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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
2
The sugar season boosts Maine New Hampshire and Vermont industry as buckets and spiles give way to metal gear and evaporators. Modern sugaring uses tin pails galvanized spiles and efficient sap collection. one tree may yield ten quarts per day while typical sap to syrup ratio is thirty two to one and syrup weighs eleven pounds per gallon.
A zoological riff on the turbot's eyes and movement accompanies observations on New York club life. The piece notes the turbot's independent, finned eyes and camouflaging behavior, then shifts to how city clubs host a wide income range. It describes the financial and social benefits for modest earners, including rent, meals, tips, transportation, and library access, arguing a “real democracy” in club membership.
A historical legal snippet outlines core doctrines: partners bind each other in fraud, an agreement lacking consideration is void, minor or lunatic contracts fail, receipts are not conclusively legal, pencil signatures are valid, and agents bear principal responsibility for errors. Each partner is liable for the firm’s debts. a draft becomes an acceptance when signed with “accepted.”
The piece notes Zachary Taylor joined the regular army at age 22 in 1810, serving until around 1848, with political peers like Henry Clay doubting his voting record while praising his Mexican War achievements. It suggests Taylor had not voted for decades due to military service.
A physician explains that with twins you can tell elder from younger by facial width. He notes the elder tends to have the broader face, and that among twins the narrower face generally marks the younger. He adds that he suspects more twins are girls or mixed gender than all boys, and that twin brothers are relatively rare.
A Cleveland reader notes a mystery monument near Europe. The exchange places the event in Berne Switzerland with reference to the International Sausage Exhibit.
A New York interior decorator recalls millionaire excesses with items such as Pompei columns bought and partly destroyed, $400 yard Aubusson carpets, $150,000 pianos, ivory inlaid chairs at $500 each, and $50,000 billiard rooms. Automobiles cost $30,000 to $410,000, with multiple cars and high paid staff. yachts demand at least $25,000 yearly upkeep.
A playful exchange from the Smart Set sketches a theme of romance and obsession. Ethel and Bob discuss the nature of love as a sort of insanity with light, witty back and forth.
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