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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for Benj. Boisseau Bobbitt ee and M. Taylor Publishing Co with Long Branch New Jersey as the base. It discusses national policy shifts, governor Wilson's impact on Trenton legislation, and a British cooperative buying model reducing consumer prices through a vast network of member societies and international purchasing.
William Maxwell, president, notes members may “eat” into house and home. The association, run by plain housewives, claims overheads are 2 percent, far lower than private firms. Profits by the International Co operative Art and retailers rival the amounts families pay to protected trusts in the United States.
The excerpt discusses Senator Pénérope and Senator Briggs on reciprocity with Canada, noting Briggs’ inconsistent stance but praising support for the President’s policy. It argues reciprocity is a significant early concession from Congress after years of waiting, with small favors warmly welcomed.
The notice damns government waste as Trenton approves a commission system with 58 percent support but only 70 percent turnout. The piece warns that faulty leadership remains possible and stresses citizens' enlarged responsibilities in the first New Jersey test of the system.
The ex-president, now in exile, laments bitterness and disappointment after stepping down and losing supreme power. He accuses critics of misreading motives and alleges continued forgetfulness by fellow countrymen as the nation weighs the reasons for his departure.
The article notes that Wisdom made another blunder by clinging to the reins of government. It argues the public tires of an angelic ruler after thirty five years and cites Diaz as another example of failing to relinquish control, a common historical error.
The text argues that lack of protest from other business men against neglected paving signals no approval and suggests a broom on Broadway as an experiment while noting a Chicago judge's remark that a man who can't cook should not marry, a new matrimony qualification.
An editorial note in the Galveston News mentions the stork as delivering the goods while a Philadelphia Record gag reflects on progressives and reactionaries in the Senate being mixed up in politics. The piece uses witty, period voice characteristic of early 20th century editorials.
Recount in Bayonne special election shows a five vote majority against adopting commission government, three more than initial figures. The result supports the view that recounts rarely change official outcomes and rebuts allegations of vote manipulation by election officers.
The piece notes that New Jersey's 1909 Constitutional election drew only 12 percent of voters, with 61 429 total votes versus 469 111 in the prior year national election. The attorney general warns that efforts to increase participation may instead empower a small minority to shape laws and the Constitution.
The piece argues the parcels post faces stubborn opposition from express interests and small towns but is finally near adoption. It recalls past transport advances, notes public misconceptions, and highlights a New York City health note contrasting love epidemics with a surge in marriages in early 1911.
Health Department notes that New York surpasses twenty chief European cities in rising birth rates for the first quarter of 1910. It attributes gains to improved food and sanitation but laments public indifference to preventing the metaphorical epidemic of love and urges shared effort.
A builder heeds neighbor advice at every step, tearing down walls and changing plans. He finally finishes a house that the neighbor loves, only to kill the originator of the advice and move in himself. This Chicago News piece mocks constant tailoring to others opinions.
A historical opinion piece condemns popular amusements as corrupting, labeling music licentious, laughter wicked, dancing immoral, and statues almost criminal in the eyes of observers. The essay argues these recreations reveal societal vice among the unce guid.
Fifty Years Ago Today June 2 reports the London Times ran a triple advertisement rich issue. Mrs Lincoln escaped serious injury after a carriage crash while visiting Virginia army camps with her two sons. Twenty five Years Ago Cardinal Gibbons received papal insignia from Rome. Seven men died in a Boston Institute Fair fire.
The article argues infants can exhibit remarkable strength, citing medical tests. It notes newborns can suspend themselves by a finger for up to ten seconds, sometimes half a minute, with strength increasing after four days and peaking around two weeks. It mentions an exceptional case of a Hercules-like infant holding two minutes thirty-eight seconds with one hand and longer with both.
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