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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
2
A New York Sun piece argues clubs show a true democracy, with many poorer members in top clubs and value in membership as an economical investment. It notes average club incomes near $10,000, savings on rent, meals, tips, cabs, and stationery, and concludes a modest member saves substantial sums over twenty years.
The piece argues that substantial slices of whole meal wheaten bread with crust and butter best meet life and strength needs. It notes that bread contains nearly all constituents for tissue building and sustaining health, and that adding fresh milk or buttermilk would nearly complete the diet for physical well being.
A historic note recalls 17th century Bristol where cellars beneath streets stored wealth like rum tobacco and Bristol milk. Pepys observed that only dog-drawn carts could traverse streets at that time due to the underground storage and tunnels beneath the city.
A Jefferson quotation asserts that desiring freedom for people in other nations is as natural and just as supporting monarchs ruling by despotism. The remark frames universal liberty as a shared political principle.
A puzzler named Johnnie-Pa discusses equine and cow analogies with Father, asking what an equinox is. The Philadelphia Record records the playful dialogue as a languageish brainteaser about animals and seasonal balance.
The piece argues an acre plot with good soil and a chicken yard lowers family expenses and improves education, citizenship, and health. It notes city limits constrain acre living but electric lines make distant plots feasible. Alternating cultivation with work offers intellectual growth and wholesome family life, drawn from Maxwell's Talisman.
The brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis shows variable growth, with six to twelve pounders reported. Food, temperature, and age seem to have little bearing, and even virgin lakes yield giants, while nearby waters with abundant crustaceans do not, leaving anglers puzzled by this mystery of trout growth.
The Manchester Union argues short words convey strength and liveliness, aiding quick clear ideas. It compares shouting a long word to a test and asserts concise terms dominate in urgent, decisive communication.
A Boston clergyman recalls a tale of sisterly devotion among the poor. A ten year old girl carries her crippled brother along a street when a stranger cautions her. She replies simple and firm He is my brother and he is not heavy.
The active element in red pepper is capsicine a volatile oil so acrid that a quarter of a grain exposed to air disperses through an apartment causing coughs and sneezes as if pepper were inhaled.
A Puck quotation on superlative fame cites a man whose name is in every mouth and consistently echoed by leading papers. The remark critiques media obsession with notoriety and uniform spelling across outlets.
The article notes cockfighting possibly began with Thenstocles in Greece during a Persian war. It claims he staged annual cock fights to boost soldier courage after victory. It also mentions England hosting its first recorded cockfight in 1191.
A reader and a Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist joke about a mystery show abroad. The banter centers on identifying a location in Europe for an event described as the International sausage exhibition, with mention of a German city versus Bern, Switzerland.
A Philadelphia furniture dealer jokes with a customer about lookalike sideboards last week. The salesman admits he cannot grow a mustache and denies being the previous shopper in this lighthearted exchange.
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