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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
13
Assemblyman McDermott advocates a state program teaching young students safety to reduce life loss in industry. He argues proper instruction can cut accidents from ignorance and unavoidable risks by providing self protection skills and scientifically guided safety training.
A town character with a history of police trouble was arrested on nine minor charges. The arresting officer was surprised when the defendant appeared in court with a prepared lawyer. The judge asked for a plea and the defendant urged the lawyer to plead guilty on his behalf.
The London Globe recounts the romance of lighthouse construction from the early candlelit beacons to the 19th century stone towers. It details Winstanley and Smeaton’s towers at Plymouth, the 1705 Plymouth disaster, clockwork gongs keeping watch, and the shift from candles to oil and Argand lamps, highlighting how flashes and shuttering guide mariners.
In a chance encounter William Wouldhave, inventor of the self righting lifeboat, discovers a broken wooden bowl floats upright when placed in water. He tests the idea by submerging a quarter of a hollow coco net shell, which righted itself, inspiring his work on unsinkable craft. the note explains the simple physics and how a broken rubber balloon yields small self righting boats.
At a color conference Beckwith contrasted French and American garden methods. He praised French gardeners for a lighter touch and criticized Americans for inviting graveyard sculptors and archi tects, which can make formal gardens resemble cemeteries.
A garbled syndicated item quotes locals about letters received at a house and mentions a malt man, Johnny Jones, Willie Green, and monthly letters. It includes phrases about readers and a perceived facial reaction, with additional misrendered lines from other papers.
Fragmentary text notes that many points in Rinks' speech were taken from others. A proverb about prudent action is mentioned, with spellings indicating OCR errors and partial phrases.
A fragment describes Lake Titihuen or Tithenew as the world’s highest navigable lake, midway between the Horn and the equator, with depths around 1000 feet twice Lake Superior. Trade ships ply its waters. shorelines host ancient, possibly lost cities. the Andean mountains surround a perpetual white plain. Also notes on alibi defenses from the New York Times.
A classroom on the East Side discussed wealth and ambition with playful student answers about housing, banks, and owning autos. Other items cite debates on education history and a cook's knowledge of yeast versus fermentation, reflecting humorous and dated clippings from newspapers.
A clipped Punch-phrase piece rails at domestic strife with vivid epithets. The text portrays a man attacked by terms like brute and monster as it ventrues a damning private critique. Strong language mirrors social satire of marital conflict.
A quip attributed to G. Campbell Morgan contrasts a wife’s sharp rebuke with the idea that few excuses can redeem late returns. The brief exchange wittily hints at domestic friction and moral tone in religious quotation.
Henry F. Smith a longtime Red Bank resident dies at his Pear Street home from pneumonia after a year of illness. Born in North Carolina 69 years ago he came north as a young man and was a mason tender. Survived by wife four children Gertrude Edith Irene and Willis all of Jersey City and one brother Martin of Red Bank. Funeral at his residence Wednesday at two with interment in Lincoln Cemetery.
A brief line from the Baltimore American quotes a speaker noting a stronger voice despite a cold and asking how to remove the hoarseness. The exchange highlights weathered resilience in speech and a playful take on vocal endurance.
A late 19th or early 20th century remedy advertisement claims Vinci cod liver and iron tonic strengthens the body by improving digestion iron levels and blood formation. It recounts a West Baden Indiana case of a young woman nearly bedridden who recovered after using the product and offers a money back guarantee through Wert's Pharmacy Long Branch New Jersey.
Wide Awakes defeated Rahway 65 to 16 as the Rahway game followed a 22 to 6 first half, with Chattle High School led by Blaisdell Briskey and Eager. Referee Frank Helles officiated. C. A. Reid was scorer in a boys basketball recap from Red Bank High School.
Vic tor Q Peterson and Miss Martha Vanderveer of Long Branch were married at Simpson Church yesterday afternoon. Rev Alfonso Dare officiated at 6 20 pm. Dr and Mrs Carl McDermott of Freehold served as witnesses. The couple will live in Long Branch. the groom worked as an operator at East Long Branch and once at Galilee. The bride is the daughter of Fred M Vanderveer.
The old Marks Bee Hive store on Broadway closed out last Saturday, sold to John Handler of New York. Contents will be removed promptly, and estate administrators hint at future alterations to the building, now two stores with upstairs apartments.
The opening session shows reluctance from both parties on liquor legislation in a gubernatorial year. Local option, saloon ownership bans, and population-based saloon limits are debated, with the State Liquor Dealers' Association backing tighter controls. Other measures focus on state department consolidation and tax board reforms, threatening to reshape New Jersey's tax system. Assembly probes into alleged fire and insurance trust issues begin tonight.
A delegation from Long Branch Council No. 335 K of C attended the founding of Freehold Council No. 1672. The new council opened with fifty members led by Supreme Secretary W. J. McGinley and other high officers. The Long Branch party traveled by automobile, including Thos EB McOue and many named members.
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