Wittpenn Mena Lose in Crucial Jersey City Vote
Jersey City June 11 mayoral election yields decisive defeat for H Otto Wittpenn's slate. Ex mayor Mark Fagan leads with 21 419 votes, Frank Hague top official with 17 420, Moore Wittpenn Democrat elected city collector. Wittpenn and several candidates eliminated. Fielder ally Schumann Olwell Farmer Morris also defeated. Voters fear impact on gubernatorial chances. Wittpenn asserts Wilson policy alignment.
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Jersey City
N. J
H. Otto Wittpenn
Mark M. Fagan
George I. Brensinger
James J. Ferris
Frank Hague
A. Harry Moore
Wittwenn
Moore
Thomas d. Stewart
Carl G. A. Schumann
Wittpenn
Charles P. Olwell
Joseph F. Farmer
John H. Morris
New Jersey
Hudson County
Fagan
Wilson
Tonnelle
James PF
Fielder League of
James F. Fielder
Wilcon Democrat
Fielder
Paragon of Parrots in a London Bystander Exchange
A London Bystander item recounts a dealer praising a parrot that supposedly reformed swearing by singing hymns. The bird is described as a saintly singer, converting previously foul-mouthed parrots through its holy example and language restraint.
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Paragon
London
Epigram Definition Sparks Brief Exchange
The Dundee Advertiser and Washington Star quote feature a humorous exchange on epigrams. A boy asks what an epigram is, and a grammar teacher replies that it is a brief commonplace remark from someone who has seen well advertised.
Judging a Man by His Clothes Says a Judge
A Judge notes it is a mistake to judge men by attire. He cites a self made millionaire who dresses as well as clerks in his own company. The remark urges readers to polish their surroundings to avoid being shaped by them.
Arctic Dawn A Polar Sunrise From Mikkelsen Journal
In Ejnar Mikkelsen book Lowt in the Arctic the scene at first shows empty ice and waiting as the sun delays. On February 10 a red disk appears and a red gold glow spreads over the ice. The party che ers the herald of summer while a raven flies east then toward the sun in a symbolic moment of deliverance.
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Polar
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Lowt
Arctic
Stu Fougy
Inet
A Letter to the Judge Inspires a Crank Word
A New York criminal court judge faced death threats from crank letters. Recorder Frederick Smyth, noting a peculiar word in a threatening note, calls cranks nuisances and avoids publishing. He cites a reporter and Harper's Weekly anecdote about the word pounch meaning crouch and pounce.
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New York
Frederick Smyth
Tyrent
Recorder Smyth
Harper’s Weekly
Richt Name and Quirky Nicknames in Buchan Fishing Village
A Scots anecdote cites Blackwood's Magazine 1842 on naming quirks in a Buchan village. A fisherman named Alexander White asks a girl where Goop-the-Lift Sanny Fite lives, prompting a sequence of misheard nicknames culminating in the girl correcting him to ask for the man by his right name.
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Fox- Davies
Blackwood's
Buchan
Stranger
Alexander White
Sanny Fite
Memory Test Among Newsboys at the Art Museum
In a playful exchange, two newsboys at an art museum recite hymns and trade bets about quoting a Sunday school verse. They stand before the Winged Victory of Samothrace, joking that it’s a saint with a block knocked off as they admire the sculpture.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago Tribune
Samothrace
Bil
Hard Worker and Six Months in Office
In a courtroom exchange the judge questions a hard working employee and asks the first employer how long Rox’s boy has worked there. The first employer replies about half an hour, stating he has been with them six months.
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Gotrox
New Scruples of lawmakers in prison thoughts by Julian Hawthorne
Son of Novelist offers contrast on modern punishment after two months’ federal prison time. In Good Words he argues new laws create educated prisoners, calling for varied handling while noting judges and inspectors push for efficiency and reform, despite harsher methods and espionage. Hawthorne was convicted of mail fraud over Canadian mining ventures.
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Julian Hawthorne
Atlanta
Hawthorne
Russia
Woodpeckers in Sonoma County Store Pebbles as Food
Scientists from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California report a mild insanity in Sonoma county woodpeckers. The birds stored pebbles amid an acorn shortage, prompting remarks that such behavior would merit classing the birds as insane.
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Sonoma County
Cal
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
University of California
California
Sonoma Mountain
Ten Year Old Ranch Boy Has Manlike Whiskers
Caspar Kirkendall, a ranch boy about seventy miles southwest of Rock Springs Wyoming, at age ten displays bristling red whiskers and a heavy voice, weighing 112 pounds despite his small height. The feature notes the striking appearance and unusual maturation for his age.
