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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
4
A New York News aphorism warns against gossip and judgment. It urges withholding idle gossip and harsh words, noting mercy to others may return to you. It emphasizes kindness to others' faults and reflects on judgment in the moral arena.
James Baker, a journeyman narker, wins $120 at a local meetrack, then travels to a hotel in Oconomowoc Wisconsin. He flirts with Miss Maginn, signs fake telegrams for $200 000 and $300 000 offers, and enjoys a yacht outing while planning another two week cash stunt.
An old peasant in Ahmadnagar finds a heavy lump of gold gold cannon balls were melted from the treasury by Princess Cande in Akbar's siege stories say such balls weighed eight pounds and more. Persian treasury globes weigh about 31 pounds with unknown origin.
A small wife at luncheon with her parents claims she has something under the table. After they guess in vain she reveals a stomach poke in a mischievous line. The moment merges family humor with a playful family scene.
A compact moral meditation on virtue and society. The piece argues that wealth and power distort worship, liberal opinion mocks certainty, and true salvation lies in action not theory. It cautions against easy legislation and stresses responsibility, charity, and humility in faith.
A fragmentary poem describes a shepherd guiding a woolly flock through a town at night in August. The scene blends rural imagery with urban streets as the sheep move along while the shepherd remains quiet and watchful.
Jim leads Marjorie and Frances along a lane to school using a goldenrod baton to scare off two large darning needles. A stray note from a book is found and humorously linked to boys protections and parental cake puzzles.
The piece notes that air composition remains constant yet the morning air feels uniquely refreshing due to physical changes at dawn. It suggests dew, saturated with oxygen and ozone, adds invigorating effects and may explain the morning bracing quality, with implications for plants and animals.
A local note from Eunweka reports Edgewood treated mosquitoes using kerosene but also inadvertently destroyed a barn fence and house in the process.
An eclectic set of ads and brief quips including Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claim of cure after one day, Dr. H Euryx retirement note for Yale professors, Allen's Foot-Ease powder ad, sample request to Allen S. Olmsted, a testimonial about Piso's Cure for Consumption, and a miscellaneous saying about a mother and boy.
A Washington Post quotation features a matron from this city asserting that men should avoid marketing. She argues men spend freely, waste resources, and ruin meals with oversized purchases, while women, she says, master daily catering and keep supper plans practical.
A playful exchange unfolds as a young woman jokes about pale products and a broker named Brokerleigh. She teases about being connected to pails and buckets, eliciting a humorous misunderstanding and a swift comic rebuff.
The article recalls 5000 Sioux on a Pine Ridge knoll near Wounded Knee South Dakota dedicating a monument to those who fell on December 29 1900. It links Sitting Bull ghost dances medicine and the Little Bighorn to the Wounded Knee massacre and describes the 1890s rise of Sitting Bull, the arrest and death of Sitting Bull, and the 1890 battle where Captain Wallace died and the Gatling guns overwhelmed Sioux resistance killing hundreds in Bloody Gulch.
A brief domestic exchange shows a father asking for a kiss and a child promising to fetch one. The light, intimate moment captures everyday family affection.
In a town where a new electric railroad was under construction, a girl named Ruth Uvedin warned not to touch the live rail. She declared she would walk across the crossing and step on any live rail she saw, risking injury to prove the danger.
A Beclarian language vignette recalls Helen, a little daughter of Presbyterian parents, growing annoyed at the maid-of-all-work for speaking Norwegian with friends and declaring, I don't talk Norwegian we talk Presbyterian.
The piece argues swift punishment as the best crime deterrent and notes England shifts to rapid murder trials with limited appeals. It cites a 1901 London murder total of 24 for a population over 8 million as evidence of effective policing.
The article notes MPs with unique speaking postures, citing A M Kavanagh of the pre Parnell era as an Irish member unable to address the House without a seated stance. He earned the Westmin sterile nickname the Turtle, yet remained a lively and eloquent figure despite deformities.
An old advertisement promotes Masons Dream of Olives as a remedy for catarrh fever blisters burns pimples ulcers and bites. It claims endorsement by a leading rectal specialist and notes safe use and a 25 cent price.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin outlines per capita food resources in 1900 for the United States and territories. It lists wheat 38.8 bushels, oats 13.40, Indian corn 24.94, barley 1.67, buckwheat 0.15, rye 0.84, rice 8.39 pounds, potatoes 8.80 bushels, sweet potatoes 0.56 bushel, sugar and molasses 0.58 gallon, pulses 0.19 bushel, cattle 0 head, sheep 0.52 head, and similar figures for other items.
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