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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
2
A collage of fashion notes and home tips covers hand painted white kid slippers to match gowns, rainy day skirt supports with elastic around hips, mattress handling with ticking, key care on doorknobs, white enamel nails, dust protection for the face, homemade soap from leftover scraps, and a strawberry gelatin dessert recipe with whipped cream.
Mothers are urged to note smart ready made children's suits priced around $1 with galatea fabrics in blue red or tan and sailor collar details. The May Manton pattern 6682 fits 32 to 40 inch bust and ships after sending 10 cents plus stamp.
The article contrasts German and American marriage prep noting German girls start a hope chest early. It describes thrift and planning to accumulate linen, cutlery, and keepsakes with initials embroidered, aiming for a larger dowry and readiness for married life.
A suffragette and a skeptic debate women and votes, then recount a husband’s tale of his wife mastering banking, overdrafts, and a forged signature. The woman’s misreads and overdrawn balance lead to a fur coat and a lesson that women are not suited to keeping bank accounts.
A well known ventriloquist agreed to perform for charity. Three dummies on chairs entered and he dazzled the crowd with flawless lip movements and voices. After repeated bows, the audience cheered as the fake figures rose and left the stage, revealed to be three friends in disguise.
The piece notes doubts about bull as a term for confused utterance with philological theories from boule fraud to bull from leelande bull. Sydney Smith’s distinction between wit and bulls is cited, describing bulls as apparent connections with a lack of real relation.
A bedtime tale recounts Edith, a tired girl, who dreams of visiting stars. A red balloon arrives with two fairies who take her on a sky journey to the moon and Mars before she wakes to her mother calling.
Schedule shows departure times from New York Battery Long Branch Sea Bright Highlands Pleasure Bay and more with weekday Saturday and Sunday variations. No freight received at Battery and Sundays. Signed WM HAYDEN Secretary.
The notice lists New Jersey Central train times from Long Branch to New York Newark and Elizabeth and other destinations including Baltimore Atlantic City Freehold Matawan and Long Branch Station with varied departures on Sundays and weekdays. It names executives W G Besler vice president and general manager and W C Hope general passenger agent.
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