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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
2
A gritty Arizona Kicker editor defies outlaws by arming himself. He builds a private graveyard for 23 killed adversaries, then confronts Pike's Peak Pete, who arrives with two guns drawn. The editor shoots Pete dead and issues a final dare to the crowd.
A young hostess faces a persistent admirer who leaves a written note urging bold moves. The memo reads to mention salary rise loneliness pleasure in her society and Uncle Jim prospects and finally proposal. The object of his devotion recalls finding the note on the floor after his awkward moment.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt quotes an old army sharpshooter saying in his career he never killed a deer by mistake for a man, signaling a boast about hunting prowess and precision. The remark highlights his claimed exclusive target focus and refers to his battlefield reputation.
A boy played a joke on Dr. Wines principal of a boys school just after punishment. He altered Wines on the doorplate to read Wines and other lickers, a gag that made the doctor laugh at the clever revenge.
Readable snippets show playful notes on agriculture study and college life. Quotations from Washington Herald and Boston Transcript comment on misheard speech and changing climate jokes. The Detroit Free Press snippet mocks phrasing about daily routines and vigor.
Three New York boys visiting Aunt Carrie on her Pennsylvania farm fear a ghost in the east room. After late night suspense, a loud noise and red ketchup reveal the culprit, quashing their ghostly expectations and sending them to another room for safety.
In a Boston Herald note a professor traveling on horseback through hills records mountaineers terms and a misused but leading to a comic corn bread exchange. A gate, barking dog, and a plump woman reveal the humorous misunderstanding about food in a hut.
A miscellany of brief clippings on international culture and language names. Topics include Chinese singsong girls likened to geishas, English female student surnames noted for musical sound, Siam’s women police guarding Bangkok’s inner palace, and a juror discussion on capital punishment linked to a defendant’s appearance.
A humorous exchange notes a man stung by an adder in the afternoon and a bank clerk remarking that his account was overdrawn. The scene blends danger with a financial misstep as a witty ledger of everyday mishaps.
ALondon Tit Bits excerpt notes the ease of loving a view with money versus without it, contrasting the mistress and the price of attraction. The fragment highlights social commentary on wealth and affection and hints at transactional perceptions.
An incorrigible heiress, sent to the country for a winter while awaiting marriage, falls for a rugged countryman. After secret meetings and a staged elopement, she discovers his revenge plot exposing her past suitor. She returns to the city and marries the multimillionaire as planned.
The New York Times recounts how Wall Street derived its name from a Dutch earthwork built to defend New Amsterdam. Dutch forces feared Connecticut colonists advancing from Westchester Creek and erected a river to river wall with guards at two gates, marking the town’s northern boundary.
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