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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
4
The message urges contributions to Lou Tetley’s Mechanic street store in Red Bank to aid poor families in Red Bank and nearby areas. A large Xman tree will be set up in the firehouse on Christmas morning for the children.
Cherokee, a prospector, strikes it rich and robs Yellowhammer of its normal Christmas. He plans a grand tree and gifts for the town and returns after seven months to stage a festive show with a red sleigh. Local figures react with skepticism as preparations begin for a town wide Christmas spectacle and a symbolic Santa Claus arrival.
In Yellowhammer, Trinidad and the Judge plan a Christmas kidnap for a Santa Claus charity but fail to recruit any children. Cherokee surprises Bobby Lumsden at Granite Junction, learns his mother’s kiss, and promises a rifle and a return home with his sleigh ride Santa Claus.
A sensational duel ended when a doctor seconds apart arranged four identical pills, one laced with prussic acid. After a coin toss failed to decide, the remaining two pills were swallowed simultaneously, and one man died within seconds on the grass.
A New Orleans States account notes canaries are highly nervous and may die from fright. An old bird healer recounts two canaries that drooped and died until mice, gnawing seeds at night, caused terror. Moving the cage away from mice led to rapid recovery.
The piece contrasts a tidy sitting room desk with a chaotic return, noting how neatness returns to reveal misfiled items and relocated papers. It quotes Toledo Brande and Pliny the Jewel Stories, recounting myths about diamonds and emerald-eyed lions and the effects on fish.
A quotation from Fliegende Blatter shows a speaker detailing a monthly income of 250 marks. He lists 110 marks salary, 40 for rent, 30 to the milkman, 40 to the butcher, totaling 220, plus 80 from friends to reach 250 marks. The dialogue critiques perceived earnings and financial juggling.
A witty dialogue captures a cat leaping into a reader's lap as one character jokes about buying a remedy at a drug store for the tired feline. The anecdote sits beside an artist sketch, framed by editor comments on preservation and inspiration.
The Chicago News presents a short gag on marriage and family asking if a man knows his wife from before marriage and noting the father’s retort that he does not yet know her, framed as a playful riddle questioning in laws and belated introductions.
The article notes light green jade is favored in China and hard to obtain uncut. It mentions jade appearing in wealthy Chinese estates and in small weights, with Hong Kong jewelers typically supplying it cut rather than uncut.
Two men joke about wives with opposite senses of humor as one says his wife has no sense of humor and won t laugh at anything he says while another notes his wife laughs at everything he says reflecting a lighthearted exchange from the Washington Star
A fragmentary item describes a visitor arriving and a wife asked to answer the bell. The dialogue references a worried husband and a claim about fortune telling with cards. The text is garbled and unfinished, with stray phrases about fortunes and a New York Times attribution.
Baltsman and Co showcases a grand Christmas display with bric-a-brac rugs lamps and furniture. Haviland James McCreery and Co and J. Wanamaker offer toys dolls china glass and gifts for children and adults amid a seasonal spread.
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