Aviator Survives Biplane Cross Country Flight
J C Mars began a night cross country attempt from Topeka to Kansas City for a 2000 prize. Engine failures radiator leaks and squalls forced diversions and repairs. he resumed the flight after each setback. In Mineola Captain Thomas Baldwin escaped serious injury when his plane crashed 75 feet but he was unharmed.
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Topeka
J. C. Mars
Here
Kansas City
Midland
Lawrence
Mineola
Ll. 1
Thos
Baldwin
Roosevelt Social and Saintly Stokers Amid Ocean Voyage
Immigrants aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria aboard the Mauretania route to Cape Race June 15 observe Roosevelt as a demi god. He mingles with second class and steerage passengers then shovels coal in the stokehold for a few minutes. A Red Bank event features an endless Circle of Ten fund drive at the First Methodist Church parsonage with ladies promising to entertain ten more and raise over 100 dollars for mortgage interest. Attendees include Mrs Hitclings, Mrs Smock, Mrs Longstreet, Mrs Darwin Smith, Mrs Moses Johnson, Mrs Frank Patterson, Mrs Edward Walton, Mrs Frank Price, Miss Hertha Reid, and Miss Addie Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Mauretania
Cape Race
Roosevelt
First Methodist Church
Red Bank
Last Call
Robert Hitclings
James Smock
George Longstreet
Darwin Smith
Moses Johnson
Frank Patterson
Edward Wolton
Frank Price
Hertha Reid
Addie Wilson
Wild Strawberries Abound Near North Long Branch
In fields around North Long Branch pickers gather the abundant wild strawberries daily. Some have found up to thirty quarts destined mainly for canning. Children picking berries snack in the fields and some overindulgence reportedly causes a rash among the youngsters.
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North Long Branch
Attison to Skate at Newark Five-Mile Race
Attison to face Richard Koellhoffer in a five mile race at Twinlight Rink Highlands Saturday night. Attison known for speed and improved form this season is expected to set new records.
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Henry Attison
Richard Koellhoffer
Newark
Twinlight Rink
Highlands
Attison
Foolishly Honest Walking Portraits Note
Snodgrass explains Cameron the photographer stayed true to his word. He advertised six full length photos for $2 and refused a managerie order for fifty dozen giraffe pictures, proving he was too foolishly honest to break his promise.
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Cameron
Snodgrass
Chicago News
Monmouth Memorial Hospital invites bids for Engine House and Laundry
The Special Building Committee of Monmouth Memorial Hospital is receiving bids to construct an Engine House and Laundry. Plans and specifications are available from the committee. Bids must be received by 12 noon on June 24, 1910. Signed by committee members J Hughes II B Bannard and Mrs W I Harper.
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Monmouth Memorial Hospital
The Inventor and the Truth Detector Tale
A whirlwind of encounters follows an inventor who unveils a truth detector and seeks a patent. The bell tests honesty as he circles friends, lovers, and colleagues, finally tossing the device before asking a confidant if his beloved loves him.
In the Family
Dialogue reveals a family arrangement with a sister promising support and a brother Ly entitled to their father’s care. The exchange underscores kinship obligations and anticipated aid within the household.
Quotes on vanity and humor from midcentury presses
A collage of jokes about women and vanity, dating from Spokane Spokesman-Review and Life magazine. The snippets juxtapose early beauty concerns and marital humor, highlighting reactions to wit and appearance across era.
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Pudge
Spokane
Twain Savior of Yankee Parlor and the Sub book boom
The piece lauds George Ade praising Twain as revitalizing the center table reading for American boys in the 1870s by making subscription books engaging. It contrasts older dry volumes with Twain's humor, noting how his works transformed parlor culture and turned serious tomes into lively reading that drew youth away from dull Sunday chores.
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George Ade
Ade
Mr. Beadle
Mark Twain
New Book by Samuel Gompers Examines Labor in Europe
Samuel Gompers presents Labor in Europe and Australia with sharp observations and comparisons to American conditions. He notes English water access requires patience and German workers face five orders and a fight before a glass of water. He analyzes labor attitudes across England Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland and Italy. He highlights American advantages such as better schools military freedom and liberal land policy.
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Samuel Gompers
Europe
Australia
Himer
England
Germany
America
Judge Pute Sailor In Pawn
John Reiss a sailor was fined five dollars for being drunk at Bayonne New Jersey. He said he had no money. The recorder Mara told him to hook himself for it and pay when his ship comes in and redeem himself. Reiss replied aye aye capn.
