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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
1
A Prudential policy is described as a steadfast companion that will not abandon you in hardship and remains yours until death. This promotional note is signed by A Ward as Vice President and Counsel, with T. Dryden as Secretary.
A roundup of scientific curiosities notes aluminum tubing ultra light at one tonations, Dead Sea water loss daily, Bell on wireless limits, ancient Egyptian remains, incandescent lamps heat inefficiency, a 16 candlepower lamp boiling water, and celluloid ignition. It also covers a new Scottish lifeboat, a chemical gas-making device, famine seed rice from bamboo, frost protection in California, air drainage reducing frost, and Santos-DuVopt airships combining balloon and aeroplane concepts.
An essay outlines how city names such as St Louis Arkansas Joliet and St Louis should be pronounced with differing local and historic traditions. It compares French and English pronunciations and suggests legislative decisions, noting Beaufort Calais and other towns as examples of disputed or variant forms.
A tramp asks for food at the Burns mansion. The Chinese servant offers him fish. The exchange shows a benevolent reception as the tramp claims hunger and the Chinaman replies with a welcoming line.
A light exchange features Walter declining to provide dates about a chicken, stating the policy limits to bread and buttes, while a customer asks when the chicken was willed. The dialog highlights a humorous miscommunication over timing and supplies.
A tiny daughter of Percy Rockefeller arrives at a cottage in Ardsley on Hudson amid bloom of wealth. Her grandfather William Rockefeller heads Standard Oil with vast fortunes, while James Stillman and John D. Rockefeller stand among notable kin. Presents pour in from relatives as news mounts around the newborn heiress.
Harry Harrington aged 12 son of Captain Austin Harrington captains the Harvey Watson ferry between Macatawa Park and Ottawa Beach on the Great Lakes. He also steers the Post Boy on Black Lake while logging none accidents in a season that ferries about 200000 passengers.
Edwin Dumble defies his mill owner father to wed Henrietta Bebouler. In a winter to spring ordeal on Professor Butler's New Hampshire summit, the couple are imprisoned behind two doors with a fatal passage between. An unexpected note fromRichard Dumble frees them to marry.
A dialogue among a Supreme Court justice a diplomat and a writer prompts the NY Times credit to the writer for influence. The writer boasts he could make the world laugh at both officials. A seller and manager discuss a German tragedy translated adapted and set to ragtime with the manager taking the piece.
A playful alphabet verse detailing musical terms and symbols from A for Andante to Z for Zither with humorous commentary. It assigns phrases to each letter describing tempo, dynamics, and instrument references in a light nursery rhyme style.
Mrs de Styles said she found it impossible to introduce her husband into polite society because he could not say dinner for supper. Balil News notes the quip highlights social faux pas and language snags in refined circles.
Francis H. Buzzacott, once a private in the U S Army now a government contractor and patent holder, sealed a War Department deal for 800 portable ranges worth about 27000. The durable malleable iron design packs for ten, opens in five minutes, and comes in three sizes for 25, 6, or 100 men.
An 1890s report claims the Savage Seri of Tiburon Island are near extinction as an expedition led by ex cowboy Charles Meadows seeks to subjugate or exterminate them under a Mexican grant. The piece also notes serial twins Jonas and Joel from Connecticut, humorously claiming longevity.
Jonas and Joel Hungerford, 80, residents of Watertown Connecticut, are described as the oldest twins in New England. Both married farmers maintain farm routines and share striking physical likeness. They once separated on a New York trip, causing a humorous moment when Joel boarded a ship while Jonas remained ashore.
George W Spahr of Indianapolis a distinguished lawyer and post commander of the George H Thomas post is introduced as the newly elected national commander of the Union Veteran Legion boasting an enviable war record.
General George W. Bpahe enlisted in 1861 at age 20 in the Third Indiana Cavalry, taking part in Wilson's raid and many Shenandoah campaigns in Virginia. After the war he remained keen on army affairs and military history.
In a grim calculation, of every 110 shots that strike a soldier, 43 lodge in the legs, 33 in the arms, 22 between neck and waist, 1 in the neck, and 11 in any part of the head. The figures illustrate the perilous risk of battlefield fire.
A fragment suggests a dialogue on a young man walking home with a pretty girl at noon. The speaker hints the girl may be the daughter and accuses the man of wrong motives, implying he should be with his employer instead. The tone recalls a sensational social-pairing issue from a historical paper.
Missouri plans a 5000 acre apple orchard in Laclede County near Lebanon with 4800 acres for apples and 200 for buildings. The Frisco railroad will run through it, and an evaporating, canning, and storage complex will support a $1,000,000 investment. Two year old trees on 1000 acres next spring, 250 acres of peaches first then replaced by apples, with corn and berries planted meanwhile for year to year returns.
A Newark News item reproduces a verbatim veranda chat from New Port featuring Henry Watterton and others. The speakers riff on swearing, Mrs Vanderdrexel and Mrs Shellmonte, a planned congress on a lawn, and a sly jab at government while drifting into a coma-like dinner pause.
The patient who lost his eyelids in a fire underwent grafting to create four new lids from hip skin. The procedure proceeded slowly but succeeded, with the new lids restoring normal function and protecting the eyes.
Mrs Jaspar complains over a refused day off while the cook remains at work and the house is unsettled. Junge notes the rest day was intended but not granted, leaving tensions high as plans collapse.
A Cleveland Pig Iron dealer quotes a Chicago washerwoman claiming she paid off a large debt by taking in washing. The remark, “ain't that a good deal for one woman to clean up,” frames a personal finance note from a local hustle in days past.
A fragment references coal dust and wealth beliefs, with dialect quotes about cold weather and suburban trolleys. It mentions an Arctic explorer claim and a Baltimore Herald citation, implying social commentary or satirical dialogue from a newspaper.
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