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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
5
A fragmentry dialogue recalls odd phrases about Halley’s comet and a sky bug or bat with chanticleer trimmings. The speakers joke about recognition and colored opinions as the line weaves through playful misreadings and affectionate misdirections.
Wanted private family chamberwork and sewing at 226 Broadway with good references. Also dressmaking and shirt waists offered at reasonable prices by Reasonable Record Office at 121 to 127 Broadway.
A Wide World Magazine piece describes Borneoan dress rules including binding limbs with brass wire to shape children’s limbs, a beadwork headdress, and a bridegroom to be wearing fiber bangles and cowrie shells. Shells function as currency with a yard of fiber or twenty to thirty shells equaling a penny.
A rustic tale follows Mysterious Jim who shuns labor, befriends Hood’s store, and steals cash before being caught ten miles south of Hood. He refuses to ride in captivity, remaining fixed in the woods as the pursuers recover the goods and a leather bag around his neck. In New York Times, a humorous vignette contrasts polite seating etiquette with a brassbound insistence on courtesy.
Permits from the Board of Health in Long Branch New Jersey must be secured by June 1 1910. Permits to sell milk and ice to gather cooked grease fat and bones from butchers gather garbage and keep cows. Applications may be made at the City Hall meeting Friday June 4 at 8 pm or to E B Blaisdell secretary 696 Broadway Long Branch NJ.
Aviator Glenn H. Curtiss plans a late afternoon takeoff from Van Rensselaer Island below Albany for a race to New York seeking a $10,000 prize. He may land at Gill farm near Poughkeepsie, then continue to finish the voyage tomorrow. If delayed, rival Charles K. Hamilton arrives from Jacksonville to compete.
Unofficial reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission indicate all rail lines out of New York City will file new passenger rates, likely expanding commutation increases. The New Haven line recently standardized higher fares, and other carriers are expected to follow, signaling a broad rise in rail travel costs.
The annual Alumni reception and dance is planned for June at Ocean Casing. Details mention location 120tei28, with festivities and social gathering for former students.
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