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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
6
A funeral poem pleads mourners to speak kindly of the deceased after death. It asks to forgo lavish flowers and instead offer memory, prayers, and forgiveness for past faults, hoping readers reflect on life and temptations through the test of death.
In Round Prairie the soldier Tom Lawson gains fame as a steadfast recruit. His comrades name him “Dick Caldwell's hired hand” yet his true strength shows in drill and resolve. A moving box of gifts arrives from Company M as 11 000 sleep at Camp Tanner and he recalls isolation before the outpouring of affection.
A vintage guide explains making a simple cedar framed kite with manila paper, string ties, and a long muslin tail. It describes cut dimensions for four sticks, joining at cross points, edge pasting, and attaching a flying cord. It emphasizes self made kites for better performance and outdoor recreation for city boys access to open fields.
A playful exchange as a small boy explains he cannot play because he is the team manager, offering a humorous peek at youth sports dynamics.
An employer says 14 to 15 year olds are most adaptable and quickest to learn business. He recalls early work experience, notes a solid education helps, and suggests letting youths start early to prove their strengths, offering to consider a specific boy for placement.
Charles Dana Gibson speaks about his creative process while painting. He notes his easel under the skylight as he talks, describing the influence of growth and observation on his illustration work.
Mormon missionaries currently active in Nebraska Kansas and Iowa preach a covert polygamy message to persuade converts while urging emigration to Utah and Idaho. The drive has formed new congregations and challenges the church’s claim that polygamy is banished.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as the most economical preparation, claiming a small amount stops hair loss, promotes growth, and restores color in gray hair with a price noted as $LOD a Detile.
A series of moral aphorisms urge repentance and virtuous living. The text emphasizes confession, heavenly mercy, honest deeds, and gratitude while warning against sin and pessimism. it frames godliness as a measure of character and calls for active virtue.
A reader reports suffering persistent pelvic pain and inflammation. She sought treatment from Dr. Pinkham in New York and followed his advice to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The brochure lists 47 Hoyt Street Brooklyn as a contact.
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