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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
7
Court circles focus on the spring marriage of Prince Ernst August son of the Duke and Duchess of Manchester to Princess Victoria Louise daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm in a high profile European ceremony.
An advertisement touts a double strength cream to eliminate freckles with nightly and morning application. It claims even severe freckles fade and guarantees money back if it fails to remove them, urging readers to ask for the product at any druggist.
A New York Sun essay traces the handshake back to ancient Rome. It explains the custom as a gesture of friendship and peace, recalling swords drawn under the shield and the right hand bound in the left. The piece notes other nations also practice hand greetings for cordial intent.
National League games include Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Philadelphia with varied innings and pitchers. American League standings show Philadelphia and Cleveland strong in early runs while St Louis and Detroit split games. International and New York State leagues list Buffalo Rochester and Albany with mixed results. standings table notes wins, losses, and percentages for several teams.
After three years work British researchers claim to have produced tungsten drawn into a continuous wire one thousandth of an inch thick. The wire can be used in any length or bent to shape and its tensile strength is higher. Previously tungsten was only makerable in short lengths, increasing lamp breakage risk.
A series of brief vignettes on language, kindness, and civilization. The piece reflects on a London slum worker aiding a child’s future stage prospects, the social implications of calling men honest or competent, and quotes from Joseph Parker and Goethe on talent virtue and civilization. It ends noting China has 64 treaty ports.
London May 21. Financial circles report a 25 million Mexican loan nearly arranged in London and Paris to restore Mexico's railroads. Terms are expected to high with agents seeking about 35 million additional terms. The remaining 50 million will be used for other government needs.
The article reports Harry K. Thaw appearing yesterday as a witness in a bribery trial. Details on the case, the defense, and the judge are not provided in the readable portion.
Albany report details Governor Sulzer's direct primary campaign launch with Roosevelt Hearst and Wadhams agreeing to appear on the New York platform May 16 in venues including Carnegie Hall and Cooper Union. Also named are speakers Dulin Bennett with events in Buffalo Olean Richmond and Queens as four week effort begins.
Butter and eggs steady with large receipts. Cheese, hay, potatoes, live poultry, and other commodities show varied steady to weak tones. specific prices listed for creamery butter, eggs, and assorted hay and straw, with regional and product detail.
Cattle supplies light and market steady with prime bids around 8.40 to 8.25 and good at 8.10. Hogs show active trade with prime heavy hogs near 9.40 and roughs at 7.00 to 7.87, while sheep and lambs bring mixed prices from 2.60 to 5.76 per unit.
Calhoun Clay argues a non breakable link between the black race and turkey tracing to ham while turkey is linked to Egypt. a novel’s line mocks romantic flirtation as a job print in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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