Newst reels minute report on odd 1920s items
The items note various oddities including a hunt ban by a man from Eatontown and a duck eagle incident, a Cleveland couple sharing glasses, an import of cheese by the British nation, a U S agriculture secretary hiring a translator, a Jamaican girl’s card in a banana, and a Minnesotan bill to allow Panama Canal toll free usage to all vessels to curb coastwise monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steenerson
Minnesota
Panama Canal
King Salmon Found Again In Far North
Fishermen using hand lines in the far north report average earnings of ten dollars daily. King salmon, 50 to 100 pounds, fetch one dollar each for canneries. A new shoal near Forester Island hosts millions of king salmon, attracting over 400 boats and four men per boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Miller
Ketchikan
Alaska
Miller
The Worse the Better in a Berlin Hospital
A patient in a Berlin hospital jokes that the worse they are treated, the more attention they receive. He notes that minor injuries trigger little care, but severe head injuries prompt significant fuss and chief oversight, even mentioning a cat cared for by a boy doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Red Bank Happenings and Local Post Office Notes
Robert F Wilbur and Harry Campbell take a two week Canada vacation. Floyd Rush's duties are covered by Howard Hurley as Troop B hikes in the northern state. A Robinson Jumbo auto fire engine demo on the riverfront aims to bid for new apparatus by the Commissioners. Postal workers and temporary clerks fill in as routes and duties shift, with listed names of current letter recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Wilbur
Broad Street
Harry Campbell
First National Bank
Canada
Robert Smith
New York
Harry C. Pay
Monmouth Street
Floyd Rush
Edwin Field
Howard Hurley
Robert M. Hurley
Cavalry
Lyceum Hill
Robinson
John
George Smith
New Brunswick
Richard C. Smith
Herbert Street
Ensley Rogers
Bridge Avenue
J. Edward Hayes
Fair Haven
Harry Supp
John J. Many
Charles B. Beck
Red Bank
May Applegate
Marion Bennett
LB. Brown
Howard Burchfield
Mary K. Burns
J. BE. Carter
Antontia Chaplinskija
D. Chandler
James Covert
G. J. Conventry
Trains Foxes to Be Pets In Germany Plan
A Berlin dealer proposes domesticating foxes as pets to dodge city dog taxes. Tax on dogs runs eight dollars for a first dog and twelve for a second, prompting the plan to offer tamed foxes at a dollar fifty each. Captain Edward Baker reports ambergris found near Sayville New York and sent for testing, potentially enabling retirement from service if verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Edward Baker
Lone Hill Station
Sayvitly
N. Y
New York
Baker
Red Bank Woman Hosts Auction-Bridge Party
Red Bank hostess Mrs Waren H Smook entertained about twenty friends at her Broad Street home Friday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs C Irving Patterson Mrs Joseph N Hance Mrs Herbert W Hill Mrs Howard Whitfield and Mrs Larry C Burrowes. A luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waren H. Smook
Red Bank
Broad Street
Bible School Workers to Meet at St Luke's M EB
Officers and teachers of St Luke's M EB Bible school will hold a quarterly meeting tomorrow evening in the small lecture room at S o'clock. Dr John Dobbons, president of the association, will preside. Luncheon will follow the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's M. Eb, Bible School
John ¥. Dobbons
Association
The Game of War and Its Civilized Rules
London Answers outlines the chivalrous rules of war, detailing protections for noncombatants and chaplains, bans on explosive bullets, and penalties for mistreatment. It stresses safe bombardment notices, preservation of churches and hospitals, and identification of enemy regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
City of Smyrna as Ancient Heroic Metropolis Depicted
The Christian Herald recalls Smyrna as the ancient elegant capital once famed as the First of Asia and City of Homer. It describes broad streets squares porticoes museums a stadium Odeon temples and the Olympian Jupiter temple with at its center an emperor worshiped as god.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Jupiter
Smyrniotes
Asia
Homer
Meles
Severe New York City judge drives verdicts in forgery case
A New York City supreme court justice renowned for severity presided over a forgery trial. The jury returned a guilty verdict, and the foreman admitted the panel doubted the defendant’s guilt until the judge’s charge clarified that acquittal could amount to contempt of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York City
Saturday Evening Post
Dangerous Dust and Testing Jokes Tidy the Page
A montage of short clippings covers dangerous dust in homes and its health risks amid dry windy weather, a humorous testing joke about fresh paint signs, and a backstage quip about stage lovers quarrels. The items evoke early 20th century newspaper brief style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
One They Both Love and a Marriage Bargain
Fragmentary note reflects a Detroit Free Press excerpt about a couple, George Mabel and Jack, tangled in a marriage bargain. It hints at money pressures and uncertain motives within a strained relationship. The text remains garbled but centers on love, consent, and financial influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mabel
Jack
Classified Ads Spark Bargains Each Day at Record
Read the Record’s classified section daily for low price bargains on items you need. Stay tuned to the page for possible great buys at minimal cost.
D. D. D. Skin Cure Promises Free First Bottle
A historical notice touts D D D Skin Cure for eruptions and itching caused by beneath skin germs. It claims ordinary skin problems stem from hidden germs and offers a free full-size bottle if the product fails to perform, urging readers to visit Wert's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste Bettie
Ada
D.D.P
Cagenhat
DPD
Wert's
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W. G. Eisele
Cedar Avenue
Long Branch
John C. Disbrow
S&h
Sea Bright
Oceanic
Lautz Bros
Dunhams Cr
Bennett & Lewis
Juline Ave
Tel
Kurrus
Ocean Ave
Telephone
R.S. Tapioca
Ares Pleuett Soap
A. C. Bennett Co
Branchport Ave
E. M. Colton
Rockwell
R. M. Harris Shoe Store
Broadway
Koops & Abels
TANG
Marvel
Immerman
Royal Baking Powder
Hershey's
Stephen Howe
Eatontown
Nod
Cleveland
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Unil
Jameaica
Hins
J. B. Powell
Toronto
Hila Lride
Misa Evelyn Bayley
King Salmon
C. J. Pupki
N. J
Norwood Ave
Clayton & Clark
James EB. Riddle
C. B. Deaver
Third Ave
Sterling School
Edward Marshh
Mason Parseh
Ada B. Williamns
Florence
Lorna Booth
Goig
Bible School
The
Daily Record
Washington Star
Flossie
Gertle
Detroit Free Press
D.D.D
George Washington
Campbell's
Swift’s
Spratt
Snow Boy
Lautz Glass Shop
Runkel’s Chocolate
Bird Seed
Tin Wood
Weedle
Platt’s Chlorides Wesson
Abc
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