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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
3
A mixed montage of humor from vintage columns surveys impulsive parenting, lecture crowds, and stage dramas. Vignettes include a Californian fire wagon gag and a barber shop standee tale by Victor Murdock, plus quips on art, Ireland’s drill sergeants, and schoolyard injuries.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from early 20th century papers. A postoffice clerk’s flirtation over a stamp leads to amused chatter. Whistler’s dentist of a match, porter humor, job seeking gags, and a soldier’s uniform joke punctuate the page.
The Pittsburgh Post notes a congressman is succeeding in the capital with a dinner with the president twice and invitations to give three graduation addresses next June.
The article highlights sunny summer colors for eighteen year old girls with azalea shades and blue white voile outfits. It promotes a May Manton pattern for girls eight to twelve, priced by sending ten cents and a coupon order form with address details for delivery.
A fashion snippet highlights long coats of white ratine with black and white whipcord collar and cuffs. A separate blouse of fine white lawn features a collar cuffs and front detail.
A friendly poker game among three friends escalates into a high stakes struggle after Bingle and Parkinson win big. Parkinson's wife dies after a stroke sparked by the tension, prompting a legal dispute where a lawyer contends the jackpot may belong to Wilkinson's estate.
White, Pastor from Vienna Maryland reports trying many tonics yet finds Hay's Hair Health best for dandruff. Advert says it destroys dandruff germs, prevents hair loss, and promotes new growth. Available at druggists for 50 cents or 1.00 per bottle from Philo Hay Spec Co Newark NJ.
An article outlines plums as versatile fruits with uses from jams and marmalades to pies custards and preserves. It lists methods for dried plums, plum custard with custard sauce, plum rice dessert, and a plum preserve combining oranges walnuts and raisins.
Practical guide to making fresh vegetable salads with cold dressings. Recipes include Cucumber Salad with potatoes, Combination Salad using romaine leaves with tomatoes and peppers, Asparagus Salad arranged on crisp lettuce, and a Dandelion Salad with garlic oil dressing.
A white ratine frock suits morning seaside or mountain outings. The model features a low armhole and a two end sash folded over the belt. White buckskin boots complete the smart look.
Fashion notes describe lite lingerie dresses with waist gathers and yokes created by shirring over cords. The design favors slim figures but warns against fullness that alters height illusion. Separate section surveys Japanese teapots in varied shapes from caldron to tiny birds, many made of inlaid silver or hammered copper.
A charity box idea suggests repurposing an old trunk or large box to store finished or unwanted items such as pictures magazines books scrapbooks pretty cards clothing fabric and lace for dolls envelopes with foreign stamps and small items. Periodically sort through the box and donate to orphan asylums and hospitals to avoid rummaging during drives.
The article notes the rise of bridge as entertainment and introduces a new machine that deals cards automatically. A pack is placed in the device, the dealer turns a crank, and the cards are distributed, reducing manual effort.
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