Subscription rates listed for tennis paper in 1918 Long Branch
The notice outlines subscription prices for Tennis with postage free outside Long Branch, including one year in advance at 00, three months at 1.25, one month at 0.50, and single copies as published. It lists M. Taylor Publishing Co and Chas L Edwards as secretary and manager at 192 Broadway Long Branch New Jersey with phone 1000, dated Monday January 13, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Hmita
M. Taylor Publishing
Chas. L. Edwards
Sec'y
Broadway
Long Granch
New Jersey
A Striking Lesson on Poverty and Depravity in News
The piece condemns sensational newspaper stories about an arson trust, police graft, white slavery, horse poisoning rings, and other crimes. It argues poverty is not virtue, condemning cruelty and greed across rich and poor, and urges focus on individual character over class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vice Trust
Wimpfheimer Honored for Year of Hospital Progress
A year of progress at Monmouth Memorial Hospital ends with public praise for Charles A. Wimpfheimer. His quiet philanthropy funded heating cooling telephones painting remodeling sidewalks and grounds improvements likely totaling around forty thousand dollars. His generous acts inspire ongoing community support across Long Branch and Monmouth Ocean counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Monmouth and
Ocean
Charles A. Wimpfheimer
Shaewalke
3 Wimpfheimer
Wimpfhelmer
Unnoticed deeds praised by city and coast residents
The note extols a generous figure and welcomes a summer resident, saluting the city and North Jersey coast for recognizing worthy humanity, while praising discreet virtue and communal spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Jersey
Motor Vehicle Reforms Proposed by Lip Pincott
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Lip Pincott outlines reforms to curb fictitious license numbers and extend enforcement. He seeks a $500 fine for fake plates, stronger rear lights, and mandatory garage records for out of state visitors. Additional inspectors would police 15 day touring and bar 1 day privilege abusers.
Jersey's Good Roads Lead Sparks County Vote
Wise county Virginia has spent 830000 on good roads in two years. Richmond District approved a 130000 bond issue to finish the road system, with Jersey leading the way and other districts likely to follow. The piece also notes editors becoming senators and the public’s reading habits. The courts must decide if the King of Italy can vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise County
Virginia
Richmond
Jersey
California
New York
Col. Johnson
Houston Post
Bailey
John N. Heinkell
Little Rock Gazette
Jeff Davis
United States Senate
United States
R. M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
R. L. Owen
Oklahoma
J. L. Bristow
Kansas
Hoke Smith
Georgia
New Jersey
Italy
King and Parliament Aims Amid Voter Rights Clash
A monarch registered in a district represented in Parliament by a Socialist seeks to vote but faces a court challenge claiming it would undermine his constitutional role. The episode questions the residue of divine right. A Boston woman argues marriage cannot be a science, since knowledge about it is speculative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Editorial snippets on morality and economy humor
A collection of editorial quips on honesty in business, rising living costs, and a Louisville alderman’s proposal to date eggs etched on shells. The remarks mix satire about drinking, prayers at meals, and ink fading to reflect newspaper humor of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Milwaukee Sentinel
Paring Life Costs Through Parcel Post Debates
A compilation of 1911 U S and European notices contrasts patent outputs and hunting claims with parcel post trials in New York and Newark. It cites rising costs in milk packaging and bottle waste and questions the wholesale economy versus consumer benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Newark
Newark News
Public Utilities must be given power to curb monopolies
The piece argues that the Public Service Corporation should comply with Public Utilities Commission rulings and that people must demand fair rates and adequate service. It urges strengthening state machinery to control powerful corporations, noting the need for a tougher, well funded Public Utilities Commission and legislative action this winter. It also includes a children’s verse urging babies to vote for rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Corporation
Public Utilities Commission
Trenton
Thoughts Worth Reading Boosts Daily Record Ad
A short aphorism column quotes Ruskin on setting a definite life program and ambition. It contrasts ambitions with outcomes and ends with a light Exchange joke about marriage and advertising in the Daily Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Record
Cyrus Field’s Cable Venture on New York Market
Field announced Athitle Cable company assets valued at 3 million dollars were placed on the New York market. He stated before the United States government a plan to manufacture and bury cables linking Washington and New Orleans for military uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shires
Cyrus W. Field
New York
Field
Washington
New Orleana
Stores Up Sleep A Curious Habit From The Globe
A correspondent notes a man who stores sleep like water. He rests the clock round on Saturday night and rarely rises before seven on Sunday. He works Sunday night and then sleeps only three hours most nights the rest of the week yet stays fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Real estate bargains and homes for sale in Long Branch
For buyers to own, not rent. Various cottages with seven to nine rooms listed in Long Branch with prices from 2500 to 5500 and cash requirements from 400 to 2500. Properties include two new double houses near Broadway, yearly rents 600, projected 15 percent net return. Talk to sellers to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Avenue
Broadway
S Mall
Lippincott Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benj. Boisseau Bobbitt
Lippincott
The
Bank of Personal Service
Citizens Nationaabank
Long Branch, N. J
Ang
N. Y
Cincinnata Enquirer
Patent Office
Tom Edison
Washington Post
Kaiser
Boston Globe
Parcel Post
New
Wilson
Express
N. Y. World
Percy Shaw
N.Y. American
Ruskin
Jheading* Owl Company
Ite
Philadelphia
Andrew Carnegie
Arthur Hobtson Townley
First National Bank
NEW Jersey Mortgage & Trust CO
RED Bank Trust CO
Monmouth Street
Ored Bank
New Broadway
the McGarver's
Boydell
Scare Crows
Bob Lane
May Kenney
Extra Rich McAllister & CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!