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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
5
Long Branch readers condemn the ocean front lighting as wretchedly inadequate. Eyed lighting along the promenade shows eight lit bulbs in five blocks, with many still dark, sparking a call for prompt city action before the July holidays.
Historical medical notes describe flies as major disease carriers. Dr. Frederick H. Lord cites tuberculosis risk from sputum and bacilli, while 1919 findings link flies breeding near hospital waste to dysentery spread. Other experts note possible carriage of smallpox scarlet fever and diphtheria by flies.
Rev Flaye).S. Luther of Trinity College argues against blanket vilification of business magnates. He defends earnest, upright men branded as selfish, noting standards vary and many leaders are true Christians and family men while warning attacks may reflect imperfect ethics and broader social pressures.
The remark notes that disease has no safety or protection where flies are present, signaling a concern about health conditions and public sanitation. It emphasizes flies as a vector for illness and implies a need for control measures.
The piece notes that Supreme Court decisions in oil and tobacco trust cases vindicate Alton B. Parker's 1904 stance that common law provides means to regulate monopolies. It contrasts Roosevelt's mockery with Parker's legal view, and observes the court's 8 to 1 affirmation in opinions by Chief Justice White, while remarking on Parker's reduced public prominence.
The article mocks a Congressional resolution by Representative Sabath advocating scrutiny of American women at a royal coronation and the costs of such “chase after coroners.” It asks why Congress meddles in foreign marriages and money, suggesting the measure is a joke and irrelevant to domestic concerns.
A fragment notes men weigh bold moves when high salaries and power stakes loom, risking timidity not to fail. The passage hints at ambition overcoming restraint as figures consider decisive action.
A quotation contrasts medicine for the unhealthy and insane with newspapers for the sane, attributed to the New York World. The remark frames medicine and press as serving different publics.
A compact note quotes Fielding on adversity revealing honesty and Shakespeare on the gap between teaching and living one's own counsel. The lines reflect moral reflection and the enduring pull of virtue amid challenge.
A lawbreaking trust benefits by shifting blame to a dead man or a humble employee when caught in the same circumstances, unlike an individual.
In Oregon a bandit crew staged a train hold up described as a Jesse James style robbery. No injuries reported as suspects escaped with valuables. Police investigate possible connections to earlier heists in the region.
Governor elect Wilson faces a report linking county salary abuses to graft in Monmouth and other counties. The piece urges a general salary revision to curb extravagance and cut deputy and clerk payrolls, citing last Legislature’s Bergén Act repeal and calling for further reforms next winter. The poem laments Fourth of July injuries and urges reduced killing in celebrations.
A collage from periodical quotes on morphine's moral distortion and its impact on truthfulness. It includes lines from the North American Journal of Homeopathy and anecdotes on D Yor say and D’Orsay, plus a wry note on political fear and folly.
Fifty years ago today a comet of extraordinary splendor was first observed thrilling scientists in America and abroad while Juan Juarez was elected president with dictatorial powers in Mexico. Also note pensions totaling $63,797,831.61 and 365,783 names enrolled, plus Cardinal Gibbons receiving the biretta in Baltimore.
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