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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1903
Page
3
The piece notes steady foreign trade growth in the United States with February exports setting records and imports remaining high. It mentions general prosperity, the rope jumping craze, ongoing deaths from it, and urges parents to warn children about the dangers of excessive exercise to save lives.
A devastating forest fire spreads from Winslow Junction to Brigantine Junction burning hundreds of acres of timber. Rosengarten of Philadelphia and local owners see losses as crews fight flames overnight. Fire travels toward Brigantine with trains carrying men aiding the effort and residents enduring smoke and damage to young growth timber.
The last personally conducted tour from Pennsylvania Railroad travels to Washington covering rail transport and hotel accommodations. Rates from New York Trenton Philadelphia: 15.00 11.30 and other points with ten day validity and special hotel offers. Mount Vernon trip included. For itineraries contact ticket agents or Geo W. Hed, Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Friends gathered last Tuesday night at the Richmond Lee residence for a surprise party honoring Misa Anna Budden. Indoor games, instrumental and local music framed the evening, with a long list of guests including Mr and Mrs Richmond Lee, many relatives, and numerous friends.
An Order of Wood Rangers organized as Cour John W. Wells No. 24 with 25 initial members. Election of officers includes Chief Ranger W H Johnson and Senior Woodward David Evans. Meetings set for Veals Opera House each Thursday night.
A Memorial Day service will be held at the county courthouse at 10 a.m. with music from church choirs and a concert of rural dusts. Rev J B Crist, noted as a young veteran, will deliver the oration, and District Attorney J E Abbott will give the welcome. Forty children in white will decorate veterans’ graves after the ceremony.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers three personally conducted tours to Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Tours depart New York May 2 and 13, with durations of 24, 43, and a third data driven trip including Grand Canyon of Arizona. Rates from New York and Philadelphia vary, with special Pullman trains and a touring agent on board. For itineraries and rates contact 263 Fifth Avenue New York or Geo W Boyd Philadelphia Broad Street Station.
Local notes bundle breezy items: visits by Dr. Allen H Brown and Admiral Endicott, gear ads at Water Power Co including Oxford ties and washing machines, bids for mail carriage from May's Landing to Estellville, and a pike fishing season opening. Also upcoming M E Church rally to Estellville, family moves to Ocean City, and Chamberlain's remedy urged for colic.
Maiteo di Augustino faced a Grand Jury indictment for an attack on Frank Tomasello. The trial, before Judge Badiew in the Criminal Court, ended with the jury acquitting di Augustino after hearing defense claim of self defense and viewing Tomasello’s injuries.
The Circuit Court jury yesterday returned a verdict for the Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company defendant. Plaintiff claimed 35.1 percent damages for injuries causing amputation of a finger while in service March 13, 1902, but the defense contended the injury arose from plaintiff negligence.
Supreme Court jury hear last week verdict not guilty in claim by Erlon Wash burn against Edward sicckien for damages from malicious prosecution and false arrest. Suit filed over a prior Philadelphia court matter sought 31500 dollars.
Jury in Supreme Court under Judge Nison renders a 51290 verdict in the Brown versus Winner case after a short trial on the promissory note for land payment. jury finds for the plaintiff with costs.
Unclaimed letters remaining at the Taokaimen New Jersey post office as of May 2 1903 include persons named J E Versile and others. Advertised letters require the addressee to claim by presenting the order and date of this list. Lewis E Jeffries P dates May 2 1903.
The remains of Miffin Pan aged 30, son of Mr. Charles Coventry, will be brought here this morning to the Presbyterian Church for services conducted by Pastor Rev. I B Crist. Interment will be in Presbyterian Cemeteries.
The family of the late Henry Goff express sincere thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown by friends during their time of sorrow.
Law Judge Endicott on Tuesday approved naturalization for forty six new citizens from diverse nationalities. The new Americans gain the right to vote in the upcoming 1903 election.
