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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
1
Prudential Officers Named in Company Listing
The document lists Prudential officers including John F. Dryden as President, Leslie D. Ward as Vice President, Edgar B Ward as second Vice President and Counsel, and Forrest F. Dryden as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Dryden
Leslie D. Ward
Edgar B Ward
Y. Pres
Forrest F. Dryden
Life of a Teacher in the Philippines Diary Notes
A young female teacher describes moving a Dagupan girls’ school to a new building during fiesta cockfighting season. She details hardships with furniture, a lack of carpenters, and noisy cockpits, along with daily travel by banca. The island pest life involves ants cockroaches and birds becoming playthings and gifts from pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JAX
Philippines
Dagupan
Chet
Scheel
Siun
Old Maid Sophie Faces a Secret Marriage Offer
Miss Sophie, a 35 year old single woman in Belleville, shelters Mattie and Harry with quiet dignity. Mr. Kingsland, a kind button manufacturer, proposes marriage to Sophie and plans to educate Mattie and Harry, keeping the arrangement secret while offering support for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie
Miss Sophie
Mattie
Harry
Ama
Mr. Kingsland
Sue
Belleville
Kingsland
Asiss
Iituleak
Soph—Aliss Sophie
Chicago Record-Herald
Blind bank president leads diverse Orange firm
Hubert L. Pierson, a totally blind man for 14 years, serves as president of the Second National Bank of Orange New Jersey. He runs a wide commercial empire including flour and feed mills real estate brokerage and contracts while managing all affairs with precision and discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Orange
N. J
Hubert L. Pierson
Pierson
Power from an Artesian Well in St Augustine
A wood working machine in St Augustine Florida runs on power supplied by water flowing from an artesian well. This appears to be the only known instance of power derived from a sowing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Augustine
Fla
Poet Whittier Compliments a Fair Stranger in Quiet Style
Whittier, famed for his Quaker restraint, is said to have quietly praised a young foreign visitor's Paris gown. On a cottage piazza, he observed the beauty's face and delicate petals, noting her attire with restrained poetic charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Whittier
Paris
Almoong
Pea Beds in Colorado Reach Vast Size
Report notes Colorado pea beds include as many as 2 900 acres in a single bed with one bed over 2 500 acres in total cited figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Over a Waterfall and a Montenegro Fishing Tale
The author recalls a near fatal fall over Niagra Falls style danger while fishing in Montenegro. He slipped on smooth stones, vaulted into a plunge, and survived after multiple washovers. He suffered broken ribs a sprained wrist a splintered arm and a bruised thigh with his watch destroyed and jewels punched out. Two peasant women aided his return to a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East
Montenegro
Niaghra
Fragmented Philadelphia Bulletin quote on suicide and social norms
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin questions a man’s choice to end his life and notes a woman’s ridicule as she hurries, suggesting a dated social-chiding tone about marriage and personal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Philadelphia Bulletin
Roundabout Bets on Miss Gay and Tom Tilt
Two men discuss affection for Miss Gay as Jim and Tom, with playful banter about names and rumors. The Philadelphia Press notes the light exchange and lingering curiosity over romantic prospects in a social drawing room scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay
Jim
Tom
Philadelphia
Cant Always Have What You Want in This Work
Dialogue fragment shows two speakers debating desire vs necessity. One notes limits, the other counters that lack of abundance cannot stop wanting what exists. The exchange hints at themes of ambition and restraint within everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rom
The Value of Self-Confidence Across Life
A strong self confidence fuels initiative and success in business politics and society. Fearful timid people fail while bold decisive individuals who study a task and dive in can prevail. The piece urges persistence self reliance and refusing to blame others or seek reward passively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe Alhead
San Francisco Bulletin
Can Poor Men Save Today Despite Hard Times
In a London Daily News piece the author argues thrift is possible for the poor as in the past. He cites rising incomes offset by lower costs for essentials and luxuries like books, noting savings banks and co operation aid the effort while urging a cultivated wish to save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernethy
Lancashire
Vanity Fair
London Daily News
City Dreams and Farm Realities for Young Men
A historical note argues that Chicago attracts young men from the county with the belief of easy opportunity. It warns that urban life brings low wages, crowded housing, noise and dirt, and little future, urging rural men to master farming instead to gain lasting success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fifty-Year Marriage Ends In Amicable Separation
