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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
6
A Royal anecdote from a colonial collection recalls the Duke offering guests a choice of black or green tea at breakfast with a timid guest, the future Lord Denman, who finally asks for mixed tea. The duke then orders two pots for Denman, illustrating courtly dining quirks.
A London Tit-Bits item details a calm English host wife fending off a cobra with milk on a deer skin in Trincomalee and other vignettes. It recounts Lincoln’s chin fly tale and notes ancient Britons wearing trousers, citing Roman and Greek references to breeches and Serius.
A hostile account describes theft of rice by Chinese workers. The method involves piercing a grain pile with a tin tube to siphon dry rice into clothing and loot water to stain the thief, with punishment noted as pouring water into the garments.
A fragmented dialogue shows a mother denouncing a cook for altering a cake recipe and a father and daughter sparring over coffee as a nightly habit. The note references Cleveland as a main dealer and hints at domestic tension.
A playful line from Detroit Pree lresau about coaxing music, pondering whether she sings with or without urging. The exchange hints at performance spontaneity and audience expectation in a light, observational tone.
A Farms and Fireside reflection notes how horses react to painful collars and cruel treatment. It cites a horse that balks and bolts after ill fitting shoes or chained beating, illustrating enduring fear when hearing a chain. The piece argues such men incur bad luck through lasting horse-driven vengeance.
The passage explains how Tsarist leaders named new Russian capitals Blagoveshchensk Primorskaya Vladivostok and Dalny reflecting their aims. It also credits a Sudian clan for founding the Mariettu dynasty in China and explains the origin of Manchuria from Manchu meaning clear.
A southern courtroom scene shows lawyers pressing an elderly witness named Mose for details of a fight. Mose insists he remembers nothing about any fight and jokes he slept since the prior day, leaving the court with no clear testimony.
The New York Press notes that blind dogs and rats adapt to their environments, finding routes and stashing places easily. Sight may be limited, but other senses and learned tricks allow them to survive, avoid starvation, and navigate beds and spaces.
A London Tatler anecdote recalls a little girl crying after losing a penny. An old man, sympathetic, gives her a penny, only to be called out as sly when she reveals he had it all along. The quip delivers a light moral about generosity and deceit.
An elderly Detroit observer voices a blunt view on war calling it a bad investment. He notes that the poor go to fight and, if they survive, return to work to help pay the debts.
A Cassier's Magazine note exalts Texas size, claiming the state’s expanse would wrap around the nation touching the Great Lakes to the north, the Atlantic to the east, the Pacific to the west, and the Caribbean to the south.
A playful Victorian style exchange shows two Scots discussing a recreation trip with comic mispronunciations and light banter about directions and a club activity. Sandy replies with a quip about going to contradict a bit.
Quote contrasts executive ability with the idea of earning others’ labor. The father defines executive skill as the faculty of earning one’s bread by others’ sweat. The comparison notes philosophy as a useful horse, but a misguided guide in practice.
In a Superior Civil Court session a novice attorney questioned a witness about a supposed oral contract. The judge and audience laughed as the young lawyer asked for time to produce the contract, revealing the rookie’s misstep and leaving the court amused.
A satirical look at piano history and use from the spinet to the grand. The piece mocks noble origins, the upright’s surface for trinkets, and social scenes from tin pan alley to self playing attachments and youthful display.
The text notes four renowned French sauces Spanish Veloute Bechamel and German as celebrated culinary arts. It traces origins to the seventeenth century with Careme’s influence and explains each sauce composition while including a humorous aside about an accident.
The Times of India notes East Indian theaters keep performances running until 4 or 5 am, unlike Chinese venues, as tramcars do not begin running until morning. Spectators travel from distant villages and resist paying extra high fares to be entertained until trams start.
A brief dialogue fragment features a pastor and Hobenbauer discussing a lightning strike as punishment for wickedness. The exchange includes a wry remark about receiving 4,000 marks in insurance as a consequence.
A fragmented quotation contrasts old chivalry with modern life, noting that "upholding" a rival resembled a holiday amid a busy life. It includes a dialogue about taking a knight off and references Marcus Aurelius in a garbled Baltimore American context.
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