Weekly resume of secret societies heats Monmouth page
Secret societies notes from Monmouth county list meetings of James J. Morris Camp and Morris Post at G A Hall next Thursday night. Reports from the quarterly State Encampment and district lodge instruction. Details on United States Funeral Benefit Association sessions, Royal Arcanum anniversaries, and officers elected at Chateau Frontenac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans
James J. Morris
James Fi. Morris
G. A. St. Hall
United States Funeral Benefit Association of the Order
Atlantic City
Riddle
Edward C. Stokes
P. Hall Packer
Sea Bright
Long Branch
Supreme Council
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Frank B. Wickersham
Pennsylvania
Samuel N. Hoag
New York
C. Arch Williams
Illinois
F. T. McFaden
Virginia
Alfred T. Turner
Massachusetts
A. 8. Robinson
Missouri
John Haskell Butler
W. F. McConnell
Carleton B. Hoadley
Connecticut
S. M. Brinson
North Carolina
Wm. T. Dabney
Claude R. Zappone
District of Columbia
H. K. Lashy
John J. Hogan
Chas. G. Balmanna
Charles J. Taylor
Maryland
J. L. Meiser
W. T. Shurtleff
Ilinois
Howard C. Wiggins
Arthur C. Salmon
Franklin Aubrecht
Ohio
Uriah W Tompkins
W. H. Druckemiller
Jas. B. McKill
J. B. Tressider
Harry R. Ward
New Jersey
J. K. Dysert
Iowa
Clovis H. Bowen
Rhode Island
J. A. Langfitt
W. Holt Aprar
Debates and school notes from recent events and exams
A collection of classroom and school life items includes Vernon Lawson's wedding to drawing teacher Miss Roberts, Garry Wortley at Tons River Commencement, term exams approaching, a playful debate prompt from a teacher, and a Senior Economics Class debate on government ownership of natural monopolies with railways and telegraphs. The affirmative won the debate judged by James Nastasia, Florence Fleet, and Edna Gulick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon K. Lawson
Grammar School
Lawson
E. Economics
Iva Fisher
Lulu Brennan
Minnie Schneider
Chestina Blodgett
Richard Cornell
William Cavaliere
Meredith Parker
James Nastasia
Florence Fleet
Edna Gulick
Why the baby stitches needed some mammas tale
A four year old learning to sew makes small stitches but tires. When tired, she extends some stitches, explaining the baby stitches needed mammas. The tale illustrates a child’s need for guidance and nurture in craft and growth.
Banana Trick to Mask Powdered Medicine Taste
A note advises mixing medicine powder into banana pulp to disguise taste for children. By halving a banana and scooping pulp, the powder is replaced, reassembling the fruit so the dose becomes barely detectable to the child.
Sleep and Altitude Doctors Link Sleep to Elevation
Swiss doctors argue sleep duration should match altitude. They claim seven hours is safe in lowlands, while in mountains five hours suffices to avoid harm, likening excess sleep to overindulgence in food or drink.
Birds Took the Short Cut to Flight Advantage over Humans
Finley argues in the Atlantic that evolution gifted birds with rapid flight while humans lag in higher ascent. He warns that as we finally master flying, we must rise nobly in aspiration and living to match the birds’ swift progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Finley
Atlantic
New Thought Notion Cited by Chesterton
The fragment discusses rare new thoughts as remarkable, noting they include celebrated jokes, certain scientific discoveries, and genuinely original arguments in old controversies attributed to G. K. Chesterton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Chester, Ton
Measuring Star Speeds Through the Spectrum
A New York Sun summary explains how astronomers use the spectroscope to measure a star's speed and distance. By observing shifts in spectral lines as stars move toward or away, they determine orbital motion, identify binary stars, and note that some stars seen as one are actually two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Haring
Monmouth County
Coast City
Asbury Park
Kérith
Freehold
Tle
New York Sun
Siberia’s Ringed Bread Feeds Quoit Players and Tea
The article describes Siberian ringed bread made without yeast, steamed then baked, used as soup accompaniment and heat source. It notes bread rings warmed in tallow for cold months, used as lamp or stove, and played with by peasants in daytime. It also mentions Tooke’s tomb plans and a burial shift at Wimbledon.
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Siberian
Pearson's Weekly
Astronomical gardening censured by House and Garden
Gardening tips warn against astronomical themes and a stray rowboat used as a container for scarlet geraniums as an improper use of borders and edging. The piece contrasts garden propriety with eccentric displays while a separate Harper's Weekly quip recalls a Benvolent Old Lady and a boy in a street incident about a black eye and a classroom fight over an apple.
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Sammy Jones
Harper’s Weekly
Ever Ready Quote On Ball Players And Politicians
A Chicago Record Herald quip contrasts ball players and politicians noting a key difference. It states there is one vital distinction: you never hear of a political holdout.
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Chicago Record- Herald
As Usual Mugaines How Changed Wigwag Since He Lost Money
A Baltimore American line notes how Wigwag has altered in face and appearance after financial ruin, changing so much that old friends scarcely recognize him, reflecting a social shift in behavior and status.