An elderly Pennsylvania couple, Mr and Mrs Reuben Nagle of St Lawrence, раздел amicably after fifty years of marriage. They divorced with about $40,000 in real estate and securities divided, saying money cannot buy happiness. Mrs Nagle urges others not to marry, while Mr Nagle plans to retire on a family farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Nagle
St. Lawrence
Tite
Baring
Recorder's
Sitle
Failore
Comparing Risks of Steam Locomotives and City Trolleys
The Scientific American argues that motormen face greater daily demands than locomotive engineers. Steam engines run on fenced rights of way with signals, while trolleys share crowded streets with no warnings or fixed spacing. Training, pay, and reliability favor engineers over motormen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiverage
Scientific American
Labor Creates Value Through Iron Crafting
The piece argues labor is essential for wealth, with capital being a product of labor. It notes labor can produce wealth without capital, while capital cannot produce anything without labor. Iron examples show value rising from 75 cents to 35, then to 310, 6,800, and finally 400,000 as more labor is invested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
No game escapes the push for perfection
A Boston Transcript quote laments sports and recreations becoming overly scientific and serious. It argues that whist bicycling golf ping pong and similar pastimes are losing ease and pleasure as perfectionism dominates, calling for a simple game that remains recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Landmark at Aberdeen Ohio Claims One of Oldest Houses
Aberdeen Ohio hosts the Wisenall property on East Front Street touted as over 200 years old. The rock walled residence has endured repeated Ohio River floods and remains intact with generations of occupants despite the passes of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberda
Ohio
United States
Wisenall
East Front Street
How the Cities Grow and 1801 Building Boom
The United States Geological Survey reports 1801 was the record year for city building. Forty two cities submitted data showing permits rising to 83,571 from 33,417 in 1900, a 25 percent gain. Building value reached 372,273,831 dollars versus 241,381,385 dollars in 1900, up by 130,657,?30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
Department
Royal Flush Quip Recoils From Servian Yarn
A sharp dresser in a poker room quips about a Servian royal story turning to a joke. The man with the paper uses a pun on royal flush to mock the tale and provoke a chuckle among players.
An Object of Pity Amid Language Barriers
Readable fragments show Mrs Neighbors reading a new girl who cannot speak English. Mrs Homer notices the girl’s struggle, and the exchange hints at community tension and care within the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighbors
Homer
Lax Moroccan Navy Defies Orders in Sultan’s Vessel
Frances Macnab describes a single Moroccan man of war where German officers lead a disciplined crew that mutinies at every turn. The ship's captain is absent. German engineers run the engines while Moroccan sailors rotate every three days and refuse to obey orders. The Sultan forbids discipline, yet German officers threaten consequences to enforce it, exposing a curious power dynamic within the royal vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Frances Macnab
Watker
Germany
Alk
Eward
Mrs Grant of Laggan Recalled in Humorous Public Tale
The piece recalls Mrs Grant of Laggan a famed literary idol in London and Edinburgh who died in 1834 at age eighty four. It recounts her swift flower show anecdote a public audience and a moment of mistaken identity with a fellow crippled spectator. The memory highlights her warm humor and self deprecating charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Laggan
Literary Society
London
Edinburgh
Ose
Edison as a patcher in banquet humor tale
The account recalls Tom Edison once a telegrapher turned inventor who visited a doctor friend upset at not receiving a physician banquet invitation. Edison claimed to be a member, then revealed he had been a dispatcher. The doctor laughed, realizing the visitors were “patchers.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Edison
Mr. Edison
Detroit Free Press
London Tailor Claims Mail Coats In Wardrobes
The London Tailor and Cutter reports that some men always include a coat of mail in their wardrobe and that several west end establishments manufacture them regularly for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
West End
Dirt to fuel idea from Baltimore man claimed
A Baltimore inventor proposes converting ordinary street dirt into fuel. He says the concept could help supply Chicago and the world with energy, suggesting a breakthrough in resource use and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago
Ardent Lover Pleads as Airship Fears Clash
A young lover urges a daring plan as the lady, fearful of airships, resists. He suggests bringing his automobile to gain her trust and move the affair forward. The exchange reveals a tension between romance and risk in a period scene.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prudential
Newark, N. J
Gibraltar
H. Higble
Martin
Shore Rd & Turnpike
Piessantville
Blind Bank
Sons of Light
Bibert L. Pierson
Miss Elderelgh
Aberdeen
Servia
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