Dr. T. G. Merritt, of No. deboopany, Pa., reports a startling result from Electric Bitters. A patient with violent hemorrhages from stomach ulceration improved from the first dose and has had no attack in 14 months. The ad claims dyspepsia indigestion and kidney troubles as treatable and offers 50c at Later Power Co. store.
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy to restore digestion and rebuild health. It claims the body wastes seven days a week without proper digestion and suggests the product enables the stomach to digest all wholesome food, improving blood, mind, and body strength. Morse & Co. endorses the spring tonic.
Job notice seeking a faithful traveler to establish ventures in several counties. Local territory salary and expenses offered, with weekly cash advances and permanent position. Address Standard House 33 Dearborn St London Ady.
A circuit court verdict awarded Mary King 3000 damages against the Atlantic City Gas and Water Company for fatal gas fumes from a defective stove placed by the defendant. The case notes liability and the company plans an appeal. Also advertised is the Last of the Season Six Day Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad to Old Point Comfort Richmond and Washington with detailed fare and itinerary.
King Edward VII appears to carry more insurance than Dr. Wanamaker as the Prudential Compass through Ita Philadelphia agents insures L Rodman Wanamaker for 91 000 010 with annual premiums over 20 089. Wanamaker and his father John Wanamaker hold large policies, including 1 500 000 for John Wanamaker and 1 250 000 for John M Mack with 1 000 000 added recently.
EW McCann director of New Jersey Weather Bureau to relocate to Aramig City with headquarters and reports to be issued from there. Bureau, located in New Brunswick for about fifteen years, moved after a fire destroyed the New Jersey Experimental Station at Rutgera Colege. Professor McGann has 32 years in weather service, first located in Norfolk.
The piece notes rosemary's historic magical associations in southern Europe. Spanish women wore it as an antidote against evil spirits while Portuguese called it the elfin plant. Old Latin writers such as Horace and Ovid mention rosemary by the sea, though similarities to juniper and Marian symbolism may cause confusion.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote criticizes ambitious young men for sticking to routine work and not seeking extra effort beyond the basic duties. It laments clerks who avoid hard work, early arrivals, and late departures, claiming such mindset hinders career advancement.
The passage jokes that songs have abandoned try and use any words instead. It speculates a future where a parliamentary member may push a bill criminalizing other poem forms, possibly advanced by a publisher like Macmillan's Magazine.
A mix of shop ads and notices from May's Landing area includes Bino's Danners high standard, Drecent crysts, and plasterer services. Also listed are lumber orders, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, timber restrictions near Weymouth tract, baggage and freight services by J Harbert, and Stillwater Minnesota Josaph Pominville remedies.
A composite Atlantic City record notes festive arrivals and a thriving season. Reports include a price rise for bathing robes, a Minotols trial date for the George Jonas Glass Company cases, a fatal scalding of Rosa Sabolia, and various local notes on clubs, real estate ads, and social events.
Atlantic City real estate transfers show a flurry of deeds recorded for properties along Atlantic Avenue Columbia Avenues and adjacent streets. Transactions involve Roland Conrow and George T Lippincott with numerous parcels including 30x19 and 50x87 foot lots, along with 100 to 150 foot frontage blocks, with values and buyers such as Hannah F E Kelley William A Gray and James Townsend among others. The list covers Dock and Land Improvement Co plots and multiple corner lots in Absecon Beach and Ocean avenues with prices ranging from 1 to 350,000 dollars.
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa touts Dr Kings New Life Pils as two week nightly remedy boosting liver stomach and bowels. He praises the product as best in the world, purely regsiable and non gripe. Advertisement notes Water Power Co store location.
A Greenville District law student suffered a four to five year cough alarming him with fears of consumption. After trying Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, he reports a rapid improvement and eventual permanent cure after two bottles. Morse & Viv advertise the remedy.
X Ray tests and practical examinations argue catarrh of the stomach arises from repeated indigestion rather than being a disease itself. Advertisement claims Kodo Dyspepsia Tonics digest what you eat and prevent or cure stomach catarrh. Sold by Morse & Co.