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Pittsburg
Ehos Rus
Harper's Weekly
John Reiss
Bayonne
N. J
Reecorder Mara
Reiss
New Pygmy Tribe Found in Dutch New Guinea
A Wwitish expedition in the Snow mountains of Dutch New Guinea discovers a pygmy tribe averaging 51 inches in height living at about 2000 feet elevation. Scientists consider them part of the Negrito race.
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Snow Mountains
Dutch New Guinea
Butterfly Collecting A Ring Net And Setting Board
A guide for amateur butterfly collecting describes using a ring net like a tennis racket with a forked flat handle and pocket collecting box corked at both ends. Include entomological pins, a pin cushion, chloroform-moistened sponge bottle, and a setting board to spread wings before placing specimens in a cabinet.
Peculiar Dentistry from a Japanese Dentist Story
An American traveler recalls a Japanese dentist who removes a tooth with bare fingers, explains forceps are unused, and shows a child practicing tooth drawing with pegs on a board to strengthen grip, illustrating a different dental method.
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Japan
Orient
Piladelphia Ledger
The Clever Lawyer Puzzle
A country attorney serves as executor for a testator whose will splits his 17 horses among A B and C by halves thirds and ninths of the original 18. The lawyer lends a horse from his stable making 18 then redraws the division and recovers his horse, leaving each heir satisfied with shares and the lawyer paid back.
The General’s Mount and the Chestnut Horse Tale
The poem recalls two mounts of a general Washington era. The chestnut horse inspires swift action and praise from officers while the sorrel nag is deemed ordinary yet trusted for duty. Soldiers note the general’s choice of horse as a signal for camp tasks and readiness.
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Washington
Theodor Fetweant
Local Notes Mark Visitors and Summer Moves
Mr and Mrs Joseph Fenton of South Amboy were visitors here yesterday Mrs Reibleman has leased the Townley cottage in Second avenue for the summer Mrs B J Greenhut has returned to Shadow Lawn for the season John A Hall and family of Atlantic avenue have returned home after visiting Mantoloking Frank E Munyon of Penns Grove has taken the West cottage in Atlantic avenue for summer residence Hard crabs are plentiful in the Shrewsbury river and the season has opened early boating activity picks up as motor boats undergo repairs J W Van Brunt has joined Hiram Sherman local contractor and builder early this season with his brother James Monmouth Beach connection noted
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Joseph Fenton
South Amboy
Reibleman
Townley
Second Avenue
B. J. Greenhut
Washington
Shadow Lawn
John A. Hall
Atlantic Avenue
Mr. Hall
Mantoloking
Frank E. Munyon
Penns Grove
West Cottage
Shrewsbury
J. W. van Brunt
James van Brunt
Monmouth Beach
Hiram Sherman
New Ford Depot Hack Named for Monmouth Beach Resident
William Layton of Monmouth Beach purchased a new three seated Ford runabout and plans using the auto for hacking purposes at the Monmouth Beach depot.
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Ford
William Layton
Monmouth Beach
Layton
New Stable Replacing Destroyed One at Montmouth Beach
A new up to date stable is being erected on the J. H. Dewitt property at Montmouth Beach to replace the one destroyed by the last spring.
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J. H. Dewitt
Montmouth Beach
Goodman Wins Quick Knockout in Bronx Bout
Jack Goodman trained at Fair Haven knocked out Joe Bedell in the second round at the Fairmont Athletic Club in the Bronx. Both weighed 185 pounds, and Bedell showed a weak defense as Goodman landed a sharp left jab and a final right hand to end the bout after about two minutes.
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Jack Goodman
Fair Haven
Joe Bedell
Brooklyn
Fairmont Athletic Club
Bronx
Bedell
Harlem
Tommy Murphy
Murphy
California
Frank Picato
Goodman
Boxer Knockout Ends Bout After Counter Right
Goodman landed a decisive right cross counter that felled Redell. The referee counted him out as Redell lay on the mat.
New Fishing Motor Boat By Williams Bros For West
Atlantic avenue boat builders Williams Bros completed a new power boat for B. A. West of Church street. The owner received the craft this morning and plans offshore fishing use, with service to start next week.
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Roops & Abels
Grocers
Broadway
Social Teas
Baronet Biscuits
Graham
Snider’s Oyster
Stokehold
RE. J. Hughes
II. B. Bannard
Harper
J. Black
Long
Dong
Jimmy
New York Tivening
Todd
Twain
Chicago Humoriat
Buck Fanshaw
Christopher Columbus
John W. Woolley
John W
Slocum & Marshall Woolley
Bath Avenue
Long Branch
New York
Racers Peet & Company
Warren St
13Th St
Manhattan
D. H. Phelan
Chelsea Ave
Thirteenth Street
Mth
Jock Goodman
Silbor Sisters
Jack Wells
Walter Wilkins
Matineebs
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