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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
4
Long Branch dispatch notes that leading New York merchants report robust holiday sales despite poor weather. Financiers anticipate a strong spring, with tariff and currency policies boosting confidence. Immigrant remittances to Europe rise over 15 percent, car sales hit records, and Western factories run at capacity.
The New York World argues against government ownership of telegraphs and telephones, warning such a system would create a government monopoly and empower politicians. It cites Roosevelt’s alleged overreach and Congress’s push for fiscal oversight as examples of risky state control and temptations toward abuse.
The passage debates whether government running telegraph and telephone services would serve the people or become oppression. It weighs fears of spies and political manipulation against potential savings, asking if a free society could tolerate such a power.
Despite Mann and alarmist chatter about a collapsing economy, American industry continues vigorous activity. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter notes Rhode Island mills show 94 total with only three idle and 21 running overtime, while one idle mill undergoes remodeling. The New York Evening Mail asserts America remains a going concern amid partisan gloom.
The Hudson County grand jury urged against enforcing Sunday liquor laws, while supporters and opponents debate a real test via Jersey City ordinances. A referendum could settle the issue though the plan faces legal limits and fiscal concerns. The item also notes deer hunting deaths in Wisconsin blamed on whiskey and mentions the sixth 1913 comet and suffragette arson losses.
Editorials mix social vanity and political critique from several papers. Coverage highlights fashion shifts toward a pear shaped woman, economic counts in the United States, winter storms harming New Jersey shores, and unions funding strains. It notes Bryan's public service, diplomatic appointments, and a colorful poem on eyes.
The Chinese government led by Yuan Shih-Kai asks powers to pull troops from Peking and Tientsin to safeguard missionaries and maintain sea access. Yuan, who sparked a mutiny to avoid a southern oath, faces lootings as Peking endures unrest and hundreds suffer innocently.
The piece urges dealers to watch newspapers for national product ads and to use timely coverage to spark demand. It recommends crafting persuasive counter messages, making store windows speak, and cooperating with manufacturers to attract customers. It promises increased sales and stronger reputation as a trusted store.
Mayor Kline, who followed Mayor Gaynor as New York City leader, appears virtually certain to win a top municipal post. He will hand the city to Mayor Elect Mitchel on New Year’s Day.
A Kansas City Star fragment recalls three summers ago when Bill Shiftless borrowed a scythe to cut weeds and, after a brief effort, hung it on a peach tree limb. A day’s walk past reveals the tool still there, unused and forgotten.
A dialogue unfolds over breach of promise where one party questions the legality of suing. The other retorts that no proposal was ever made, yet notes his upcoming stage career requires preparation, prompting a conciliatory yet evasive reply from the Judge.
The exchange features Mr Robbetts declaring that the automobile erodes humility and a rural sage replying that humility is scarce anyway, so the loss may not matter. The Judge remarks on the era’s attitude toward humility.
The line defines a wise man as one who understands himself and allows for volatile moods, refusing to conclude that things are fixed based on a brief appearance. It attributes this insight to Horace Bushnell.
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