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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1903
Page
1
An Utica Globe note reports economists fear landlordism rises in the West as bumper crops push rents high. Farmers retire from the plow to city life, yielding incomes from rents that may outpace working farms and threaten rural demoralization.
A jumble of quips in a humorous voice: neighbors with chickens, a suburban resident commenting they don’t keep them, a running gag about opera stars and fame, and a noisy blast described as a local explosion followed by a newsboy’s quick take. The piece uses playful dialogue and cartoonish names to sketch light satire.
For years silver and brass ware from trays candlesticks teapots and dressing room items have held high lustre. Now a dull finish is favored to preserve character while avoiding an overly brand new look that could make other objects appear shabby.
News notes cover steel pens origin in 1830 omnibus service debut, a bill to abolish the rogues gallery, Bremen and Liverpool as cotton markets, a France sleeper waking after twenty years, tugboat trials from Camden to Duck Creek, parsnip use in animal feed, and Channel Islands cattle breeders’ diet insights.
The column muses on victory through effort, music versus grammar, honor’s fragility, and avoiding near neighbors for heaven’s mortgage. It notes trainmen’s caution, rising costs to kill in some regions, and the folly of reacting to insults. Professor Marchand links brain weight to youth.
A Boston preacher declares women wearing birds on bonnets cannot reach heaven, likening wings on hats to block celestial ascent. The piece weaves in quotes from Solomon and mentions arctic explorers and a Harvard variable star discovery. It also notes Richard Watson Glider branding President Francis a publicitician and his decision to avoid interview pending clarification.
Count Reventlow a German lieutenant general declares the American navy is composed of antiquated hulks and speaks with a Spaniard like air in the early spring of 1886.
A newspaper man on the witness stand in Jefferson City Missouri claims two five thousand dollar bills were in his pocket. Some reporters, the article notes, carry a week's salary and risk attracting greedy constables.
The passage argues the U S is a composite nation and condemning its bridge over differences is unfounded U S should continue absorbing diverse nationalities with confidence and no cause for alarm.
A columnist argues that public apathy, not active hostility, hurts women's voting rights. The piece notes many men show little interest in whether women vote and suggests the New Hampshire constitutional amendment often fails due to voter indifference rather than clear opposition.
The newspaper presents its annual loving cup to the citizen with the year’s most noteworthy community service. The awarding civic group has twice chosen men who advanced New Orleans educational development, underscoring the prize’s focus on education and public service.
A fragment describes a chaotic factory fire in Chicago with volunteers guiding workers to safety. A foreman urges escape while a man named Parr is said to be seen through smoke and later found near the ward. The scene ends with a solemn note about a soul going marching on.
Henry Labouchere writes in London Truth praising the American woman as supreme at home and abroad. He argues she governs her life and work with tireless care, making her nearly sovereign and surpassing traditional roles.
The passage notes that 758,884,015 appropriated by Congress covers many areas with nearly half used for past wars and possible future war costs. It also highlights spending on diplomacy, service, agriculture, and related promotions, questioning priorities and national effort amid ongoing costs.
Milly Jane Potts navigates romantic intrigue between a city artist Max Fielding and suitor John Clarke. After Fielding flirts and vows, Milly Jane reveals she is engaged to John, rebuffs Fielding, and plots satisfaction from outsmarting the conceited painter.
Bermuda harbors over 150 tropical fish varieties, supplying collectors and the New York aquarium trade. Fishermen hunt groupers and morays along the southern grouper grounds, with morays fighting fiercely when landed. Boats ship the catch north in summer, using ice wells to preserve specimens for reserve ponds at the aquarium station.
The Century notes the restoration of the White House as essential to housing the President and his offices. It credits Mr. McKim and Glenn Brown with matching native taste and specialized training to create an architecture and decoration in tune with American artistic progress and executive needs.
A customs officer engages with a great actress returning from abroad, pressing about items in her ranks. She dismisses the questioning and admits the contents are love letters.
The long served Methodist church in St Paul, built with Minnesota bricks, has been converted into a furniture warehouse. Once a sanctuary and even a militia drill hall, it faces a final fate as a sacred site, while commentary lauds the shirt waist as a symbol of feminine freedom amid changing fashion.
The article surveys varied facts from timber imports in Belgium to Brooklyn and Forth bridge spans, rural free delivery routes and mail volumes in the United States, a diamond ring carved from a single stone, presidential succession order, and notes on human speed limits and train safety.
Fragmentary chatter names Howell-Whart and Howell-Carrie. A parlor scene features singing by UB Charley and waits as time seems to stand still. The text captures social banter and character glimpses in a domestic setting.
A quirky exchange mocks self styled philosophers and readers with wordplay about books and identity. A character notes his wife endlessly reads cookbooks while another quips about being a book in a playful, satirical tone.
A fragmentary old text notes an older woman, affection for children, and a monthly sum around forty dollars tied to a purchase or exchange, with garbled phrases implying selling or chanting. The meaning is unclear due to the damaged OCR.
A fragmented note highlights rising prices for cooking gear as households face higher costs. The text hints at broader inflation affecting everyday items, urging readers to watch household expenses.
A writer argues the cure for divorce is not stricter laws but higher public morality and better education. Barriers to easy matrimony and stronger homemaking instruction in schools could curb unserious marriages, making wedlock a sacred purpose.
Ken K. Rexford, noted for songs like Silver Threads Among the Gold, recalls writing work to pay college bills. He explains how the composer offered payments per line, receiving fifteen dollars for several nomes, including the famous tune. He first heard the song sung in peculiar circumstances with Oneida Indians nearby.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes Brother Dickey arguing that progress will clear the path to the next trouble. The text hints at ongoing disputes and discomforts ahead.
A brief exchange notes a move to a two flat home as a joke about adjusting to a different vertical system of penmanship. The Kansed Oy Journal captions the dialogue in a light, observational tone.
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