Willowdale at Oceanic brings local theater for Pocahontas aid
Amateur Navesink troupe presented a three act Willowdale at Red Men’s Hall Oceanic to benefit Naramatta council No 24 of Pocahontas. Cast featured Joel Barsett Raymond Taylor Lisle Petterson Joseph Godfrey and Maynard Card with Mrs Hart directing the production. The play received a large audience and was praised for its rendering.
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Navesink
Willowdale
Red Men's Hall
Oceanic
Naramatta
Pocahontas
H. B. Hart
Atlantic Highlands
Joel Bassett
Bassett House
Joel Barsett
Raymond Taylor
Tom Skerrett
Lisle Petterson
Joseph Godfrey
William Hopkins
Marence Dinsmore
Lloyd Sickles
Old Fashioned House Cleaning near New York
A top floor resident describes neighbors next door engaging in a thorough traditional house cleaning. She contrasts it with modern methods using hired cleaners and machines, praising the old slow, hands on approach and the resulting clean, cool house.
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New York
Preas York Press
Banner carried by Henry Clay supporters to be shown
Dorchester Historical Society President Jerome Carter Hosmer will present a rare banner from Henry Clay's 1844 campaign through New England. The banner, possibly the only one in existence, features Clay's portrait with a circle of stars and the slogan National Currency and Protection, with corner inscriptions of agriculture commerce manufacture and encouragement.
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Clay
Jerome Carter Hosmer
Dorchester
Mass
Worchester
Roxbury
Rockefeller's Credit Story Sparks Fresh Banking Buzz
A popular magazine recounts John D. Rockefeller seeking $5,000 to save a business. A chain of bankers reports lenders offering $10,000, implying Rockefeller’s credit is firmly established in town. The tale ends with Rockefeller planning to borrow the original $5,000.
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John DO
Rockefeller
John
Popular Magazine
Disease of conserved food causes polar illnesses says scientist
Dr Jacques Liouville told the Zoological Society of France that lack of fresh food caused three chief polar ailments among the Pour quoi Pas expedition crew scurvy anemia and frost bite with edema. Symptoms faded after fresh meat and Tierra del Fuego celery became available and all men returned home healthy.
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Zoological Society of France
Jacques Liouville
Pourquoi-Pas
Tierra del Fuego
Liouville
Scientific American
Library Without Light in Paris Bibliotheque Nationale
The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris holds 44 miles of shelves and 3,000,000 volumes but lacks artificial lighting in winter. Readers can access books only in the middle of short days, limiting use of its vast collection.
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National Library of France
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
Wireless on the Atlantic liner sparks a new era at sea
Read of the Atlantic liner wireless station as it sends first messages minutes after bail, detailing shipboard operation, shore links, and passenger chatter from the harbor to inland cities. Curiosity grows about the system’s reach and its impact on transatlantic communication.
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le Ene
Arnald
Athentis
Monorail Cars Run in Ireland Between Ballybunion and Belmore
A novel five minute trip of three miles links Ballybunion and Belmore on the Ballybunion to Belmore line. The single track system uses a unique locomotive with elliptical boiler and firebox lift bridges for crossings. The experimental line carries passengers and freight with special small lift bridges to let vessels pass when needed.
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Ballybunion
Belmore
Ireland
Nto
Thant
Tréhod
Dred
America
Statis Bally Buriion
Beliore
Uo Sual
Gallybullion Dongrail
Anllyunion
Ruthie
Fla Hein
Chicago Baby A Scholar Goes Abroad For Training
Janet Vite, a two year old from Chicago, sails to Rome with her parents for a year of Montessori education. Her father Dr John Francis Anie previously served as U S Navy surgeon general’s assistant and Roosevelt’s private physician.
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Janet Vite
Chicago
Europe
Rome
Agnet
Little Janet
John Francis Anie
United States Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
William Dudley Poulke
Autchor
Montessori
Miss Janet
New York
Urie
Janet
Thicago
Did the Best She Could
A light dialogue scene centers on a quarrel about promised vows and a failed commitment. A wife admits she cannot love or honor if she must obey and the exchanged lines reveal strained marriage expectations and ironic humor. The exchange concludes with a playful tension over money for a new date.
William the Conqueror and Matilda of Pinthers The tale
The New York Sun recounts a controversial medieval romance involving William the Conqueror and Matilda of Pinthers. It describes forcible seduction, defiance of suitors, and Matilda's ruthless choice of Brintric estates after William conquers England.
