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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
6
A fragment from a London Tit-Bits tale describes a sexton discovering a skull with a nail driven into it. A doctor extracts the nail, then confronts a widow who, after neighbor gossip, admits her husband’s death and the nail’s link to the crime. The woman is arrested and executed.
The article discusses juggling as a rehabilitative pastime for bedridden patients and those unable to walk. It notes juggling can aid balance on the forefinger or chin and argues mild dissipation like beer or cigarettes may hinder benefits.
A physician recalls a visit in a sparse district where a plump shy girl rode home with him after school. She later told her mother the doctor talked to her and she had no money for fees. The piece also cites Longfellow notes on a church sermon about Progress and a reaction to a quoted poem.
Jumbled lines show characters Jug gin and Ethel discussing a test or return. The text reads as garbled dialogue with no clear events, setting, or identifiable persons other than the names Jug gin and Ethel. Overall, it lacks coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
In a nave of rumor a tall oak chest with a skeleton drew attention at a wedding gift. The truth revealed a retired gentleman gave a skull study to the bride who loved drawing. A grenadier frame was procured but caused servants’ fears and led to hospital visits. Yarmouth herring feast follows with the mayor presiding.
The piece surveys Herodotus on the Delphi and Dodona oracles and the public faith in them, noting predictions were human and vague at times. It also recounts Albrecht Durer’s tankard at a Nuremberg inn and a humorous anecdote about a tailor and a doctor from Rambles.
Charles Mitchell, returning from Boston, plans to take possession of his Norwood Avenue home today for the season. Mrs. Nelson Olmstead of Bath Avenue spent Friday with her mother at Oakhurst. Miss Florence Brown of Janes Street visits grandparents at Oakhurst. Mr and Mrs A T Woolley and Mr and Mrs J H Davis Jr leave Atlantic City bankers convention tonight. G M L Sacks visits Long Branch and plans to move season end. he supports the carnival and new pier. Leroy Taber, son of Health Inspector Edwin E Taber, on leave from acting careers, says the season was the best financially and socially. Roy Taber is a Chattle High School graduate.
Will Run For Coroner Harry C Fay of Waverly Place Red Bank announces he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for coroner next fall for Red Bank. Fay is a well known funeral director and upholsterer on East Front Street Red Bank with many friends hoping for his success. Advertise in the Daily Retora.
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