Vera Edwards Orthrude Crum Agnes Widemer.
The Long Branch Firemen's Relief Association schedules its annual meeting at City Hall on Monday evening December 1st at 8 o'clock.
Lester Maps of the class of 12 was elected captain after photos of the Chattle team were taken. Mr. Clark claimed the team were league champions, having beaten every rival, two of three times, as Mazza praised the selection and thanked the players for their support this season.
Mrs Anna A Strula known as the banana peel artist was found guilty of grand larceny in the second degree after a three day hearing. Judge Rosalsky sentenced her in General Siesetons Court to six months in the penitentiary for costing public service corporations in and around New York about $6000 over the last four years by fake falls and a banana skin prop carried in her handbag.
National Fireproof Company suspends operations at its Lorillard plant near Keansburg, affecting 160 workers. Brick stock remains to fulfill some orders. Separate note: W M Del Walbridge of New York, summer resident of Monmouth Beach, buys Lafetta farm at Shrewsbury, part of late Col T J O Donohue estate, eight six acres with 2000 frontage on Eatontown road. Walbridge is president of the American Coal Company.
The Home For the Aged and Orphans on Belmont Avenue reports prosperity under manager Mrs. Rallis. Eighteen inmates current with more applications under review. Daily spiritual services held each morning and evening. three services on Sundays. Mrs. Ralls has returned from a short business trip.
Detailed schedules for the New York and Long Branch Railroad list multiple departure times from New York City stations to Long Branch Red Bank Matawan Asbury Park Point Pleasant Freehold and Trenton plus return trips. The broadsheet lists numerous weekday weekend and holiday trains with varying stops and via Sea Girt Sea Side Park and Elizabeth and Perth Amboy connections.
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