West End Gardens and Firemen’s Horseless Future
A fragmented local page recalls West End Court and Second Avenue, noting a corner crowd once crowded with Barham’s place. It alludes to a poleless Second Avenue proposal, Odd Fellows Hall carpet woes, and a former charted principal’s ties to London and Long Branch. The piece muses on name changes to West End Gardens and foresees horseless fire apparatus by July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney County
West End Court Second Avenue
Thomas B. Barham
Board of Commissioners
Second Avenue
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Charles T. Stone
Chartle
London
Mr. Stone
Parrot and Princess Winshed by Green Parrot Prince
A king’s daughter, famed for beauty, is courted by a talking parrot who is really a sorcerer’s transformed prince. To win her hand he later turns into a tiny green parrot to prove he can wear green feathers and fly. The king permits their marriage and they live happily ever after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Curious ducks rope young by beak from nest high in tree
In Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens ducks favor roosting in trees, prompting a watcher to confirm how ducklings reach water. The mother allegedly carries twelve ducklings from a hollow branch twelve feet up, placing each in the grass before they waddle to the pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
London
The Art of Poisoning in African Lore and Modern Belief
The piece discusses traditional poisoning methods among Central African peoples, detailing poisoned stakes, plant and animal-derived toxins, and a notorious poison from ujungu trees used by hunters and hunters’ bullets. It contrasts these practices with a modern warning about disease spread from colds and urges isolation during sneezing and coughing to prevent transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German East Africa
Harper's Weekly
Leonard Hill
London
New York Tribune
Canine cemetery vogue and rustic surnames teased in print
A collection of quirky newspaper excerpts notes an exclusive cemetery for wealthy dogs with pink headstones and pricey plots in England, alongside mentions of rustic Cotswold surnames like Till and Fouracre. Other items include humorous quotes on fashion at the opera and absentminded professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Valhalla
New York Press
Cotswolds
Cotswold
Till
Fouracre
Pothecary
Greengrass
Pill
German torpedo boat destroyer sunk with 67 dead
Off Heligoland a German torpedo boat destroyer numbered 178 was rammed by the cruiser Yorck in the North Sea. Seventy seven crew members perished, including Lieutenant Koch and the first officer, while the surgeon, engineer, and fifteen others were saved. The ship, a modern destroyer displacing 636 tons, sank immediately after the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heligoland
Germany
Koch
Yorck
North Sea
Live Stock Markets Report From Kittepurgh
Cattle receipts light and market slow with mixed quotes. Prices show varied ranges for prime and common cattle, including fat bulls and fresh cows, reflecting cautious demand and regional pricing during March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Maine
Long Island
Western
Sweets
Jersey
Philadelphia
Kittepurgh
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Simon Sternberger
West End
West End Gardens
Firefighters
Publius Syrus
Long Branch Record
Stel
Cook’s
New Spring
NE. Cor. Coolemar Ave
Mair St
Asbury Park, N. J
M. F. McDonald's Horse Market
Eatontown, N. J
Iowa
Jacob Shutts Auctioneer
M. P. McDonald
Casino Espanol
Santiago de Cuba
Sixth
United States Cavalry
Makopou Point
Oahu
Kileven
Kauai
Pacific
Kilaven
Cinderella
Grandépn
Central Africa
Maria
John
Chicago Tribune
Amelia
J. Sterling
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sporsman
ANTIS
Massachusetts
Boston
Senate
E. M. Colton
Rockwell
Broadway
C. B. Deaver Broadway
Rockwell Ave
Strauss
General Markets
Koops & Abels
Long Branch
Cass Markets
B’dwy
Edward Cass
Gordon Cass
Phila
WM. Bryan
Elberon Florist
Long
Prats
al, Bennett Co
Branchport Ave
R. M. Harris
Westfield Steam Laundry
Immer Man
Cali Hams
Nice and Lean
W. G. Eisele
Cedar Avenue
C. J. Pupki
Norwood Ave
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