Loving tribute to paid soldiers on Lincoln’s Gettysburg address day
A 1910s era memorial recounts Civil War sacrifice and union loyalty. It recalls Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Beauregard’s Fort Sumter attack, and the armies that defended the Union. Veterans, Relief Corps, and G A R members visit Greenlawn, Glenwood, Oakhurst, Mount Carmel, and West Long Branch cemeteries with flowers and prayers.
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Morris Camp
Oceanic Drum Corps
Soldiers’ Monument
Greenlawn Cemetery
Campbell, Lippincott and Wingert
Hamilton
Sons of Veterans
Lincoln
Lacour
Glenwood Cemetery
J. B. Flinn
West Long Branch
C. B. Fisher
Oakhurst
Mount Carmel
Boy questions selling country for a dollar
Two young brothers Eddy and Augustine watch a St Patrick parade. A man offers a dollar for Augustine's blackthorn stick, but Eddy speaks up calling the offer foolish, asking whether one would sell their country for a dollar.
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Eddy
Augustine
Mani
Freckles Vanish With The Othine Prescription
A prominent physician endorses the Othine treatment for freckles promising a clear complexion. Sold by druggists with an absolute money back guarantee if it fails. Early uses can fade lighter freckles and reveal improvement.
Indians Music Saved Preserve tribal songs and recordings urged
The government plans to preserve native music by placing composer O Hara on Oklahoma reservations to record and arrange songs from older Indians. The effort aims to keep Delawares, Shawnees, Wyandottes and others’ chants alive, with Loring’s 1906 methods cited and strong demand from white audiences.
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Teo
O'Feara
Oklahoma
Loring
Chilocee
Carlisle
Conte Massea
Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota
Professor Loring
Mr. Loring
May Grow Rainless Wheat Landmark Crop Breakthrough
South African export announces discovery of a rainless wheat variety. Dr Macdonald of the South African department of agriculture explains the crop can grow without new rainfall, drawing moisture from previous season’s moisture savings. This could aid regions with uncertain rainfall and where irrigation is not feasible.
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Dr. Macdonald
Department of Agriculture
Turkey to Expand Navy with Dreadnoughts and Cruisers
The London Daily Telegraph reports Turkey plans to build two additional Dreadnoughts and four cruisers in England. Along with a Dreadnought being assembled for the Ottoman navy, the move aims to bolster Turkish forces in the Mediterranean amid growing Austrian Italian and Russian naval strength after the war.
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England
London Daily Telegraph
Turkey
Mediterranean
The Path of the Ecliptic and Eclipses
The text explains the obliquity of the ecliptic and the zodiacal circle, defining equinoxes and solstices, and describes nodes where eclipses occur. It notes the moon’s nodes move in a 19 year cycle called the saros, known to ancient civilizations, with a Harper's Weekly attribution.
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Harper’s Weekly
Russia’s Police System in St. Petersburg Hums with Autonomy
A historical overview describes a highly decentralized Russian policing model in St. Petersburg. Every house nearly houses an assistant porter with arrest powers, blocks hold patrols, and signaling can summon a platoon of uniformed officers. A dedicated police college trains officers using criminals’ tools and a crime museum to simulate cases.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Tussin
London
Not a Bit Like Cricket The Englishman at a Ball Game
An Englishman at his first ball game questions tea service between innings. He jokes with an American friend about the purpose of the game, expressing confusion over the customs and pacing of the event.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
His Excuse and the Door of Opportunity
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip contrasts ambition with a person’s reluctance to act. The remark frames a satirical exchange about seizing chances versus waiting for a door to open.
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Ute
Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Orleans Plea on Aiming and Life
A fragment discusses an aim oriented warning that one should not spend too much time aiming in life, with a brief New Orleans plea tone suggesting practical action over endless planning.
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New Orleans
Classified Adwatch Alert from The Record
Daily scan of The Record classifieds reveals potential bargains and listings you may need. Follow the page closely for timely notes on sales, job posts, and local offerings as shown in today’s section.
Deal Fire Laddies Parade A Honor Banquet
Acting Mayor Birkenfeld hosted a Deal Fire Company No. 2 banquet after a day of festivities. He praised the volunteer firefighters for their service, presided over a generous meal, and led speeches thanking those who supported the company’s quick success.
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Birkenfeld
Deal Fire Company
No. 2
Smoking Ban on Trains in Early Railway Rules
In 1842 the London Brighton and South Coast Railway enforced no smoking rules aboard trains. A foreign gentleman smoked a cigar from Brighton to London despite warnings. At the next station he was asked for his ticket and expelled from the coupe, with a guard telling staff he could not continue toward London that night.
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London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Mechanics’ Magazine
Brighton
London
London Chronicle
Celebration of Day at Red Bank Parade Honors Veterans
A Red Bank parade honors Arrowsmith Post Sons of Veterans Aux iliary and the Patriotic Sons of America. The procession, led by Second Troop Cavalry and police escort, included Boy Scouts and hundreds of school children. Graves at Fair View cemetery receive flowers after a flag ceremony, with band performances and local volunteers facilitating transport and flags.
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Arrowsmith Post
Sons of Veterans Auxilary
Andrew Coleman
Broad Street
R. WY. H. Stout
William Antonides
Charles Woods
Joseph Imlay
Harry Clayton
Arthur Wymbs
Jacob B. Rue
Benjamin Ford
E. M. Slattery
Sons of
Eterans
A. M.gaskill
H. Webster Linson
Theodore Soden
Harold Tumey
T. Leonard Davis
Isaac Smith
George Sickles
Wymbs
Sons of Veterans' Auxiliary
Sons of Veterans
Walter L. Davis
Patriotic Sons of America
Harvey Johson
Auxilary
Reckless Place
Maple Avenue
Front Street
Riverside Avenue
Prospect
Bridge Avenue
Fair View Cemetery
Louise Cree
Fair View
Red Bank
Red Bank Brass Band
William O'Brien
O'Brien
William Crispell
Mr. O'Brien
Training School for Nurses Graduation Event
Quartette The Morn and White Butterfly Mrs Alfred Meyer addressed the audience urging nurse cooperation for better efficiency. She emphasized rest for nurses and professionalism as a future safeguard. The event featured songs by the Red Bank group and Conover piano, with 1913 graduates named Anna Kennedy et al and a reception that followed.
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Alfred Meyer
Red Bank
Katherine Throckmorton
Herbert Hill
Thelma Perrine
de la Roussille
Josephine Weeks
W. A. Sweeney
Dorothy Reckless
Margaret Edwards
John Ely
James Lord
Mrs. Meyer
Quarette
Robin Adair
Woolley
Jeanette A. Stout
Esther. Phillips
Uncle Snooke Puzzles Over Slope Directions
Uncle Snooks muses on discerning an acclivity or a declivity while studying a dictionary. He notes a slope up that always seems to slope down, offering a humorous reflection on hillside orientation.
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Uncle Snooke
Uncle Snooks
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