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Matilda
Wiliat the Conqueror
Pinthers
New York Sun
Mattila
Willan
Normandy
Bruges
France
William
Briges
Hribtric
Chat
Willian
England
Briltric
Hin
Desolate Mongolia described as restless land of steppe and wind
The article portrays Mongolia as a bleak, desolate center of Asia with sparse towns and harsh climate. It recalls vast steppes, endless wastes, and the roaming nomads, noting Mongolia as the birthplace of great migrations and the era of Genghis Khan.
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Siberia
Mongolia
Cenghis
Alexander
The Oath Gesture in History
A compact note traces the hand uplift as an ancient oath gesture from Greek and biblical times to Jewish origins and its spread into Christendom via the Council. The piece cites Abraham and notes the practice persists in judicial settings through modern times. A hunter’s quip contrasts bearing witness by tracks versus bears.
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Abraham
Christendom
New York American
Turn About At Do Bankers Droll Exchange
A London Telegraph cartoon dialogue shows a banker noting an overdrawn account by £1 while a customer jokes about £100 held and a previous week’s £150 not raised as a concern. The exchange playfuly twists bank balance figures.
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London Telegraph
Insurance Man’s Promise to Pay After Loss
The speaker claims an insurance man will pay eighty one thousand after a loss. Pat discusses contacting his brother Mike Heta and a contractor tied to the losing lands, with references to a wide tolmne and Pack.
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Mike Heta
Cramping the Bank and the Check Cashing Plot
A fragmented London Punches snippet hints at a bank related scam with a cashier concealing a cashing act and a woman described as a gold mouse referencing a theft or concealment scene.
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Ft. Mada
London
Oagred Concert Shines At Red Bank Baptist Church
A high class sacred concert at the First Baptist Church Red Bank featured Arthur Parker Asbury Park violinist with pianist accompanist Florence Cavanaugh soprano Eugene MaGee tenor and choir quartet. Prof Harold LaRos led organ and performed Tannhauser selections as the program opened and closed.
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First Baptist Church
Red Bank
Arthur Parker
Asbury Park
Parker
Schumann
Gluck
Wimowski
Florence Cavanaugh
Mendelsohn
Heaven
Guenod
Harold LaRos
Cavanaugh
8. C. Bennett
Pryor
Boston Fadetts
Eugene MaGee
Adams
Baptist Church
Samuel Sabath
William A. Sweeney
Herbert E. Williams
Cecil Ledlard
Ryder
Jerusalem
Tannhauser
How to Boost Plant Growth with Ammonia
Instructions suggest adding a few drops of ammonia once a week to help plants grow faster. Use lukewarm water for irrigation, not colder than the surrounding air.
Red Bank Happenings Detailing Local Visits and Games
Mrs. Van Buren Smock returns from Hyde Park New York. Miss Edna Parker visits her mother on Branch avenue. Mrs. Albert Roberts and Alma stay with Robert Hitchings on Branch avenue. C Harold Tumey visits East Brookfield Mass then returns. Local Boy Scout team beats Keyport 11 to 10 with Pryor and Estelle battery. Sarah Stanger and Agnes Moore spend weekend in New York. Mr and Mrs Russell Hess visit Jersey City relatives. Mr Wess leaves Dupont Powder and joins Western Electric.
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van Buren Smock
Park Place
Hyde Park
N. Y
Edna H. Parker
East Rutherford
L. S. Parker
Branch Avenue
Albert Roberts
Alma
Tacony
Penn
Roberts
Robert Hitchings
C. Harold Tumey
East Brookfield
Mass
Keyport Boy Scouts
Pryor and
Estelle
Battery
Sarah Stanger
Monmouth Street
Agnes Moore
Broad Street
New York
Russell G. Hess
Jersey City
D. M. Hess
Wess
The
du Pont de Nemours Powder Co
Paulsboro
N. J
Western Electric Co
Worth Bowling Winner Over Gootheil In Elkwood Matches
Worth and Gootheil each played eight to nine games at Elkwood Recreation alleys. Worth won six of nine games and led 5 to 3 in the final series before the ninth deciding game, which Worth also won to secure the victory with narrow pin margins.
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Gootheil
Howard Worth
Sylvester Goetheil
Elkwood
Worth
Goothell
Gobbeil
Imade
Goetheil
The Rose and the Secret Symbol in English History
The rose, long England’s floral emblem, arrived in the early fifteenth century from Italy. Rose trees were planted in royal gardens and valued by rulers. The plant was carved over church doors as a sacred flower, giving rise to the term sub rosa meaning secrecy. Ave Maria. Sanne iene.
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Italy
England
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Aooinbear Inisseiger
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Janina
AV Pasha
Ali
London Spectator
Washington
Pather
Gren
Desolate
Louisville Courier Journal
Daily Record
Warner's Orchestra
Strinharth
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