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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
19
Lima Ohio resident Eilen Lytle narrates serious lung trouble relief after Vinol tonics. She notes weight gain from 108 to 140 pounds and urges others to try the product with the store guarantee at Wert's Pharmacy Long Branch New Jersey.
The piece reports about 73 000 dollars tied to tariff revision and Wilson's inauguration funds. Citizens inaugural committees spent about 48 000 while a congressional committee spent near 25 000 for Wilson's induction. It notes no inaugural ball and potential loss to subscribers. Cabinet secretary Wilson lacks office and funds, occupying temporary Commerce offices until April first when Congress funds the new labor department.
A fragment notes a single candie’s glow seen at one mile and three candies’ light visible for two miles, illustrating varying luminance described in a brief observation.
The Shrewsbury township board held a committee meeting with talks on a night session and routine business. Assessor Elmer Carlile presented a tax report enlarging the township valuation by 328,689, with detailed notes on individual properties and prior assessments.
Mrs Dora A West widow of Thomas C West died this morning after seven weeks of grief following her husband’s death. She contracted pneumonia Monday and passed away at her Broadway home shortly after seven. Surviving children include Edward P Brooklyn Grace Van Huel Frank Connie and Norma with sisters Emma and Josephine Lloyd and brother Frank Stillwaggon. Funeral directors Hyer and Flock will handle arrangements.
A humorous exchange notes Emiley inviting a friend to dinner and Mrs Snifley rejecting the idea, remarking it is better than arriving with a guest after the meal. The line appears in a Chicago News feature.
Mrs Hebecca A Crawford 74 of Red Bank wife of John H Crawford died yesterday after a week's illness from pneumonia. She lived in Red Bank and Asbury Park and was a Civil War veteran’s widow. Funeral at her home Sunday with Rev Johnson L Miner officiating. interment in Fair View cemetery. Survived by six children and several grandchildren. last of her immediate family.
A list of participants names a social or club event including Miss Ally Appleget Mrs 8 EB Iggins Beatrice Dugan Miss B orwitz Granville Flagler Louise and Hstelle Greenwalt Frank Grand Mabel Hall Mrs B W Johnson BE R Jones and others such as Joh King Marguerite Mor ris H Morford Harry Patterson Reader Idred Roosevelt Leon de la Roussille Alonzo Sedlock Trumble Smith Arthur Swift Dot Seely Carrie Einberg Fred Reimer May Wils Clara Wilson Ralph Willguss and H Wilcox.
Lottie Schroeder, a member of Mullica Township girl baseball team, was injured during practice in Egg Harbor New Jersey. She tripped over a grinder, fell on her head and left leg, was unconscious for several minutes, and taken to Dr Boysen where doctors found a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Also included are brief notices of a Camden woman found dead in bed and a short column on Coleridge.
Reading as a mixed feature, the page blends a folksy tale about a sneaky joint snake with official Long Branch notices. The yarn involves Uncle Henry and a minister, while city filings invite sealed bids for Third Avenue paving with brick or asphalt and detail bid security and filing hours.
Sealed bids for paving Rockwell Avenue from Broadway to the New Jersey Southern Division line are invited by the City of Long Branch New Jersey. Bids must include bidder details and a $1000 certified check payable to Frank L. Howland. Specifications and bid forms are available at the City Engineer and City Clerk offices during business hours until March 26 1913.
A London Telegraph letter story recounts Gordanne choosing a Montenegrin suitor over a polite city youth and a pushy farmer. She desires a husband who is master in the home, and the third suitor proves her choice as the true Montenegrin. The tale frames a patriotic ideal of heroic motherhood.
The Manchester Guardian spotlights a celebrated housewife famed for frugality. She hosts tea, serves simple fare, and when guests finish, she proclaims with pride that she has judged their appetites exactly. The anecdote highlights shrewd household economy and social praise.
A humorous roundup of quips from various sources notes a habit among traveling men to drink coffee left handed in hotel dining rooms, seen as a sign of adapting to the cup's less-used side. The column predicts the custom will fade as dishwashing improves and travel routine evolves.
The City of Long Branch invites sealed proposals for sidewalk paving with stone or cement, curbing, and crosswalks under an ordinance. Bids due by 10 am March 26 1918 filed with the City Clerk in City Hall. Right reserved to reject all proposals. Long Branch N J March 6 1918.
A brief Detroit Free Press quotation on courage of convictions is referenced inviting readers to advertise in the Daily Record with a payoff promise. The fragment suggests promotional copy for ad space. The item emphasizes persuasion and local newspaper context.
The funeral for George L Loverside, a longtime Eaton town resident who died of paralysis, will be held at his Main street home in Eatontown at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Robert Mac Kellar will officiate. Interment is at Greenlawn Cemetery West Long Branch, with Charles Breese Funeral Director of Eatontown in charge. Washington Lodge No 9 F A M, of which Loversidge was a member, will lead the service. Parkers in Cuba Mr and Mrs John H Parker of West Long Branch, en route to the Panama Canal, report from Havana Cuba that they have visited Jamaica and Santiago. They describe Havana as a beautiful city with fine trolley service and well paved streets.
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