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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
9
In a lecture Archn Welch cites the first life policy dated June 18 1583 for £883 Ga Sd on William Gibbons life. The policy lasted one year with eight percent premium but the insured died May 29 1584. The claim was disputed as to period and ultimately the courts ruled the insurers must pay.
Clouds are moisture vapors from earth condensed in upper air while fogs touch the surface. Mist is fine rain, fog is vapor not condensed enough to precipitate. The piece notes the difference with references to Indrans and a cheeky line from Puck about fines for laziness.
The U S Bureau of Mines will study miner work and town conditions to reduce disease and accidents. Led by J H White the mine sanitation section will use lectures pictures and bulletins to show dangers of insanitary practices and costs of abatement. It urges owners managers and miners to adopt better water supply bathhouses laundries and safe drinking water with emphasis on housing conditions.
A new North Dakota law effective now bans marriages by diseased persons and habitual drunkards. Couples must file health and nonrelation certificates with the license clerk, reflecting a broader national push for pre marriage medical screening.
An illustrated reminiscence extols the Grand Canyon with dramatic imagery of its vast walls and color, notes the Oregon bell displayed in Golden Gate Park's pioneer room, and recounts San Francisco’s 1850 reception when California joined the United States. It also touches on early Chinese telegraph challenges and linguistic complexities.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a tombstone for Sarah Cote called Aunt Sally and rumors about her husband Uncle John, with hints of a wedding, and notes on anecdotes from newspapers about earthquakes animals warning signals and a village tale of a dressmaker.
A garbled OCR style record notes receipt of a letter and references to people and places. The text mentions a wife, a man named Robbie, and a location with unclear context. The fragmentary line ends without a clear event or outcome.
The article notes a custom where Chinese celebrate by burning gold leaf pieces. It estimates about 10 million dollars in gold is destroyed annually from this practice, based on each person burning two pieces at two anniversaries totaling 271 million grains. A five dollar gold coin weighs 129 grains.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a figure of note accepts questionable earnings and promptly cleanses with an antiseptic solution before taking the fee. The odd exchange questions integrity and appears as a brief society or anecdotal item from the era.
A letter addressed to a person arrived at a residence yesterday while the wife was away at a wedding of a cousin. The husband questioned the situation and offered his account of why the letter was not opened.
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