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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
7
A comic box and a moral twist unfold in a Pearson's Weekly vignette about a shy suitor and a silent maid as clouds drift by and a playful confession ends with the maid’s quip. The Detroit News-Tribune echoes with a punchline about a drowning deception revealed.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip has Bobbie asking if God can do everything and about a camel’s water needs, prompting a patient pa. The Sketch offers a humorous exchange where Mrs. Muggins laments her large, scattered family and both sets capture small town wit.
A woman visits a house and stays long, then asks Dorothy to walk part of the way with her. The girl explains she cannot as they will have dinner soon once the guest leaves.
A fragment from a 19th century dialogue features Mrs Vastlee Rich and others debating political influence and money. The speaker claims cash can buy political opinion and control, countering sentiment with a blunt assertion about purchasing power in public life.
The Debtor tells the Creditor he plans to marry a rich widow next week. The exchange plays with irony as the widow’s fortune and the debtor’s debts frame a prophetic wedding day remark.
From the sale of cemetery lots a portion is set aside and invested to insure the cemetery’s perpetual care. The invested fund in hand totals 5049 dollars. For further particulars contact C. M. Throckmorton, Secretary, 82 Broadway, Long Branch, N. J.
In a village tale of ambition and romance, Jim Dunlap a hardworking former boy and May Stanley the witty belle marry in a clandestine elopement arranged by peers. Walter Swift returns from college, triggering contrasts in class and charm as the couple wed before the Beaver Inn crowd.
Fashion note suggests a versatile dress style for young girls and small women. Describes a draped blouse with a collar and contrasting sleeves, suitable for voile marquisette and brocaded crape. Highlights a three piece shirt set and adaptable options.
A May Manton pattern for girls aged sixteen and eighteen is offered with 10 cents plus a 2 cent postage for rush delivery. The piece references Princess Mary, daughter of King George, her sixteenth birthday, and rules on jewelry, noting her restraint until she is seventeen. It also includes an entertainment sketch about impersonating a dwarf with a two-person stage setup and makeup.
A compact guide lists simple Greek dishes centered on vegetables and fruit. It covers mashed potato rolls fried crisp, a nourishing vermicelli soup thickened with butter and cream, a plain buttered rice pilaf with tomato broth, and macaroni with tomatoes finished with cheese.
A miscellany notes birds as ventriloquists with corncrake grasshopper and sedge warbler mimicry. It explains lighting a lamp with potassium and snow and traces ancient Britons and Roman soap making with regional sources from Spain Chile and Peru. A riddle asks eight corner room cats.
Poem excerpt narrates a childlike figure named Little Dappled Sunshine playing in sun and shadows. It contrasts gloom with playful resilience and ends with a proverb about attitude over circumstance attributed to the Philadelphia Ledger.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a puzzle titled History of the World Two-in-One Puzzle. The text mentions an answer to a riddle about a treaty Vieture and a phrase about freedom between pane and vette, but the source is unclear and portions are garbled. The item reads like a puzzle card or game page teaser with no concrete events or entities.
A Philadelphia column notes a florist trend of dyed flowers placed in windows. The article describes using aniline dye to color carnations and other blooms, with stems filled with ink and petals stained before placing in salt water.
A satirical London opinion piece laments the difficulty women face finding a well fitting hat amid a humorous exploration of daily shop life. It contrasts efficient stamp machines with the slow, painful hunt for hats, likening it to perilous hunts and noting male hunters prefer foxes and stags to hats.
Sketches of literary figures facing death with calm acceptance. Hugo dies serene before sunset. Petrarch found with a book under his head. Barthelemy dies at Horace as he fades. Bayle perishing at proof sheets. Waller reciting Verpil. Kent remarks daisies growing as life ends.
In a Baltimore American snippet a speaker says gas bills are a tight matter, while Madam notes she does not attach weight to the amount. The brief exchange hints at concern over utility costs and perceived seriousness of the charges.
Marcus Whitman M D born September 2 1802 Rushville New York saved Oregon and married Nartissa Prentis of Angelica New York in February 1886. Their wedding party crossed 8500 miles in seven months with Rev F T Spaulding and his wife. The brides were the first women to cross the Rocky Mountains.
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