Local Red Bank Initiation Features Farm Wagon Speech
O Edwin Davis Jr son of Sheriff Obadiah E Davis of Red Bank underwent a unique initiation into the Stag Club. He delivered a pro suffrage speech from a farm wagon in front of the Empire theatre, was sprinkled with selzer, and the prank drew a large Red Bank crowd before returning to the Alexander home for further rites.
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Red Bank
O. Edwin Davis, Jr
Obadiah E. Davis
Riverside Avenue
Stag Club
Stag
Leslie Alexander
Middletown Township
Eddie
Alexander
Empire Theatre
Monmouth Street
Alexander Home
West Front Street
Rector Place
Recovery After Kerosene Burn Accident In Fair Haven
Gladys Adams twelve daughter of Mr and Mrs George Adams of Fair Haven is recovering from severe burns after pouring kerosene into a stove flame while frying an egg. A small explosion occurred. she suffered facial and left hand burns including loss of eyelashes and hair. Dr George VanVoris Warner treated her and she returned to school despite pain. The back of her left hand bears a large blister.
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Gladys Adams
George Adams
Fair Haven
Gladys
George VanVoris Warner
Trotting Mare Changes Hands
Lorenzo Rogers buys the trotting mare Lady Rachel from former Councilman B H Emmons of the Merchants Hotel. Emmons, now an avid automobilist, sold the roadster to pursue motor driving, while still loving horses and plotting his next purchase.
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Lorenzo Rogers
Rachel
B. H. Emmons
Merchants’ Hotel
Emmons
The Elm Tree Lifespan Notes
An elm typically lives around 600 years and is considered in its prime at about 150 years.
Covert Unseated as Committeeman in Fair Haven
Frank D. Covert the first mayor of Fair Haven was unseated by the Shrewsbury township committee over alleged conflict with mayoral duties. Elias Black was appointed to Covert’s seat, with public trolley franchise first read for Jersey Central Traction Company, hearing set for June 20 at Red Bank borough hall.
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Frank D. Covert
Fair Haven
Shrewsbury
Red Bank
Covert
Elias Black
Little Silver
Mr. Covert
Record
Alston Beekman
Jersey Central Traction Company
Henry Brinley
Wilson & Smock
Rufus 8. Merritt
The
Land & Loan Company
Borough Hall
Red Bank Names Hart en New Superintendent
At a special Red Bank Board of Education meeting George H. Harten of Waterford New York was chosen to lead the school system. He will start in September replacing Prof J Burton Wiley who resigns after two years of notable changes. Prof G C Lovett of Navesink will take the Mechanic Street school principal post succeeding Prof Jacob Creveling who also resigns.
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New York State
Red Bank
Red Bank Board of Education
Mechanic Street
George H. Harten
Waterford
New York
Harten
J. Burton Wiley
Prof. Wiley
Mr. Harten
G. C. Lovett
Navesink
Mechanic Street School
Jacob Creveling
Bashful Moses Taylor Finds a Barnyard Cure
A humorous tale follows Moses Taylor a 23 year old from a farming family whose sudden bashfulness baffled doctors and family. After failed shocks and medical visits, an old woman schemes by spreading nettles and thistles in the barn causing Moses to endure a night of stings and embarrassment, but the shameless impudence returns with a vengeance and he soon becomes engaged.
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Moses Taylor
Moses
Jacob
Dr. Williams
Moser
United States
FADS AND FANCIES Charming Parie Irish Lace Hat Design
A black milan hat features a single pink os trich plume at the side with a shell pink satin circlet veiled in chiffon. Irish lace accents neckwear, foulards in blue and rose favor new spring gowns, and the cut demonstrates two wearable versions. May Manton pattern 7410 offered by mail for 10 cents plus postage.
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Milan
Paris
Celery Root Recipes and Ways to Cook It
Celery root, also called celeriac or turnip rooted celery, is prepared by peeling and soaking, then boiling with salt until tender. Recipes include celery root in onion with cream sauce, celery cream sauce, a creamy babry broth, celeriac baked with cheese, and a gratin with white sauce, parmesan and crumb topping.
Motorcycles Thrive in Cape Town with Aide Car Attachments
In Cape Town motorcyclists attach aide cars shaped like chairs, turning bikes into small tractors. American Consul General Guenther notes few three wheel delivery carta exist, with only side cars used so far for fasnengera. There are 160 motorcycles in use in Cape Town and surrounding areas, plus 815 more in the latrict.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Guenther
Woman to Attend Democratic Convention Wins Max Spotlight
Mrs Annie Hamilton Pitzer of Colorado Springs, sister in law of Champ Clark, travels to Baltimore for the Democratic national convention to support her brother in law and advocate woman suffrage. She aims to show delegates that voting women are not masculine, declaring universal suffrage will come and she plans to contribute to it. The article also offers home and outdoor games ideas for children to stay engaged.
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Baltimore
Champ Clark
United States
Annie Hamilton Pitzer
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Pitzer
Anne Hamilton Bennett
Missouri
Columbia
Boone County
Bprings
Mrs. Pitzer
Wireless puzzle spellings reveal family joke aboard ship
On the President Lincoln voyage two girls sent a coded message home via wireless. The line read Ill Grace and Julia and caused concern until a newspaper man corrected the puzzle by splitting a word to reveal We still eat. The tale ends with reassurance that seasickness did not dampen their happiness to date.
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Lincoln
New York
Grace
Julia
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