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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
7
In Trenton a new ordinance fines anyone distributing circulars. A cited offender claimed he left papers under doors, but officers note residents throw them in streets. The editorial argues such distribution should be suppressed in Long Branch to keep streets and lots clean and improve appearance.
Official figures released today reveal a $1 062 000 rise in tenement house construction beyond the 1912 record. Capital invested in New Jersey manufacturing climbs by $70 536 667, product output up $110 642 108, and employment grows by 18 095. The data counter cries of hard times and forecast further improvement.
The article argues Senator Root’s harsh critique of a flexible currency plan is dismissed by the press and market players. It notes the Federal Reserve and treasury powers to control inflation, and questions leadership motives while contrasting Mexican constitutional chaos with American policy. It cites editorial opinions from New York papers and Newark Star on civil service and diplomatic appointments.
The article notes a $34,700 appropriation to cover debts incurred by the deposed Governor Sulzer in the name of the State, alongside mentions of large sums to aid dependents and concerns about an era of public mistrust and perilous health rumors.
Editorial clippings discuss wage and habit trends in the United States with criticism of youth indiscipline and excess leisure. It cites Adjutant General Andrews on enlistment rejects and argues too much civilization harms young men. A note on an immigration literacy bill surfaces as a House report expected today.
The note urges making an advance list of desired items and tailoring ads to maximize savings. Daily advertising educates shoppers and saves money, guiding purchases during the busy pre Christmas season. It promises tips on reading ads to learn where deals appear and how to plan purchases efficiently.
A collection of opinions condemns literacy tests for immigrants as unjust and impractical. It cites Abraham Lincoln’s father as evidence against such restrictions, argues that work ethic matters more than spelling, and critiques rising school costs driven by lecturing and fringe subjects. The piece also includes a poem about newcomers and home, reflecting concern over changing communities.
The excerpt recalls Buffon’s wealth and a life of labor, noting a servant waking him daily for long hours. Arthur Brisbane reflects in the New York Journal on temptation to ease and the value of sustained effort over six decades of constant toil.
Glendola notes progress with the Marconi wireless station set to operate by January 1. The adjacent hotel and two new houses are nearly finished, with completion of the hotel and houses in sight this week. Additionally, three daughters of Mr and Mrs Frank Hower of Navesink maintain a long record of perfect Sunday school attendance at All Saints Church.
Fifty years ago today December 18 Gounod's new opera Faust debuted in New York with Clara Louise Kellogg attaining notable success as Marguerite. The New York Herald circulated signatures for a meeting to nominate General U S Grant for president to succeed Lincoln. Twenty five years ago today the Towerable Articlers company, claimed as the oldest military body, was disbanded by Queen Victoria at the urging of the Prince of Wales. The prince Edward VII, an officer, resigned.
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