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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
8
Local druggists promote the D D D Prescription for Hosema a three wash antiseptic remedy from Chicago D D D laboratories. The offer guarantees a full size trial with refunds if it fails to help claiming immediate pore penetration and disease germ destruction with the D D D Soap available at Wert's Pharmacy.
The Eatontown Methodist Church reopened on Broad Street with morning service by Rev. Dr. John Krantz of New York and evening address by Dr. James Marshall. New electric lights debuted, the church in debt $3100 yet pledges totaling $2424 were raised for repayment over two years with gifts from many families and the Ladies' Aid Society. Charles Hillbrunner, former member now with a Chrome, N J position, attended as a notable visitor.
Fire destroyed the Elberon Fish Company’s two story main building and a 20 by 60 foot extension, with ice house and packing platform. Losses exceed 7000 dollars with six hundred pound nets valued at 1800 dollars each. The office building survived housing important records as the firm plans temporary quarters for summer work.
The piece reports Professor Serviss predicting future manned lunar travel by airplane, with passengers including an astronomer and geologist. It describes space travel logistics, artificial life support, wireless communication, and the moon’s landscape with rocks, meteors, and moon metal, envisioning space exploration as entertainment.
Parisian Countess de la Rochefoucauld announces a new science claiming to predict future patricide by toe inspection. She asserts that children who will kill their fathers possess a shorter big toe than most people, linking to the Oedipus legend for inspiration.
A West Virginia bride and groom began housekeeping with furniture dragged from the Ohie river during recent floods. The pair salvaged items amid the disaster and set up home together.
Mrs Flora Drummond, Maelish suffragette leader, was arrested during a police raid on the Women's Social and Political Union in London. The photograph shows her being led away by a detective after the raid.
A reflective column on progress and effort, contrasting pushers and sitters. It likens society to passengers in a car climbing a hill, praising workers who strive while pessimists and cynics sit idle. It notes improvement continues as long as people push and act.
Dwight praises the Turk's simplicity, manliness, and dignity while admiring his archite cture and decoration. He notes the old sultan’s palace, mosques, tombs, and fountains as a Turkish school deserving serious study. He argues Turks created opportunities for foreign artists despite Byzantine origins and foreign influence.
Readers are urged to scan the daily classified section for bargains and items offered at low prices as a chance to acquire needed goods. The page emphasizes opportunities to buy affordably and to follow the listings closely for good steals.
The Asbury Park Press beat the Long Branch Record in a morning baseball game at Joline and Seventh. Brace limited the Record to two hits until the ninth. MacLusky labored through a rough wrist and the Press pressed late with four runs. Asbury Park tied the series at one win each.
At the Red Bank Y M C A on Friday night, Red Bank teams swept events against Pennsylvania Railroad Y M A of Jersey City in bowling pool and checker. Checker led 28 games to two, with individual and team scores listed for both clubs along with pool results and social refreshments afterward.
Red Bank and Jersey City posted team and individual marks in a relay and two man events. Dennis Morris and Schwetz koy led Red Bank and Jersey City with high totals and notable placements in the meet.
Firefighters from Elberon and Long Branch battled a large timber and brush fire threatening the Gugel farm near Oakhurst. The blaze burned for two hours with volunteers and residents aiding, sending smoke and embers high. William Jefferson, burned out, lost his modest home and belongings, while locals provided aid to him and other affected families.
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