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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
2
A discussion on photographing fast moving objects notes the difficulty of timing a shot. Even expert photographers may miss the exact instant due to decision and shutter lag, with a tennis ball traveling about ninety six feet per second making precise capture rare.
Civil War survivor estimates run about 400 000 for Union veterans and 100 000 for Confederates, based on claims that Confederate numbers never exceeded 600 000. Since Memorial Day 1913, prominent veterans Sickles Buckner and Dodge remain noted. Memorial Day observances planned in New York Chicago Boston Chiladel and Arlington with a Confederate monument set for June 44 at Arlington.
A ditty credits Solomon with wisdom for not claiming exclusive love to each wife. The Cincinnati Enquirer and Beth Busy quote a variant about a pretty girl and self awareness, followed by a quip that a girl who lacks self knowledge fools a man.
The campaign against rheumatism reports strong results and Kline's Rheumatic Remedy is praised as a cure or major aid. It is marketed as a blood constitutional treatment for rheumatism, lumbago, and gout. Available through H. S. Meyers in Long Branch and other local druggists in Red Bank.
A grand ceremony in Madrid joined Miss Belle Willard daughter of Ambassador Willard and Kermit Roosevelt son of Colonel Roosevelt. Civil and religious rites followed at the British embassy area with aristocracy and diplomatic corps present. They plan a brief European honeymoon then sail to Brazil for work before settling in Sao Paulo.
Washington June 11 Commissioner McChord of the interstate commerce commission still weighs whether to summon additional witnesses or depositions in the New Haven inquiry. The hearing ended abruptly Saturday and it emerged that New Haven employees and officers were present who had been summoned to testify about the board minutes and the failure of New Haven books to disclose large runaways. Weather forecast: fair today and tomorrow in the north, unsettled in the south with possible thunderstorms and moderate west winds.
The piece recalls December verses about June’s beauty and urges reflection on nature. It notes June’s roses and song as a serene, golden season by land and water, with a hint that the warmth and light may endure beyond. The tone is nostalgic and lyrical, matching a Washington Star style.
United States Bureau of Mines engineers have developed six life saving devices for mining disasters, five aiding rescue operations and one preventing resource waste. Key inventions include a two hour oxygen rescue apparatus improved to handle poison gas, a collapsible mine cage to replace shattered assemblies, an electrical signaling device for shafts with gong alert, and a valve casing head to instantly shut gas or oil flow in new wells.
Lord Wimborne, newly titled with a $1,000,000 annual income, and Lady Wimborne arrived in New York as host figures of Liberal party social life. The trip marked his first visit to the city. he officiated as best man at the Marlborough Vanderbilt wedding. Lady Wimborne, noted for her famed jewels including the Hope ruby, curiously engraved, accompanies him as a leading social hostess.
A historical excerpt lists centenarians and near-centenarians. Chippewa leader Wa-be-ne-gew wes, claimed as 128, cites government records about his boyhood 116 years ago. Edward Chapin of Chicago ages eighty four marries Mary Hall aged seventy. Amy Winship, eighty three, studies at the University of Wisconsin and plans Ohio State summer study. John Young, ninety one, in Maine splits two cords of wood with noted energy. Thompson Goodman, ninety, travels forty miles to Glasgow to see the circus.
A Pearsons Weekly excerpt recalls twenty years in a lunatic asylum with vivid scenes of patients plotting, plotting, and violence. The writer recounts a violent assault by a patient, the graveyard joke, and the complex dynamic between attendants and inmates, noting distrust and occasional gentleness among prisoners. Plus, Fort Leavenworth prisoners study practical mechanical lessons via Kansas State Agricultural College programs.
The article traces Rome's Colosseum name origin to a nearby colossal statue of Nero and notes its founding in AD 72 by Vespasian, Titus completing it, with Gaudentius as architect. It recounts widths of arches, an imperial entrance, subterranean passages, hundreds of wild beasts, and gladiatorial games including female combatants, plus St Ignatius of Antioch as a noted Christian martyr.
Series of alarming notes on dangerous chemicals and accidents. Prussic acid and ammonia are described as instantly deadly, with a factory nitric acid incident causing a fatal fire and workplace tragedy. A physician anecdote discusses medical publishing harming misdiagnosis, followed by a literary aside on Elizabeth Browning and a playful wig anecdote.
A fragment from a Chicago News item recalls a frightened message where the speaker explains a late arrival due to a footpad and a clove scent on the tongue, hinting at a tense street encounter and the reader’s immediate perception of fear.
The design features a large living room, open piazza with French doors, and a rear dining room with built in buffet. Four second story chambers with cross ventilation, rear sleeping porch, full basement, and 28 by 28 feet main section. Finishes include Washington fir or birch on first floor and pine upstairs. build cost about 3300 dollars. Publisher offer includes Saxon plan books with designs priced 1000 to 6000 dollars and interiors book.
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