The Dawning of a New Day and 1913 Issues
Long Branch Record notes new government moves and trusts obeying law including telegraph company and jewelry trusts. It adds reflection on a tumultuous year with political events, tariff reform, the Panama Canal, Mexican upheaval, and notable deaths, plus debates on income tax constitutionality.
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Telegraph and Teléphone Aponopoly
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jewelers Trust
Telegraph and Telephone Company
Jewelry Trust
Sugar Trust
Washington
Posters Promote Public Uplift In Arts Education
The Hillposters' Association of America funds an educational poster series highlighting news events from the Roosevelt trip to the Beths trial and floods. The Christmas Nativity scene and Grant pictured as plowboy inspire public spirit and civic responsibility beyond mere profit.
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Hillposters’ Association of America
General Grant
Army and Navy Officers Face Public Reprimand Over Theater Closure
The New York Herald notes that officers are not to be scolded and faced injustice under President Wilson. It argues City Commissioners must close Broadway theatre on Sunday to uphold law and authority, warning that ignoring the order would undermine respect for law and a safe New Year.
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Army
Navy
Wilson
New York Herald
Broadway
Editorial comment on science, voting, love letters and ship disasters
A compilation of snappy magazine snippets cites a bleak line on science delaying humanity, a Baltimore widow facing marriage, Bryan’s dog, Mrs Pankhurst and a note on love letters fetching prices. It closes noting the Life-Saving Service’s improved resilience after 1748 casualties and two Pacific drownings with no rescue.
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Pacific Coast
Ringing Out The Old Ringing In The New Advertising
Advertising speeds change in The Record as old methods fade and new services and guarantees rise. The piece proclaims modern advertising as life oriented and progressive, urging readers to join the late year shift and not be left behind by rivals.
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Record
Beaming Eyes at Home as a Father’s Reward
A Detroit Free Press poem expresses the simple joy of fatherhood as a child’s steady affection. A devoted dad, though poor, is valued by his baby with constant closeness and pride, affirming that family love outweighs wealth and fame.
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Detroit Free Press
Habit Shapes Mastery, Not Others Will
A brief reflection on self rule and the power of habit to govern both one’s own life and the control one exerts over others, emphasizing self-discipline as true mastery.
Friend of the Young Men
Charles T. Copeland known as Copey at Harvard hosts lively gatherings in Hollis Hall where undergraduates gather around a fire to discuss philosophy sport politics and youth. The assistant professor of English is beloved by students and graduates yet feared and respected by the teaching staff.
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Hollis Hall
Harvard
Charles Townsend Copeland
Charles T. Copeland
Copey
American Magazine
Slang Lessons From Lusitania Conversation
A humorous exchange aboard the Lusitania features Mack the Mick deriding British slang and a courtroom scene about the meaning of a toff. The story shifts to tobacco, with experts suggesting Turkish tobacco could be grown in the southwestern United States and other regions with proper soil and climate.
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America
Opera and theater noted in historic year snapshots
Fifty years ago today on December 31 Northern cities supported Italian German and English opera. New York housed a permanent French theater with Edwin Booth Rowin Forrest and Charlotte Cushman in heavy drama. Meanwhile Carl Russell premier of England urged a conference of powers to settle the Germany Denmark Schleswig-Holstein dispute.
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New York
Edwin Booth
Rowin Forrest
Charlotte Cushman
Carl Russell
England
Germany
Denmark
Schleswig-Holstein
Thoughts Worth Reading on Habits and Focus
The passage argues that intermittent effort fuels progress and urges enjoying work while taking regular breaks. It compares habit to a growing force, warns that initial control becomes loss of control, and stresses daily leisure to sustain high performance. Habits, like lion cubs, can eventually overpower us.
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