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Mugaines
Baltimore American
Illiterate Teachers in New York City Schools Urged Reform
A Wisconsin professor’s report on New York City teachers highlights spelling and grammar deficiencies found in a sample of letters to the city paymaster. The inquiry supports calls for drastic reforms of teacher examinations and a more rigorous standard to curb illiteracy among elementary and high school staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Wisconsin
New York City
Ily
Biott
University of Wisconsin
New York
Kiliott
Board of Examiners
Monument to Four Great Poets Unveiled in Augusta
A granite monument unveiled in Augusta Georgia honors Sidney Lanier Father Ryan James TR Randall and Paul Hamilton Hayne. Gifted by Mrs E W Cole of Nashville Tennessee the memorial stands on a three piece base with four granite columns and inscribed blocks naming each poet with birth and death dates and a quotation from their writings.
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Augusta
Ei. W. Cole
Nashville
Monarch’s Inkstand Moment Brings Netherlands Neutrality Pledge
In a dramatic royal exchange William II of the Netherlands confronts Thorbecke after insults about public mood. The premier dodges the inkstand threat and persuades the king, eventually, to issue a proclamation affirming Dutch neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tietery
New York
Netheriates
William
the Netherlande
Jane
Germany
Thorbeckes
Thorbecke
Hhigue
King William
Haguers
Holland
Petrified Waterfall in Algeria Called the Bath of the Damned
A London News illustrated piece describes Hammam Meskhatin, a petrified waterfall 62 miles from Constantine on Cirta’s site. Formed by calcareous deposits from hot springs, the 05 degree C cascade appears a living wall of water frozen in stone. Legend says Allah turned a tribe to stone as punishment. by night myths say the stone figures awaken briefly.
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Algeria
Constantine
Cirta
Ny Hen
London News
Old Love and New Rug
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor column notes neighbors married long time, their honeymoon not over. A wife makes husband kiss her then sends him to wipe feet on the porch, to avoid dirtying a new rug. The joke hinges on domestic wit and a fresh floor textile.
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Kineae
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fork and Cake Tip Addressed by New Zealand Ladies
A London Chronicle quip notes New Zealand women often cook and clean for themselves, affecting afternoon tea fashion. They keep gloves on to ease roughened hands, leading to the “fork of the cake” as a curiously apt image. The joke links domestic labor to etiquette.
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New Zealand
London Chronicle
Modest Child Recalls Charge of the Light Brigade
A playful moment at a social gathering features a young girl reciting a line from the Charge of the Light Brigade. She pauses and, glancing about, adds a remark about where her father had sent an uncle the previous night, noted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Light Brigade
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jones James S described as careful with horses in Kansas City Star
A fragment from the Kansas City Star recalls Jones James speaking in a southern dialect about his careful handling of horses, mentioning a conversation with his wife. The line contrasts informal talk with his professional caution around the animals.
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Jones
James
Kansas City Star
Weather Bureau Monthly Summary From William L. Martin
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report for the month notes highest sea level pressure 30.41 on the 4th and lowest 29.69 on the 2nd, temperatures from 88 on the 8th to 3 on the 11th, greatest daily range 37 and least 2 on the 16th and 80th respectively, total wind movement 12 080 with max 57 on the 27th and NW prior wind. Monthly precipitation 4.20 with 1.65 in 24 hours on the 21st and 0.20 in 6 minutes on the 22nd. Thunderstorms reported on 6th 8th and 22nd. dates of deference mozy 4th 16th 218th 22nd. Observed by William L. Martin JK Weather Bureau.
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Denege Moxy
Thundersterma
William LD. Martin
Obverver
Weather Bureau
Good Actions Leave a Fragrant Mind After All
A compact reflection on virtue. Wise deeds linger beyond their moment, shaping the mind and spirit with a lasting fragrance. Joys follow as the scent endures, echoing the influence of virtuous acts on a person’s life.
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Plutarch
One Greater Than Niagara in Ancient Columbia Waterfall
Scientists claim that before the Okanogan glacier melted the Columbia river plunged 400 feet from the upper to the lower Grand Coulee, a fall larger than Niagara. The description frames a vast ancient hydraulic event in Washington state, noting dramatic river power.
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Niagara
Washington
Columbia River
Grand Coulee
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B. P. O. Ellis
Grand Lodge
Rochester
N. Y
August Weber
Odd Fellows
Rrand
Royal Arcanum
William C. McKeever
Rutherford
Red Bank Council
Red Bank Arcanians
Royal
Arcanum
Long Branch Council
Order
P. Hell Packer
James J. Reed
B. F. 8. Brown
Matawan
Shine In
A. A.melreson
Intatelite Conncilors
Teeker
George A. Lippincott
Quewnport Avenue
Weet Long Firaneh
Offeer
Golden Magic
Almerica
Monroe V. Poole
Weat Long Breach
Odd Parsons
F. Howard Lloyd
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
William M. Thompson
Red Bank
James Campbell
G. A. Ft
Ghipo
Garry Wortley
Tons River
Garry
Lista
Charlie
Karmann
Kazzy
Siberia
Tooke
Nelson
Tlorne Tooke
Wimbledon
Ealing
Ofles
Bineerly
Queens Borough
Board of Eduction
Board of Education
Vito
Manaher
Hopme
Howard C. Elliott
University
Board of Eduucation
Honor Poets OF the South
Gilver Inketer
THE
Daily Record
U. . Department OF Agriculture Weather Bureau
N. J
Grand Theatre
Ben Lindsey
A. M. Townley & CO
Broadway Long Branch
TEL
Swinehart
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