Need of factories here in Long Branch
The Long Branch newspaper urges local action to attract factories, noting Asbury Park's new moving picture plant and a potential button factory that could employ about 250 workers and inject over $100,000 yearly in wages. It proposes offering aid or subsidies, including a $35,000 building and a ten-year repayment bond, to secure manufacturing investment. It asks whether Long Branch will seize the opportunity or risk losing it to competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Purifying the Stage and Elsewhere Debate on Indecency
The piece argues indecency on stage is subjective and traces changing norms from nudity to frank treatments like Damaged Goods. It questions where to draw the line as society battles sexual morals, education, and protection of youth amid sensational productions and subtle ethical shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Allen
Teodora Duncan
Constance Richardson
Countess Swirsky
Laudery
Gon
Ion Wut
Poisoned candy danger prompts guard for holiday treats
A seven member Ocean Grove family fell ill from artificially colored candy, prompting warnings from the Asbury Park Press. The piece urges candy makers to inspect stock and advertise safety, while urging consumers to be cautious during Christmas and question candy safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Grove
Asbury Park
Carnegie Peace Centennial Protests and Editorial Snips
A lengthy editorial excerpt critiques Carnegie Peace Centennial fundraising and advertising costs in Britain. It argues against a revised history emphasizing British benefits and questions American patriotism, temperance rhetoric, and political figures like Hobson Underwood Tierney and Cannon in a broad critique of public figures and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Scott Troy
England
Inoffensive insult follows politician’s ouster
A casual remark targets a politician’s exit from office, noting the behavior reflects poor taste but is unsurprising given the circumstances of voluntary departure and political rancor.
Editorial Comment Husbands and Hats
A collection of editorial notes and excerpts from newspapers on topics from marriage norms to hats, taxicab biases, a canal proposal, and a critique of legal views on voting and military service. The items illustrate public attitudes and debates in 19th or early 20th century press.
Advertising as modern ambassadors of commerce in THE RECORD
The piece highlights the role of advertising columns as news factors showing progress and achievement. It notes global goods from Orient rugs to Paris gowns and Alaska fare, urging readers to notice Christmas ads and rush holiday shopping.
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Orient
Paris
Alaska
Subduing Disease by Army Medical Corps Praised
The Newark Star remarks that Americans who criticize the army should be ashamed, praising the work of the Army Medical Corps in subduing disease and supporting the nation’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Army Medical Corps
Newark Star
Public debate on sensationalism and decency sparks controversy
A Newark Star excerpt questions a Medici Review of Reviews propaganda stunt as indecent sensationalism and a public hearing offer. It argues freedom of speech must be tempered by veracity and decency, warning against zealotry and inflated claims while urging patient reform.
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Medici Review
New York
World
Thoughts Worth Reading in Politics and Laziness
In politics and religion the article argues for less charity toward half belief and for recognizing laziness as a root cause of mental and moral disintegration. It links laziness to schooling failures and drifting behavior, urging emphasis on neglected work and personal responsibility amid warnings of modern apathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate’ Teostona
Elijah
Free Market Site Offered by Long Branch Hotelier
Isaac Sth in of Long Branch submits a proposal to host a city market for one year free of charge on his hotel land behind the property. He cites convenient entrances and 32 stalls as suitable for farmers with Broadway main entrance opposite Rockwell avenue, noting opposition to Ocean avenue as the market location.
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Long Branch
N. J
Ocean Avenue
City of
Rockwell Avenue
Isaac Sthin
Fifty Years Ago Today December 16 Revolving Grant Rank Bid
A historical note recalls Congress debating reviving lieutenant general to promote Major General A. G. Grant while George Washington held the rank. It mentions General John Buford’s death in Washington and Lincoln's commission to the dying cavalry leader. Twenty-five Years Ago Today dispatches from Africa reach London about Stanley fate, with a \"white traveler in chains\" guarded by troops interpreted as referencing the explorer.
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Congress
Grant
George Washington
John Buford
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Lincoln
Stanley
London
Afric
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Ian
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Jefferson
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Carnegie ‘Peace’ Fund
Hobson
Underwood
Alabama
Tierney
Brooklyn
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Bank of Personal Service
Citizens National Bank
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Pittsburg Dispatch
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Des Moines Register
Cincinnati
Newark
Elizabethtown
Jersey Journal
Berton Braley
Horlick
H. Werner
J. C. Disbrow
Grossett & Dunlap
Boy Scout
Britton
Norwood & Gath
Mrs. Britton
First National Bank of Long Branch
Tomers
NEW Jersey Mortgage & Trust CO
Long Branch, N. J
ONG Branch Banking Company
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Brunkhorst Bros
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A. ML. Townley & Co
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