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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
6
In a discussion of gender roles, the text credits women with origin of shelter building and household evolution. It highlights how female authorship of home shaped nests, burrows, honeycombs and early dwellings. It notes women advanced ovens chimneys kitchens dining rooms and bedchambers, framing this as progress in comfort, taste and morality.
A Kansas City Star fragment shows a junior partner demanding the junior errand boy be fired over a failed night decoration. The senior counsels restraint, praising the boy for keeping public attention on the firm as an exasperated exchange unfolds amid shop chatter and names like Bill and Liank appear.
In Alta California a seven year old girl Eileen Martin and her fourteen year old sister halted a rushing train after a broken rail threatened a wreck. Their actions stopped the Overland Limited, saving lives and proving child initiative and self help lead to success. The piece contrasts such courage with views on marriage and women's roles, noting the drive of men and the societal rewards tied to domestic life. The Philadelphia Press remarks on these qualities as essential demonstrations of character.
The passage argues the first trait of right childhood is modesty and inquiry, acknowledging limits and learning from elders. It adds the second trait, fidelity, where a child trusts parental guidance, supports parents, and walks with them. It closes with a quotation about a noble, dutiful person and a brief social aside about Nora’s limited hours.
Dan Lane, stock broker and Armory club director, comments on a local fighter who appeared finished in the last round but surged back. Dialogue shows Lane debating the fighter’s odds and plans amid domestic interruptions in a New England town.
An article notes rooms can gain fresh appeal by changing pictures and curtains or using inexpensive cushions and coverings. Bouquets and plants in season further transform a space, offering a simple, economical way to alter a room’s appearance.
Democratic pushes in Congress seek to expand civil service exemptions and favor appointments. Officials note cabinet demands exceed previous administrations as districts seek regional banks and larger expenditures. Senate figures praise Western legal minds amid DC funding debates with party conference tensions.
Juarez Mexico December 26 Torreon a key northern city is back in rebel hands after heavy losses on both sides. The capture undermines the federal plan to block Villa toward Mexico City and prompts rebels to converge on Zicatecas and Aguas Calientes as federals withdraw from Guaymas and outposts. Local reports claim 15,000 engaged with land combat replacing long range action.
Vincenzo Lauro aged thirty five of 340 Degraw Street Brooklyn was rushed to Holy Family hospital semiconscious from a stab wound near the heart. Surgeons led by Dr Raymond Sullivan cut a rib and sewed the left ventricle and punctured lung without general anaesthetic using cocaine injections. Six stitches were placed in the heart wall and his condition was reported favorable.
Des Moines, December 26. A dynamiter entered the home of Mrs Sophie Johnson and placed a bomb under her bed. The blast severed the legs of Mrs Johnson and her eleven year old daughter Ophelia, as the house was wrecked. Police suspect revengeful soldier involvement. The article adds a curious note on moon phases and Latin explanation.
A persistent young man, having proposed to a beautiful woman about a dozen times with continual rejections, finally speaks on a moonlit walk. He admits he still plans to propose, but reveals another of Tam’s three sisters is weakening in resolve, prompting playful exchange with Della.
Charles A L Moyer appeals to President Wilson and Labor Secretary Wilson for an investigation into a Calumet Christmas Eve fire panic that killed seventy seven, mostly children, as authorities seek the man who cried Fire. Bodies identified. many victims are young. Fund drives and funeral plans underway.
The piece notes Dickens avoided external influence on characters but counters a claim about DeQuincey’s Our Lady of Tears inspiring Little Nell. It cites an 1845 essay and The Old Curiosity Shop published five years earlier, sharing an excerpt describing Mater Lachrymarum and the sorrow of a beggar’s daughter.
London 26 Dee Mrs Roberta Chirke presided at the wedding breakfast of her son Harry aged sixty seven. This is Mr Clarke's second venture on the matrimonial sea as two others are also aged seventy three and eighty. Mrs Chirke toasted the newly married couple and took the first slice at the wedding.
Brief forecast notes rain or snow and a turn colder tonight. Tomorrow is expected to be fair and colder with wind shifts and cooling temperatures.
An oat plant with 210 strong stems was shown at a farmers' union meeting in New Zealand. The owner aims to develop a new very prolific variety from this plant.
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