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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1913
Page
6
In a Delmonico supper tale George M. Cohan recalls an elderly actor who trained an ostrich to dance the turkey trot for a three figure salary. The agent delays and a missed chance lead the man to lament he has had to eat his partner, a sad punchline on show business vicissitudes.
A chaotic Paris visit features Mrs Ponsonby hosting a small evening for friends. She jokingly asks guest M Dubois if they should play a rubber. Dubois replies with refusal, politely saying he does not like the massage.
Workmen under Tallman livery site in New York uncover straps once used on Albany to Buffalo stage coaches. Found near Sherwood’s old shop at State and Dill, they date back 76 years or more. The piece recounts Sherwood & Co. and Barker era lines on the Seneca Turnpike, road plans, tolls, and rival Pioneer Line battles including the Western Exchange hotel and Sunday running debates.
Two Newfoundland salvagers refused to abandon a derelict American schooner trapped in ice in Belle Isle Strait. They endured a harsh winter on a single barrel of flour and frozen herring, clinging to the ship until spring when the floe released it and they could sail to port.
A reflective note urges focusing on the positive deeds of friends and avoiding dwelling on their faults, trusting that shortcomings reveal themselves without prompting. It emphasizes kindness and thoughtful consideration in social relationships.
In Lessing's Fables, the horse pleads to Zeus for improvements and imagines taller legs and a swan neck. Zeus creates the camel instead, gifting a saddle with a stern warning that the horse will always tremble at the camel. The fable ends with the camel spared and the horse forever fearful.
The Weather Bureau forecast for the 34 hours ending Tuesday evening predicts warm and probably fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Southwest and west winds, a morning temperature of 81 at 8 o clock, and a last night's low of 63 are noted, with 74 as yesterday’s high and 60 as the minimum today. Barometer around 29.98 to 30.00, west wind at 17 miles today, and humidity near 42 to 47 percent. Relative humidity readings and a comparison to last year are included.
Train times from Long Branch to New York Newark and Elizabeth with various routes and services. Listings include departures at 6.28, 7.50, 9.04, 11.47 a m and afternoon runs, plus Sunday and special Saturday patterns, with connections to Baltimore Washington and Freehold via Matawan.
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