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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
12
A fragment notes a ghost walk claim with lines about Taikins quitting his home due to haunting and a spirit moving a film. The dialogue hints at fashion and overcoat collar details as part of a street scene. The piece blends humor with a local fashion and consumer moment.
Automobile for sale listing: Helsman high- wirel automobile priced at 150 dollars with lamps and extra parts from F Day Oceanport. Miss Amanita Marquart of Port au Peck dies at Monmouth Memorial Hospital at age 34 after sudden chest pains. funeral at Star of the Sea Church with Mt. Carmel interment. Vegetable peddler in Oakhurst injured when horse bolted near West End station. driver James Carroll aided by Transfer Company staff.
West Long Branch notes list visitors and moves among residents. Postmaster J Gibbs hosts, and Mary Golden visits Ocean Grove with Willis Woolley. Almanac items include school board meeting and running contest in Perth Amboy with John Hayes and Charles Burton as contenders.
Professor Livya Wheeler, principal of Rumson schools, will travel to Rutgers College on June 22 to receive the Master of Arts degree at the 144th graduation. This will be his second degree after earning a Bachelor of Arts three years prior.
The fishing fleet reported a large catch of weak and bluefish yesterday with Captain Lockwood’s boats landing fifty barrels. Blues were fewer than weaks but sizable, as Steward Cook took twenty five barrels and J W Cook eight barrels of assorted fish signaling the peak of the season approaching.
Still seeking Esther Maud Mearson missing since Monday amid growing fear she shares the fate of Ruth Wheeler. A ransom letter signed O K demands 500 dollars for her return, detailing a pickup at Kent Avenue near Grand Street ferry and a candle at a swamp bridge, while investigators question its authenticity and note three suspects found in North Tarrytown.
A wild elephant is described as possessing a delicate sense of smell capable of detecting an enemy nearly a mile away. The note appears amid miscellaneous clippings and reader exchanges. The fragments reference Esther Mearson and a missing girl in New York, but no verifiable link or outcome is provided.
Fragmentary text shows lawyers advising on actions deemed improper and a recurring rule causing the speaker to feel trapped. The brief hints at a courtroom or legal governance dispute with a sense of frustration and repetition. Entities are unclear due to text damage.
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