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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1905
Page
2
A correspondent explains rattlesnake bites are not always fatal. The snake may strike swiftly but deliver little venom or have exhausted previous prey, reducing danger. Alternate factors include fang loss or slow venom delivery, suggesting prompt means and careful treatment save victims.
A dated medical note urges moderation and cheerful living. It quotes Dr. George F. Butler praising balance over wealth and urges temperate work, hydration, and social duty, warning against excess and gloom. It promotes fruit, fun, and grateful living as healthier paths.
A fragmentary clipping discusses boar seowners, forgiving neighbors, and a gvemge woman. speculation about a man’s finances follows his conversion. Gossip spreads about neighbors and oddities, hinting at public manners and neighborhood tensions.
Fragmentary text shows odd dialogue about advice and a man in evening dress. Mentions Miss Gharp and Comntowrn with unclear actions about a “reeses” and a taken item. Unable to determine a clear event or outcome from the garbled lines.
A bishop travels through the city as Mrs. Spaulding frets over his stay and recalls a past joke. Her maid discovers a string of placards posted in a room, pleading the guest to keep things orderly, especially the bath and tub.
The London Chronicle quotes the American Accent discussion noting how Americans vary from English speakers. It contrasts American pronunciation with British tones, describing the American voice as rising from the top of the throat while the English voice comes from the chest and the German from the diaphragm.
A Civil War captain tests laziness by selecting the laziest man for an easy task. Fifty nine men step forward, while one man stays, claiming he was too lazy to move. The anecdote appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
A fragmented wartime style snippet shows a man seeking a birthday gift for his wife. The dialogue mentions an inn with feather boas and a desire for a gift that will "mask a hit," ending with a vague reference to a clock. The piece preserves quirky word choices and unclear context.
Fragmentary reminiscence describes Langfellow era ownership, Mrs Craigie and Moncure asides. A tale mentions tarred trees to deter pests and a refusal to deceive caterpillars, reflecting quirky colonial era behavior and beliefs.
A fragment from the Pittsburg Pest records a quip about “Treth te mighty” and the response “Bearee” in a playful dialogue. The text hints at dialect and neighborhood humor without full context.
A garbled 18th century style line hints at a wretch speaking of signs upon him and a claim about engraving his heart. The fragment mentions Ethel and a possible confession or accusation within a courtroom or moral setting.
The text notes how Sancho Panza’s proverbs boosted Don Quixote’s fame in England and France and how his maxims joined common speech. It cites apothegms on diligence and fortune, linking Cervantes to Shakespeare and Cromwell, and ends with a caution on paying and price.
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