The tale from Skipper the mounted squad horse shows a sales ring scene where a six year old gelding, once a prize blue ribbon horse, is bid up to 35 dollars. The crowd pressures the box man as he calls bids and the horse reacts to the low price after pride of place with the police.
The passage argues that animal young learn by instinct not instruction. It cites ducks chicks chickens and turkeys that follow parental cues yet act on innate behavior from birth. It notes early nest cleanliness and instinctive flight and warns against human teaching in animal development.
Little Alice, who prays nightly, asks if she may say the nurse’s longer morning prayer instead when tired. Mamma wonders aloud, and Alice replies that the nurse’s morning prayer is a simple plea to avoid getting up, illustrating a child’s humor in a New York Tribune excerpt.
Hermann Klein praises Liszt as a pianist whose powers lie beyond plain criticism. He notes a perfectly divine touch and exquisitely musical tone, with brilliant technique and a superb command that defies simple description. The piece highlights enduring charm in Liszt's performance.
In Brooklyn Life a light quip notes Mrs. Newridhe seeking a county son in law for her daughter. The Count a ed Brouck appears as a playful rogue, yet Time allegedly helps settle affairs though not by miracles.
May-Aliss Passsy is described as quite ill with optimistic notes about recovery. She cites youth as a factor and expresses confidence in improvement. The Catholic Standard and Times is cited in a casual aside about illness and inner strength. A separate note mentions Bolivia where water freezes at night in Alto Crocero and midday heat blisters the Sesh.
The Boston Transcript notes that saying a good thing invites others to take it as their own, while you still have few copyists when you perform a good deed. The exchange contrasts speech with action.
In a tense confrontation described by the Chicago Tribune, a boy beneath is pressed by another, who insists there is nothing to arbitrate as he delivers a series of blows. The incident unfolds with the caller signaling a call for calm amidst the chaos.
Quote from Kansas City Independent on how most people would do little with a hypothetical $1,000,000, arguing that nine of ten would do nothing if given that sum.
J A Gulledge of Verbders Alabama suffered two hospital stays for a severe case with plies and tumors. Doctors failed to help but Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly stopped inflammation and reduced pain, advertised by Water Power Co store.
A Washington detective laments the rise of petty thieves of all colors who outpace the old era’s clever burglars. He notes that modern detection traps burglars quickly via telegrams and cross-border agreements, leaving only the desperate poor to steal and risk arrest.
A compact historical roundup lists early milestones in U S innovation including envelopes in 1839, lucifer matches in 1820, kerosene lighting in 1826, the Hudson steamboat in 1807, balloon ascent in 1783, omnibuses in New York 1830, first locomotive in 1820, Nürn Berg watches in 1477, the first English newspaper in 1588, sewing machine printing in 1846, and the first U S newspaper in 1790.
A rustic witness and judge exchange a repartee in a law court about tasting whisky. The judge asks if the witness can tell good from bad whisky and the witness replies he is not sure he could distinguish, noting he is not a judge. The Times cites the amusing exchange.
A fresh young lawyer disputes rumors about John Doe under murder indictment. He claims Doe has retained counsel to defend his life, while the judge orders the case to proceed after the remark. The exchange appears in Lippincott's.
An old newspaper ad promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel for various skin and medical complaints including burns, scratches, sores, itching, and piles. It claims quick relief and scar reduction and notes Morse & Co. as the seller.
An old time patent remedy advertises Laxativs Brome Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day with a no cure, no pay offer. The price is listed as 3 senta and includes a terse advertisement cadence.
By writ of fieri facias a sale of the tract at Arctic Avenue Atlantic City is set for June 6 at 4 PM at Louis Kuehnle Hotel. The parcel, described by bounds on Arctic and Georgia Avenues, belongs to Joseph Graisbery et al, seized in execution for John Metzner, under Samuel Kirby Sheriff.
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