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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
3
A comic vignette from a New York Post brief describes a bachelor physician on a rustic bridge with a determined woman. The dialogue centers on a proposed romance that never fully materializes as the man contemplates love and the woman teases him about a hypothetical heart at the brook’s bottom.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a dinner scene with a boastful plan to present a celebrated author and a sister who knows a state boxing champion, highlighting a social mockery of celebrity culture.
Mrs. Gabb quotes a claim that an all night marriage license bureau has been established in Chicago. Mr. Gabb jokes the plan lets women grab men without giving them time to think it over next morning.
A fragment quotes a wife asking who won a game and the husband’s return home discussion. The tone hints at a domestic scene and a husband’s interest in baseball without stating specifics or outcomes.
A Pittsburgh Press item quotes a child preferring to be a driver rather than an undertaker when grown, expressing intent to help his father’s business. The lighthearted note reflects family work aspirations and local dialect.
The fragment describes Mrs Pitte-On and Vonkera discussing a woman health inspector who asked to examine the house while the resident was away. The lines indicate confusion over a phrase and a possible mishearing or garbled text.
The Young Women's Christian Association outlines a San Francisco 1915 Panama Pacific exposition project. A multifunction building will host an auditorium rest room dining room and exhibit areas with needlework photography and literary works. Prizes will reward merit and may fund travel for ambitious girls. Contact Miss Rebecca F MecKillip secretary at 600 Lexington Avenue New York City for details.
A feature on making coordinated fashion fans using the dress material, with options to attach fabric to sticks or reuse foundations. The piece notes Lund painting, sequins, lace and beads, enamel work, and the Wattern style. Gold sticks edged with pearls and diamonds appear, along with gemlike enameled pictures on larger sticks.
The article highlights popular yellow shades like tulip and primrose. It notes primrose suits light hair and blue eyes and describes a dainty primrose frock in pussy willow taffeta trimmed with bine and lavender roses, paired with primrose silk gloves and lavender ribbon.
Parasol textiles showcase taffetas in stripes and plaids, vivid oriental volorinas, satin fabrics, and novelty weaves. Silk ribbons decorate the handle, and loops of velvet ribbon secure the wrist when not in use.
A vintage supper menu outlines serving huckleberries with sardines and potato salad. It presents recipes for huckleberry shortcake with maple syrup, huckleberry pancakes, truckleberry dumplings, single layer huckleberry cake, and related steps for doughs batters fillings and baking.
The piece argues romance fades after courtship and marriage becomes history. It cites Homer on wedding ages and notes many couples confuse romance with life’s lasting demands. It warns marriage needs friendship as the sustenance beyond initial passion.
Freddie tells his family he was returned to the first grade and his father laments the impossibility of being president. The brief cartoonish line captures a humorous family moment from Delineator.
The Doulerville Courier Journal mocks Hamlet Fatt in vaudeville as a bolsterer and criticizes him as rotten, suggesting his act makes others look good by comparison. The breviary note signals sharp local satire of theater figures.
A fragment shows a dialogue about meals and manners with phrases like a fair simple of your meals and a too fair sample of your appetite amid an exchange in a Boston Transcript style.
A bedtime tale features Pred and a talking flag recounting his g randfather’s civil war service and the meaning of national symbols. The flag urges children to honor bravery, liberty, and those who fought for their country.
An American traveling for pleasure recounts being charged for elevator use in Naples and Rome. He declined to fill a hotel form asking personal data, was detained by gendarmes, then released after consul intervention confirms his non threatening status.
Yonkers Statesman notes a playful exchange about who was Cinderella in a quirky record. The dialogue highlights the first female to fit a No 4 foot into a No 2 shoe, prompting curiosity and lighthearted speculation.
A London Opinion quip depicts a maid scolding a resident for not admitting her, noting she had rang endlessly while the other claimed phone interference. The exchange highlights social class banter in a witty domestic scene.
A fragment shows a dialogue about reading and interest in popular books. Abe questions why not, and He-No resists reading, while Tuck notes difficulty and preference for not liking certain works.
A Baltimore American tidbit notes a humorous mistaken raid where officers were fooled into raiding the hall by claim of a dip incident. The quip frames it as a playful misunderstanding during a tango event.
The passage notes Bigeing striving to seem younger by dyeing his mustache and dressing in youthlike outfits. It mentions wearing three casual outfits and attempting to resemble a boy scout as part of his effort.
A cryptic dialogue discusses whether gaining the greater from loss is ever possible. The Freshy-Professor explores narrowing the conceit by removing pretension, with a phrase that reads like a puzzle or playful mispronunciation.
The article notes many cape outfits combining cape with coat or waistcoat for tourists and sailors. Removable outer capes reveal plain under coats, or capes can replace coats. Paquin taupe ensemble features a black silk collar, taupe shoes, hemp hat, and Rome striped silk details, praised as practical and chic. Julia Bottomley reports.
The pattern describes cirewar rofies across the back forming a bustle style on a plain foundation with a simple front fullness skirt. Suitable for light wool, silk, linen and linen blends, sized for 24 to 26 waist, requires 3 1/4 yards fabric and 1 1/2 yards ruffles at 27 inches wide. Send 20 cents and coupon No Seven hundred to order from May Manton pattern.
A drug store sales pitch promoting Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. Claims rapid darkening of gray hair, natural even color, and removal of dandruff, with a promise of youthful appearance within days.
In a rustic ballad style a ranger named Johnny Rigg trails a stranger who bewilders him during nesting season. Folk warn fellow rangers to avoid follow strangers at night as situations grow tricky and thefts occur.
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