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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
4
A spoof essay misattributes a sensational tale to Henry VIII with exaggerated claims of 350 wives. The piece parodies public appetite for dramatic royal histories and lampoons unreliable memory in a London Lancet cited parody.
A note on using cheerful humor to attract favorable attention, turning gruffness into cheerfulness and completing work with satisfied results.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions Mrs Bacon and Mr Macon with unclear aims. The text references a timetable and attempts to decipher details, but readable content is limited and names and actions remain uncertain.
The Scimitar notes Jane, formerly an old maid, wed last year to Jake Hopkins who later died in a barn incident while juggling. The town remembers Jane as plain, now described as dashing, with humor about rejuvenation through marriage.
A compact travel bed idea suggests fitting a small hair mattress from a baby carriage into a suit case for easy use on journeys. A large cambric pocket in the cover would hold clothes and essentials, and when not needed the case can be closed and stored away.
A New York inventor touts a machine claiming to tell when a man is in love but critics dismiss it as a waste of effort. The passage also notes a wife’s influence over trifling matters and a father's concern for his idle son, with a sharp aside from Mrs. Twickembury and a warning from Brute.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson notes in Hampton's that more people live to old age today, especially in America, due to greater resources and prosperity. He argues preventive progress pushes age of onset later and reduces discomforts.
Notable quote from Elizabeth Towne urging readers to abandon the past and embrace a bright, present-focused mindset. Emphasizes personal renewal through optimism and forward-looking thinking.
The piece imagines phrases turning literal and the awkwardness that follows. It cites a father bursting in with a weapon, a woman shrieking for a doll, and a wife shocked by an insult as examples of how metaphorical language could collide with reality.
Falcom Joslin tells Engineering and Mining Journal that Alaska’s placer and quartz gold areas stretch across a vast 2000 mile route from Ketchikan to Nome and may yield $3 to $10 per yard now, with potential for seven cent gravels once transportation improves.
A London Telegraph anecdote recalls a teacher inviting two girls for Saturday visits and a mother’s cynical reaction about charity. The Christian Science Monitor comments on limited everyday English vocabulary and urges careful word choice in and out of schools.
Quip exchanges from old newspapers contrast thrift in pork packing with lumber talk where even bark is spared. A playful line about economy surfaces in the Ledger and Herald styles, followed by a quirky caption about Miss De Bunk and a grindstone maker in Indiana potie Bar.
Reports from Washington warn of grave Chinese turmoil as Yuan Shih Kai faces revolt in southern provinces. Shanghai independence, Kiangsi victories, and provincial delegates at Nanking hint at possible breakaway government with Sun Yat Sen influence. President Wilson may appoint Paul S. Reinsch of Wisconsin as minister to China.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary reports to the National Geographic Society from the Rome conference that famous geographers from many nations will meet to prepare an aeronautical world map at 1-200,000 and discuss a 1-1,000,000 scale. The plan includes international cooperation on geography education and teacher exchange.
The article explains that mother of pearl derives its color from surface ridges acting as a diffraction grating. Experiments with black wax show the color display without pigment, due to interference of light waves. It notes scratch lines up to 20 000 per inch and compares to waves canceling like sea waves.
A trick at an Illinois University electrical exhibit fried eggs on a pan placed on cracked ice under a table with an electromagnet beneath. The process used eddy currents from alternating current to heat iron near the magnet, with no visible wiring or connections.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet depicts a bearded lady answering a sympathetic shopper about life choices. She notes her wife and kids influenced quitting a job, reflecting on hardship and resilience in a terse exchange.
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