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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1914
Page
9
An American milliner travels to Paris to study the Paris hat’s magic. In a large exporting house she observes workers whose lively mood vanishes as a hypodermic needle and absinthe sedate them, revealing the hat’s elusive spirit and the nature of their craft.
A fragmented historical sketch recounts Henry Clay as a bashful youth in Lexington Virginia. He joins a debating society, hesitates to speak, then delivers a sudden, brilliant peroration that captivates the audience and marks the start of his noted eloquence.
The fragment states that Mbenrai Mish a, a very Asiatic woman, discovered in the art of meting perfume Attar of rowsom and invented the fine workmanship shown in weaving the celebrated cashmere shawls. No details of her death are provided.
Dwight L. Moody, on his first trip to England, disrupted a formal vote of thanks to Earl Shaftesbury by declaring he was not the Rev. Moody nor the American cousin. He urged equality in duty and noted Lincoln's presiding incidents, captivating the audience with his bold, plain speech and earning lasting influence with English listeners.
A New York Sun summary contrasts barber practices across regions. It notes European shops with low shave prices and minimal services, German apprenticeships, Italian wig work, Turkish tip-based earnings, and India home visits. It highlights American shops as high priced with modern chairs and varied services.
The London Mail quotes a hotel keeper questioning prepayment and security for a guest's stay. The exchange features a dismissive response about emotional responses and a prompt request to move a guest named Gilly, highlighting tension over advance payments and perceived security.
A terse 19th century style exchange shows a worker asking about a wedding dress while being unemployed, with dialect questions about marrying and social status. The piece reflects urban humor and verbal wit from the Philadelphia Lodger.
In the fragment, a husband leaves Wehlog to join a garbled fishing scheme with emphasized evils. The text hints at a betrayal within a partnership and a misdirected plot, suggesting personal loss and a failed venture. The readable names are garbled and no clear organizations are detectable.
A fragment notes Mexico's flag as a tricolor vertical design with broad green and red fields and a white stripe in the center. The description references a male Italian figure and colors, but the text is fragmented and lacks clear context.
A woman tourist in Vera Cruz endures a harrowing night as a tarantula roams her hotel room. She recalls the creature’s size dense hairs and eight eyes, the panic, and the danger of a deadly bite before dawn reveals the arachnid still at large. The piece contrasts Mexican tarantulas with Italian lore and notes the dancer tarantella’s link to venom.
Vienna reports Prince Wilhelm of Albania, formerly of Weid, commands about 8000 troops on the Durazzo front repelling 20,000 insurgents. The International fleet landed forces to guard legations as fighting to protect the city continues with fears of a nightfall collapse.
The Red Bank Eastern Star chapter was instituted Saturday night in the Eisner building Red Bank Mrs Elizabeth Handy Most Grand Matron of Jersey City presided with many chapter representatives present The new chapter lists nearly forty members Leon de la Rous sille heads Red Bank as Worthy Matron Heri de la Monte is Worthy Patron and Jennie Hurst Associate Patron The ceremony included lodge instituting and talks by officers A social hour followed with refreshments Patrolman Louis Vetter returned to duty at Broadway and Third Avenue after illness
Edwards Electric Co of Red Bank purchases a new auto delivery wagon from Dorman McPad ain. Joseph Feeney, charged with disorderly conduct, was fined five dollars by Squire Theodore Sniffen. Feeney was cited after authorities pursued him on Traffor Teland Hill while others fled by boat. Feeney previously assaulted Councilman Myron Brown at Fair Haven last winter. Mrs Matty Cantor of Swimming River dies of dropsy. funeral set at St James Catholic Church with burial at Me Jariver cemetery.
Celia, pursued by Williams after a dispute at her home, fired four times from within the house and yard as he chased her. She was wounded in the head by a gas pipe blow before firing again. Williams fled and was later pursued by police but remained at large. Celia and two witnesses testified Williams was the aggressor. Celia was held on bail as a key witness.
Congressman Scully informed Mrs. Sarah C. Hulse of Oceanport that her pension is granted at 12 dollars per month starting January 2, 1914. He has long shown dedication to widows of soldiers, handling hundreds of appeals with care and pursuing pensions and increases alongside district improvements.
The origin of smoking remains obscure with hints of Chinese antiquity and religious ties among American Indians. Columbus noted widespread use among tribes, while tobacco reached Spain and Portugal in 1559 as snuff before cigarette smoking gained fame. Sir Walter Raleigh popularized smoking as a fashion.
The police court judge scolds a petty squabble between Mulligan and Tlo xan. Mulligan is told to apologize for calling him liar and the case is dismissed. Hogan is addressed by the judge as Mishter.
A church trustee questioned the applicant about credit tied to occupying the last pulpit. The reply affirmed there was no cash connected with the arrangement. This brief exchange appears in Ladies' Home Journal.
A fragment from a historical transcript depicts a crowded parade scene with exclamations about the rush and second girl commenting on others, highlighting disrupted crowd energy and vocal banter during the event.
A damaged notice from Monmouth County Agricultural Party plans action at the Court of Common Pleas in Freehold on June 10 1900 seeking sale of beer and other items in Towmetip Mouutlown area, listing officials and parties involved. The document names William Th Hintriman and others, with unclear spellings and dates due toOCR errors.
A motorist hired former Judge J. Clarence Conover as counsel and posted 300 bail for a Friday hearing. Philadelphia rider Himer J. Briges was fined 30 dollars and costs for speeding on South Street in Freehold, leaving by train with the car as security. Walter McClure’s speeding hearing in Red Bank, set for Saturday, was postponed a week to allow a state motor vehicle inspector and prosecutor's office representative to attend.
A brief quote from the Philadelphia Public Ledger remarks that the way of the transgressor is hard and would not withstand heavy traffic. The saying suggests caution about wrongdoing and public scrutiny.
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