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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
4
The passage links posture to character, noting straight backs and heads held high denote strength and reliability, while bent or rounded backs suggest weakness or deceit. It contrasts criminals, the bookish, and the covetous, warning about excessive self-importance as puffed up posture.
A mother of nine appeals to a young doctor who rode 16 miles at night to treat her clan. She lists chronic tubes, spinal mis, skin and rash issues, fear of appendicitis, and recurring cholera infantum. She asks him to “straighten us out” with home remedies failing.
The late Mrs Stannard known as John Strange Winter valued intellect and organization. After ten years of effort her novel Beetle’s Baby, rejected by six London publishers, found success after her husband sent it to The Graphic and Westminster Gazette. She also advised women to walk daily, increasing to five miles to build habit.
A woman living near a city seeks a husband via a newspaper ad after misplacing a love letter. She exchanges letters with a purported author who is actually Ned Freeman, her would be suitor. Ned later reveals he found her letter, their years of correspondence lead to marriage after his novel contracts.
A light verse from W. B. A. in the New York Tribune mocks Boston Pittsburgh St Louis San Francisco Philadelphia and New York with city jokes. It ends urging unity when disaster comes, noting Americans are a single family despite rivalries.
Nan Sperry assistant labor commissioner of Missouri issues safety rules for country girls seeking work in the city. Advice includes staying home if possible, avoiding strangers, using a police station or YWCA for information, carrying money in a stocking, and returning home soon. Sperry notes many girls lack awareness of city conditions.
The Indianapolis board of health accuses several milk sellers of distributing counterfeit milk made from dried skim milk powder. Powdered milk costing 9 to 11 cents per pound yields 1 1/2 gallons per pound, sold 8 to 10 cents a quart. Cream settles low, and sanitarian Dr H Morgan notes a finger test to distinguish cow’s milk from manufactured milk.
A distressed six year old, David Shapiro, hid in the New York subway for six days and nights after stealing a gold watch. He used subway money to ride trains and bought cheese sandwiches at night, crying when glimpsing his mother’s window before his father found him and the case went to the Children's Society.
Report notes the German navy experimenting with a bomb designed to spread oil over the sea quickly. The method aims to calm rough seas by dispersing oil from ships within a short four ship radius.
Mrs. Floyd Vencourt of Tango West Virginia performed at Parkersburg station to prove origin. Two policemen halted her act with restraint then escorted her to jail.
Readers are urged to monitor the Record’s classifieds for daily deals and potential bargains. The page promises low prices and timely listings, suggesting attentive viewing for readers seeking affordable purchases.
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