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Caspar Kirkendall
Rock Springs
Wyo
J. Ham Lewis
Wiring a Servant Four Centuries Ago
A 17th century tale records the engagement of a servant named Hilla with her employer Professor Nichole Richole. The agreement, witnessed by a woman, binds her to faithful service, prohibits wearing fine fabrics, restricts visitors, and imposes house duties. If ill health prevents work she may stay with friends. Wages are two dollars yearly plus a Christmas gift of fifty cents, a dress, and shoes as incentives. failure to agree allows discharge with two weeks’ notice.
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Bichole
Dilla Tom Lettingen
Hernan Keusent Richole
Wea
Ale Ada
Hilla
Bia
Osage Orange Tops Hardness Tests for Wood
A New York World excerpt notes Osage orange is the strongest American wood, outranking mockernut hickory and sugar maple in tests. It cites a 380 inch by 2 by 2 block bending strength of 13 660 pounds and 100 pound hammer impact at 15 520 pounds, with honey locust a close rival. Also discusses map engraving and Time is Sometimes Kind from Barnaby Rudge.
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United States Forest Service
Forest Service
New York World
Proof Positive Dialogue Fragments From Puck Cartoon
A brief clipping presents a snatch of dialogue between Harold and Susie about love and belief, followed by a quip from Puck noting Troth’s steady ground through inquiry and reasonableness. The tone is light and period specific to early comics dialogue.
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Harold
Susie
Puck
Troth
Roland for an Oliver origin explainer in old phrase
The piece traces the saying Roland for an Oliver to its romance roots, noting Roland and Oliver as famed knights whose equal deeds inspired the expression meaning giving an equivalent. A short quotation from the Cincinnati Enquirer follows about blessings and neighbor envy.
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Roland
Oliver
A Picture of Life Quote on Rain and Clarity
A colored philosopher is cited saying life is mainly praying for rain and hoping for clearing. The Presbyterian remark suggests that the ideal brother lacks faults, a pursuit that may leave one without a brother.
Monmouth Beach School Commencement Program Details
The Monmouth Beach Grammar School plans a Friday 8 PM commencement at the Monmouth Beach Casino. The program features an orchestra overture, recitations, essays, solos, a diploma presentation by Willian Blizard, a play, and a class motto Erdud yet only begun with red and black colors. Graduates include Garrett Johnson, Helen L West, and Henry G Mihm. Faculty listed: Frank R Parker principal, Mary Bayer, Lillian Garland, Alice Kettell. Board members named: William Blizard president, Charles Jones vice president, A O Johnson clerk, others.
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Monmouth Beach
Monmouth Beach Casino
Rubenstein
Helen West
Garret Johnson
Elf Child
Hicanor Manahan
Niagara
Henry
Mihm
Helen Burns
John Potter
Vivian Johnson
New Jersey
Henry Mihm
Panama Canal
Willian Blizard
Little Miss van
A. O. Johnson
Fred Cook
John Mc Wood
KR. A. Johnson
Nelson Lockwood
Daniel R. Manahan
George Robbins
New Book Additions Impress Local Library Readers
A lengthy list counts nine juvenile titles among many new arrivals at the library. Notable titles include Desert Gold, The Lost World, The Mating of Lydia, and The Affair of State, with works by Zane Grey, Conan Doyle, Ellen Glasgow, and Mrs. O Connor among others.
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Frank Danby
Virginia
Ellen Glasgow
Roma Uy
Cele Adser Davies Knave
Deamonds
Ethel M. Dell
J.C. Smith
Lydia
Thomhoy
Vingie Roe Desert
Seme
Mrs. O'Connor
Hobby
Harold Kellock
Conan Doyle
Bayard Veiller
Justice Forman
Sinclair Vo
Winston Churchell
Jeaner Gates Byr Sa
Sig
Cme
Opty Upton
Sinclair Patsy
R. Crockett
Griggsby
Rosewood Lo Michael
House of Thane
Juvenil
Red Bank Y M C A Checker Champion Crowned
William Curchin Jr of Fair Haven and Red Bank barber tops the eight month home games with 72 wins 18 losses and 18 draws. Christian L Burdge follows with 69 22 17 in second place while other contenders include Alexander D Cooper Charles L Cook Walter L Mason George Lovett Thomas Tallman and William P Huge with varied records.
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Red Bank
Barber
William Curchin, Jr
Fair Haven
Alexander D. Cooper
Charles L. Cook
Walter L. Mason
George Lovett
Thomas Tallman
William P. Huge
Never Satisfied Maxim: getting something free breeds doubt
A concise aphorism notes that when a man gains something without effort he tends to question its value or imagine a better outcome, reflecting a wary attitude toward unearned rewards. The quote underscores skepticism about gratis advantages and the mind's tendency to seek higher payoff.
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NEW Order OF Prisoners
United States Gelogical Survey
Barnaby Rudge
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