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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
3
A luncheon feature presents Dandelion based dishes with cream of corn soup, bread and butter, chops, and a variety of salads. Recipes include Plain Dandelion Salad with watercress and onions, Cress and Dandelion Salad with spring onion and French dressing, Cooked Dandelions in creamed sauce, and Dandelion with ham, detailing washing soaking boiling and serving steps. Also notes soaking to reduce bitterness and proper washing before serving.
The Valley of Death on Java Island is a half mile long oval depression filled with deadly carbonic acid gas. Its bottom is barren and strewn with bones while the air above remains breathable for humans, though animals die quickly if exposed. Explorers avoid entry. gas settles in the valley floor.
A Suburban Life column humorously derides hollyhocks as decorative but unruly plants that refuse to bloom where planted. It ridicules their stubborn germination, stray seed dispersal, and tendency to produce ugly single blooms after seasons of care, praising the queenly double hollyhock for its beauty amid garden battles.
A historical list laments that no living male heirs remain for many renowned figures. It catalogs names such as Chaucer Shakespeare Spencer Milton Cowley Dryden Pope Cowper Byron Moore Sidney Raleigh Drake Cromwell Hampden Monk Peterborough Nelson Bolingbroke Walpole Chatham Pitt Fox Burke Washington Canning Bacon Locke Newton Hume Gibbon Macaulay Hogarth Reynolds Lawrence Garrick Kemble Kean, noting the extinction of their direct paternal lines.
The Servian wall was the first enclosing wall of ancient Rome named for Servius Tutilus. It protected the seven hills by spanning valleys at their narrowest points and was reinforced at weak spots by embankments and old ditches.
Theodora Manning, a soprano leading lady, falls ill and is replaced by an understudy whose singing falls short. Public receipts dip as the replacement disappoints, but Manning’s return to form wins back crowds and profits. A twin tenor substitute is briefly used to cover future performances.
Fashion hint describes a May Manton skirt pattern with material needs. Upper part requires twenty seven yards woven fabric and lower part two and one quarter yards, width twenty seven inches. Pattern 7358 fits sizes from 22 to 40 inch waist. send 20 cents and coupon for mail delivery, with additional postage if needed.
The article describes soft crowned hats in crepe de chine with terra cotta figures and ribbon trims. Brims droop to shade eyes, bows hang at the neck, and closely fitted furballs flatter mature faces. These versatile straw hats bend into many shapes and suit tailored suits well.
Gift ideas for European or Mediterranean travelers include special steamer cake boxes with lock and key for storing belongings, preserved ginger jars, steamer rugs, pillows, and rubber lined cases. The article cautions against costly floral remembrances that may be lost at sea and suggests practical, lasting tokens as ideal farewell gifts.
Cotton eponge coats will be worn in summer for their suppleness and noncrushing quality. New draped models, finer eponge quality, and better fabrics like worsted serge or whipcord are highlighted. Styles include long Norfolk lines with white collar cuffs, and bright or tan shades. Advertise in the Daily Record.
Puzzle text describes an 1847 skirmish between Union forces and Mexican troops near Santa Anna, with unclear names and dates. It references a battle on February 28 1847, a clash involving a commander named Tayinrs and a leader Santo Ante, and hints at a later “Ufistress” event. Content is garbled OCR, but key entities include Union forces, Mexican troops, and the date February 28 1847.
A Youth's Companion item describes eyestones from South America with concentric grooves used to remove debris from eyes. The piece notes how vinegar isn’t needed for “tite,” explains insertion and movement in the eye, and mentions similar cranial bones from creiwlish as less valuable eyestones.
A 19th century view discusses a mental state called oikomania, where men brutalize family members yet act kindly in public. The piece cites cases linked to Dean Swift and others, noting courts may challenge wills when this insanity is shown and affects heirs.
A Kansas City brief notes Mrs Pester questions Mr Tester about his risky action of stepping off a moving car backward, asking why he did not heed warnings as a passerby suggested. The exchange highlights a cautionary attitude toward unsafe conduct on public roadways.
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