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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
7
The Long Branch newspaper reports on new state reforms following the governor's signing, noting measures aimed at governing corporations and rail gauges. It highlights rapid legislative activity, with over seventy laws enacted by mid March and many more approved by President Wilson and Governor Woodrow Wilson era context.
An archival excerpt discusses whether life imprisonment could deter murder as effectively as the death penalty. It cites experiences from Michigan abolition, Dannemora, and Dartmoor era prisoners, questioning deterrence, ethics, and the value of capital punishment through anecdotal prison observations and historical notes.
The readable fragments show names and places tangled with stray letters and misspellings, creating a jumbled article segment. No clear events, dates, or coherent facts emerge beyond scattered proper nouns.
Fragmented OCR reads as a garbled amble of phrases about amended war cries and political stances. It hints at a community debate led by figures named in a distorted sequence and mentions rates, committees, and actions though specifics are unclear.
A garbled OCR fragment references Prof Starr and a discussion of evolution. Readable text lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond general names, making a concise, source-grounded card challenging. The item appears to be a misread note or quotation without verifiable details.
Editorial commentary explores shifting era values and the impact on civic life. The piece weighs judgment, truth, and fate as it contemplates how change reshapes community norms and the path of society.
The Newark Star reports inflated fears over famines and food prices linked to storage warehousing and idle production. It notes cabinet politics and Secretary James Wilson's record tenure, while warning against manipulative distribution for profit and urging rational policy.
A proposal seeks to end nominating petition signatures for primary candidates across offices and allow party certified names to appear without committee indication. Critics warn it would empower party machines and undermine independent candidacy while raising concerns over election integrity and past abuses.
Henry Ward Beecher’s saying praises fair dealing as a fortune for merchants. The Record urges readers to trust ads from reliable merchants who advertise nightly, noting honesty, superior merchandise, fair prices, and efficient service. Read the Record to learn the latest from the county’s dependable merchants.
A column mixes political commentary on Theodore Roosevelt with a playful dental and skeletal riddle. It cites Norman J. Col oo Jeremiah Mo Busk and J. Ster iat and references The New York Globe. The piece contrasts Roosevelt's possible approach to the new administration with a caution against overreaching while delivering a didactic verse on human bones and teeth.
A compact quotation attributed to Macaulay notes that men are most apt to settle a question rightly when they discuss it openly. The line emphasizes open debate as a path to sound judgment.
Fifty years ago today on March 13, Federal ironclads Chillicothe and Kekalb bombarded Fort Pemberton on the Yazoo river near Vicksburg. Return fire from the fort badly damaged the Union ships in the action.
A Chicago Record Herald note describes strict silkworm husbandry in China. Guards attend naked to detect environmental changes, ban loud talk near cocoons, and ensure hygienic breath. The piece extols China’s leading silkworm industry and the muffled hum of millions in large houses.
An essay describes the barnacle as it loses eyesight with age. The young barnacle swims seeking food, while the old attaches to ships or sharks, becoming a fixed fixture unable to move or seek prey, rendering its eyes superfluous by nature.
A London Chronicle item explains undertow survival tips for swimmers, noting tides and shore currents and best responses to keep safe. It then quotes Canova praising Waterloo Bridge as the world’s noblest, with laughter about the Waterloo name across London. Short, humorous exchanges end with a Philadelphia Telegraph joke scene about interruptions and a sick neighbor.
Ad seeks a lightweight sober man for a household job to drive two horses, read a Bible, assist at meals, join in prayers, and perform light chores. Wages set at 15 guineas a year. Includes a note on the Dandy Horse, the early bicycle born in 1818 by Baron von Draise of Paris, described as a two-wheeled device propelled by kicking.
Two anecdotes from a bygone era show rivals Gladstone and Beaconsfield signing visitors books with professions, and a chastened officer missing polite transfer of compliments to a recruit. A soldier complains in a season of satire as the boy’s answer exposes race and protocol.
A reflective excerpt argues that exact justice, though merciful less in the moment, builds stronger citizens. It contrasts love of liberty with love of power, framing liberty as care for others and power as self interest.
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